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When I grow up, I’ll be stable

Hinda Mandell | January 5, 2010

By Faigel
Is it too late for a self-indulgent new year’s resolution post?
Oh well!
I realized my new year was off to a good start when I attended a New Year’s Eve party entitled “Hooch and Tits.” That’s right. The fact that it was thrown by my family is beside the point.
Despite the title, it was a [...]

A Blue Christmas, Indeed

Hinda Mandell | December 29, 2009

By Faigel
At Christmas Eve dinner my nephew sits to my right, staring at me as I pile potato dumplings, sauerkraut, and some sort of casserole involving Cheese Whiz (this is the Midwest, after all) into my mouth.
“What?” I ask, annoyed.
“You’ve got some gray hairs,” he responds nonchalantly, motioning to the [...]

Holiday Hang-ups

Hinda Mandell | December 22, 2009

New love, new wardrobe

Hinda Mandell | December 21, 2009

By Faigel
One of the perks of being gay is that when you date someone, you stand the potential for doubling your wardrobe.  No matter how you slice it, this is aces.  Dating a jock? You’ll never run out of comfy t-shirts or ankle socks (how are socks always disappearing anyway?).  Dating a business exec?  I [...]

Funny Girl

Hinda Mandell | December 15, 2009

Only once did someone tell me I resembled Barbra Steisand. But once is enough. Telling a 29 year old that she resembles a 67 year old famous for her shnoz is enough to humble an ego fit for Alexander the Great. And my ego is more on par with a muppet’s.
Perhaps I’m a masochist. Or [...]

Workplace Gossip

Hinda Mandell | December 10, 2009

I am certainly not the worst gossiper on the planet. But I do generally like to talk. While I know there is a fundamental difference between talk (“Mom, will you please pass me a fork?”) and gossip (“Mom, can you believe the Goldbergs use plastic forks on Passover?”) the two forms of chatter often converge.
And [...]

Getting real – and clairvoyant – with the BGF

Hinda Mandell | December 4, 2009

The Chelsea Lookalike

Hinda Mandell | December 4, 2009

I’m three weeks older than the former first daughter, Chelsea Clinton, but we have more than a February b-day in common. We have, historically at least, our looks.
Check out the slide show of Chelsea through the years.
Now as you can imagine for an awkward, gangly 13-year-old (I’m talking about myself here), it was a self-esteem [...]

Pillow talk

Hinda Mandell | December 4, 2009

This season, it’s more than bagels getting a smear

Hinda Mandell | December 2, 2009

Looking to spice things up in the bedroom this Chanukah season?
Forget a game of strip dreidel. Instead, consider scheduling a pap smear for the woman in your life.
Say what, Chanukah Harry?! Have you gone meshuganah?
If the Jewish Santa hasn’t gone crazy, it looks like CBS just ingested a pair of laced lattkes. The Forward newspaper [...]