Sublime Skin (Part 2)
Are you sitting down? I hope so, because this is going to come as a complete shock: the L’Oreal Paris Body Expertise Sublime Skin Patch does…
My Quest for “Sublime Skin” (Part 1)
It’s 3:00pm in Philadelphia. I’m seven hours into my new self-preservation beauty regime, which is just an hour shy of the maximum “recommended usage” for the…
Betrayal
I have cellulite. I’m not quite sure when this happened because I’ve always liked my legs. At least I’ve liked my legs as much as a…
The Truth about Writing
This is what I thought the average writer did with her day: Wake up at 7:30 (enveloped in Egyptian cotton sheets—the kind that actually match your…
One Flight (and one week) Later
It’s Sunday morning and I find myself, quite inexplicably, halfway through July. Common wisdom would suggest it’s not just me: that everyone is finding themselves halfway…
Eccentrics and Academics
I’ve always wondered why people—very smart people, with PhDs and professorships—wait until the night before they’re slotted to present their work to finish their PowerPoints. Haven’t…
Bemused upon the Bus
Whilst schlepping from one time zone to another, there comes a time when you need to stop, take stock of your growing laundry pile and Do…
Belgian Beer and Chocolate
Since when did urinating in public—in broad daylight—become okay? If it seems that I’m a bit obsessed with the art of peeing in Belgium, it’s because…
How to Find the Best Ice Cream in Belgium
It’s nearly five o’clock in the Galeries Royales de St. Hubert, just a block from Brussels’ Grand Place. Highly fashionable traveler that I am (having been…
When Dealing with Americans Abroad
What is it with Americans abroad? One of my favorite games to play when travelling internationally is Guess That Person’s Nationality. In order to be any…
Troubles in the Traboules
Only in France would an otherwise sane individual attempt to descend the Montée de la Grande Côte in heels. And only in France would she manage.…
The Kindness of (Handsome French) Strangers
French people, for whatever reason, have a bad rep in the US (oh right, now I remember: they refused to help us ‘liberate’ Iraq. They eat…
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