Big East Media Day (Or Why John Thompson Might Think I’m A Stalker)

 At 8:30 on October 20, I walked into the lobby and was almost immediately approached by one of the people from Cake Group PR.

“Laurel?” he said ... [Read more]

Big East Media Day: The Prologue

 I don’t get too many calls from New York. Truthfully, I don’t get too many calls in general. And when I get e-mails that say “great opportunity” anywhere in the subject line, it’s usually spam ... [Read more]

In Which Laurel Discovers That She Likes Press Junkets

Despite five years in magazines, I have never been on a press junket. Yes, it's sad, but true.

In fact, I've never even traveled for business. No one has made travel plans for me. No one's offered me a stipend, and I've never even gotten to say that I was traveling for work ... [Read more]