Laura Norkin

He sets up shop in his ex-wife's living room surrounded by "brilliant women," and nary a child or toy in sight. Succession has returned, which means life has meaning again. And there's so much meaning to discuss — why is Roman's repartee so annoying…

I think I first heard the word “coup” when I learned the history of Napoleon. Or maybe it was Franco, and eventually I connected it to that of Pinochet. But I am a words person and I mostly have used it lightly, to mean a spicy takeover — how you’d…

Kobe Bryant allegedly raped someone. He was a legendary basketball player. Both of these things can be true. Bryant died tragically in a helicopter accident Sunday which also claimed the life of his young daughter, and reactions immediately poured…

Three months ago, I had all but sworn toner was a useless extra step in a daily skincare routine. Skippable if you’re in a rush, as I pretty much always am. Now, toner is the only step that I refuse to skip — all because of Snow Fox's Herbal Youth…

When was the last time you felt truly satisfied by a series finale? Was it when Mr. Big arrived in Paris to rescue Carrie Bradshaw, or Rachel skipped Paris to be with Ross? (If yes in either case, please consider revisiting.) Maybe it was The…

On Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, Lori Loughlin appeared in court to face charges for allegedly participating in a bribery scandal that dominated this week’s new cycle. “Becky with the good heir” everyone tweeted, referencing Loughlin’s Full House…

I was a late bloomer. At 8 I looked 6. At 13, I looked 8. In high school, I kind of still looked 8. And this usually worked to my benefit. I came off as precocious, advanced even. At 22, my first job out of college, I raised my hand in an all-staff…

Last night my dinner was a single strip of leftover chicken katsu, consumed cold, while I stood in the glow of the open fridge. And for dessert: a bowl of fuchsia fruit-flavored cereal called Cheetah Chomps, which I ate in bed. I have the health…

Hygge isn’t for everyone. I personally don’t understand how what is essentially a Pinterest board made up of 98 percent Anthropologie leads to better health and happiness. (There’s a good chance I have misinterpreted hygge.) But just as I thought…

Collage: Stevie Remsberg NEW MOM explores the brilliant, terrible, wonderful, confusing realities of first-time motherhood. It’s for anybody who wants to be a new mom, is a new mom, was a new mom, or wants really good reasons to never be a new…

In an episode exploring the boundaries of parental control, the Netflix series “Black Mirror” fudges the limits of emergency contraceptives. Episode 2 of the show’s fourth season brings us Marie (played by Rosemarie DeWitt). She is a nervous,…

Photo: Getty Images. Think of the words “mommy and me fitness,” and now picture the person likely saying them. Crumple that up and throw it away. Now, picture someone whose favorite exercise is remembering decades-old Chris Farley quotes and laughing…

I’m staring at my 2-year-old daughter through a night-vision monitor. I pan the camera side to side until the screen images her midsection, and zoom in to be sure I see it rise and fall beneath her tight-fit dinosaur pajamas. Sometimes, I still sneak…

Ari Joseph answers the door of his Brooklyn apartment with 7-week-old Selma strapped into a nursery-gray Boba baby carrier. All that's visible of the infant is a shock of black hair against her father’s chest, where curls the same color tuft out of…

Illustration by Marina Esmeraldo. On the subways of New York City, especially in the winter when everyone’s in the same black coat, shoppers show off their fashion sense on their laps. Yes, your handbag is like your car here, both being objects that…

Photo: via @andreabarber; @andreabarber. In the immortal words of that 1984 Whodini track, “You can look the word up again and again, but the dictionary doesn’t know the meaning of friends.” If you’ve got inside jokes older than your parents’ VCR…