The Frumanista

Is there such a thing as "Jewish food"?  I belong to a number of Jewish food groups. Some are more cultural, shall we say, than re...

Happiness. The founding fathers made a point to mention it, although I think their version of "happiness" doesn't align with t...

I read The Dinner Party by Brenda Janowitz, and I rather enjoyed it. It's about a Passover Seder hosted and attended by traditional Jew...

Nowadays, I don't have much time in the mornings to apply serious Face. If I do, I try to up things with my eyes, as that is what is usu...

I used to be a curated work of art.  Every day, I carefully monitored the image that was to go into the outdoors. I couldn't control how...

Before the holiday season, I was forwarded an "inspirational" video about a young couple who had had a wrong done against them. Th...

I was taking a scenic walk through a poshy-woshy neighborhood. For every house, there were two mansions.  I observe these homes with a criti...

I belong to a few online groups to help with book recommendations. What to read after exhausting favorite authors, that sort of thing. One s...

I was reading an article about a recent book release called Afterparties , by Cambodian-American Anthony Veasna So, who died before it came...

Inappropriate questions. Singles get used to them. At least, I did. In a misguided attempt to make the world find me likable in order to get...