The author poses with Veronica Vera New York last night was the latest stopping off point for the “Sex Drive Road Show” as author Stephanie Theobald is describing the grand tour of her new book, Sex Drive: On The Road to a Pleasure Revolution. The racy memoir, which Emma Thompson claims caused her to “quiver,” sees Theobald embark on a road trip across the US in search of her lost Sex Drive. Along the way, she seeks out advice from the incredible sex-positive feminists of the

It was standing room only at the third floor event space for the book launch and reading for viral sensation short story writer Kristen Roupenian’s just-published collection, You Know You Want This on Monday, January 14th. The crowd of mostly female readers had assembled to hear the author of the short story, “Cat Person,” which appeared in The New Yorker in December of 2017 and quickly went viral to became the second most read piece in the magazine that year. At that time, a

★★★★ This is the highly anticipated short story collection by the author of the viral short story, “Cat Person” that was published in The New Yorker December 2017 during the cusp of the #MeToo revelations. We’ve all been waiting to see if that story was a fluke, wherein the author was somehow able to catch the moment of female anger at male privilege and bad behavior, or if this author really had a way of consistently capturing fireflies in a jar. If I told you her short sto

Ronnie Marmo stars in "I Am Not a Comedian ... I'm Lenny Bruce" at The Cutting Room (Doren Sorell Photography) I requested press tickets to this show because I wanted to see Lenny Bruce through the prism of the recent second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. There’s not a woman who binge-watched that show who shouldn’t rush out and get tickets to this play in the next two months if she’s in New York City (especially since the venue is set up like a nightclub, and this adds

Cathy was born and raised in Kansas and believes she is as stubborn, independent and loyal as her fellow Kansans. She began writing historical romances during the 28 years he lived in Virginia; the place she calls “her spiritual home.” More recently Cathy moved to Austin, Texas to be near family. She adores the music scene, but most of all she has the chance to rise her horses every day! For Cathy life is a goof. She has her family, two dogs and a host of friends to keep her

There are many ways to look at a story, and if you do some research on the reviews On The Basis of Sex you’ll find them: Ruth Bader Ginsberg as a feminist icon; the movie as a legal thriller, but you won’t find any describing it as a love story, and that’s exactly how I see it. Anything that makes me tear up and has a happy ending between people who love each other is a love story. And if you love that kind of story, you must see this, especially if you have a supportive par

Alessandria Biaggi / Twitter In a packed theater in the Bronx, local and national politicians, as well as constituents crammed the 500-seat Lovinger Theater auditorium at Lehman College to watch as Alessandra Biaggi, 32, was sworn in as the new State Senator for the 34th District which she had won in a surprise victory over incumbent Jeff Klein who had held the seat for 14 years. After introductory remarks from Senator Chuck Schumer and NY State Senate Democratic leader Andre