Halloween, and Why Britney Spears Eats My Brains
October 31, 2007

The other night, I was walking down Bedford Avenue--a stretch of my neighborhood known for such high-fashion absurdities as skinny jeans, mullets, and handlebar mustaches--when I saw two twentysomethings in red face paint. Ugh, hipsters. Then I remembered it was... more

You Saw This Coming: Mormons, Part IV
October 30, 2007

The other day, I received (yet another) email about my interview with two Mormon teens. It read: “While the interviews were interesting, and the girls indeed impressively articulate for their ages, I wonder: Does someone who despises every facet of... more

It's Mormon Week at Sarahhepola.com
October 26, 2007

It came as absolutely zero surprise when I received an email from a Mormon reader, expressing disagreement with our previous Mormon teen interviewees. (It was, however, a surprise to discover I have Mormon readers. Hi, Mormon readers! Welcome! Take a... more

Case Closed.
October 25, 2007

We now interrupt Mormon Week to bring you this special bulletin. Today, the guy who mugged me in New Orleans plead guilty and got 15 years. This is a long time. In return for this time, he got a pink... more

And Today, Class, a Second Interview With Mormon Teens
October 24, 2007

Here at Sarahhepola.com, we are already getting correspondence from readers about our interviews with two Mormon teens. This is all very instructional, seeing as how we had always viewed Mormonism as an eccentric but essentially benign religion populated by smiling... more

And Today, Class, an Interview With Teen Mormons
October 23, 2007

About two weeks ago, I wrote something on this site about niche communities and fandom. I’m too busy to find it right now. You’re welcome to root around in those archives over there. Not long after it posted, I received... more

In Another World, I Am Phoebe Cates
October 22, 2007

I can’t exactly remember the first time I saw Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I know it was sometime in the summer, on VHS, and I have a distinct feeling it was in the cozy suburban living room of my... more

A Story By Someone Else
October 18, 2007

I got my haircut yesterday. Thanks, I like it, too. The whole thing took forever, at least three hundred years, and frankly, I would have loved to have my laptop there, get some writing done, but then my laptop would... more

A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity To Be Free.
October 09, 2007

I’ve written before about reality television. I’ve also had a few beers in my time. Which is to say, I’ve written about reality television a whole hell of a lot, perhaps too much, depending on your opinion of shallow Los... more

Ye Olde Super-Fandom
October 07, 2007

In fourth grade, I started a Michael Jackson Club. This was the height of Thriller’s popularity; Michael Jackson wasn't just a musician but THE musician, the one who dominated the airwaves and fashioned our fashion. Not content merely to have... more

A Story About New Orleans
October 04, 2007

About a year and a half ago, I got mugged in New Orleans. Don’t worry; this story gets better. I was walking through the French Quarter with two friends when a guy hit me over the head with a pistol... more