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Dana Shavin

Dana Shavin is an award-winning humor columnist for the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the author of a memoir, “The Body Tourist,” and “Finding the World: Thoughts on Life, Love, Home and Dogs,” a collection of her most popular columns spanning 20 years. More at Danashavin.com. Email her at danaliseshavin@gmail.com.


Shavin: On COVID-19 lockdown with Paris Hilton

In May of 2007, Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating the conditions of her probation. She'd been arrested for drinking and driving earlier in the year and was subsequently caught driving on a suspended license. Word at the time was that Paris' spokespeople, her lawyer and her mother all sought to keep her out of jail and that Paris was distraught when those efforts failed. I, on the other hand, was jealous.

Dana Shavin