It’s hard to imagine, but before I was best known for being “Shower Thoughts Girl,” my defining characteristic was being “Chef Sylvie,” Northwestern Hillel’s premier kitchen hand. Chef Sylvie...

The other day, I congratulated a woman I am very fond of on her recent pregnancy announcement, to which she paused for a moment, chuckled, and said in an amused voice, “Did you know I was pregnant?” My...

I’m out dancing with my girlfriends; we’re laughing with our eyes closed enjoying the music when I right my head, open my eyes and see a cute guy — shoot — we’re making eye contact.  Pretty...

I don’t think most people think of Passover as the holiday of gratitude. I don’t think most people think of Passover, period. But, for those who do, especially secular Jews like me, Passover tends...

I was walking to the crosstown bus I took to school in sixth grade listening to my older brother’s rap and hip-hop playlist when the song “That Power” by Childish Gambino came on. If the words “I...