I have just watched this movie!! Drag queens. Cyndi Lauper songs. Sequined red heeled boots. Brits with a stick up their collective ass. No, this is not high art. Yes, this is wonderful. If you’re in the mood for a show that is purely camp and absolutely delightful, than this is for you. You’re life will not be changed under any circumstance, but damn if you won’t be entertained for two hours. Watch the Movie (The Broadway show closed in 2019) Read more…

There’s one invention above all others that truly showcases the fundamental laziness of the human race in all its bloated glory: the escalator. Oh, how I hate the escalator, for all that it stands for and all that it brings out in people. I deal with escalators daily in New York City, and I will go out of my way (walking up or down three or five or more flights of stairs) just to avoid them, because my blood boils at the hordes of able-bodied people standing, slack-jawed, willfully refusing to move their bodies simply because an easier choice is offered them. Read more…

It happened in an instant: our eyes met across the dance floor and we moved towards one another. Something pulled us closer together. “What’s your name?” I asked with the confidence of a 24-year-old who had zero expectations of meeting anyone, let alone a romantic partner, at a rave party at 3am on New Year’s Day. “Nick,” he replied. “What’s yours?” Read more…

“How are you?” These are the three most useless words in the world of communication. The person asking doesn’t really want to know, and the person responding doesn’t tell the truth. What follows is a lost opportunity and meaningless exchange with zero connection. But the key to making the most out of small talk, according to Harvard researchers, is to simply ask the other person follow-up questions.  Read more…