Lauren Frey

TMN Contributing Writer Lauren Frey lives in New York City, where she voices the PBS’s NOW with David Brancaccio and works as a publicist. Lauren is a talented unicyclist, a mediocre climber, and a competent seamstress. She graduated with a degree in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

The Hot ______ of the Summer

In times of respite, the mind settles, focusing on what’s really relevant. Here are the TMN READERS’ AND WRITERS’ hot picks: the jam that fueled parties all summer long, the show we turned down the A/C to hear, and more. (Of Recent Note | August 28, 2008)

Staycations

When vacating isn’t an option, you could always consider a holiday in your own vicinity. The TMN READERS AND WRITERS offer travel tales from lands closer to home. (Of Recent Note | July 29, 2008)

The Republican Speaks of Jungles

The presidential election continues to bring forth policy promises and attempts at soul-bearing honesty. LAUREN FREY takes a look at what they really meant to say. (America, America, Burning Bright | July 3, 2008)

Vacation Destinations

With Memorial Day just around the corner, our thoughts are turning to getting the heck out of town. Where to? Well, the TMN READERS AND WRITERS have some recommendations. (Of Recent Note | May 22, 2008)

Do Not Go Gentle

With primary season nearly over, the two remaining Democrats are each facing their own demons. Perhaps some poetry will be an inspiration? TMN Poet Laureate LAUREN FREY puts her observations into verse. (America, America, Burning Bright | May 7, 2008)

The Last Great Thing You Downloaded

From movies to music to graphic novels and Spanish lessons, here are some of our recent digital world discoveries, as downloaded by our writers and readers. (Of Recent Note | March 21, 2008)

We Not Cruel

Delegates, primaries, ads, and speeches, mean the campaign season is full of chaos and noise. In her series of political verse, LAUREN FREY puts things in order—in iambic tetrameter, that is. (America, America, Burning Bright | March 14, 2008)

Movies for What Ails You

It’s winter, and chances are you’re sick or you’re about to be. Even though you may feel like you’d rather curl up and die, we recommend curling up with a good movie instead—and THE WRITERS’ answer to most ailments is Jimmy Stewart. (Of Recent Note | February 22, 2008)

Coiffed Beast Saunters

Soaring rhetoric is getting the short straw this campaign season, so how about some pointed poesy? LAUREN FREY inaugurates a series of political verse to carry us through November. (America, America, Burning Bright | February 15, 2008)

Exercise Gear

How many fitness-inspired New Year’s resolutions does it take to beat down the average individual? How many recommended items of exercise paraphernalia from THE WRITERS does it take to rebuild one’s spirit? The answer is: never enough. (Of Recent Note | January 24, 2008)

The Vote Not Shaken

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week, LAUREN FREY helps a reader choose between political candidates by applying modern poetry to the process. (The Non-Expert | January 18, 2008)

Hangover Cures

Robert Benchley once quipped, “The only cure for a real hangover is death.” Though ultimately true, right now there are holiday parties to attend. THE WRITERS offer solutions for the morning after. (Of Recent Note | December 13, 2007)

Online Merchants

‘Tis the season of Amazon and Zappos, but what about those web merchants with more rare offerings, or services you didn’t know were available online? THE WRITERS offer a few of their current favorites. (Of Recent Note | November 27, 2007)

Phantom Menace

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week, LAUREN FREY rushes to the aid of a distressed reader who believes her house is haunted. (The Non-Expert | October 26, 2007)

Nonfiction Books

You’ve stocked up on bookmarks, ordered the bookplates, and now you’re ready to fill the shelves. Next time you’re shopping, pass over the fiction and pick up something with an index. THE WRITERS offer a selection. (Of Recent Note | October 23, 2007)

One Day on the Internet

In a world that revolves around email addresses and instant messages, much human interaction comes in bits and bytes. THE STAFF spends a day keeping track of their keystrokes around the globe. (Profiles | September 26, 2007)

How to Blow Glass

Those who can’t do, learn. As part of our series in which the clueless apprentice with the experts, LAUREN FREY visits a glass-blowing studio in Brooklyn to pursue her lifelong dream of playing with molten material. (The Novice | September 21, 2007)

Fall Fashion

You’ve heard from Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, and Chloe Sevigny on what to wear this season. Now it’s our turn. The monthly round-up from THE WRITERS on what appeals, this time from their closets. (Of Recent Note | September 18, 2007)

How the Internet Changed the World

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week, LAUREN FREY assists a mother with her daughter’s homework: imagining a world where emails required stamps. (The Non-Expert | August 30, 2007)

Misery Loves Comedy

Grief takes on many forms, though it’s rare to hear about a sudden addiction to comedy clubs and Seth Meyers’s political impersonations. LAUREN FREY recounts an unhealthy obsession. (Personal Essays | May 17, 2007)

What’s Your Resolution?

The confetti’s been tossed, the funny hats are crumpled in the corner, and at least three of us had a little too much champagne. At the start of a new year, THE WRITERS offer an answer to the question everybody’s asking. (Spoofs & Satire | January 2, 2007)

Our Favorite Gifts

The most meaningful gifts are so personal they cannot simply be plucked from the shelves of a store—but sometimes we need a little help. Turning holiday inspiration into shopping salvation, THE WRITERS recall their fondest gift memories. (Guides | December 15, 2006)

Potluck Supper

The best Thanksgivings are the ones where all the guests bring their own specialties to the table. Eight CONTRIBUTING WRITERS serve up their best, potluck-style. With illustrations by ANNA FEATHERLY. (Personal Essays | November 22, 2006)

The Five Stages of Black Friday

The road from denial to Christmas is an arduous one, and begins the day after Thanksgiving. In search of gifts for loved ones, LAUREN FREY abandons all hope, and braves the throngs. (Spoofs & Satire | November 21, 2006)

The Vanishing Date

Halloween: time for stories of headless horsemen, escaped psychos with hooks for hands, and ghosts other than the white-sheet variety. But the same stories year after year can get a little dull. THE WRITERS retell a scary tale. (Spoofs & Satire | October 31, 2006)

New York City, Part II

A city so nice, we had to cover its parks twice. Outsized attention is a given for places like Central Park. But in a city as big and speckled with green spaces as New York, small, local parks are always a quick walk away right when you need them. LAUREN FREY looks at the city’s unsung heroes. (A Walk in the Park | September 14, 2006)

I Would Die 4 U

Hazing makes for hot courtship, and how better to love your woman than by hitting her in the face? Realizing her childhood was empty of important life lessons, LAUREN FREY falls under a certain Prince’s spell. (Personal Essays | August 29, 2006)

Songs of Herself

Hearing old songs is a great way to get in touch with your past, but what happens when every song points to a different ex-boyfriend? LAUREN FREY pledges to listen to every song she owns—even if it means crying in major retail stores. (Personal Essays | July 18, 2006)

One Day in New York City

June 1 dawned humid and hot. The forecast: A high of 84 degrees and possible late-day thunderstorms west of town. But forecasts—for the temperature or for a busy day of work and play—aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. A day in the life of THE WRITERS. (New York, New York | June 14, 2006)

We’d Like to Hear You Never

Yapping on cell phones has gotten out of hand—on the bus, on the street, even in subways, civil life is trampled with every outspoken call. LAUREN FREY has ways to exact your revenge. (Op-Ed | May 24, 2006)

A Word of Advice

‘Tis the season of graduation ceremonies, when many will be told it’s the first day of the rest of their lives. THE WRITERS disagree, and offer the ultimate commencement speech. (Spoofs & Satire | May 4, 2006)

April 2006

It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for another page of what THE WRITERS have been watching, reading, eating, hearing, quaffing, and loving oh so much. (Of Recent Note | April 26, 2006)

Some of This Is Made Up

Sharing your name with a celebrity can be frustrating, especially when the two of you pursue the same occupation. A (maybe) conversation with LAUREN FREY’s (perhaps) cousin, James. (Personal Essays | April 17, 2006)

Purim vs. St. Patrick’s Day

Being drunk may be fun, but being drunk and knowing the big Guy approves is even better. LAUREN FREY matches historical fact and too much beer to decide which holiday offers the bigger hangover. (Op-Ed | March 17, 2006)

The Closest Jay Comes to a Love Song

At the rager the chicks come and go, talking about art or something. In time for a hundred hip-hop-hoorays, LAUREN FREY’s frat-boy adapation of T.S. Eliot’s “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” (Spoofs & Satire | March 7, 2006)

Downloading for the Greater Good

Fall semester is fast approaching, when students in our best universities will resume buying their essays off the internet and plagiarizing like crazy—and good for them! Why downloading term papers is an asset to higher education. (Op-Ed | August 9, 2005)

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