http://www.observer.com/term/ayelet-waldman en http://www.observer.com/2008/do-all-salon-writers-want-their-kids-be-gay <img src="/files/article/mavieenrose.jpg" /><p>Today on Salon, Sarah Bird pens a humor piece in which she wishes her son were gay.</p> <p>With palpable yearning, Ms. Bird writes:</p> How could I not dream of having a son who cared deeply about all the right things: fashion, musical theater, interior décor? But mostly a son who cared deeply about the most right thing of all: his mother? How could I not yearn for a son who would tell me... http://www.observer.com/2008/do-all-salon-writers-want-their-kids-be-gay#comments Ayelet Waldman Salon The Media Mob Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:52:12 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2008/do-all-salon-writers-want-their-kids-be-gay http://www.observer.com/node/38282 <img src="/files/article/013006_article_book_jacobs.jpg" />The name Ayelet, as in Ayelet Waldman, has become something of an epithet on the fabulously acerbic, anonymous, Gotham-centric Internet chat board Urbanbaby.com. “But who is Ayelet?” some clueless UB neophyte will occasionally wander in and wonder. “Self-obsessed navel-gazer who writes incredibly dull articles for <em>Salon</em> about her tedious life,” responded one poster recently. “She is an ass on about 15 different levels,” wrote another. “How the hell did that pasty, puffy-faced woman get... http://www.observer.com/node/38282#comments Style Ayelet Waldman Book Review Michael Chabon The Walt Disney Company Urbanbaby.com Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.observer.com/node/38282