Monica Hesse

Articles by Monica Hesse

Women living in 'Twilight' will not apologize for loving Edward, Bella and Jacob (November 19, 2009)

PETA interns' barefaced support of animal rights (November 4, 2009)

On the Internet, everybody's a sit-down comic (October 23, 2009)

In Washington, Stalking Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' (September 15, 2009)

The Marriage Divide (September 6, 2009)

Attacks Bring Down Twitter and Facebook (August 7, 2009)

Michael Jackson's Memorial: As Public as the Life He Led (July 8, 2009)

One Spa's Offer of Free Botox Injections and Job Counseling for the Unemployed (June 6, 2009)

Movie Review: The Wayans Brothers Spoof Dance Flick' (May 22, 2009)

Short and Tweet: Attention Grabbers on Twitter Share Universal Wisdom (May 19, 2009)

Web Series Like 'The Guild,' 'Sorority Forever' Are in a Prime Time of Their Own (May 17, 2009)

Coin Collectors Rack Up Newly Minted Pennies (May 15, 2009)

TV Preview: Bravo's 'Fashion Show' Is an Appealing Knock-Off of 'Project Runway' (May 7, 2009)

Technologies Like Facebook, Twitter and Cellphones Affect Dating Compatibility (May 4, 2009)

In Germ Warfare Against Swine Flu, Paranoia Is Winning Out (May 1, 2009)

Seth Grahame-Smith Repurposes Jane Austen in 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' (April 17, 2009)

Monopoly U.S. Championship Games Are Played at Union Station (April 16, 2009)

Jonathan Goldstein Chats About His New Book 'Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!' (April 10, 2009)

There's Something Terribly Rude About Texting on a PDA During Conversation (April 8, 2009)

100 Years Later, North Pole Discovery Still Incites Heated Debate (April 7, 2009)

Washington's ‘Guerilla' Gay Event Invades Its Last Bar (April 6, 2009)

Paul Rudd, the Heartthrob Who'd Rather Be Funny (March 19, 2009)

Tackling 'Seven Jewish Children,' a Short Play That's Long on Debate (March 17, 2009)

'The Office' and Its Ilk Just Don't Work as Well Without a Break (March 8, 2009)

Offbeat Name? Then Facebook's No Friend (March 5, 2009)

Quilting Magazine Exposes Craft's Risque Underside (March 5, 2009)

'Snark' Author Scowls at America's Web-Inspired Mean Streak (March 1, 2009)

Gender's Role: In a Complex Category by Itself (February 22, 2009)

Moviegoers Are Cramming to Watch All the Oscar-nominated Films Before the Awards Show (February 20, 2009)

Snippiness Delays 'Project Runway' Season 6 (February 19, 2009)

A Virtual Unknown (February 17, 2009)

New 'Electric Company' Doesn't Have the Original's Spark (January 23, 2009)

A Day-After Recollection of the Inaugural Balls and Their Aftermath (January 22, 2009)

Second-String Inaugural Balls Bring Out the B-Listers (January 19, 2009)

'You Don't Have to Love Me, but You Have to Respect Me' (January 18, 2009)

Amateur Tuxedo Renters Abound for Obama Inauguration (January 17, 2009)

Tips for Visitors From a D.C. Resident (January 16, 2009)

Wedding Movies Often Make Brides Out to Be Beasts (January 8, 2009)

Dropping the Ball: After So Many Inaugurations, Parties Suffer a Downhill Role (January 4, 2009)

Obamas to Stay at Historic Luxury Hay-Adams Hotel (January 1, 2009)

The Text Message Is Clear: Get Busy! (December 27, 2008)

Kate Winslet: Grande Dame of the Edgy Roles That Oscar Loves (December 24, 2008)

On 'Beedle the Bard's' Big Day, Some Readers Are Still Wild About Harry Potter (December 5, 2008)

Making a Shopping List? Check It Twice With a Range of Catalogues. (November 29, 2008)

Thanksgiving Decor in the Downturn (November 26, 2008)

Self-Described Vampires Come Out of the Dark to See 'Twilight' (November 24, 2008)

In the Cellphone Era, a New Picture of Stupidity Emerges (November 22, 2008)

Remember Me? The One With the 'O' Button? (November 12, 2008)

TWEET NOTHINGS (November 5, 2008)

IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF TIME (November 1, 2008)

The High-Heels Make a Run for It, Decked Out in Halloween Fabulous (October 29, 2008)

Capital Offense (October 26, 2008)

Got Recession? Come on Down! (October 14, 2008)

The Way We Webbed: A Decade of Google -- Oh, the Joy of Cyberpast (October 12, 2008)

Too Good To Be True? It Usually Is. (September 28, 2008)

A Total End To an Era In Pop Videos (September 17, 2008)

Far Beyond A Literary Footnote (September 15, 2008)

Bytes of Life (September 9, 2008)

The Real Majorities Finally Get Counted (August 30, 2008)

Alt-Ctrl Parenting (August 28, 2008)

D-Day 2009 Commences On Their Signal (August 17, 2008)

Purple Prose? His Is Truly Bruising (August 15, 2008)

A Major Eye Roll for Leaky Goggles (August 14, 2008)

Hollywood's Bong Show, A Genre Gone to Seed (August 7, 2008)

Rabbi on the Roof: N.J. Candidate Gets Taste of Washington (August 2, 2008)

It's Hannah Again. Should We Take This? (August 1, 2008)

King of the Court (July 26, 2008)

'Queen Bees': Do You Catch More Eyes With Honey? (July 11, 2008)

Baby Boomers Got the Blues (July 10, 2008)

Old-Fashioned Legwork (July 10, 2008)

The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America's Psyche (July 3, 2008)

The Supremes Make a Mean 'To Duel' List (June 27, 2008)

After the Deluge, the World in a Grain of Sand (June 24, 2008)

Flooded With Dread (June 23, 2008)

Plastic Surgeon In Aisle 2! (June 9, 2008)

Post-Primary Therapy: Our Candidates, Ourselves (June 7, 2008)

High Society (May 31, 2008)

Light at The End of The Jungle (May 30, 2008)

Dressing the Part: Fans Champion Their Right to Choos (May 29, 2008)

Greater Expectation (May 25, 2008)

At Home in Liberty City (May 23, 2008)

Texas Sidestep (May 12, 2008)

Folks, We've Reached an Awkward Age (May 11, 2008)

Queen Hillary? In Your Dreams! (May 10, 2008)

Need to Text In the Rain? They've Got It Covered (May 5, 2008)

The Scandal Story With a Most Unhappy Ending (May 2, 2008)

Can You Handle It? (April 27, 2008)

Doggie Do-Right (April 26, 2008)

Upper-Crass Video: Maybe the Rich Aren't Different (April 17, 2008)

In the Cellphone Zone, Cabbies and Passengers Drive Each Other Crazy (April 13, 2008)

A Slash Of Scarlet in A Gray Court (April 11, 2008)

More Than You Want to Know? (March 16, 2008)

In One Man's Fall, Bruises for All (March 15, 2008)

At the Gridiron, Pols and Press Share A Little Sizzle and a Lot of Cheese (March 9, 2008)

Greed In the Name Of Green (March 5, 2008)

Leap Day: When There Are Too Few Hours in the Year (February 29, 2008)

Oscar Swag From the Do-Gooders: The Orange Ribbon (February 26, 2008)

Pairs With Spares (February 13, 2008)

Politics' Very Snappy 'Comeback' (February 7, 2008)

Raising Political Spirits (February 5, 2008)

'Meanest Mom' Sells Son's Car, Family Gets Quite a Ride (January 11, 2008)

All Together Now: Shed Those Needles (January 10, 2008)

Hey, Isn't That . . . (January 9, 2008)

The Making, and Breaking, of Resolutions Is Only Human (January 1, 2008)

Reason's Libertarians, in Pursuit of Happiness (December 23, 2007)

You've Got To Have It (But You'll Never Use It) (December 22, 2007)

The Other Spears Does The Bump (December 20, 2007)

About Facebook! Forward March! (December 16, 2007)

For Martin, Ross, Fleisher, Scorsese and Wilson, A Career Curtain Call That's Very Much in Character (December 3, 2007)

Identity Stolen? Steel Yourself. (December 2, 2007)

Barbie Tells CPSC to Get The Lead Out In Viral Video (November 24, 2007)

Refrigerator Stuffed Too Full? (November 23, 2007)

Turkey Pardons, The Stuffing of Historic Legend (November 21, 2007)

That's Using The Old Onion (November 20, 2007)

Little-Bang Theory of Violence: It All Begins With a Toy Gun (November 11, 2007)

A Little Surprise For the Prize-Giver (November 8, 2007)

Before You Have a Seat, Take a Stand (November 4, 2007)

In Walks This Avatar, With a Thick Papery Thing . . . (October 21, 2007)

Partying, Seriously (October 12, 2007)

This Is Your Life* (October 7, 2007)

On Cable, Shows That Count Down To the Lowest Common Denominator (September 30, 2007)

Tribute to a Tabby (September 29, 2007)

Aiming to Agitate, Florida Student Got a Shock (September 19, 2007)

Paul Haggis, the Director Success Didn't Spoil (September 13, 2007)

L'Engle's 'Wrinkle' Smoothed Our Way (September 10, 2007)

You Can Take It With You: Marketing to Those on the Go (September 5, 2007)

Five's Company (August 20, 2007)

Julie Delpy's Tangled Beaus (August 19, 2007)

It's No Piece of Cake (August 18, 2007)

Mommy the Toy Snatcher (August 16, 2007)

Rove's 'Mob' Remark: An Age-Old Social Slur (August 15, 2007)

King Blelvis (August 14, 2007)

Jim Killeen: The Man Who Found Himself (August 13, 2007)

Pride and Provocation (July 29, 2007)

To Young Fans, These Bad Boys Had It Together (July 28, 2007)

'Buffy' Fans Show Their Undying Love (July 22, 2007)

Spoiler Frenzy Follows Early Mailing of 'Hallows' (July 19, 2007)

Getting a WonkySexy Groove On (July 16, 2007)

That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up? (July 8, 2007)

Shot-and-a-Haircut, 96 Bits (July 5, 2007)

Getting Some on The Sly (July 1, 2007)

Batter Up for the Girls (June 28, 2007)

The Golden Rule, Slightly Tarnished (June 27, 2007)

The Modern Librarian: A Role Worth Checking Out (June 24, 2007)

Chinese Film Wins Silverdocs Award (June 19, 2007)

To Dad the Duffer, With Love & Gasses (June 16, 2007)

Finding Their Voice (June 10, 2007)

Exorcising Demons and Saving Souls in a 14th Street Storefront (November 25, 2006)

Bayou Belle by Birth, Gator Trapper by Choice (October 5, 2006)