Jenny Block

It was just a matter of time and here it is. One Million Moms is all up in arms over the adorable JCPenney ad for Father's Day featuring two handsome dads and their super cute kids. From their site:

One...

JCPenney has put out another gorgeous ad featuring a same-sex couple, this time two dads and their two kids in honor of Father's Day. It seems pretty clear that One Million Moms had less than no effect on JCPenney. (Other than perhaps...

In my experience, when the topic of Mexican art arises, one of two things happens: Either the work of Diego Rivera becomes the bulk of the conversation or questions arise about the importance of even discussing it. It's a shame. European art always seems to get top billing and everyone...

I recently read a piece in New York Magazine about a mother and her teenage daughter who are best friends. I'm betwixt and between. They're not out partying or getting matching tattoos. Both seem well-adjusted enough. But common wisdom says this that being best friends with your kid...

I don't know whether to be sad, angry, or amused. The group who calls themselves One Million Moms, despite comprising only 40,000 members or so, is after JCPenney again, this time because of their recent May mailer, which includes a...

I was afraid visiting the Dallas Arboretum before their upcoming Chihuly exhibit was completely installed would be like following the yellow brick road only to end up seeing the man behind the curtain.

Luckily that didn't turn out to be the case at all. Watching the show being...

Despite being a rabbi's daughter, I had never been to Israel before -- unless you count the fact that I was conceived on an Israeli kibbutz 40+ years ago. Barring that, it was my first visit to the Holy Land, to the homeland, to the place I am from no...

It's not really my kind of book. But when my daughter said she was reading The Hunger Games and asked if I would read it too, I obliged. Despite having two parents who love to read, the kid is not a fan. So, I am happy to play book club...

Whenever I go to see a Cirque production, I go expecting the surreal. I go expecting a welcome visual assault. I go expecting to be amazed. And, no surprise, Quidam comes through on every count.

Dallas is clearly ravenous for The Hunger Games. Yesterday The Hunger Games Mall Tour made its Dallas stop at the Dallas Galleria. Josh Hutcherson (Peeta), Jacqueline Emerson (Foxface), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Clove) were all on hand for an invite only Meet and Greet, an autograph signing at Hot Topic, and...

I used to go to an all-girls summer camp when I was a kid. I loved it. No boys other than at the camp socials. So we could be our silly, unfettered selves, playing and laughing like the little girls we used to be and sometimes still wished we were....

JCPenney is making a lot of changes. For one, they are are now jcpenney. For two, Ron Johnson is now at the helm. And today, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ellen will announce that she's their new spokesperson. Surprising? Maybe. But things are shaking up over there. Rumor has it...

If you didn't know it was real, you might think it was an episode of Law and Order. Fraud, threats, back alley pacts and over 400,000 victims. But, sadly, this story is the real thing. In the '90s, six million Americans took fen-phen, a diet pill combo that was billed...

Just when I think I can no longer be shocked by politicians' behavior, this comes along. It's not the fact that Newt Gingrich's ex-wife claims he wanted an open marriage that I find so shocking. Not at all. Maybe he did. Maybe he didn't.

The issue that has me...

My little sister's partner just gave birth to their first baby. She's six weeks old. I have a daughter myself who will be 13 in April. I flew out to Portland, Ore., last week to see the new baby and to lend a hand. My sister is back at work...

On Saturday, Nov. 12, over 3,000 people got together and raised more than $1 million to support HRC (Human Rights Campaign) and a variety of other LGBT-focused North Texas charities.

Black Tie Dinner celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, and it was quite the star-studded event. Just after we...

On Sunday, November 13, "From the Catwalk to the Sidewalk" opens at the Dallas Museum of Art. It's the first U.S. stop on the tour and it's sure to stop some hearts. I previewed the show yesterday and had the chance to meet Gaultier as well as his longtime model...

It's easy to forget what Veteran's Day really means, whom it's really about, and why it's so important. It's easy to forget the men and women who have served. And it's easy to forget that they are not always all honored fairly and equally.

When German torpedoes off the...

Last week Dallas played host to the Out & Equal Workplace Summit at the Hilton Anatole. More than 2,500 conferencegoers from 26 countries came to town to talk about LGBTQ issues in the workplace. But they also came to celebrate the remarkable strides that have been made, as...

It's not about the perfect dress or the perfect flowers or the perfect food. It's not about the perfect first dance or the perfect venue or the perfect band. In fact, the perfect wedding is not about perfect at all.

The perfect wedding is about knowing yourself.

I...