WAGwit wonders: When have you felt most powerful?
by“When I feel confident I feel most powerful.” – Christine Bedder, chief of staff, 42 The Restaurant, Bethel resident “Crossing the finish line at…
February 2014
Female Power
Doing it doggy style
byStop right there. Do not let your imagination run wild. This article contains nothing X-rated or kinky, however disappointed you may be. A quick…
The fluid sex
byA few years ago, a patient came to see me who told me a story unlike anything I had ever heard before. The patient,…
The no face-lift French?
byMireille Guiliano, the woman who taught three million of her readers that “French Women Don’t Get Fat” (Alfred A. Knopf), was back at her…
Sex: it’s complicated
byTransgender. Queer. Nonbinary. Welcome to the new normal. Or what Rona L. Holub, director of the Women’s History Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College…
Rio to see-o
byRio de Janeiro is a study in contrasts, a city of the sacred and the profane. Christ the Redeemer – one of the New…
A wine adventure for two
byFebruary. Valentine’s Day. Recognizing your lover with some extra attention, some gifts and some romance for a day. It seems woefully inadequate that in…
The spirit of love
byI hate liquor stores. I can’t help but cringe when I walk into a musty, cramped hovel with a shopkeep stationed behind the register…
The sweet smell of (chocolate) success
byThe sweet smell of chocolate and freshly baked pastries fills the air at Chocopologie in South Norwalk. But it’s not just the smells that…
A most ‘engaging’ menu
bySpend any time with Jackie Ruby and you’ll likely come away entertained, educated and certainly well fed. WAG was recently invited into the sunny-and-spacious…
When French women wore cashmere
byIn the Paris of the 1950s, Monique Lévi-Strauss and her anthropologist-husband, Claude, would stroll through the Paris Flea Market, “lured,” she writes, “by our…
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
byPeople have been fascinated by their reflections for millennia. Narcissus – the mythic Greek hunter from whom we get the word “narcissism” – pined…
The heart of country
byPhotographs by Sean-Micah Siegel and courtesy Vintage Heartland Kate Liegey has combined her love of all things country with more than 20 years in…
Nine Love Potions
byAmong the senses, your eyes may deceive you, but the nose never lies. A scent can arise out of nowhere, catch you off guard…
Make no bones …
byIn today’s world, most of us know someone who has had joint replacement surgery. Be it hip or knee, the procedure has proliferated over…
A sunny forecast
byWatching Raphael Miranda on WNBC’s “Weekend Today in New York” deliver the weather with panache and engage in friendly banter with co-anchor Pat Battle…
Body of work
byThere’s something Matisse-like about the nudes of Betsy Podlach. Perhaps it’s the flat shapes of saturated colors that evoke Japanese woodblock prints. Or the…
The power of the purse
byPerhaps no other handbag has been coveted more than the Hermès Birkin bag, not just for its fine craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail…
Romancing the clay
byFlorence Suerig reads The New York Times’ sports pages carefully every day. But it’s not because she’s a fan of any particular sport or…
Doing the costume hustle
byDirected and co-written by Mamaroneck High School graduate David O. Russell, “American Hustle” is a critical darling of the current awards season, a must-see…