Sex, politics, fashion and everything else a gen-X everygal loves to dish about.

January 2012

• Kristy McNichol is Gay
  My Tiger Beat poster gal's a lady lover ... and who-the-feathered-flip cares?

December 2011

• Dear Santa
  I took the liberty of scratching out a last-minute wish list, on the off chance that you care.
• Urine for a Treat
  It seems I sprung a wee leak. And being neither a potty-oblivious infant nor a nursing-home resident, I'm confused.

November 2011

• My Pantry's in a Bunch
  Dear Santa, all I want for Xmas is for my house guests not to be buried alive in the inevitable avalanche that is my Tupperware cabinet.
• Coach Charming
  Soccer coach dads are hot. There, I said it.

October 2011

• Population Seriously Scary
  So why are we blocking birth control??!
• Spousal Grousing
  The good news: Some husbands are WAY more irritating than yours.

September 2011

• Uptight Texter
  Y i refuse 2 use txting shortcuts ...
• Sex Strikes
  When women withhold sex, do men do our bidding?
• I'm Gluten-Free Vegan-Intolerant
  You can't lob a legume through a restaurant these days without hitting someone on a fussy - and fairly freaky - diet.

August 2011

• The Dirt on Flirting
  Is batting our eyelashes playing dirty?
• The Rubdown Lowdown
  Is there anything sexier than a guy who gives a great massage?

July 2011

• Is Murdoch the World's McCaw?
  Dear arrogant, power-mad, billionaire newspaper owners...
• In Praise of My Eyebrows
  When you're about to turn 40, you have to look for things to cheer about. Eyebrows will do.

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J.J. Abrams, writer/creator of Lost and Star Trek

Recent columns:

January 19, 2012
Kristy McNichol is Gay

January 5, 2012
Your Child, Your Mouthpiece

December 22, 2011
Dear Santa

December 8, 2011
Urine for a Treat

November 24, 2011
My Pantry's in a Bunch

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