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Put a Ring on it (then Take it Off)
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye May 7, 2011 My husband is a wonderful guy. He’s smart, handsome, kind, funny, and yet he does something that disgusts usually sensible women. He doesn’t wear a wedding ring. It...
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Show Compassion, Not Others’ Panties
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye June 18, 2011 Forget universal health care. Forget gun control. Forget the vast socioeconomic divide ripping the country apart. We have failed as a society when there are young...
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I’m Taking Off the Invisibility Cloak
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye July 13, 2011 I have a confession to make: I have pop culture shame. It’s not something I like about myself. I’m deeply torn between my desire to appear cool and my absolute,...
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Those Nipples Better Be Real
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye August 4, 2011 My world has, for the most part, only gotten better as CGI has improved. It’s let me visit Jurassic Park, follow shifty-eyed Gollum to Mordor and witness...
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The NFL Season Stole My Man
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye September 7, 2011 I view the up-coming autumn with an increasing sense of dread. The air grows ominously cooler, Starbucks has pumpkin flavored coffee, and annoyingly cute...
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Time to Reclaim Our Lunch Breaks
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye November 3, 2011 Lunch has always been my favorite part of the work day. I know that isn’t a very controversial stand to take—I might as well declare that the Chicago winters...
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Katniss Everdeen is My New BFF
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye March 23, 2012 When I say “young adult literature,” what comes to mind? I bet it’s angst-ridden teenage girls and sparkly vampires who have nothing better to do with their...
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Miss Curfew, Go to Prison
RedEye June 18, 2012 It’s been a difficult month if you enjoy Fanta or hate watching the Cubs lose. Last month in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a ban on sodas larger than 16 ounces in...
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Glue Gunnin’ for a Fight
Chicago Tribune’s RedEye September 14, 2012 I have painstakingly crafted Pinterest boards to decorate imaginary houses, fill make-believe closets and plan fictional vacations. I have stacks of...
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Read Furby’s Lips: Bring Back the ’90s
The Chicago Tribune’s RedEye November 29, 2012 Brace yourselves: Furbies are back. Just in time for Christmas, the owl/Mogwai/demon hybrid toy sensation of the ’90s has been resurrected and given a...
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