BullDurhamSusan
BullDurhamSusan
Lifestyle

Why Annie Savoy from “Bull Durham” is my feminist hero

It is my opinion that the three greatest baseball films ever were released in my…

pirate ship
pirate ship
Lifestyle

An ode to the Pirate Ship, my favorite carnival ride

There’s a song by Jonathan Richman (the singular singer-songwriter and former frontman for the 1970s…

Vintage 1950s Portable Radio
Vintage 1950s Portable Radio
Entertainment

Why I’ll always be thankful I grew up listening to oldies radio

It’s a familiar memory for most Americans around my age (at 33, I’m an old…

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GUFFMAN
Entertainment

Why I’ll always love community theater

It seems like everywhere I go, I meet someone who once considered themselves a “theatre…

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shorts-and-saddle-shoes
Fashion

An ode to the Oxford, my favorite shoe

Today I thought about wearing heels to work, but thought better of it. Instead I…

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5834494203_cb62f725ba_o
Lifestyle

Why I’d rather take a train than drive

Gloria Steinem’s new memoir My Life on the Road has a chapter entitled, “Why I…

Beauty

A thank you note to Jolen Crème Bleach

As an adult woman and a feminist, I often feel I should spend less time…

Entertainment

A thank you note to Jewel

Recently, on a work trip to Las Vegas, I was lying in my hotel room,…

Entertainment

‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and my (misguided) teenage dreams

As I grow older, there are some matters of taste from my past that I…