SELECTED ARTICLES 2007-2008
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DON’T CALL ME PRINCESS!
FEBRUARY 10, 2008
"Girls Will Be Girls"
What Different Visions of Female Childhood Tell Us About Ourselves
—The New York Times Magazine
APRIL 2007
"Home Truths"
A Review of The Feminine Mistake
—Elle Magazine
MARCH/APRIL 2007
"It Looked Good . . . At the Time"
Beauty is Fleeting … Thank Goodness!
—Hallmark Magazine
FEBRUARY 2007
"The Ticking Point"
An Exclusive Adaptation from Waiting for Daisy
—O: The Oprah Magazine
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007
"Barb and Me"
In Praise of a Childhood Friend
—body + soul magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2008
"Nature, Nuisance or Worse?"
An Urbanite Reflects on the Wild Animals in Her Backyard
—The New York Times Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
"A Mother's Meditation on Loss"
A Review of An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination
—The Washington Post
JUNE 29, 2008
"Stress Test"
Why Americans Want to Believe that Our Mental States Can Control Our Physical Maladies
—The New York Times Magazine
JUNE 2008
"Into the Gap!"
When is a Flaw an ‘Embarrassment’–and When is it an Endearing Part of You?
—O, The Oprah Magazine
MARCH 23, 2008
"Mixed Messenger"
Barack Obama and the Rise of Hapa Nation
—The New York Times Magazine
FEBRUARY 18, 2008
"You Must Read This: ‘Brooklyn’ Renders
an Imperfect World, Perfectly"
—NPR, All Things Considered