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SELECTED WRITINGS
“If only someone had told me I’d been designated Frank Stronach’s midnight snack, I’d have left. But no one did — and now I understand why.”
“For decades I had tried to laugh off this unwelcome encounter. But Stronach’s arrest for rape and sexual assault earlier this summer unleashed my long-buried outrage, while the details helped me understand his need for a staff of enablers and a familiar milieu.”
AIR MAIL Editor’s Picks by Jim Kelly (September)
“Bold Strokes is told entirely in the voice of Grieg, and it is a very appealing voice, indeed, shaped no doubt by Jane Boon’s conversations with those who spank, all generously thanked in the acknowledgments. And if you have no desire to go into any dungeons and are allergic to latex, Bold Strokes is highly entertaining even for those who just like to read.”
“Opinion: I had sex with Frank Stronach when I was 19. I’ve wrestled with its meaning ever since.”
“The evening was murky and lopsided. At the time, I thought it was consensual. But if it wasn’t rape, it certainly wasn’t right….”
“Jane Boon Gives Capitalism and the Patriarchy a Spanking in Her Debut Novel ‘Edge Play’”
“Putting on a latex dress is a struggle. Wearing one is a challenge. As I stood inside the tiny dressing room at Deadly Couture in Vancouver’s Gastown, I carefully arranged my 50-year-old breasts into something resembling cleavage. Then I had one of those out-of-body moments. How did a high school nerd wind up at the Vancouver Fetish Weekend?"
“Are You a Scaredy-Cat? Then This Is for You.”
“I’m too afraid of heights to parachute, and nightmares about getting trapped in a cave put scuba diving beyond my reach. All the same, dopamine — the neurotransmitter considered the pathway to pleasure — is my rush of choice…”
“How Dare Democrats Act Like Democrats”
“We could never in a million years vote for Donald Trump. But what should we, as prominent, generic conservatives who write serious opinion pieces for the New York Times, do instead? Perhaps, if we assert that the Democratic Party is veering off the rails…”
“Travel Safety: How Americans Die Abroad”
“I recently traveled to Egypt and before departing was met with expressions of surprise from friends who thought the place too dangerous to visit. Images of the downed Metrojet plane in November surely informed their opinion. But a review of the U.S. State…”
“Lenders, Borrowers Hook-up Over the Web”
“A priest near Orlando, Fla., borrows $9,000 for home repairs at an annual rate of 17.75%. A second-year Harvard Business School student wants $15,000 for foreign travel and gets a loan at 8%. A stepmother in suburban Sacramento needs $4,000 to cover…”
“Finding Unexpected Refuge in Egypt”
“When we told friends about our plans to visit Egypt on vacation, they all reacted with polite concern. The country has been run by the military since the democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was overthrown in 2013, and is currently fighting…”
“The Watchword in Watches; Negotiate”
“It started with an e-mail. Second to None, an Ann Arbor (Mich.) field research company, was looking for people in the New York area who would pretend to shop for a luxury watch, negotiate on the price, then complete an online questionnaire about…”
“Shopping in Paris with my Haute-Couture Sherpa”
“Reporting from Paris — “This ribbon is very couture,” Marie-Noëlle Demay said to me, gripping a grosgrain ribbon between her elegant fingers, demonstrating how it was sewn into a blouse to avoid the indignity of a skin-adjacent zipper. “And so are these pleats.”
“36 Colleges Where Women Graduates Out-Earn Men”
“The recent College Scorecard from the U.S. Department of Education showed some remarkable gaps between the salaries of women and men who graduate from the same college. However, not every school fits the pattern. Although women trail men…”
“Two Weeks in Chávez’s Venezuela”
“Venezuela is a spectacularly beautiful country, with spectacularly awful leadership. I saw this firsthand last summer when I spent two weeks traveling from Caracas to Canaima National Park. Caracas remains a mystery, as I was warned not to leave the hotel…”
“Relax, Canada, We’re not Moving North”
“Dear Canada, We know you’ve been watching our American political debates. How could you resist the opportunity to affirm your luck about living in Canada? We Americans have been watching too, and many of us vacillate between despair and disbelief…”