Encounter
Chatting up her Syrian Uber driver on the way to LAX, she discovered that they were practically neighbors. Then she unearthed a much more abiding tie.
Annabelle Gurwitch is the is the New York Times Bestselling author of I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50.
R2D2 Redux
The sagas of one adorkable robot and 47,000 immigrant children make me wonder if we’re developing more empathy for technology than humans.
4am Club
Plus, my ideas for how we should have gotten Bowe Bergdahl back; and my glee at Marianne Williamson’s un-miraculous political career.
4am Reflections
Start hunting. Pound vodka shots. Hang with Tyler, the Creator. Arrest HAIM. And by the way—is that line on my face permanent?
Odd Friendships
In Hollywood, a friendship with a movie star, especially a close friendship, requires its own terms and definitions. Hence the concept ‘Hollywood Adjacent.’