Monthly Archives: May 2012

The Fury of a Scorned Scallion

Posted on 05/31/2012 by ErikaChristakis

Hark, Ye Sanctimonious Vegetable Growers! I’m off to my new life in Vermont tomorrow and I’ve got the gardening books packed! This one looks like it’s gonna be handy: The Vermont Gardener’s Companion, An Insider’s Guide to Gardening in the … Continue reading →

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Michelle Obama’s Garden and the Hard Work of Growing Food

Posted on 05/30/2012 by ErikaChristakis

My newest TIME.com piece on the gardening movement: On the long list of ways I’ve failed my family, I can now add my inability to grow crops. It’s not that I haven’t tried. If I calculated the dollars I’ve spent … Continue reading →

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Pioneer Poseur

Posted on 05/28/2012 by ErikaChristakis

For as long as I can remember, and with meager supporting evidence, I’ve maintained a fixed belief that I am suited to rural life. I’ve always fantasized about working (successfully) with my hands. Live off the land. Slow down. Adopt … Continue reading →

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My Harvard Graduation Wish

Posted on 05/25/2012 by ErikaChristakis

Because of You… Yesterday was Harvard’s Graduation and, for those who haven’t seen one, it’s like any other graduation you’ve ever seen except super-sized. It’s higher academia on steroids, the royal wedding of college commencements. Lady Gaga couldn’t dream up … Continue reading →

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Three Million Rose-Colored Shot Glasses

Posted on 05/22/2012 by ErikaChristakis

(FYI, Here’s a link to the “Who’s a Pervert?” post from a couple days ago that is now up on my Huffington Post blog. ) Here’s my TIME.com column today on college binge drinking. Proposed changes to the psychiatric profession’s … Continue reading →

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Who’s The Pervert?

Posted on 05/20/2012 by ErikaChristakis

Published at Huffington Post here. What’s more noxious: a man spanking his 20-month-old child or bathing with her? Consider this: A gay single father has recently been reunited with his twin toddlers after being falsely accused, a year ago, of sexually … Continue reading →

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Ask No Questions

Posted on 05/18/2012 by ErikaChristakis

Continuing with our Supreme Court justice theme, I’ll just mention that, “as is his custom,” it has been more than six years since Clarence Thomas asked a question during oral arguments. As is my custom, let me say how incredibly asinine … Continue reading →

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Screw You,Too, Anton

Posted on 05/16/2012 by ErikaChristakis

You might have missed this little kernel of news, in the midst of the upset elimination on Dancing With the Stars and George Zimmerman’s broken nose and whatnot, but it turns out AMERICA REALLY DOES EXECUTE INNOCENT PEOPLE!!  In this case, … Continue reading →

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Are Hollywood Men Trying To Gross Us Out?

Posted on 05/15/2012 by ErikaChristakis

My newest TIME.com column (a riff on my earlier Johnny Depp piece). Enjoy: When the story is written of how Hollywood flipped off heterosexual women, Exhibit A will be Brad Pitt’s beard. Remember when he started appearing in public with … Continue reading →

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Bored and Lazy Edition

Posted on 05/15/2012 by ErikaChristakis

Monday night round-up: I finished my 17 year-old son’s birthday cake while he was at school (and then lied and said the dogs got to it). Undeservedly, I also had a lovely Mothers’ Day, thank you. A nice Harvard computer … Continue reading →

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