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more about #modernlove more comments → Uncle_Billy_Slumming: A literary mansion has been built upon the crumbly rock of having shtupped J.D Salinger back in the 70's, J.D. Salinger's fame itself arising mostly f... more » ocho97: I went to boarding school with this girl and a friend of mine called me when the Modern Love came out to tell me it was about her. She was a very mell... more » PaintedTrollop: I knew Joyce Maynard years ago, and found her to be ...odd? Maybe disturbed is a better adjective. She creeped me out big time. #joycemaynard more » GirlCat: Am I mistaken in thinking that BREAKING INTO someone's e-mail account is fucking unforgivable and possibly criminal? Also, this: "When I was very you... more » sirsnarksalot: Does it seem to any one else that most memoir writer types are raging narcissists as a rule? And golly don't those types just make the BEST parents...... more » doodley is not amused: Dear Oversharing Blogging Parents: You may want to pay close attention. This is your future. Yours, Doodley #joycemaynard more » Flackette Goes Retro: And I thought my mom joining Facebook was bad. #joycemaynard more » judgingamy: As the daughter of two writers, I should point out here that this isn't typical. It probably is, though, of writers who write compulsively about their... more » Hiroine Protagonist: Does Joyce Maynard still think she's Holden Caufield? #joycemaynard more » adiam7: Dear Aud, Momma has the New York Times biting. It's about you. I wrote it but it's about you. I also made you. You wouldn't have to go through this if... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: I like that Joyce Maynard and my father apparently went to the same school of correspondence. #joycemaynard more » KikiCanuck: Never, not even at tax time, have I been happier that my Mom is an accountant. Maynard's essay is most interesting as a snapshot of the thinking that... more » midwesternmom: What about the man at the heart of this essay, the Haitian man who tested positive for HIV? He is pretty clearly identified by his girlfriend, by the... more » whynotshesaid: Ayelet Waldman, take note! #joycemaynard more » georgina: Ahh yes, the literary version of Lohan-style communication. I'm going to guess it is about as effective (and healthy) as communicating via Twitter & I... more » -
#mommyissues
She Said/She Said: Joyce Maynard's Daughter Takes 'Modern Love' Revenge
Over the summer, professional sharer Joyce Maynard, well, shared an essay about her uncommunicative daughter. Ironically, now her daughter writes a rebuttal from her perspective. Because that's how families communicate, right?
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#strangelove
Modern Love, The Movie: Or, Why Are People Such Assholes?
Columbia Pictures is investigating turning the Times' Modern Love column into a movie; a television pilot is already underway. Might we suggest steering clear of this one? Oh, and this one. And this one. And definitely this one. [The Wrap] More » -
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"I Am Fed Up With Feeling Like A Secondhand Citizen To Gadgets!"
"My boyfriend's an iPhone addict!" complains one letter-writer to Salon's Cary Tennis. Lady (or gent?): Join the club. [Salon] -
#lovestory
"Guys" Versus "Men."
"I've never liked men. I like guys." So begins the latest "Modern Love": More » -
#modernlove
Joyce Maynard Looks Back On Life?
In 1972, Joyce Maynard became instantly famous with the publication of theNew York Times Magazine essay "An Eighteen Year Old Looks Back On Life." This led to her infamous relationship with J.D. Salinger. Now she's written a "Modern Love."
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#itheedread
Living Together Is Not "Trial Marriage"
Why do unmarried couples choose to live together? A new study, presented yesterday at the "Smart Marriages/Happy Families" conference, found that most couples don't shack up as a "trial marriage." What researchers found may shock you: More » -
#mustlovedogs
Has Online Dating Really Lost Its Stigma?
Yesterday a tipster alerted us to the personal ad of a dude who'd winked, nudged or otherwise demonstrated casual electronic interest. "Lovemaking is physical, and so its its language. Suck, cock, fuck, and prick, are not bad words." Quoth he.
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#modernlove
What Millionaire Matchmaker Says About Love In America
In a piece for n+1, Emily Gould shows us what you get when you take Millionaire Matchmaker as an exemplar of our culture's attitudes toward love and marriage. The results: kind of depressing.
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#easterngirlsthewesternboys
New Book Ponders Western Male/Asian Female Erotic Obsession
I used to know a dude who seemed to think having an "Asian fetish" was a badge of honor. It wasn't that he happened to date Asian women; he wouldn't date anyone else. And he talked about it. A lot. More » -
#modernlove
The Many Faces Of Jezebel: Confessions Of A Prude
At the age of fourteen*, I had given zero blowjobs. By fifteen, I hadn't kissed anyone. By twenty, I'd slept with approximately zero men. And at 28, I'm a serial monogamist with an intact bedpost. More » -
#doctorwho
"Modern Love" May Lead To Rash Of Armchair Diagnoses
In a year when three of my friends have declared that their boyfriends have Asperger's Syndrome, I'm worried this heartfelt account may fan the flames. (Please don't let "Aspergers" be the new "Bipolar.")
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#huntingseason
This Bra: Too Many Kinds Of Ridiculous To Count
"Aggressive women" have started a new craze for "marriage-hunting" in Japan. Complete with state-of-the-art search-and-marry lingerie! More » -
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#Love
The inevitable Twitter dating service has arrived: Meet Radaroo - or, as we have re-christened it, Twitter*Pated: Where Bambi, Thumper and you meet their soul mates in under 140 characters! [InventorSpot] -
#beautifulmaladies
Wild Years: "Modern Love" Makes Us Feel Bad About Our Teen Years
When moms and daughters have to bond over Tom Waits? It must be Mother's Day! More » -
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Are Women These Days Not Into Sex?
Esquire writer Stephen Marche asks, "Where have all the loose women gone?" Excellent question! More » -
#lovehurts
Catch & Release
"He told me that he could not live without me, and that he would not stop telling me how he felt. And then he disappeared." Hey, lady, welcome to my late 20s. [NY Times] -
#transamerica
Zach Has Two Terrific "Maddies"
This Sunday, "Modern Love" went back to school. And we cried. More » -
#wired
Modern Love For The Wire
If ever a show deserved a paean, it's The Wire. Throw in the challenges of an interracial marriage, a battle with cancer and a moving love story? This is what "Modern Love" is all about. More » -
#loveless
Confusing "Modern Love" Leaves Us Baffled
This week's "Modern Love" is about biological clocks. We think. More » -
#strangelove
This Modern Love Features Glasses Half Full To Overflowing
Here's one family that really makes the best of Alzheimer's! More »
