Subscribe to feedby Maralyn Lois Polak -- Though I always insisted I was left as a foundling on my parents' doorstep by Gypsies -- what's the current politically correct term, Romany-Americans? -- I have to more…
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Maralyn Lois Polak is a Philadelphia-based journalist, screenwriter, essayist, novelist, editor, spoken-word artist, performance poet and occasional radio personality. With architect Benjamin Nia, she has just completed a short documentary film about the threatened demolition of a historic neighborhood, "MY HOMETOWN: Preservation or Development?" on DVD. She is the author of several books including the collection of literary profiles, "The Writer as Celebrity: Intimate Interviews," and her latest volume of poetry, "The Bologna Sandwich and Other Poems of LOVE and Indigestion." Her books can be ordered by contacting her directly.
Should we ban cell phones?The readers speak
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- I had no idea cell phones were such a hot-button topic. Until I wrote last week's column "Celling Out," I thought it could just me being cranky. Then, more…
Celling out
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Has anyone else gotten irritated yet by the huge numbers of blatant jerks who insist on using their cell phones while walking around in public -- outside, on more…
Friends of Bill C. Inc.
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Terrible things have happened to all, er, most, er, many, er, some of us in our lives -- things we have no way of knowing how they will more…
Witches brew-ha-ha: a response
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- I am not nor have I ever been a Wiccan, a Pagan, a Rainbow Girl, or even a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Nor, for more…
The Milosevic of mice
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- "You might know that Hungarians continually speak of misfortune. I believe our pessimism is exaggerated, however. It is a strategy, mind you, a need to speak of all more…
A crazy quilt of conflict: Playing the blame game, Part I
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- I will never forget hearing one of the peace activist Berrigan brothers, either Philip or Daniel, explain -- in a broad, nasal New England twang, before the Catholic more…
Reinventing motherhood
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- "To the world in general, staying childless is still the real act of rebellion, especially for women." -- News Item A few moments past seven on weekday evenings, more…
Under the gun
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Each morning, as is my wont, I stop by Carol's 16th Street Gourmet, which we have laughingly re-named Carol's Psychic Gourmet, since Carol knows after your first visit more…
Believe it or else
by Maralyn Lois Polak -- Let's talk about the big, important things in life. ... Like Pamela Anderson Lee having her breast implants removed. And then, Ripley Believe It Or Not!'s Hollywood museum more…