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Feb 20
3 min

When life knocks the sh*t out of you, try telling poop jokes

If you feel like you’re being waterboarded by life right now, I want you to know – I see you. If you’ve been knocked sideways by the...

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Ruth Walker

Jan 27
3 min

Two days that changed my world

Two days. That’s all it took. Two days, four little words, and my life changed, just like that Less than a week before the world...

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The little things that got me through 2020

Ruth Walker

Dec 31, 2020
3 min

The little things that got me through 2020

Back 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 “sil

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Ruth Walker

Nov 23, 2020
2 min

What I know about The Crown

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...

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Ruth Walker

Nov 11, 2020
2 min

Where were you when ...?

Some events are so historic, we remember exactly where we were when we witnessed them. The moon landing. The assassination of Kennedy....

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If Manhattan isn't a ghost town, can it still be boo-tiful?

Ruth Walker

Nov 2, 2020
2 min

If 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...

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Ruth Walker

Oct 19, 2020
2 min

Am 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,

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I braved Century 21's final day so you wouldn't have to

Ruth Walker

Oct 12, 2020
2 min

I braved Century 21's final day so you wouldn't have to

When the fight broke out in line for Century 21’s final day of sales at Lincoln Square – someone mentioned an attempted stabbing, but I can’

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Ruth Walker

Oct 5, 2020
2 min

The ballad of the Central Park rat

"I can definitely hear something.” It’s the third time in the last 20 minutes Cera has stopped our chatter to suggest we may have an uninvit

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To anyone who's falling out of love with New York

Ruth Walker

Sep 15, 2020
1 min

To anyone who's falling out of love with New York

I played hooky yesterday afternoon – and fell back in love with New York. I hadn't exactly fallen OUT of love, but we’d been getting on ea

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Ruth Walker

Sep 14, 2020
2 min

A psychic message from my past

On Saturday, relishing the almost fall weather (yay!), I pulled on a jacket I hadn’t worn in months. It felt comforting – emotionally as wel

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Living proof - the dating zombie apocalypse is here

Ruth Walker

Aug 10, 2020
1 min

Living proof - the dating zombie apocalypse is here

"Ruth Walker!” The voicemail message begins brightly. “What a darling, charming voice, even on voicemail.” The gentleman caller does not...

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Ruth Walker

Aug 7, 2020
1 min

A coronavirus secret ...

I’m at an undisclosed location in the West Village, having drinks with a friend, when I hear what must be the most valuable piece of...

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Halloween in New York – with a dominatrix and drag Bo Peep

Ruth Walker

Nov 1, 2019
1 min

Halloween in New York – with a dominatrix and drag Bo Peep

This may not be the first post I write while still wearing most of last night's make-up. But waking up next to a red wig and vague memories

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