Commentary
On Independence Day, Remember Freedom Depends on Transcending Divides
July 10, 2018
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
This Independence Day, instead of despairing over the country’s division, Americans might take a moment to consider that independence includes having the right to disagree without hatred or violence.
Since the 2016...
What Mr. Rogers Understood About NYC Neighborhoods
June 25, 2018
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Mister Rogers would’ve been sad about the way we treat each other.
That thought occurred to me as I sat in a Kips Bay theater one afternoon last week, escaping the heat and watching “Won’t You Be My...
What City Singles Should Be Thankful For This Holiday
November 24, 2017
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
What are New York’s singles thankful for this season?
Are we thankful to live in a city where each new season brings an influx of men and women to this island of strivers and with them new opportunities for...
‘Wonder Woman’ Box Office Take Proves Audiences Get Strong, Nurturing Female Heroes
September 12, 2017
by Heather Robinson
From The NY Observer
Late last month, after Titanic director James Cameron characterized this summer’s hit film Wonder Woman as “a step backwards” for women, and called the film’s protagonist, played by...
Ways to Restore the Romance That Dating Apps Kill
May 18, 2017
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
From the mid-’90s arrival of Match.com through the launch of dating apps like Tinder in the early 2010s, technology has altered the way most big-city singles look for love — and not in a good way.
For many men...
April Fools, in Love
April 2, 2017
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
We’ve all been there.
Some say you need to be a fool to fall in love, and maybe that’s true. Elvis Presley’s classic song, “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” while cautioning that “Wise men say/only fools rush...
Here’s Why Many New York Women Did Not March
January 28, 2017
by Heather Robinson
Sometimes strength of character means standing alone…
Last Saturday, women’s marches happened around the world, by some estimates drawing 400,000 marchers here in New York City.
These events, undeniably a...
Getting Past the Politically Driven Social-media Hate
December 30, 2016
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
For many Americans, 2016 was a year in which contentious political disputes at times spilled over into their personal lives, with social media pushing apart friends, neighbors and even family.
At the tail end of a...
Trump is missing out on showing the world his sweet side
October 19, 2016
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
The Donald showed up a little late for the luncheon, and he brought a date — not on his arm, but in his arms.
It was 1997, an event for “young leaders” organized by the Jewish charity UJA-Federation. We were all...
An Olympic Voice for Women of South Sudan
August 17, 2016
by Heather Robinson
Earlier this month in the Olympic Opening Ceremony, the world saw Rose Nathike Lokonyen, 23, a South Sudanese runner, stride into Maracana stadium bearing the flag of the International Olympic Committee and...