Email Author Terra Sullivan

2010 Stories by Terra Sullivan

• Fair Is Fair

  published December 2, 2010

  For all of the somewhat seedy images the quintessential county fair experience brings up (i.e., ride operators with pasts shadier than a... More >>

• Pencil-Drawn Punk

  published November 11, 2010

  Chances are if you logged time in the teenaged punk-rock contingent, works by artist Raymond Pettibon hung with enough double-sided Scotch ... More >>

• Subway Sect

  published October 14, 2010

  When Sarah Jones was writing her one-woman show Bridge and Tunnel, she made the New York City subway line something like her mobile... More >>

• Suitable Arts

  published October 7, 2010

  On first appearances alone, it’s hard to imagine any similarities between visual artist Nick Cave and the more widely recognized macabre... More >>

• Craft Services

  published September 30, 2010

  Quick survey: You see an empty room. Do you: (a) relish the simplicity offered by the spartan space, or (b) imagine just how many sock monkeys can... More >>

• “Bartenders, Barstools, and Barmaids…”

  published September 23, 2010

  For many, the importance of having a good bartender at one’s disposal rests somewhere between having an expert family doctor and an honest... More >>

• Good Night Moon

  published September 23, 2010

  Your introduction to a full-moon party went something like this: Acting on a whim, you met a handful of women (let’s call it a coven) for a... More >>

• Canines & Cocktails

  published September 9, 2010

  Recently there was a moment, one of those Oprah “aha moments,” when you swore off human beings as suitable drinking buddies for good.... More >>

• Twisted Sisters

  published August 12, 2010

  Let’s dust off an oft-quoted nugget of feminist truth from the mouth of Lake Worth-born Robin Morgan: Sisterhood is powerful, people.... More >>

• The Real Birthers Movement

  published August 5, 2010

  Family, work, or a tight-knit group of overly enthusiastic mommy friends could be blamed for us women having a stranglehold on our ovaries.... More >>

• Cats Would Never Go for This

  published July 8, 2010

  If given the chance to dress themselves (assuming opposable thumbs are no longer an issue), would your canine companion choose cowboy fringe,... More >>

• Post-Grunge Returns

  published July 1, 2010

  Call it a perfect alignment of the stars, because there has been an awful lot of mid- to late-’90s love upon us lately, like the recessionary... More >>

• Sapphic Scripts

  published June 24, 2010

  Try as you might to avoid it, there comes a time in adulthood when you will absolutely break your parents’ hearts. For the supportive,... More >>

• Fair Trade

  published June 24, 2010

  When it comes to recycling paper, plastic, and glass, the Solid Waste Authority could call us model citizens. But when clothing enters the... More >>

• Swing Shift

  published June 17, 2010

  Dear Reader: While you may be far too wet behind the ears to remember the first onslaught of swing dancing — the cultural phenomenon that... More >>

• The Boys and Girls Club

  published June 3, 2010

  Ladies, we still consider ourselves proud feminists, right? When talking shop on matters of childcare, housework, and paycheck inequities, our... More >>

• About Face

  published May 20, 2010

  The bin of haphazardly selected Halloween costumery that includes plastic handcuffs, magician wands, red foam noses, and any other accessory that... More >>

• Water… Sans Tar Balls!

  published May 20, 2010

  While it remains to be seen if the BP oil spill will make our pristine waters forever look like the contents of a bottle of Kraft Zesty Italian... More >>

• All About the Payback

  published May 13, 2010

  Whether it’s scrawling phone numbers on bathroom stalls, sharing a low-lying dormant STD, or tying your adulterous husband to a motel bed and... More >>

• Diego Rivera Is Just Scratching the Surface

  published May 6, 2010

  The 2010 Census questionnaire pointed out an unnerving observation on how we see ourselves: a mass of checked and unchecked boxes. For those of us... More >>

• Public (Intoxicated) Transit

  published April 29, 2010

  Every day, millions of brave souls board public transportation in the form of buses, subways, and trains. This act is done mostly sober — and... More >>

• Strange Love

  published March 25, 2010

  Sure, any reasonable person with a subscription to Juxtapoz Magazine and a penchant for complimentary wine and cheese can call themselves... More >>

• Thinking Outside of the Cardboard Wine Box

  published March 18, 2010

  Beanie babies. Grandpa’s LP collection. Home movies. Of all the things to store away for a later date when they’ll be greatly... More >>

• Seeing Cupid

  published February 11, 2010

  Try as he might to perfect his aim, sometimes Cupid misses. But Saturday, Cinema Paradiso nailed the bull’s-eye by hosting two killer events.... More >>

• Battlestar Romantica

  published February 11, 2010

  Maybe it’s the glut of He’s Just Not That Into You/Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus crap advice floating around... More >>