Last summer, I read this article in the New York Times about entrepreneur Peter Thum’s new venture called Liberty United. It’s a jewelry line created from recycling illegal guns and bullets…
My mom may not realize it, but her house near Philly is always a treasure trove of inspiration for me. The last time I visited, however, was over the winter holidays so I was definitely due for another trip up I-95. Although my recent stay was only three days long, we had a lovely time […]
I’ve always loved holly as a symbol of the yuletide season. (Maybe it’s because we had a lot of holly bushes around the house where I grew up.) The shiny, scalloped green leaves and eye-catching red berries look so festive when dusted with white snow…
Did you happen to catch any of the IAAF Track and Field World Championships from Daegu, South Korea which took place earlier this month? Well, I watched some of the track events and never felt more in awe of the beauty of the human form. At the same time, I never felt guiltier about skipping […]
It was 100 insufferable degrees today in DC. To state the obvious but tragic fact, no amount of antiperspirant was gonna save you from pitting out that dry-clean-only sleeveless silk blouse. (Actress Rose Byrne describes it as becoming “a feral mess.”) Anyway, the scorching temperatures made me think of the movie Heat from 1995. It’s […]
Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got… Well, no, in fact I don’t own much ice. No meteor-sized studs in my ears that would be visible from Mars like Oprah’s (I don’t even have my ears pierced.) No massive tennis bracelet weighing down my wrist and perpetually catching sunlight. And no ginormous 6.1-carat […]