Annabelle Gurwitch

Annabelle Gurwitch is the is the New York Times Bestselling author of I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50.

Encounter

I Met My Syrian Neighbors in LA Traffic

Chatting up her Syrian Uber driver on the way to LAX, she discovered that they were practically neighbors. Then she unearthed a much more abiding tie.

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R2D2 Redux

Does a Robot Need to Be Cute?

The sagas of one adorkable robot and 47,000 immigrant children make me wonder if we’re developing more empathy for technology than humans.

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4am Club

The Night I Slept With Samuel Jackson

Plus, my ideas for how we should have gotten Bowe Bergdahl back; and my glee at Marianne Williamson’s un-miraculous political career.

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4am Reflections

How Obama Can Out-Badass Putin

Start hunting. Pound vodka shots. Hang with Tyler, the Creator. Arrest HAIM. And by the way—is that line on my face permanent?

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Odd Friendships

Guest Star in Your Own Life

In Hollywood, a friendship with a movie star, especially a close friendship, requires its own terms and definitions. Hence the concept ‘Hollywood Adjacent.’

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