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Published: 08/14/10

'Eat Pray Love': Escape for the Common Woman

By  Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily
'Eat Pray Love': Escape for the Common Woman

When I lived abroad I used to say, and I still somewhat believe, Oprah-ishly, that I was my Best Self living away. I shed all the weight that I carry around with me day to day both literally -- I've never been thinner -- and metaphorically: all the anxiety and trivial machinations over ephemera lifted. Abroad I felt purer, somehow.Truth is, life on the road, or life as an expat is somehow bigger, bolder, sharper, keener -- the highs higher, the lows lower, than in regular life. Why wouldn't you choose it, if you could? But try to explain that to friends back home and it comes across as ...

Published: 01/10/10

Be British, Be French, Be Buddhist, and Lay Off Brit Hume

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Be British, Be French, Be Buddhist, and Lay Off Brit Hume

As the wife of a theater critic and as a former movie critic myself, I appreciate the fine art of underacting. Sadly, it's more and more rare. ...

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