Category Archives: NYC

Greetings and Salutations!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Apologies for the lapse in writification – first there was the teaching, then the beach, then there was work, then any number of things, really, that kept me from checking in here. Today it’s back to school, where most Real … Continue reading →

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Mid-Hudson Love Story.

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Yesterday my boyfriend and I headed up on Metro-North to Beacon, home of Dia: Beacon and my favorite Richard Serra pieces, right alongside the Hudson. It’s also near Bannerman Castle, which is so spooky and haunted-looking I can’t believe I … Continue reading →

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Slept Significantly Less

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

This weekend I finally saw Sleep No More with my BFF from back home. We got tickets back in January and our number was finally up. Ordinarily I’m a little unnerved by theater that breaks the fourth wall or tries … Continue reading →

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Guest Posting about @PPact at @Feminist4Choice !

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Y’all know I trust women, and I’ve written about volunteering for Planned Parenthood before, but this month I wrote an essay about my experiences that’s been published by the awesomesauce blog Feminists For Choice! You can read “26 Bleecker Street” … Continue reading →

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A study in contrasts

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

This week I had the privilege of attending performances of Richard III at BAM, which starred Kevin Spacey and War Horse at Lincoln Center, which emphatically did not. Rather than take the time to thoughtfully review both, by which point … Continue reading →

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On This Day-Ish….

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

This week I’m reposting some of my favorite NYC memories because… I miss youse guys, and I suspect not all of you were reading me when I was young and fancy free and ….pretty ridiculous. This was the day I … Continue reading →

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The Week And A Half Into Graduate School at an Ivy League University Post!

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Class I took to like a duck to water: 20th Century Nonfiction Lecture. What’s that, MKP, you instinctively settled into a class where all you had to do was sit quietly and listen? Hey, it’s a lot more than listening! … Continue reading →

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Two grad school resolutions

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

I want to go into every single one of the 22 libraries on campus at least once I want to go to every single one of the museums my student ID gets me into for free: American Folk Art Museum … Continue reading →

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What NYC needs is MORE LAWS

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

From There Ought To Be A Law in the NY Times to Feministe’s worthy addenda… I agree with all of these, though I will observe that there’s plenty of bag-and-feet-on-seats enforcement, or there was at the beginning of the summer. … Continue reading →

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Why I volunteer for planned parenthood?

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

I’ve written about my love for PPNYC in this space before, and told you about the evil-eyed woman with the mendacious leaflets and “god will help you raise your baby” promises. The rosary procession where nuns, priests, women, men and … Continue reading →

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