Laura Buchwald - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/author/laura-buchwald/allArticles en Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[I Worked A Glamour Job At Page Six While Grappling With Crippling Depression]]>

It’s hard to call celebrities out on their faults when you are barely functioning yourself, but that’s exactly what I did.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/healthy/i-held-down-a-glamour-job-while-grappling-with-crippling-depression http://www.xojane.com/healthy/i-held-down-a-glamour-job-while-grappling-with-crippling-depression Healthy Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:00:00 -0500 Laura Buchwald <![CDATA[I Overcame a Cruel Nickname By Buying a Book on "How to Be Popular" in the Seventh Grade -- and It Worked]]>

I had a flat chest, a horrible nickname and I was willing to do anything to fit in as a seventh-grader. I found my panacea in the guise of a secret book called "How to Be Popular."

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/how-to-be-popular http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/how-to-be-popular It Happened To Me Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:30:00 -0500 Laura Buchwald <![CDATA[I Lit My Kitchen On Fire: The Ambien Made Me Do It]]>

Ambien was supposed to cure my lifelong insomnia problem. Instead, it almost ruined my life.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/ambien-diary http://www.xojane.com/issues/ambien-diary Issues Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:00:00 -0400 Laura Buchwald <![CDATA[My Ethnic Blend Makes Me Feel Like A Cultural Spy]]>

Because of my apparently indiscernible features, I’ve become a spy, privy to the stereotypes and hardly veiled prejudices that surround us.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/my-ethnic-blend-makes-me-feel-like-a-cultural-spy http://www.xojane.com/issues/my-ethnic-blend-makes-me-feel-like-a-cultural-spy Issues Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:00:00 -0400 Laura Buchwald