See Jane Fold

Word in the fishbowl is that Jane magazine is folding. Jane was founded by Jane Pratt who also founded the defunct Sassy Magazine–a cult favorite among 80s teens. If Sassy was the edgy, sarcastic girl who developed before all the other 8th graders at the sleepover, Jane was the equally sarcastic, slightly jaded, tell-it-like-it-is [...]

Independence Day Musings

At the end of a long, lovely day yesterday, I, my boyfriend, and another couple sat in the yard, remarking on how we’d had the perfect Fourth of July – we’d canoed a river all day, complete with a small American flag stuck to the head of one of the canoes, then headed back to [...]

Fringe Binge 3 Recap

Didn’t make it to this year’s Binge? Or maybe you were there but can’t for the life of you remember what went down? Well, here’s what you missed:
Editors [from left] Katie Spencer, Beth Parfitt, Janell Sims, Lizzie Stark, Julia Henderson and Sarah Miles were at the Crimson Room at Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square by [...]

ING Direct Commercial – Yay!

I saw a great ING Direct commercial the other night that encouraged women to stop spending their money on expensive purses and start putting the money into savings accounts so that it can grow (and then be used for bigger, better purchases, like, uh, a house for instance).
See the ING commercial here.
I know that ING [...]

Fatwa: When Religion Meets the Modern World

Problem 1: According to Islam, unmarried men and women cannot work together. In fact, the only males women are supposed to keep company with are their relatives.
Problem 2: Modernization in Muslim nations means men and women need to work together to advance their countries and stay competitive with the rest of the world.
The [...]

American Idol, you’ve got NOTHING on Eurovision!

I would like to extend an official congratulations on the part of Fringe to the Balkan nation of Serbia for their 2007 Eurovision win. Who knew that so much of Europe was into 1980’s style KD Lang?
Not familiar with Eurovision? Oh-ho-ho…well. Each year, all members of the European Union have an opportunity to submit one [...]

Geek? Dweeb? Dork? Nerd?

I’m a Geek. Now, don’t go judging me. I remember feeling like a Geek in high school, and loving it. And I love it still. I have spent years perfecting my definitions of those judgey words the popular kids always threw around. Warning: If you’re not a self-proclaimed Geek, stop reading now. You might not [...]