The Opinion contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast is not about to feel bad about her face-lift.
AI:Molly Jong-Fast defends her decision to undergo a facelift in an opinion piece for the New York Times, asserting that she feels no shame regarding the cosmetic procedure. Her commentary serves as a personal defense against societal scrutiny and the perceived stigma surrounding plastic surgery and aging.Open
As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. The post The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Little Joys of Leaving a Movie Theater As the credits roll, the ticket-buyers reenter the world. Photo by Stéphane Ouzounoff / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images Last weekend, while I was watching the 1961 version of West Side Story on the big screen at an old theater in my hometown of Columbus, it started to rain outside. The storm caused weird sounds to echo inside the cavernous, ornate building, which was constructed in 1928. The emphatic rumble of rain hitting the rooftop competed, at moments, with the equally forceful music by Leonard Bernstein and words by Stephen Sondheim. But I did not mind. To…Open
Is there something to be said for enforced stillness? The post The Lessons Extracted from a Migraine appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Lessons Extracted from a Migraine Is there something to be said for enforced stillness? “I said I think that a guy who’s always interested in the condition of the world and changing it either has no problems of his own or refuses to face them,” said the novelist Henry Miller in a talking-head segment from Warren Beatty’s much-honored 1981 biopic of the Communist journalist John Reed, Reds. Although the film itself worked overtime to aggrandize its protagonist—he was, after all, played by Beatty, then in full command of his charm and screen presence—Miller did the opposite: The sly, devilish author of Tropic of…Open
A writer reflects on the healing powers of trying new things.
By David DeMay One afternoon I only wanted to know what it would cost to repaint a rental house interior; instead, I caught a glimpse of the future.
I resisted the trend until I couldn’t any longer.
Living at the lake house taught me about risk taking and other life lessons.
Family, faith, and community are the real basis for the good life. A convertible, whether new and expensive or old and cheap, is at most a cherry on top.
This Memorial Day, as we stop to honor our fallen comrades, past and present, at cemeteries and monuments across the land, we must also pause […] Source
In all honesty, these days, I rarely attend large social gatherings, such as awards ceremonies or galas. Maybe it was because I spent so many […] Source