I guess it's time for me to write about the smoking ban in New York City. Yeah. "Yay." I haven't addressed it before — or, to tell the truth, paid much attention to the press …

I came into the world a United States citizen, a daughter and granddaughter and great-granddaughter of United States citizens. I remain a United States citizen, and for the most part, I enjoy my United States …

How common is it to hear a person say, I myself do not object to this style of composition, or this or that expression, but, to such and such classes of people it will appear …

It's Martin Luther King Day today. I suspect that, when it rolls around each year, most of us don't spend the day ruminating on Reverend King's contributions to society or anything. We just look at …

I have recurring anxiety dreams. In the anxiety dream I have most often, my teeth start to get loose, and in my dream, it's the weekend, so I can't go to the dentist, so I …

"Women in particular expressed their distaste [for Hillary Rodham Clinton] in strong but inchoate terms. . . . two prominent Democratic officials told me, independently, that they had noticed much the same pattern in talking …

The local TV news here in New York City never changes. A typical newscast leads with one of three stories: a sexual or drug-related abuse of power by a low-ranking school official; a shooting death, …

Once upon a time, on an island where rivers meet the sea, a traveler fitted for adventure in roaring canyons of concrete could find the great city of New York. From across one of the …

I never buy People. I never even leaf through it at the doctor’s office; I’d rather read a four-month-old issue of Parenting. Even an unapologetic pop-cultivore like me has to draw the line somewhere, and …

This Tuesday, I get the entire day off in order to vote. This might sound ridiculous in light of the fact that, even in a Presidential election year, voting takes the average citizen a grand …