"Age of Consent"
August 31, 2007

Boy, I have been wiped out by birthday-palooza. In the past week, I’ve been to a Yankees game, rocked a waterpark, worn five-inch red glitter platform heels for one incredibly fabulous evening, and seen Xanadu, which I’m ready to declare... more

Did I Tell You I Was Going to a Waterpark Today?
August 27, 2007

When I was 8 years old, a bunch of us went to a waterpark. It was my brother and I, along with our three cousins. As a kid, a waterpark is the equivalent of getting a good, solid drunk on.... more

Thirty-Three.
August 25, 2007

The year 33 has a little bit of magic in it. It is a palindrome. It’s the number printed on Rolling Rock beer, though I’m not sure why. It is how old Jesus was when he died. And it is... more

When Google Fails You
August 24, 2007

About a week after I started writing my last “Crying in Restaurants” piece--and about two days after I became crippled by writer’s bloc--I decided I needed to get in touch with my ex-boyfriend. Maybe it was just procrastination. (It was... more

Own Horn, Tooted
August 20, 2007

If you are looking to kill time in a Barnes & Noble this month, I wrote the backpage essay in the latest issue of Paste Magazine. (Sorry, not available online. Those bastards!) It’s a satirical how-to about interviewing rock stars,... more

All Coreys, All the Time
August 14, 2007

I used to hide Tiger Beat under my pillow like Playboy, hoping not to shatter my image as a hardened 10-year-old intellectual who read Watership Down. Turns out, Watership Down has never come in handy, and Tiger Beat was practically... more

A Tornado in Brooklyn
August 12, 2007

I woke up at 5am, thinking a strobe light had entered my dreams. So much lightning. The cat, usually on to these sorts of things, slept curiously undisturbed at my feet. There was a crash, and the sky opened up,... more

One More Step in My Quest to Interview Every 80s Star
August 10, 2007

A few weeks ago, I interviewed one of the Two Coreys. I’m pretty sure this is one of those things everyone should do before they die, somewhere between skydiving and holding your firstborn child. I was actually supposed to interview... more

One More Step in My Quest to Interview Every 80s Star
August 10, 2007

A few weeks ago, I interviewed one of the Two Coreys. I’m pretty sure this is one of those things everyone should do before they die, somewhere between skydiving and holding your firstborn child. I was actually supposed to interview... more