by Geoffrey Paddy Johnson
December 5, 2011
Manhattan
Does being a “fan” always mean that in some sense you are intrinsically a “fanatic”? There is ample, and shocking evidence at this point in the twenty-first century to suggest that there is, well, to some degree, a measure of being “touched” in our adoration of public and performing figures, aka “celebrities”. Some performers, of [...]
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by Karen Tortora-Lee
December 2, 2011
Manhattan
I was one of the lucky ones: a woman who actually got married at an age when I was more likely to be struck by lightening (twice!) than take that trip down the aisle … or so the annoying statistic goes. As I watched my 30s rapidly skedaddling in my rear-view mirror I looked around [...]
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