KEEPING UP APPEARANCES

BLACK VOICES
Why Do We Keep Saying 'I'm Fine'?
By Courtney Carter, Contributor
Television journalist & writer.
To some, the strangest part of the Solange affair wasn't the brother-in-law/sister-in-law feud but the fact that a couple of minutes after the physical fight in the elevator, Beyoncé walked out like nothing had happened. I don't know why women are shocked. We all do the same thing every day, especially black women.
FIFTY
Who Would We Be If We Quit Talking About Aging?
By Dorothy Sander, Contributor
Writer/Author/Philosopher
What would happen to us as women over 50 if we stopped thinking and talking about "anti-aging"?
ENTERTAINMENT
Maybe We All Could Use a Celebrity Marriage Ref
By Robyn Okrant, Contributor
actress, author, freelance writer, story-teller
We cry, we get sad, we think the other person is a jerk every now and then, we overreact, we even judge each other a little bit. But we still love each other and want to stay together.