It’s October – and the rhythms of autumn have taken over: the days are shorter and the nights are meant for howling at the moon. It’s time to eat your kale and carve a jack-o’-lantern – and slather your face … Read More
September often has an elegiac connotation – the end of vacation, the loss of freedom and innocence – and yet after this summer’s cavalcade of hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, cyclones, and beastly heat, more than a few of us are anticipating a … Read More
Remember when Dorothy doused the Wicked Witch? “I’m melting! Melting!” Isn’t that the refrain on everyone’s lips? The August heat has you melting in your apartment and melting on the train – and then freezing in the office where the … Read More
Thanks to New York’s historic same-sex marriage victory, this year’s Pride celebrations were off the hook and over the top. Of course you had fun – even if you’re looking a little worse for wear. And now you have all … Read More
June, bloom, groom: notice how they rhyme? June is the most popular month for weddings (followed by August, with more than one in three weddings occurring in summer) – and this June, you can expect more gay grooms and lesbian … Read More
Some years ago, The New York Times Magazine ran a cover essay revealing what the rest of the world admired about Americans. Mind you, this was before our reputation was savaged by the “war on terror” – but one somewhat … Read More
“April showers bring May flowers” – which sounds promising. But then there’s also “April is the cruelest month” – which sounds less so. What a quandary is the month of April. You’re ready for spring fever, but suddenly, it snows. You’re imagining your … Read More
One morning in Harlem, Mr. Langston Hughes, Harlem Renaissance poet, stuck his head out the window and said, “spring kissed me bang in the face.” After three months of hats, scarves, and gloves, you know the feeling. Throw open the windows, … Read More
