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Entre Nous: Caroline Kepnes

Monday BARB UP July 23, 2018

July 23, 2018 59 Views 0 Comment

That Steve Miller lyric–‘”time keeps on slippin’ slippin’ into the future”–is ringing so very true. My moments are flying by, …

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Tuesday BARB UP July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018 116 Views 0 Comment

I’ve talked about women supporting each other in previous posts. A never ending conversation. So many of us have our own troubles. …

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Monday BARB UP July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018 152 Views 0 Comment

I was a 22 year-old assistant, although, at the time, those of us on desk bitch duty were called “secretaries.” …

ENTRE NOUS

Entre Nous: Caroline Kepnes

July 11, 2018 972 Views 0 Comment

Entre Nous: Caroline Kepnes by Marcelle Karp A few summers ago, I asked my friends what book I should read. …

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Tuesday BARB UP July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018 168 Views 0 Comment

I started this yesterday and got distracted by everything, from my daughter arriving in Paris (from Amsterdam) (I was keeping …

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Lady Parts: Youth of Today–Beauty in Activism

July 06, 2018 606 Views 0 Comment

Lady Parts: A Barb Beauty Series This Edition: Youth of Today–Beauty in Activism By: Stacy Conde Featuring: Zoe Ellsworth What …

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Tuesday BARB UP July 3, 2018

July 03, 2018 167 Views 0 Comment

What is a day in the life on the beach like? Here we go.I’ve been here 3 mornings, or as …

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Monday BARB UP July 2, 2018

July 02, 2018 110 Views 0 Comment

I’ve retreated for a few weeks, to find my voice again as a writer, to the beach. I remain tethered …

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Wednesday BARB UP June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018 173 Views 0 Comment

I am breaking up with my landline. After all these years—decades really—it’s time to retire my 212 number. I grew …

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Tuesday BARB UP June 26, 2018

June 26, 2018 174 Views 0 Comment

And so, on Friday, The Teenager graduated high school. It is the proverbial milestone. High school. Pinnacle of scars and …

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Transitions: Lydia Lacey

January 15, 2017 874 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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So…For 300 Dollars, Would You Have Sex With Me?

January 20, 2017 1128 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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Friday BARB Up February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 1019 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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5 Things I Own and/or Covet.

January 29, 2017 399 Views 2 Comments

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

SAY WHAT NOW , WHERE I’M AT

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

May 19, 2017 2106 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 February 2, 2017

February 02, 2017 412 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 1156 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 1791 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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BARB Gets Buzzed: G-MOTION RABBIT WAND

March 08, 2017 459 Views 1 Comment

BARB Get Buzzed: The G-Motion Rabbit Wand Review by Lola Motion Toy: G-Motion Rabbit Wand Cost: 119.95 Where: Adam and …

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Wednesday BARB UP August 30, 2017

August 30, 2017 430 Views 1 Comment

I’m sitting in a bar. McManus in Chelsea. New York City. I spent many a night in the 90’s here, …

Monday BARB UP July 23, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP July 17, 2018

Monday BARB UP July 16, 2018

Entre Nous: Caroline Kepnes

Tuesday BARB UP July 10, 2018

Monday BARB UP July 23, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP July 17, 2018

Monday BARB UP July 16, 2018

Entre Nous: Caroline Kepnes

Monday BARB UP July 23, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP July 17, 2018

Monday BARB UP July 16, 2018

Entre Nous: Caroline Kepnes

Tuesday BARB UP July 10, 2018

Lady Parts: Youth of Today–Beauty in Activism

Tuesday BARB UP July 3, 2018

Monday BARB UP July 2, 2018

Wednesday BARB UP June 27, 2018

Tuesday BARB UP June 26, 2018

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