Author Archives: By LIESL SCHILLINGER

Cultural Studies: Hey, Small Spender

Several new books are suggesting that it’s time for shopaholics to seek a cure.


British Men and American Women Meet Over Soccer

A dating party at the Central Bar in the East Village, where the United States-England match was one of the attractions.A dating Web site promotes relationships between British men and American women.


Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough: The Odd-Couple Hosts of ‘Morning Joe’:

Mika Brzezinski, left, with her teammate and sparring partner, Joe Scarborough, on the set of “Morning Joe,” their news program on MSNBC.Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough are the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Feel free to pull up a chair and stay a while.


Noticed: The Female Equivalent of ‘Strange Bedfellows’

Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Nancy Pelosi belong to what may be the smallest, most exclusive clique in American politics.


Books of Style: Better Ways to Start a Century

Joel Priddy’s eye-catching adaptation of O. Henry’s classic Christmas tale, “The Gift of the Magi” and other books.


Books of Style: Probing the Charred Ruins of Romance

Reviews of “Madoff’s Other Secret” and “Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid.”


Books of Style: On Board With Motherhood

RATTLED!.

Books of Style: Heroes, Perfect Babies and That Sort of Thing

“Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys,” by Neil Oliver; and “The Perfect Baby Handbook,” by Dale Hrabi.

Books of Style: Monkey See? Monkey, Do Tell

It’s time to advance Hollywood’s dirty laundry into a new spin cycle.

Books of Style: Our Star-Crossed Paths

In her book “I Saw You…Comics Inspired by Real-Life Missed Connections,” the cartoonist Julia Wertz has gathered scores of artists to illustrate Missed Connections postings.