Somebody Tell Me What We're Doing With Our Shorts This YearEvery year, around this time, I pull my collection of shorts out from their winter quarters in a plastic box under…ByKelly FairclothPublishedMay 6, 2021
An Era Closes for the British Crown: Prince Philip Has DiedPrince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at Windsor Castle. He was just shy of 100 years old, and he had been…ByKelly FairclothPublishedApril 9, 2021
4/8/21The WeightMore than 20 years later, I can still remember my grandmother handing me the silver diet book with the cartoon cover…ByKelly FairclothPublishedApril 8, 2021
The Magical Trap of the Princess Story It was supposed to be a fairy tale for the contemporary age, a media-savvy biracial American professional woman who…ByKelly FairclothPublishedMarch 9, 2021
Harry and Meghan's Oprah Interview Was One for the Royal History BooksIn 1995, the BBC documentary program Panorama aired a sensational interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, in which…ByKelly FairclothPublishedMarch 7, 2021
This Is Court Intrigue in Real-TimeOn March 7, CBS will premiere what’s likely to be a marquee television event of the year: Oprah Winfrey’s interview…ByKelly FairclothPublishedMarch 4, 2021
The Duke, the Princess and the Making of a Modern DynastyPrinces are thin on the ground these days. While there are still a few royals reigning across Europe, the world of…ByKelly FairclothPublishedMarch 2, 2021
Meghan Markle and the Royal History of the Scandalous LetterIn August 2018, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, sat down and addressed a letter to her father, Thomas Markle, in the wake…ByKelly FairclothPublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kayleigh McEnany Were Trump's Enthusiastic Cleanup CrewThere are many lowlights from the Trump regime, but there’s one in particular that will haunt me: Sarah Huckabee…ByKelly FairclothPublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Prince Charles's Life Waiting in the WingsIn late March, Prince Charles was one of the earliest internationally famous names to be diagnosed with covid-19. He…ByKelly FairclothPublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Everything I Bought to Make This Christmas Extra ChristmasyI genuinely love Christmas. I acknowledge all the pressures, all the consumerism, all the complex feelings, but I…ByKelly FairclothPublishedDecember 23, 2020
The Organizational Fantasy of the Perfect EntrywayThe cover of a Better Homes and Gardens “Do It Yourself” supplement makes a big promise: “Organize Your Life: 18…ByKelly FairclothPublishedDecember 7, 2020
How The Crown Undid Charles and Camilla's Decade-Long RehabilitationThe Crown is a problem for the Crown. Now in its fourth season the show, which takes as its subject the intertwined…ByKelly FairclothPublishedDecember 4, 2020
Let's Watch Kelly Loeffler As She Mud-Slings Her Way Through Georgia's Special ElectionThe final count from Georgia is still trickling in, but the result of one hotly contested race is confirmed: It’s…ByKelly FairclothPublishedNovember 6, 2020
Stacey Abrams Was Absolutely Right About GeorgiaIn the early hours of Friday morning, Joe Biden pulled ahead of Donald Trump in Georgia, which hasn’t gone blue…ByKelly FairclothPublishedNovember 6, 2020
The Fantasies That Made Sense of a Senseless YearThere’s a feature of old Irish folktales, which is the notion of a land somewhat parallel to our own that belongs…ByKelly FairclothPublishedOctober 20, 2020
What the Dip in This Romance Heroine’s Butt Meant to MeI was immediately drawn to the cover of Olivia Dade’s new romance novel, Spoiler Alert. It features a classic…ByKelly FairclothPublishedOctober 19, 2020
10/15/20The Cynical Making of the Poor, Marginalized 'Conservative Woman'“What a historic moment for conservative Christian women,” observed Concerned Women for America CEO Penny Nance, in…ByKelly FairclothPublishedOctober 15, 2020
Chip Gaines and the Rise of the HGTV HusbandIt was a busted houseboat that made Chip and Joanna Gaines famous. As they tell it, one of the camera crew who’d…ByKelly FairclothPublishedOctober 7, 2020
Of Course Donald Trump Doesn't Like Meghan Markle, a Self-Confident Woman of ColorIn an evening briefing on Wednesday, Donald Trump took some time out from refusing to commit to a peaceful…ByKelly FairclothPublishedSeptember 24, 2020