Ruth WalkerIs monogamy out of style?Back in the Before Times, when a strange new plague was sweeping the planet and, almost overnight, hugs were replaced with clumsy elbow…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Ruth WalkerWhy you’re craving the food of your childhood right nowOf all the tastes of home that were smuggled back to New York for expat friends after the Christmas break this year, one was more potently…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Ruth WalkerWhen life knocks the sh*t out of you, try telling poop jokesIf you feel like you’re being waterboarded by life right now, I want you to know — I see you.Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Ruth WalkerI was approved for a US O1 visa in two daysLess than a week before the world witnessed a not dissimilar change — with a flight to Florida, a song from Gaga, and the swearing in of…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Ruth WalkerThe little things that got me through 2020Back in my old newspaper days, I used to hate those inevitable reviews of the year. They felt so lazy; an easy way to fill space during…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Ruth WalkerWhat I know about The Crown (and the stories it probably won’t tell)You’re watching The Crown, aren’t you? How could you not? Such a splendid mix of fairy tale myth and magic, cursed princesses, wicked…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
Ruth WalkerWhere were you when …? The best US election memes of 2020Some events are so historic, we remember exactly where we were when we witnessed them. The moon landing. The assassination of Kennedy…Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
Ruth WalkerIf Manhattan isn’t a ghost town, can it still be boo-tiful?Halloween in New York was a little different this year. I didn’t get spanked at a kinky dominatrix party. And I didn’t share a Sex and the…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Ruth WalkerAm I a pervert (asking for a friend)?Remember the Sex and the City episode where Miranda discovers the joys of the Rabbit? “I think I’m in love,” our Harvard-educated…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Ruth WalkerI braved Century 21’s final day so you wouldn’t have toWhen the fight broke out in line for Century 21’s final day of sales at Lincoln Square — someone mentioned an attempted stabbing, but I…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020
