Mary Battiata is a former Washington Post reporter and foreign correspondent who now lives and writes in Washington DC, where she leads the alt.country band Little Pink.

Blog Entries by Mary Battiata

Mark Sanford and the Argentine Therapy Angle

Posted July 5, 2009 | 09:24 PM (EST)


Love in the Time of Psychoanalysis:

As South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was reported leaving his official residence late Friday to see his estranged wife and children, you had to hope that his wife, Jenny, had invited a good psychiatrist along for the holiday weekend - preferably one of the...

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Thinking About the Mac Man

Posted August 20, 2008 | 10:37 PM (EST)


I came late to the Bernie Mac Show, so it makes sense that a week and a half after Bernie Mac's death, days after the world has moved on to the Olympics and South Ossetia, I'm still coming to grips with his loss. I didn't catch up with the show...

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The Next Big Bling

Posted June 12, 2008 | 07:59 PM (EST)


Lately I've been wondering what an Obama White House might mean for the future of bling. For the fate of heavy gold, medallions, below-the-butt denim, the whole hip-hop gangsta fashion habit. What if January 20, 2009 turned out to be not just a cultural and clothing pivot point for adults...

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