Dating (Social customs)
Punk Legend And Memoirist Viv Albertine On A Lifetime Of Fighting The Patriarchy
Growing up in North London in the 1960s and '70s, Viv Albertine never dreamed that one day she'd be a rock star. For one thing, she says, "There [were] just no role models ... I never heard of anyone, any female playing guitar."
Remembering Sex And Relationship Columnist Cynthia Heimel
Heimel, who died on Sunday, was known for the humorous advice she doled out in columns for The Village Voice and Playboy. Originally broadcast in 1991.
'Man Seeking Woman' Examines How It Feels To Be Single, Dating And Rejected
The new comedy series on FXX is a cross between an early Woody Allen comedy and a very edgy late-night comedy sketch. It's part literal, part impressionistic -- even surrealist -- and very different.
A Good Girl And A Lost Boy, Looking For A Way Forward
From the writers of 500 Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now examines the not-so-spectacular markers of teenhood: the awkwardness and anxiety that everyone must endure. Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller are the two lovers at the forefront of this story based on a novel by Tim Tharp.
Zooey Deschanel, From Actress To Indie Rocker
Actress Zooey Deschanel co-stars in the new film (500) Days of Summer. But she's more than just an actress. In 2008, she released the CD "She and Him" with indie-rocker M. Ward.
Dating with Dad: A Reluctant Son's 'Assisted Loving'
When Bob Morris' widowed father decided to start dating again at the age of 80, guess who found himself sorting through the personals? In Assisted Loving, Morris chronicles the search for Dad's new Ms. Right — and his own misadventures in the romantic jungle that is Manhattan's gay ghetto.
Dating with Dad: A Reluctant Son's 'Assisted Loving'
When Bob Morris' widowed father decided to start dating again — at the age of 80 — guess who found himself sorting through the personals? In Assisted Loving, Morris chronicles the search for Dad's new Ms. Right — and his own misadventures in the romantic jungle that is Manhattan's gay ghetto.
"The Rules" Don't Apply to Classic Literature
Book critic Maureen Corrigan considers "The Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right" by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, and wonders how literary heroines may have fared had they followed the authors' advice.
Feminist Columnist Cynthia Heimel's Irreverent Take on Dating
Heimel writes about the perils of being a single woman in the 90s for both The Village Voice and Playboy. There's a new collection of her columns out, titled "If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?"
Humorist Cynthia Heimel
The writer has columns in Playboy and the Village Voice. Her new book -- a satirical take on dating, sex, and fashion -- is called But Enough About You.