Posted by dana at 11:29 am on Monday, June 29th, 2009.
Just when all you guys out there thought you were ready to get dragged back to the theater by your significant others after years of enduring the looming threat posed by The Vagina Monologues, now your patience will truly be put to the test, at least if your guy or girl is fascinated by psychology and especially the relationship variety. Introducing "God of Carnage," a play by Yasmina Reza that has been running at the Bernard Jacobs theater since the spring (girls, you might have a chance of getting the guys there by mentioning James Gandolfini's playing in the NYC version before mumbling through the rest of the four-actor, star-studded ensemble).
One NYC-based relationship therapist we spoke to recently suggested this is "required summer reading and viewing" for anyone in her field, although it is a far cry from the uplifting summer blockbuster alternatives out there. The subject matter is a complex one: not one but two couples' intrinsic marital and familial issues. The play delves into the difficulty in maintaining healthy long-term relationships and how to deal with the massive pain of intimacy that comes with this sometimes treacherous territory.
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Posted by dana at 7:36 am on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009.
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s a first-time offender with a powerhouse legal team, Chris Brown was able to reach a plea agreement that spared him a single day of jail time (to put this into perspective, Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her parole). Although we're glad Brown assumed the responsibility for committing felony assault by means likely to cause great bodily injury, and we think he will learn a lot from his pending community labor and domestic violence classes, we question what kind of message this ruling sends to young people today. And so do many of those around us; a People magazine poll reveals 67% of respondents believe that justice was not served.
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Posted by dana at 7:27 am on Monday, June 22nd, 2009.
My sister sent me an interesting email this morning letting me know that one of her colleagues in India just got engaged. I was really happy for the random guy, but so what, right? Well, it turns out he recently met the bride-to-be through a top Indian matrimony site BharatMatrimony.com.
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Posted by mason at 1:12 pm on Friday, June 19th, 2009.
Now, I know what you must be thinking: where does he get off being so sexist? But just hear me out before you cast aspersions my way. I had an epiphany on this subject as a result of an incident that occurred while on vacation in Mexico with my girlfriend. As the story goes, my girlfriend had arranged for us to have an in-room couples massage one afternoon on our terrace by the beach. Sounds incredible right? Um just wait.
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