Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

oscartini’s and cry babies

I have plenty to post, but you’re gonna have to wait for it. I need to collect myself, defrizz, hydrate, and sit with the thoughts. I need sleep. We all screamed and wept like little girls when Sandy…

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free for all thoughts

Already today I’ve cleaned my closet, cleared my bedside table, and organized the bathroom vanity. I took my allergy pill and a few others. Flax seeded it up. Mixed a shot of espresso with protein powder, and measured, yes, 8…

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lost, season 6: “what kate does”

KATE, CLAIRE, & DR. ETHAN: Let us recall that back on the Island, once upon a time, Kate was the one who helped Claire and delivered Aaron. Aaron’s birth had coincided with the death of Boon, so it will be…

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LOST: what being a clit flick addict can teach you

L ost, it seems, has a lot of coupling going on. There has always been an emphasis on duality: science vs. faith, good vs. evil, us vs.…

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thinking about LOST while sitting at Max’s Wine Dive

  I run into people in my life who have never seen Lost, but who’ve read about my obsession on this blog. There are others who read this blog just to hear my take on an episode. What I…

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abc’s flashforward: sawyer’s responsible

Two years ago, I wrote on this blog about the TV series LOST, and its link to the book FlashForward by Robert J Sawyer. Tonight ABC aired the premiere episode of FlashForward, inspired by the very same…

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lady blazers & emmys

I love our girl Tina Fey. No question. So when she mentions that a kissing scene with Don Draper makes her sweat through her "lady blazer," I take her for her word. She busted a pit. But then I…

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i don’t like Kiptyn: will Jillian marry Mr. Ed?

Jillian & Ed Jillian, I love you. I do. Whenever anyone begins with proclamations of love, they’re about to go somewhere ugly. And I am. I’m about to get ugly. But first, I’m going to be pretty: I love…

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real housewives of the lone star state: bantam babes won’t you come out tonight?

"Ma, you can’t feed the chicken chicken!" "What, I should make separate meals?" They’re coming. The real housewives of The Lone Star State. They’re really coming. Growing up, I’d always heard my mother refer to the women at our…

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lost season finale: trading places

  The season finale of Lost begins very much like the setup to a punchline joke: a priest and rabbi walk into a bar. Except it’s a tiki bar, and we’re about to realize that this is a total…

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