Bit o' Honey
Being a baby has its drawbacks.
The whole pre-verbal thing, for one. (You don’t know frustration until you’ve forgotten the word for spoon three times in an hour.) All that spitting up isn’t so sweet either. And diaper rash? The ...
Power Puff Girl
Baking is a lot like making a film.
You spend years writing (and rewriting) your recipes, selecting the ingredients, and perfecting your technique until, at long last, you’re ready to share your masterpiece with the world.
And when you do, ...
At Your Disposal
Public restrooms.
A battleground of good versus icky. A veritable Russian roulette of scents, supplies, and dubious sanitary standards.
Suffice it to say they’re enough to make you want to ...
Happy Lending
“Hey, look at you, carrying last year’s Prada bag and getting away with it!”
Ah, the backhanded bitch slap. A staple of the fashion nazi’s arsenal.
But how to immunize yourself against such zingers when keeping current with bag trends ...
Moc Trial
Who can anticipate the strange, inscrutable movements of the trend-o-meter’s needle?
Take moccasins. Surely, you thought, with the waning (yes, waning) of the Ugg craze, the public’s penchant for cute, bootie-like shoes would abate. Nope. In fact, the look just ...
From the Clip
“So glad you brought Johnny over for a play date,” Betsy coos, twisting her pearls. “We’re having shrimp cocktail for lunch. My Campbell is so good at keeping his polo clean! Of course, I can lend Johnny a bib. I ...
Crewel Intentions
Big hair is back. Atkins and South Beach diet books are on the best-seller list. Nick and Jessica are doing a Donny-and-Marie-style variety show.
Need more evidence of a ’70s redux?
Check out Wool & Hoop crewel-embroidery kits. Forget unicorns ...
Paris Match
You’re quite the decorator, you are.
You’ve matched the art to the sofa, the napkins to the carpet, and — oh, dear — the drapes to the La-Z-Boy.
But what about the wallpaper to the bedspread?
Okay, now, before you ...
