These are the times when men’s souls need to try. To try hard. Though a flagrantly, famously corrupt sociopath is no longer our country’s kingpin, he still holds one
Hi, I'm Sarah "Dixie" Laite, and I live in New York City with 5 parrots, 1 dog (Dr. Waffles) and 1 husband (Jeff). I love classic movies, animals, and haunting flea markets, ebay and TheRealReal. 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 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 weigh more. I'm eager to be inspired and to inspire others in return. Let's get a handle on this shit and figure it out together.
HALL OF DAME
Audrey Totter: Good at Being Bad
Audrey Totter could handle herself. She had a “knows the ropes” vibe that made her the epitome of the silver screen dame. Though her apple-cheeked brand of bad girl wasn’t in many movies, she made such an impression in the films in which she did appear that she holds a special place in the silver screen dame pantheon.
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FEMORABILIA
When Kinky Was Kinky
While most middle-aged frizzy-haired white girls like myself have spent lots of money (and even more hours sulking) on our less-than-Farrah-like-locks, 150 years ago, Circassian women (or “Moss-haired girls”)
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POP-ED
A Vagina Dialogue
My lady parts are like an iceberg; what one can see is only a fraction of what’s down there. (And there’s a whole climate change aspect to this analogy but
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POV
Time to Rock Menopause
Who’s to say who is pretty, ugly, fat, thin, rich, poor, smart, stupid, good, evil, crazy, not-so-crazy? Few things in life are concrete dividers as to what you are. But we
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LIFE
Here’s What I Learned
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
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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!”
