The conceit of the new book Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, by Jessica Seinfeld (wife of comedian Jerry), is that children are priggish eaters who, when left to their own devices, will eat only white or fried food. Trying to force-feed them nutrition leads to endless frustration. So the Read More
Recently, a friend of mine who lives in Brooklyn visited her rich in-laws’ house outside Boston, which had been freshly furnished with pieces by some of today’s most cutting-edge designers. The dining chairs—“ridiculously, horribly uncomfortable,” she said—were by Tom Dixon: his “S” model, which has a narrow spine poised to prod one gently in the Read More
I was in the elevator coming down from work. “How long have you been in a shed?” a young woman asked a middle-aged one.
“About ten years,” she said. “And it’ll probably be another ten.” She rolled her eyes.
“God!” I thought. “It wasn’t just a paranoid fantasy, people in New York actually do have Read More
I was in the elevator coming down from work. “How long have you been in a shed?” a young woman asked a middle-aged one.
“About ten years,” she said. “And it’ll probably be another ten.” She rolled her eyes.
“God!” I thought. “It wasn’t just a paranoid fantasy, people in New York actually do have Read More
The other day, I ended an e-mail to a friend with a sympathetic one-line query: “Baby?”
She responded: “No baby yet. Four months trying. But found out the colon cleanser I take daily (on derm’s rec.) could be a big part. So no more colon cleanse.”
There was a time when it would Read More
My new therapist, Chiarna, has a kind of mid-90′s gallery-owner minimalist look going on: frenzied black curls, pale skin, small black plastic frames, dark burgundy Vamp lipstick and black (or black and white) clothing. I imagine her liking the designer Yeohlee and others who might use the adjectives “structural” or “architectural” in an interview.
Her Read More
