A new season is here, and you know what that means: warmer weather, gorgeous flowers, and a slate of new movies for spring. Though with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic causing businesses to close around the country and people being told to stay at home as much as possible, a number of theatrical releases like A…
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Despite what you may have heard, Queen Elizabeth II will not reign forever. Her son, Prince Charles (the Prince of Wales), will eventually become king, which means his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will have to be called something else. But it turns out, her new title won’t be Queen Camilla. The duchess has…
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RIP, summer 2019—we will miss you and your slip dresses. But know that we will be wearing cashmere to your funeral. See, sweater weather isn’t just a time of year—it’s a state of mind (or a coping mechanism, depending on your outlook). There’s no better way to welcome the sudden chill than by layering all…
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At 32, I embarked on a second career—I love kids and was meant to be a teacher so I got my master’s in education. That same year, my son Parker was born, so I finished my classes online with a baby in tow. Juggling the two wouldn’t be easy under any circumstances, but ours was…
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Things with my first husband, Aaron, ended the old-fashioned way. He died. In 2011, Aaron was diagnosed with brain cancer, and three years later he died, leaving me a 31-year-old widowed mother to our toddler, Ralphie. It really was “til death do us part,” but the parting was unlike any other heartbreak I’d ever known,…
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UPDATE: On Friday evening (June 29), following the U.S. Women’s soccer team’s victory over France in the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invited U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe and her fellow teammates to the House of Representatives for a tour. “It may not be the White House, but we’d be happy to welcome…
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