How technology is affecting our kids “I honestly don’t know. It’s the only thing that calms her down.” The mother of a fussy 16-month old at a high-end restaurant in Toronto shakes her head as she answers the question: What would you do without an iPad? And judging from the […]
Author: Nicki Lamont
It’s not racist, it’s comedy
“You’ve heard the old saying: Once you go black, you’re a single mother.” This is a racist statement, right? By any social standards, to say this would be completely unacceptable, but when it’s said to a room filled with thousands of people from all different ethnicities, it’s met with near-deafening […]
Weighing in on Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian’s presence in the media is ubiquitous — from advertising her clothing, makeup, and nail polish lines, to her books, not to mention her role in one of the most successful reality TV shows of all time. You can’t really escape her larger-than-life image. But whether you’re a fan […]
My boyfriend is still in college
After 12 years of knowing my boyfriend, I’ve never seen him take such a massive leap of faith before. He has always been a very structured, responsible person. But in August he decided to quit his well-paying, stable job and go back to school. For acting. After going through the […]
Judging Miley
In the week leading up to her return as the host and performer of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, bets were taken on Miley Cyrus’s performance. (How risqué would her outfits be? How many times would she pull a Gene Simmons with her tongue? How controversial would her skits be?) But […]
High School Prepared Me for Nothing
It was my first week of college. My friends and I had decided to go out for a great dinner, and when the bill came, I grabbed a pen, wrote the total on the paper tablecloth, and divided it by five. The reason why I remember this night so clearly? […]