Melinda Blau

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Don’t Go Blindly Into Cataract Surgery

November 15, 2018 by Melinda Blau

I spend a lot of time on my eyes — their vision, not their wrinkles. Blind as a bat since age 5, I’ve worn glasses and contact lenses; I’ve had eye surgery. Now, dealing with cataracts and glaucoma, I’m naturally drawn to headlines like “New Hope for Aging Eyes,” a chirpy article in  AARP’s magazine.   I was disappointed.  […]

Mean Sex

November 28, 1994 by Melinda Blau

Mean Sex From New York Magazine Were it not for the whips, the candles readied for a demonstration of waxing, and several devices design to… Read more…

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