Ms. Smug did not get her nightly ten. This is an inexcusable state of affairs and will shall be reconciled with a two hour nap between lunch with the ladies and the gym. Devotees of Ms. Smug often ask her, "How do you manage everything in one day? Parenting? Volunteering?... Continue reading

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What was Carrie Bradshaw like before Sex and the City? That's the question Candace Bushnell answers in The Carrie Diaries, a young adult prequel to her 1997 book Sex and the City, which spawned the iconic HBO television series. In the new novel, out next month from HarperCollins's Balzer &... Continue reading

Principled and passionate: how Obama sealed his place in history | Henry Porter | Comment is free | The Observer Ah, how Ms. Smug fondly remembers our carefree days at Harvard. And while Ms. Smug must lift her nose at the more distasteful bits of politics, Ms. Smug also lifts... Continue reading

Pictured is Ms. Smug adorning one of her more favored modes of transport, especially brilliant for the smaller streets of the continent. A scarf is a must for the well-heeled traveler. Here, Ms. Smug and her friend allow the paparazzi a rare photo. Continue reading

American Mensa says its members nominated more than 300 “wide-ranging, diverse, and sometimes quirky” sites, which the organization divided into eight categories: art & culture, entertainment & humor, news & politics, reference, science & technology, search engines, shopping and social networking & media. via www.smartplanet.com Ms. Smug doesn't deign to... Continue reading