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Get Smarter, Stupid! 8 Free Podcasts
Wednesday, September 1st Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentI read a study last week that said that as far as our problem-solving ability and general mental plasticity, our brains finish the major parts of their development by the time we hit 25. That scared me a lot because I engaged in the willful murder of many of my brains with almost religious zeal ... Read More →
Broke-Ass Beauty: The Ravages of Age
Monday, August 23rd Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentAllow me to introduce a syllogism that I believe to exist without fallacy within the four walls of this blog.
Angelina is one of the most absurdly beautiful women alive.
Absurdly beautiful women do not age well
Angelina Jolie will not age well.
The facts are simple and immutable. Angelina Jolie’s face is so striking that it makes my ... Read More →
The Smell of Cheap: Drugstore Perfumes
Wednesday, August 11th Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentBuying perfume was the first grown-up purchase I made. I wasn’t allowed makeup and I was terrible at putting on nail polish, but around the same time as puberty was (supposedly) starting to kick in, I bought a bottle of perfume. Bottle may be a bit of an exaggeration, actually. It came in an pocket-sized ... Read More →
Cheap Sweets: French Macaroons at Almondine’s
Thursday, August 5th Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentWhen I first went to Paris I was sixteen and in the company of a slew of other privileged, Americans of comparable age and intellect sent there for a “summer study abroad” program by our parents.
There are a million things to say about that but what I will say is the following:
Getting peed on by ... Read More →
How to Be Broke: The Upside of Being Unemployed
Sunday, August 1st Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentThe worst part of about looking for work is the days in between. You have no idea how long your money is going to have to last, you have no idea when you can expect to work again and you silently curse every tiny expenditure that you made back when you deluded yourself into believing ... Read More →
Terrorist Attacks and Doin’ It!
Thursday, July 29th Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentI generally buy books. I either buy them on Amazon or at The Strand or sometimes even full price at a place like McNally Jackson or St. Marks Books because I am all about supporting local outfits. All of that made me sort of forget about the fact that there are places where FOR FREE, ... Read More →
Stuff That’s Not Okay: Summer Styles Edition
Wednesday, July 21st Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentWhelp, guys, it’s hot out. I’m just gonna say it. I’m gonna be the Eminem of this website, givin you things you joke about with your friends inside your living room, the only difference is I got the balls to say it in front of y’all and I don’t gotta be false or sugarcoat it ... Read More →
Does Playing Lacrosse Lead to Rape?
Monday, July 19th Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentWhat with Mel Gibson’s recent outburst, this particular story has not gotten the media “buzz” that I feel it so richly deserves, but nevertheless, I will continue.
I guess, like a lot of people, I’m horrified and saddened and everything else about what happened with Judy Blume’s grandson. Yes, for those not in the know, Blume’s ... Read More →
Teens and ‘dults Don’t Mix: Movies and TV From My Tween Years
Wednesday, July 7th Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentAs an impressionable young person growing up in the suburbs with a younger sister and two totally squaresville parents, figuring out what adolescence was supposed to look required that I look elsewhere for guidance. My best friend had two older sisters, the eldest of whom used to babysit for me. She was an artist and ... Read More →
Humpday Video: RuPaul “Covergirl”
Wednesday, June 30th Written by Ashley Friedman - Cornerstore CorrespondentIn honor of NYC’s Gay Pride weekend and RuPaul’s DragRace, the most amazing televised game show ever, I submit, for your consideration RuPaul’s “Covergirl”, featuring someone named Rebecca Glasscock who I believe is a dragrace contestant. That pretty much says everything, I think.
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