It’s an age-old debate: Why is there a double standard for men and women or, in some cases, boys and girls, when it comes to […]
Call it name shame. As a graduate of Northwestern University’s esteemed Medill School of Journalism, I was mortified when NU’s board of trustees last week […]
When my daughter was in grade school we encountered some bullying issues. She attended a small school, and a group of mean girls began calling […]
It’s hard to imagine, sitting here in front of my Mac desktop, next to a digital phone, a few feet from an iBook, a cell […]
My son Jake had no sooner arrived back at college after Christmas break than he lost his cell phone. For some reason I don’t really […]
I’ve decided to quit Facebook. Well, that’s what I’m telling everyone, but to be more accurate, I’ve decided to unfriend all 51 of my friends […]
Over the course of this year, five computer-geek transplants are going to try to change Philly government forever. And the revolution is probably going to […]
My daughter Marcy is, God willing, graduating from college in May (I know, I know; that went so fast!), so her school has been sending […]
‘Tis the season to shop, shop, shop. That is, I suppose, if you enjoy shopping, which I don’t. I loathe the process at any time […]
I’m often overwhelmed by technology. The rate at which it changes makes my head spin. I can’t seem to get the hang of my cell […]
My college-senior daughter is always happy when I take her shopping, right up until that instant when we reach the cash register and I reach […]
“About to get a much-needed massage!” a friend posted a couple of weekends ago after “checking in” on Foursquare at 3000 B.C. day spa in […]
I saw “The Social Network” over the weekend, and I couldn’t stop thinking about Tyler Clementi. Tyler Clementi is the Rutgers freshman who committed suicide […]
I’m lost. I’m lost and confused and not sure where to turn. My foundation is no longer solid, and I don’t know where to find […]
I just saw my old best friend for the first time after a five-year hiatus in our relationship. The problem? We had a fight by […]
