Hold the turkey, but go ham on the vegan mushroom quiche. This New York Times-reviewed "feminist restaurant and bookstore" is easy to miss but hard to forget. How fitting that this little destination called Bloodroot (in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is right at the edge of the water, looking out at ... Read More
Girl With A Pearl Earring
Ladylike, but make it millennial. For as long as I can remember, I've been enamored with the female body. With my own, the fascination began as a heightened awareness: underlying was social conditioning (inevitable), built over it was circumstance. As girls we're taught that prettiness is ... Read More
Plissé, Please
Decided to re-read the entire series of Elena Ferrante's Neopolitan Novels. The first time I devoured them too quickly; this time, I want to take my time. Mull over the words. Think about all of it, every bit of it. Actually, truly understand Ferrante's words and try to imagine how much more ... Read More