There are very few things in my life I would classify as “religious,” but skincare is one of them. I first became a devotee in my early teens, and in the ensuing 12 or so years I have rarely skipped my twice daily cleansing and moisturizing. For the last ten…

I have never seen a crowd erupt as violently as when Eminem took his first steps into the stadium spotlights. He is one of the rare artists who could be a recluse and still maintain a rabid fan base, eager as ever to see him, if only from a distance…

I lay in my bed, overtaken by a deep and sudden bout of ennui, a feeling not marked by sadness or anger but emptiness. Gazing at the piles of stuffed animals on my bed, the picture frames on my bureau, the posters of sunsets and movie stars, which covered the…