Hinda Mandell | January 5, 2010
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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 [...]
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Hinda Mandell | December 29, 2009
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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 [...]
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Hinda Mandell | December 22, 2009
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Hinda Mandell | December 21, 2009
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Hinda Mandell | December 4, 2009
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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