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Tuesday BARB UP September 18, 2018

Monday BARB UP September 24, 2018

September 23, 2018 85 Views 0 Comment

I had a momentary burst of The Teenager this weekend; on Saturday, she emerged from the bowels of Penn Station …

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GIRL ON THE RISE ALERT: Amy Wilcox

September 20, 2018 36 Views 0 Comment

GIRL ON THE RISE ALERT: AMY WILCOX Interview by Marcelle Karp Amy Wilcox is a girl on the rise. Eagles, …

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Thursday BARB UP September 20, 2018

September 20, 2018 141 Views 0 Comment

Yom Kippur—the day of atonement for Jews—has, in the last few years, been a challenge for me. Or rather, fasting. …

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Tuesday BARB UP September 18, 2018

September 18, 2018 164 Views 0 Comment

And now, here we are, the third week of classes, the start of the fourth week of The Teenager at …

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Thursday BARB UP September 13, 2018

September 13, 2018 126 Views 0 Comment

This is going to be a short intro; it’s election day here in New York. I will be casting my …

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Tuesday BARB UP September 11, 2018

September 11, 2018 211 Views 0 Comment

On this day, all those years ago, the world stopped. Heaved. Outside my window, facing Seventh Avenue in NYC’s West …

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Monday BARB UP September 10, 2018

September 10, 2018 237 Views 0 Comment

YOU. I was on the taxi line at JFK some years ago at the height of the Gossip Girl series …

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Wednesday BARB UP September 5, 2018

September 05, 2018 243 Views 0 Comment

For so many people, this week marks their children’s first day of school. As I walked Rocky this morning, summer’s …

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RIP Kenny Shopsin

September 03, 2018 700 Views 0 Comment

The news today, oh boy. That Kenny Shopsin passed away. I picture him fighting death off, her scythe coming for …

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Thursday BARB UP August 30, 2018

August 30, 2018 213 Views 0 Comment

Today is The Teenager’s 18th birthday, and in honor of her, I’m reposting a story I published last year on …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 1040 Views 4 Comments

I have been friends with Lydia Lacey since the very early 90’s. She was a Chicago transplant; our mutual friends …

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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1095 Views 3 Comments

She’d be turning 54 this weekend, Wendy, that is, my friend who committed suicide in 2001, only three months before …

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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 1359 Views 3 Comments

“I already want to marry you.” The banter is going well, as well as dating-app badinage goes. It’s 11am, I’m sitting …

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Thursday BARB Up February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 464 Views 2 Comments

Last night, while I was out with a friend of mine, I got a message from a fella on one …

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Friday BARB UP November 17, 2017: My One Year BARBAVERSARY

November 17, 2017 1216 Views 2 Comments

My daughter Ruby Karp wrote a book, Earth Hates Me. Order it here. Please. I have been blogging here at BARB for one year, …

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Entre Nous: Tracy Bonham

February 23, 2017 1877 Views 2 Comments

I remember clearly when Mother, Mother was on rotation on MTV; there she was, Tracy Bonham, reminding me that we …

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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 598 Views 2 Comments

A list of 5 things I want and or covet. BAGS For the women who carry everything, or are in …

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Cinema Siren Says: It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To

May 19, 2017 2185 Views 2 Comments

Cinema Siren Says! ….a new column by Leslie Combemale… It’s My Body And I’ll Wear What I Want To Every …

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Thursday BARB UP July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017 554 Views 1 Comment

For most of the 90’s, I ate at least one meal a day at a restaurant called Shopsin’s. I lived …

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Video Premiere: Soul Quake by Cindy Alexander

December 01, 2017 1342 Views 1 Comment

I’m so honored to premiere Cindy Alexander‘s video, Soul Quake, from her upcoming release, Nowhere to Hide, her ninth album! …

Monday BARB UP September 24, 2018

GIRL ON THE RISE ALERT: Amy Wilcox

Thursday BARB UP September 20, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP September 18, 2018

Thursday BARB UP September 13, 2018

Monday BARB UP September 24, 2018

GIRL ON THE RISE ALERT: Amy Wilcox

Thursday BARB UP September 20, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP September 18, 2018

Monday BARB UP September 24, 2018

GIRL ON THE RISE ALERT: Amy Wilcox

Thursday BARB UP September 20, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP September 18, 2018

Thursday BARB UP September 13, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP September 11, 2018

Monday BARB UP September 10, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP September 5, 2018

RIP Kenny Shopsin

Thursday BARB UP August 30, 2018

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