Islands of Style in a Sea of Grit
The New York Times
Photo by Tyler Hicks
A survey of new boutique hotels downtown when the word boutique was new. As a journalist for the Times, I had to pay for my own rooms before being reimbursed. At the time my credit was shit and I had a credit card with a limit of 600 dollars. That meant somehow I had to pay up to 565 dollars for one room, and by hook or by crook figure out how to find liquid cash for the others. The life of a writer.
What is the DSA?
Lifehacker
Photo by Alec Perkins / Flickr
A primer on the Democratic Socialists of America - find out the 4 Ws.
9 Statements That Age You Instantly
AARP #DisruptAging
According to my research, here are statements that will psychically and physically make you old
Hotel Review - Kate's Lazy Meadow
The New York Times
Photo by Randy Harris
One of three travel articles for the NYT - the brass ring of travel journalism. This on Kate's Lazy Meadow in the Catskills, which was recently sold.
Generational Stereotypes Busted
AARP #DisruptAging
Image Source - Steve Russell/Getty Images
Are we really defined by our generations?
Who You Calling 'Young Lady'?
AARP #DisruptAging
Image Source / Getty Images
Ageist language that needs to change.
Young Activists Turn Age Discrimination Into a Movement
AARP #DisruptAging
Image Source / Getty Images
Speaking with organizers from March For Our Lives and other change-makers to get advice on how to make combatting ageism a movement
New York's Next Hot Restaurants (Maybe)
Bergdorf Goodman Magazine
The deliriously rarefied culinary scene in NYC is about to get more insane
Family Ties
Bergdorf Goodman Magazine
My survival guide for dealing with tricky relatives at holiday gatherings.
False Idols
Bergdorf Goodman Magazine
The world presents us with so many people to celebrate, admire and ogle—whether they deserve it or not. Here's a few more for your consideration.
Book Review: A Mind of Its Own (The History of the Penis)
New York Times
A brief recap of a book on the history of the penis. That's the kind of subject matter the NYT allowed me to write about back when I was scrambling up the ladder.
Homophobia In Our Blood
TED
Photo by Emily Pidgeon/TED
Homophobia and mass shootings are afflictions that won’t be solved overnight — but the problematic and outdated restrictions against gay blood donors could be.
What Compels Nakhane To Live
Huffpost
Photo by Rhiannon Adam
The South African singer has wrestled with religion and faced down death threats. 2019 might be his most urgent year yet.
Critical Shopper - Paul Smith Annex
The New York Times
Photo by Donna Alberico
Happiness on clearance
Aging While Queer, a National Crisis
Impact Magazine
The challenges LGBTQ seniors face in the US (where it’s not so great growing old in the first place) are tremendous, unique and we need to know about it.
My Friend Louis and I Learn Witchcraft
STIM
It’s scary to write about witchcraft or people with special psychic powers. Especially when its the 90s and you are Gen X and everything you say is supposed to be snarky.
