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Jun 8, 2017, 8:35 AM

From Tarzan to Homer Simpson: Socrates Nolasco’s firm grasp on contemporary lack of clarity

As a renowned psychologist in his native Brazil, and an author who, throughout his career, has focused on issues of maleness and masculine violence, Socrates Nolasco makes a valid contribution to the contemporary discussion of gender equality and sex...

Nov 11, 2016, 10:57 PM

A grain of salt

I was about to enter the shower when Alan’s face showed up through the half-opened door: “President Trump is going to speak shortly.” “Is he?” “No. I’m just practicing it,” said Alan, chuckling, a radiant smile on his face. Alan prides himself...

Nov 3, 2016, 8:10 PM

A World Worth Fighting For

Okay. My husband Alan often struggles with email issues and asks for my help, whether to classify received messages according to the date or sender, or to attach a file, or to include a picture in the message body, as...

Oct 28, 2016, 11:24 PM

A Homestretch Narrative

Honestly, I don’t remember another year in which I lost so many friends. Oh, well. Not to death, oh no (although I’m certainly getting old enough for that). To Facebook. It all started in my native Brazil, where this was the...

Oct 22, 2016, 12:09 PM

Seriously, I had no intention whatsoever of writing this week. I was seriously upset, and I’m firmly determined not to write about upsetting things anymore, as it makes me feel even worse. After all, real life had had us...

Oct 12, 2016, 8:20 AM

Apocalypse, Here and Now

Honestly, I’m too perplexed to make a move anytime soon, since I don’t fully understand what is going on. Despite their whole crushing success in misleading the American people into believing that Hillary Clinton is our “ultimate salvation,” the traditional,...

Oct 7, 2016, 7:37 AM

Home Is Where Your House Is

Hey, you! Have you ever lost $915,729,293.00 in a real estate investment? I suppose not. Neither have I. And I honestly haven't the slightest idea of what this kind of money feels like, but, let’s face it: Last week, I...

Sep 29, 2016, 2:40 AM

The Lady in Red

After the first (and foremost?) presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the most rejected presidential candidates in recent American history, I asked my brilliant (and authoritative) husband Alan: “Nu, after all these documentaries and debates, are you...

Sep 23, 2016, 5:01 AM

The History of my Tooth

When I woke up early on Thursday morning (too early, it was practically dark), I suddenly realized that it was the first day of autumn, my current favorite season (no pun intended). So I turned to the other side...

Sep 8, 2016, 4:48 PM

The Perennial Myth of the Evil Mother-in-Law

Let’s face it: writing confessional literature is a high-risk job, and as such should be properly compensated. Moreover, to avoid the potential destruction of marriages, families and long-standing friendships, the degree of truth and transparency should always be balanced...

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About Me

Noga Sklar was born in Tiberias, Israel, in 1952. She grew up in Belo Horizonte and lived for 30 years in Rio de Janeiro, a city she left behind to take refuge in a paradise among the mountains of Petropolis. Noga met her American husband Alan Sklar in 2004, through the American Jewish dating site JDate. This meeting gave new impetus to her life and literary career, inspiring her first novel, “No degrees of separation” (to be published in English in 2016. She now lives in Greenville, SC, US, where she moved with her husband in October 2014.