Amy McCarthy

Going back home for the holidays is both a blessing and a curse. Your mom is going to cook some excellent food, there are presents involved, and it generally feels like a vacation away from real life. Unfortunately, though, your parents still…

When the chance to enjoy unlimited pasta for seven weeks was presented to me, I immediately jumped because I am not an idiot. Back in September, Olive Garden launched 1,000 "Never Ending Pasta Passes," which would entitle the buyer to seven weeks of…

Today, the New York Times published an extremely controversial decision, and it’s not about Ebola, the Islamic State, or any other relevant or otherwise important news topic. In a piece titled "Brunch Is For Jerks, New York-based writer David…

It’s no surprise that someone who labels herself a “dissident feminist” would sometimes draw the ire of those who do our best to live inside a feminist framework. Writer and social critic Camille Paglia has long claimed that feminists are…

Not even the intricacies of foreign policy and financial markets are as heavily scrutinized as the bodies of female celebrities. Gossip rags hire entire staffs of photographers and writers to document the weight fluctuations, workouts, and cellulite…

I can’t remember the first time I ever watched a football game, likely because it happened right after being liberated from the womb. I’m an October baby, born right into the throes of college and National Football League season. We were not a…

After the release of the Ray Rice assault video, everyone had an opinion. Fortunately, the majority of people expressed support for Rice’s wife Janay, and called for him to be removed from the National Football League. There were still some people…

After TMZ released the full video footage of former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice viciously beating his then-fiancé/now-wife Janay, the entire media world erupted about what this new footage means — What it means for Ray Rice’s career. What it…

Going to Whole Foods is practically like breathing and doing yoga for millennials and 30-somethings, especially now that we’re all so focused on living healthy lifestyles. Whatever that means for you, it’s likely that you’ve found yourself muttering…