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By Mollie Fermaglich Dear Elon, I know I’m much too old for you. I won’t get on a plane, let alone the SpaceX Rocket, and my taste in baby names leans more toward Michael and John, Elizabeth and Jane than X AE A-Xii, which sort of reminds me of algebra, wh... More »
Text and illustrations: David Sheskin (Inspired by Wedding Announcements in the New York Times ) Paulette Dutkus and Alexander McBride Paulette Pearl Dutkus and Alexander Graham McBride were married November 29 on the front steps of the Sigmund Freud Museum in... More »
FADE IN In a restaurant just this side of Oslo, a middle-aged American couple sit cozy by a crackling fireplace. MADGE David, this julekake bread is marvelous. DAVID It’s correctly pronounced yul-ya-kawk-ya. And that resinous fragrance is cardamom. Tr... More »
by E. A. Bourland This is a story from the land of the sun, which turned for thousands of years to the bosom of its river, before Apep destroyed both river and land — destroyed all. The people of that land called their river the Great Mother, and the sun... More »
Worst Side Story Star-cross’d lovers when first they met The tale—Romeo and Juliet— Contains Love, Death, Betrayal…the lot. (Without which, of course, there’d be no plot) Alas our Juliet and Romeo They loved too much and had to go! Had they s... More »
edited by Lady Mollie Fermaglich In what some historians refer to as “one of the greatest love stories of the 20th century,” and others call, “a decision dumber than ordering the rack of lamb at Applebees, King Edward VIII of England gave up the throne w... More »
By Tim Daly Title: Marry or Murder Logline: Two strangers, paired up by relationship experts with shady credentials, will choose to either marry their new partner or murder them. No visual tricks. No special effects. We’re talkin’ actual homicide. I... More »
Step 1: Begin honing your detective skills by watching the fifty-two movie and series versions of Sherlock Holmes, totaling approximately seventy-five hours of binge watching, or pick up a used copy of The Official Nancy Drew Handbook, by Penny Warner, where a... More »
OMG! Did you hear? Potomac/Beltway VIPs are texting like crazy. Some are even phoning. This is a scoop of all scoops, hot and heavy with anger, as well as sex. Here’s what happened: Michelle Obama went berserk last Tuesday (August 19th) after the New York Ti... More »
By Barry Sierer At the most recent convention of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), all of the attendees were asked to fill out a short survey. This is a common practice at these conventions but the subject matter surprised many ... More »