I watch, entranced, as the mesmerizing and gravity-defying Simone Biles vaults 12 feet and 9 inches in the air, executing a near-perfect Yurchenko double pike. The camera cuts away to show the face of Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, Biles’ closest competitor for the gold medal. Andrade is visibly thrilled for Biles, lifting both hands to […]
Breaking, an urban, hip-hop dance style that originated in the United States in the 1970s, is my favorite new Olympic Sport. If you missed the b-girls spectacular dance battles, you missed a once-in-a-lifetime event, as Los Angeles has declined to include breaking on their 2026 Olympic sports roster (boooo!). In the Finals, Japan’s b-girl Ami […]
‘Cause I’m a real tough kid, I can handle my shit They said, “Babe, you gotta fake it ’til you make it” and I did Lights, camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die… He said he’d love me all his life But that life was too short, breaking down, I hit the floor All […]
“Time, mystical time, cutting me open, then healing me fine.” ~Taylor Swift, invisible string In 1998, I used my first email account (the now defunct [email protected]) to cajole my ten best college friends to meet me in Atlanta for the Lilith Fair. I printed out driving directions, bought some disposable cameras, drove to the […]
The nine women in the circle were scribbling, coloring, and chatting, a mindful art exercise. The discussion strayed to our favorite elementary school memories. Parachute day in gym class. Rectangular pizza and corn Fridays. The Dress Up corner. When some adult entered the classroom pushing the Art Cart. Amy piped up, “Remember the baby pool […]
I was up early, time to watch the sun rise and eat some Belizean fry jacks stuffed with goat cheese and refried beans before I met my yoga students for our early morning practice. It being 6:00 am at a resort filled with vacationers sleeping in, it was always only me and the sweet waitress […]
