TNB Spotlight: Jillian Lauren
From The Nervous Breakdown, 1 year ago Similar articles
Jillian Lauren reads an excerpt from her bestselling memoir, SOME GIRLS: MY LIFE IN A HAREM, which Jennifer Egan calls “riveting” and Dr. Annie Sprinkle calls “the most exotic sex worker memoir I’ve ever read.” Produced by Aaron M. Snyder and Megan DiLullo. Music by Goodbye Champion.
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Happy Mother's Day
From A Letter from the Netherlands, 4 days ago, Similar articles
My Gorgeous Mother's Day Present(c) Amanda van MulligenFor those of you who are mothers living in the Netherlands today was hopefully a day of pampering and cuddles from your little ones, and your partner of course. It's a day to put mum in the spotlight, because let's face it most days aren't..... Mum is usually too busy running around taking care of everyone else to stop and stand in the spotlight!Mother's Day in the Netherlands is always the second Sunday of May and has been since 1925 (if...
A foodie's haven in Copenhagen: Torvehallerne KBH
From The Dutched Pinay, 4 days ago, Similar articles
With Noma recently taking the spotlight as the best restaurant in the world, Denmark is seriously becoming a foodie paradise. Before the Copenhagen trip, which was before Noma was again selected as the best restaurant for 2012, I earnestly checked out my options of having dinner at Noma but later on realised that my chances are regrettably very slim, i.e. getting a table at Noma is like getting invited to a presidential dinner, and secondly, since when is it nice to dine alone in a Michelen...
Tribute to Lauren E.Simonutti
From Albtranslator, 3 weeks ago, Similar articles
for Lauren you will be missed beautiful soul
Save St Mark's Bookshop
From Maitresse, 6 month ago, Similar articles
This just in, from the Cooper Square Committee, who are fighting to save St Mark's Bookshop: A Board committee is meeting on Monday to decide if they will reduce St Mark's Bookshop's $20,000/month rent by $5,000.  Thousands of emails or calls will influence the decision.  Tell the President to reduce the bookshop rent to $15,000 a month until the economy improves. Every little bit helps! Here is the email I just sent off; feel free to copy or modify...
The first time I had sushi
From Gaijin Mama, 7 month ago, Similar articles
I’ve recently become a big fan of Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s blog Writerhead, which is directed at expatriate writers, but offers inspiration for anyone. Once a week, there’s an interview with a writer. (Click here, for Kristin’s spotlight on me) and every Saturday, there’s a writing prompt. I wrote the following in response to the prompt “The first time I…” I had sushi for the first time in Columbia, South Carolina with a guy named...
Doing fieldwork as a woman
From Plantains and Palm Trees, 10 month ago, Similar articles
Hat tip to Texas in Africa for pointing me to a PS: Political Science and Politics 2006 issue (39.3, gated) that focused on doing field research in the Middle East. Jillian Schwedler had an excellent article on issues facing female researchers. Â Some tips that are relevant for parts of West Africa: To avoid the “Will you marry my cousin'” discussion: “[I]n taxis I am always on my way to see my husband of children.” Â I disagree with this strategy. Schwedler uses...
Yeehaw Ralph!
From Susu' World, 11 month ago, Similar articles
Paris needed some Southwestern sweetness so I got all dolled up and headed to the nearby park. Ralph Lauren’s collection having me gallop, I threw together the all-time steal dress – 1 euro, can you believe – some funky pumps and a sweetly simmering top. The French sweetie pie was a dash dazzled at this sudden breeze of cowgirl air. But it is so tendance, my love… non' Art by Susu Sophistix top, vintage skirt, Miss Coquine belt, Gold&Gold pumps
In the Darkness of a Northern Californian Forest
From Annie Rhiannon, 1 year ago, Similar articles
We drove over the Cascades and into northern California and I was glad we weren't taking the coast road because, as any fool knows, coast roads are only for couples and happy people. The darkness of the mountains suited me and I sat in the back of the van with the dogs, just peering out at the moonlight flashing through the forest. The Magnetic Zeros played on the stereo ? home, let me come home, home is wherever I'm with you ? and Lauren said hey, let me know if you want to change the...
Learning How to Drive
From Annie Rhiannon, 1 year ago, Similar articles
Lauren's been working all day and by the time we leave the interstate it's dark and she's asleep in the back with the two dogs. The van is bigger than anything I've driven before but it's okay. The moon is nearly full and it lights up the lake and the warning signs that just say ROCKS up ahead of me. The headlights on the van are weak and Chris shrugs and says he doesn't mind driving if I'm uncomfortable but it's okay, I like it: I feel good and in control and free.On my first night back in...
How to Say Yes
From Annie Rhiannon, 1 year ago, Similar articles
Chris and Lauren are going climbing in Red Rock Canyon, just outside of Vegas, and I'm welcome to ride with them through California if I'm prepared to share the driving. I'd met them at the party last weekend. "Can you drive stick'" asked Chris. "We're taking the van."I said yes, of course I can, and I didn't mention I've never driven here before. This opportunity is too good to miss. Nevada is an 18 hour drive away, but that's without any stopping. I'll need to bring a tent ? we'll camp in...
