An Open Letter To My Friends Who Still Smoke

What is is about smoking that feels mysterious, or sexy, or chic? Or is that it? Do you smoke because of it’s image or do you smoke because it’s convenient? It gives you something to do with your hands at parties, I guess. But what else is there?

The Morning After: Girl Got Burned

It was a normal night of drunken debauchery, probably escalated a little bit due to my freshman girl status. My friend Tess and I had gone on Spring Break with a few senior guys, and we had since attached ourselves to them, thinking we were way too cool to hang out with boys our own age.

Kickin’ My Habit: The Smokers Diary 2009

I know I’ve taken a mini-hiatus for the holidays on my no smoking resolution, but let me fill you i…

First There Was Second-Hand Smoke…

…And now researchers have found that there is a new worry for non-smokers out there: R…

Kickin’ my Habit: The Smokers Diary Week 8

Well, if you remember correctly, I was fed up with my smoking-only-when-drinking rule, so last…

Kickin’ My Habit: The Smokers Diary Week 6

So, I know I’ve been gone for a little bit, but that doesn’t mean I have given up on my quest to quit s…

Kickin’ My Habit: The Smokers Diary Week 2

[Our writer, Kelly, has made it her goal to quit smoking and share her experiences with you. We ha…

Kickin’ My Habit: The Smokers Diary Week 1

Well, we all – even the smokers like myself – know smoking is a bad habit. I have been smoking on and…

Candy Dish: Brad Pitt Isn’t Perfect

Brad Pitt will give you a virus.
That’s what she said!
Anne Hathaway’s dirty littl…

Social Smoking: Why Bother?

I don’t smoke, but I have a lot of friends who do. When I’ve asked some of them how long they’ve been…