It’s hard not to resent interior designers.

Especially when you’re gazing through the window of yet another off-limits-to-the-average-Joe showroom, coveting a pair of Fortuny-covered antique chairs. “Look,” they say invitingly. “But unless you’re inner circle, don’t touch.”

That’s all over ...

There’s this old truism you may have heard.

Give a girl a hairstyle and she’ll look great for a day. Teach a girl to style her hair and she’ll never look ugly again.

Those ancients sure were wise. Yet so ...

Oh, the trauma. The agony. At this point, how dull is the tortured-childhood memoir?

Sure, Sedaris is great. But reading about the tribulations of promising young authors does get a bit monotonous. Besides, one crazy, real-life family is enough. How ...

So you gave up your beloved chocolate for Lent. How virtuous.

If only your friends thought so. Five days without a fix, and you’ve sprouted a full-on Mr. Hyde alter ego. (You actually growled today.)

Perhaps your prickly habit-kicking ways ...

You slave over your dinner parties. So you should know by now how pathetic it is to serve roasted tarragon chicken and tomato-ricotta tart on dinky plastic plates.

Food, after all, isn’t the only component of a dinner — dishware ...

Growing your own hair is so ten years ago.

But wearing someone else’s has its drawbacks too. Glue it in? Yeah, that sounds real appealing.

The new extensions at Salon Duarte are a perfect way to augment your mane. Rather ...

Traffic. Pollution. Strip malls. We’ve heard it all before, Miss Negativo. The growth of our fair megalopolis is ruining everything.

Before you get too jiggy on the complaint tip, have you considered that one of the benefits of living in ...