05/08/2008

Maintain serenity with Lotto and strip poker
Health in all its forms is of great interest to me.

05/07/2008

Pro shares finer points of the pickup
Relationship journalist and radio host Amy Spencer is the girl to go to when people want to know how the whole love thing works.

05/01/2008

It's not you, it's me; all right, maybe it is you

04/30/2008

Writer crafts love tips
Author Barbara Bérot knows how dramatic love can be. Her debut novel, When Europa Rode the Bull, is an erotic tale of betrayal and loss.

04/24/2008

Colon cleansing remedies are a load of crap
During this season of spring cleaning, I'm wondering if my colon needs a little scrub and polish.

04/23/2008

New books tackle marriage minefields
E-mail your favorite oldies song lyrics to Leah at lashafer@gmail.com.

04/17/2008

Polygamy's best perk is shared housework
In the wake of the raid on the West Texas polygamist compound, and after finishing up the second season of HBO's Big Love on DVD this week, I've been thinking about this whole "plural marriage" deal.

04/16/2008

Pro offers her tips on speed dating
Dating diva Jacqui Malouf knows about love connections. The comedienne and author of Booty Food was in Dallas last week to promote a speed dating extravaganza in partnership with 8minuteDating and Penguin Wines.

04/10/2008

Laura Ingalls Wilder would've known better
Once upon a time, I knew someone who loved referring to his Civil War Medical Treatment in a booming voice worthy of Robert E. Lee.

04/09/2008

Books decode the opposite sex
If only there were a magic dating decoder ring for the sexes. In would go a sentence, and out would come the translation in guy-ese or woman-speak.

04/03/2008

Spring signals end of shaving's hibernation
Sometime in the last month, I dug out a few cute spring skirts, pranced around my apartment and imagined open-toed shoes and breezy blouses.

04/02/2008

Need relationship insight? Look to stars
Astrology pickup lines are the stuff of jokes, but for author and psychic Stacey Wolf (right), the stars offer real insight when it comes to romance and relationships.

04/01/2008

ON QUICKDFW.COM
QUICK'S BIG THING It's our first local-music concert and awards show, and it happens April 24 at the Palladium Ballroom. Check out the nominees in 10 categories (including Doug Burr, above), meet the panelists who selected those nominees, and vote!

03/27/2008

If only all men could bear and birth babies
As part of my ongoing efforts to keep my mind razor-sharp and my intellectual bearings straight, I spend part of each day perusing high-quality reading material on the Internet.

03/26/2008

Sex does the body good
Humans have been pursuing sex since the dawn of time. It rules supreme in our conscious and subconscious brains. It can sell everything from Hondas to Hot Pockets.

03/20/2008

I've ushered in spring with a bad hair month
The first hints of spring a few weeks ago had me antsy for some change, but totally unsure of what should be different.

03/19/2008

'Boink' takes you back to the college days
Opening the mail last week made us blush a furious shade of crimson, something quite unusual in an office accustomed to all manner of outrageous press releases and books.

03/13/2008

Only celebrities can rock the hot baby bumps

03/06/2008

I'm going to make being ill totally en vogue
I'm mastering the art of "sick chic" for my springtime fashion look.

02/28/2008

Other people's kids make great birth control
Exactly one year ago, my friend Fertile Myrtle gave birth to not one but two little, blue-eyed, totally bald girls.

02/27/2008

Girl Talk: Books tackle setups and scared guys
The mail slot was full this week with dating books offering sympathy, humor, checklists and the occasional nudie picture. (Really! One was totally soft-core porn.)

02/21/2008

Leah Shafer: Dude, where's my money?

02/20/2008

Girl Talk: Let's fight our conflicts with caring
In the year I've been writing this Girl Talk column and doing the podcast, I've read more than three dozen books and talked to about 400 people – including experts and regular folks – about how to navigate the wild river of single and dating life.

02/14/2008

My cats clawed their way onto my bad side
Lately, my life has been a nightmare of razor-like talons that haunt my hours and cause me angst.