Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore

What are the distinguishing elements of a "feminine" tradition in comedy? What are the hallmarks of women's humor? Read More

We’re driven nuts by the idea that every other human being is handling the stress, pressure, and needs of her loved ones more effectively than we are. Sure, some of the sneakiest are quiet. Some are knitting adorable scarves and making braided challah bread. Read More

Holidays make it harder to find a safe place in her head. It's as if the world conspires against her from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. Any day with a parade is not one of her favorites. Read More

"Look, let's say you got the toy and you were so excited to show it to your little friends that you ran across the street without looking and you got hit by a car." "Grandma," I said, somewhere between a sigh and a shout, "That wouldn't have happened!" "How do you know, miss smarty-pants?" Read More

Why not have the scanners at airports provide mammograms? Many women in this country can't afford them and health care for women is still a low priority.

Men are fearful that the TSA will reveal TMI about their bodies. Women, it seems to me, have far fewer worries about this particular subject, especially when health and safety are at stake.

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The Good Old Days? Would a taffy pull for the whole family really keep us from noticing that very few of the family had their own teeth? Read More

From stenciling to spirituality, from how to find the artist in yourself to discovering the amazing power of tantric sex, from how to get published to how to sponge paint your bathroom, we seek answers but find only promises. Read More

By the time she got to "Have a good day," don't you think the Justice's  head would have been on table? Perhaps banging, softly, ever so softly, on the placemat? Don't you think his eyes were closed by that part, and that maybe there were a few teeth grinding? Read More

There is no masculine equivalent of Brides magazine; it will be a long time before Grooms magazine hits the newsstand. Read More

We insist on believing that a flat tummy, toned arms, thin thighs, and a firm neck will make us feel better about ourselves, when all it actually takes to feel better is a martini and plate of cheese snacks. Read More

Diane Hartman, when talking about her horror at the idea of being out in a public wearing a panty-shield that breathes, says that such a contraption had to be designed by a man. "If I woman had designed it, she wouldn't have made it breathe, after all. She would have put little tongues in there or something..." Read More

Learning how things happened--otherwise known as "history"--is important, and the lessons contained within the facts are what are most important.

The more personal the story, the better. Read More

I really loved school. But although sociable and friendly by nature, I also felt that being in class for hours and hours every day with no time alone was weird and nervous-making. It certainly made me anxious. I needed to have a plan for escape, however brief.

Even a couple of minutes by myself supplied what I needed in terms of—okay, laugh, but it’s true—solitude. Read More

The advertising advisor suggested that my friend instead supply only information concerning the year of the car, such as how many miles it got to the gallon, and the fact that the tires were still pretty new.

"It's a Chevy," the ad man explained, "You're not trying to sell your mother." Read More