Archana Ram

Back in the olden days of AOL Instant Messenger, I was a journalism major who thought she was really clever with her away messages. Quotes from The Simpsons, or a cryptic “out for the night,” or a play on words. At that time, I thought an away message like “allergeez”

There’s a scene in season 2 of The Comeback when Valerie and Mark’s marriage hits a really hard, really painful crossroad. Val, the sitcom actress, is angry that he’s not supporting her during a critical time after all the years she’s been there for him, even

“The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.” That’s how Carrie Bradshaw summed up everything she experienced over six seasons of Sex and

I can’t tell if I was born in the best era or the most challenging one. By that I mean, a millennial who was raised analog but grew up digital. I did have the internet, but 1.) it required dial-up [cue: screeching, cacophonous sound] and 2.) I used it

“The book was better.” Four simple words that are absolutely delicious to say and totally annoying for the person on the other end to hear. The former gets to virtue signal that they're a heightened, erudite being because they, yes, read. The latter because, calm down, diva. You

“The extent at which you can see how other people live seems useful at worst and incredibly pleasurable and interesting at best.”—Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations There’s no other way to start a piece about Bourdain than to start with his words. He was a chef, yes—most notably