Judy McGuire

‘I am woman, you can’t hear me whisper’ just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

Word Count 1769 I’d been in crippling, ever-worsening pain for a couple of years when it became clear that if I didn’t want to end up immobile, I’d need hip replacement surgery. I knew a few people who’d had the procedure, and they’d deemed it

My husband and I had just moved into the first apartment we’d ever owned—a somewhat dismal first-floor unit in a Queens co-op building, when the super asked if the small black cat lurking outside was mine. After a moment of panic spent locating my

Welcome to of our new advice column where we try to answer all of your confounding "What The…?" questions. We'll be getting advice from experts, but we may not always have the best answer. Feel free to share your own advice in the comments below . Q: I really like this man and would l

The first time I noticed a “trigger warning” it was about a year ago, at the top of a blog post containing a first-person account of the author’s rape. These days, these warnings are ubiquitous on stories about everything from eating disorders to abused animals. Some colleges are even considering pu

I knew he had a girlfriend, but that didn’t stop me from liking him, nor did it discourage me from making out with him at any opportunity. He told me all the old standard lies — she was a bitch, she was crazy, they never had sex anymore and they were pretty much dunzo anyway — and I chose to believe

Perhaps it’s because I met my man of nearly a decade online, or maybe it just appeals to my lazy nature, but I’ve always been a fan of internet dating. Why go out to a bar when you can sit home and order potential penises from the comfort of your couch? Incredibly, I still have friends who balk at t

(Graphic: Kat Borosky/TueNight.com) My first fashion-related memory is of my dad taking me shopping for my first pair of glasses. My mom — perhaps unwisely — had opted to stay home. I was 4 years old and had already developed a magpie-like obsession with anything shiny. So I immediately honed in on

"Our challenge was to find white, upper- and middle-class users and study their usage in order to paint a more realistic portrait of who was using drugs." (Photo: Adrianna Dufay/TueNight) “C’mon!” my emaciated companion urged, grabbing my arm and

(Illustration: Kat Borosky/ TueNight.com) I have never been remotely sporty. The only Olympic event I watch with any regularity is figure skating, and the sole game my softball team ever won was the one I missed. When we ran long-distance in high

While I was busily doling out good advice -- and I did give seriously sound counsel -- for much of the time I was living bad advice.

Former Jarvis Cocker backup dancer and current Seattle Weekly Dategirl Judy McGuire’s new book, The Official Book Of Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll Lists, is rife with lists counting down debauched and out-there moments of —Ozzy Osbourne’s health

Editor’s note: This weekend, Jarvis Cocker performed at the Whitney Museum in his Relaxed Muscle guise as part of the choreographer Michael Clark’s “Who’s Zoo” residency. The performance brought together dancers both trained and amateur, and Seattle