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Phase or Craze?

When it comes to jewelry, there are two basic categories: the timeless and the time-sensitive.

Take those neon-pink plastic heart earrings you loved in sixth grade. Sure, you dug them out for your short-lived ’80s phase last spring. And you’ll ...

Totally Postal

“Hey. Inarush. Meetyoutonightatseven. Bringthebagyouborrowed. Okaybye.”

A twenty-minute conversation shrunk to 57 seconds because you only have two minutes of battery time left on your cell phone. A sign of the times, friends, a sign of the times.

Get ready for ...

Tiny Bobbles

Ah, the perks of professional athletehood.

Adoring fans, lucrative sneaker deals, unchecked temper tantrums, and that symbol of athletic prowess seen in stadiums everywhere, the bobblehead. Your bouncy face, spring-mounted for all the world to see.

The first three are ...

Reading Rainbow

On the scale of things kids look forward to, summer reading ranks between the chicken pox and Aunt Gertie’s olive loaf. Homework in July? Not the greatest publicity move for the written word. Time to relieve summer reading of this ...

Tea Time

The ancient tea ceremony. A moment of pause in the chaos of the everyday. A mind-body connection that can last up to four hours.

Four hours? Excuse me? Any way to get that to go?

Okay, Ms. Time Is Money, ...

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Before attempting the vintage look, one should always master the rules of etiquette.

For instance. Grandma’s mint-condition Chanel shoes for the cocktail party? Perfection. Dad’s shredded Zeppelin T-shirt to same party? Disaster.

Still confused? Start with JBalducci hairclips. They’re among ...

Floral Fixation


One should always take time to smell the roses.

It’s finding them that can be the trick.

Jewelry designers Angela Gwinner and Petra Weissburger bring the garden well within your reach with their playful flower rings. Huge blooms that perch ...

Brring It On

Kids these days figure out pretty young that vehicles aren’t just for getting around. Their primary function? To provide us with yet another medium for expressing our personal style.

While custom chrome rims and a 5,000-watt Bose may still be ...