In the past few months, the American public has been bombarded news, rumors, stories, and sound bites through the media about the private (and sometimes, public) lives of so many A-list (and relatively A-list) celebrities I can barely even keep up these days. However, this is nothing new. Paying attention to gossip, scandal, and...
Businesswoman stabbed to death by ‘controlling’ husband ‘; had been trying to leave him for seven years’ from Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:55 PM on 11th May 2010 A businesswoman stabbed to death by her ‘controlling’ husband had been trying to ‘get away’ from him for seven years, the Old Bailey heard...
Once, years ago, I was engaged in a prolonged game of romantic chicken with an ex-girlfriend. She was married at the time. And she had a child. Not exactly the sport of kings, I’ll grant, but sport was what it seemed (at least for a time). Over a period of months we met at...
By Walter Kirn, GQ May 2005 One night at dinner, a girl I used to date revealed to me that her father was a bigamist. He had two families, two sets of wives and children, one in the southern United States and one in Southeast Asia. His work for an international company allowed him...
She had unusually small hands, and they were gripping the edge of the table, the thumbs tucked under the edge and her knuckles stretched white as if she was clenching. There was the abrupt squeak of wood on wood as she pushed her chair back. “I had an affair.” A deliberate pause. “There. That’s...
