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Airport good-byes, body hair and housewives are relationship dinosaurs. What's on its way out next?
As the 21st century flies by, there's an ever-increasing host of objects, phrases and protocol relating to love that—if they haven't already fallen—are teetering on the edge of extinction.
Think about it: our kids won't know what a big deal caller ID was in the '90s. Not only could you see that Mike Jenkins from biology class had called you eight times in a row, you could screen calls out of spousal anger or first-date-follow-up fright. When today's younglings start dating, the existence of caller ID will seem as commonplace as the smartphone itself.
Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing … Read More
The Streets brings the love and he brings the breakup pain.
White rappers come and go, but mostly they just go. Eminem is the exception that proves the rule on this side of the pond, and 'round merry olde England way there's a guy called Mike Skinner, AKA The Streets, who has Slim Shady's staying power sans some of the neuroses. He covers the usual white rapper trope of fame, hos, drugs and parental issues (with the bonus of Cockney Rhyming Slang), but he gets a little deeper.
While most pain in the hip-hop game is expressed through wounded, animal rage, Mike Skinner's hurt is more nuanced and possibly more … Read More
A review of "The Good Wife," a new TV drama on CBS.
The Good Wife premiered last night on CBS, and we were finally able to see what all those billboards, magazine and subway ads were all about. Turns out the show isn't half bad.
As advertised, the show is about Alicia Florrick, the wife (Julianna Margulies) of corrupt politician Peter Florrick (Mr. Big… I mean, Chris Noth). The opening scene shows the bad boy admitting his mistakes and apologizing at a press conference. As he finishes his speech his wife reaches for his hand. Afterwards, away from the cameras, she slaps him.
Fast forward six months, and Mr. Corruption is in jail, so … Read More
This book will answer many of your questions about divorce.
Interesting fact: there are more than 1 million divorces in the US each year, 70% of which are initiated by a woman.
So begins What Your Divorce Lawyer May Not Tell You: 125 Questions Every Woman Should Ask, a new book by Mary Rubin. Rubin is a divorcee and the founder of DivorceSource, "the country's first consulting firm specializing in the practical issues of divorce."
She started her business after her messy, four-year divorce form one of NYC's top divorce lawyers. She was going up against a man who made a living off of ending people's marriages, so Rubin ended … Read More
Reviewing pornography for a living gives the writer a unique perspective on the genre.
Porn has played a starring role in my two most recent relationships—but not in the way you might expect.
I've been reviewing adult films for more than a decade. Over the course of those 10 years I've watched more than 500 porn movies, for fun and profit. OK, mostly for profit.
My porn writing career began when, while looking for a new publishing job, I answered an ad in the New York Times and landed a position as Associate Editor of Penthouse Forum. I had experience writing "semi-smut" for friends' zines (this was the '90s, after all) but hadn't watched an adult … Read More
JDate Review: Why an online dating site aimed at Jews has interfaith appeal.
If you're sick of meeting meshuganas[1] online and you're ready to find a real mensch[2], then JDate.com wants you to stop kvetshing[3] and join their international online dating community of over 650,000 Jewish (and many non-Jewish) singles. While JDate was created in 1997 to help Jews find their besherts[4], singles of every faith are finding JDate to be a real brocheh[5]. Whether non-Jews are impressed by JDate success stories or just freakishly preoccupied with dating Jews, they can join by indicating "Willing to convert" or "Unaffiliated" from 14 … Read More
Love Buzz reviews the singles scene at Lavalife.com
More than one million singles have logged on to the Lavalife, which claims to be the online dating site "where singles click." Cute. So hold onto your hats, folks, and get ready for this: whatever you're looking for (Date? Relationship? Fling?), Lavalife.com will hook it up. Amen to online dating.
All cynicism aside, here's what Lavalife has going for it: the site separates users by what they're looking for, casual dating, a relationship or an intimate encounter. Other sites boast similar breakdowns but Lavalife goes one step furthur, using the same system to organize articles Click, its … Read More
