People are saying everything is going to be OK. But here’s what I learned: I learned most people in our country are really, dangerously stupid. I don’t just mean
I'm Sarah "Dixie" Laite -- a writer and branding consultant in New York City. I love classic movies, animals, flea markets, and "Law & Order" re-runs. I live with my husband, 2 dogs and 5 parrots in midtown Manhattan.All my life I've been obsessed with figuring out how to navigate life as a woman. There are endless books, TV shows, gurus, guys, movies and magazines out there to guide you. But now that I'm closing in on 60, I've noticed that the old rules don't apply, and most of the role models aren't old enough.I'm older now. I know more and I weigh more. I want to be inspired and I want to inspire. Let's get a handle on this shit and figure it out together.
HALL OF DAME
Ivy Baer Sherman: Vintage Magazine Queen
“I’m a true believer that every step we take in life is an essential part of the overall journey.” I don’t swoon over just any dame. Maybe Barbara Stanwyck or
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HALL OF DAME
Fleur Cowles: The Queen of FLAIR
There are a lot of magazines, past and present. But there has never been a magazine like FLAIR. No magazine has ever been more aptly named than FLAIR, Fleur
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POV
You Are Not Your Title
This piece can also be found in my “Age Against the Machine” column for Jumble & Flow When people meet you, people inevitably ask you what you do. Me,
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LIFE
I Should Have Been Aborted
Lots of other adoptees pose for photos with all kinds of anti-abortion signs: “Adopted, Not Aborted.” “Conceived from Rape. I Love My Life.” “I was almost aborted. Thanks Mom!”
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POP-ED
But He Really Was Into Her
Janice Radway, one of my professors in college, was studying the behavior and meaning behind romance novels’ readership for her book, Reading the Romance. Her research found that many
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HALL OF DAME
Franceska Mann Took Off Her Clothes To Take Out A Nazi
Most dame stories are essentially happy stories. This one is not. This story talks about one of the worst, most cruel and heartbreaking periods in human history. But this
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HALL OF DAME
Why Aren’t You and I Gertrude Lawrence?
Growing up, I was under the impression there were glamorous actresses who could do what they want, buy what they want, seduce whom they want. They began sentences by
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POV
Wheelchair Face (Just the Right Smize)
Several years ago, I hurt my leg and couldn’t really walk. My husband and I were scheduled to go on a cruise and weren’t sure if we should cancel.
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FEMORABILIA
Sherri Snyder: The Woman Was Barbara La Marr
Normally a movie star known the world over as the woman who is “too beautiful” is not all that relatable. But when I came across the story of silent
