Katherine Ozment is a freelance writer with twenty years of publishing experience, including senior editing stints at Boston magazine and National Geographic. Her musings on the ups and downs of raising three children have been published in such venues as The New York Times, Salon, and Babble. Raised in Arkansas and New England, she loves hot yoga, fried catfish, and strong verbs.

Linsanity Hits Home
Posted on 2/21/2012 at 8:48AM | 2 Comments

What strikes me about Jeremy Lin isn't his soaring number of fans. It's that I'm one of them.

Last night, I subscribed to Jeremy Lin’s Facebook profile. The Knicks’ come-from-nowhere star has amassed more than 60,000 subscribers in just two days. Not bad for a previously unknown basketball player whose most recent pastime was warming the bench of three different teams, each shuffling him along like some unwanted ... READ MORE
Reimagining Whitney Houston
Posted on 2/14/2012 at 7:50AM | 9 Comments

For a girl who liked punk, the pop diva seemed too perfect. Did I miss something?

In high school I liked to put safety pins in my ears and listen to The Clash. Needless to say, Whitney Houston’s albums weren’t part of my record collection. That said, her songs and music videos were so pervasive in the 80s and 90s that I can easily sing every ... READ MORE
Will the Real Star of the Super Bowl Please Stand Up?
Posted on 2/7/2012 at 8:01AM | 8 Comments

Manning may have won the title, but Madonna rocked the house.

There was a distinctly weird moment during Sunday’s Super Bowl, and I’m not talking about Ahmad Bradshaw falling backward into the end-zone for that touchdown that Bill Belichick wanted the Giants to make. No, it was the only other part of the three-hour spectacle that I actually watched: the half-time show. ... READ MORE