Plaid: Promising or Passé?
InStyle's website picked Kristin Cavallari's plaid look as yesterday's "Look of the Day," but when I put on my black and blue plaid tunic over gray jeans this morning, I couldn't help feeling the look had p...
Nail-ing It… or Not
After weeks of hearing about Essie's "Matte About You" topcoat on the blog circuit, I decided to give it a try. After two coats of the "Angora Cardi" fall purple-brown shade, I coated my left hand with the tren...
Walgreens to purchase local Eaton Apothecary stores
$19 million deal promises to keep most of 12 local stores
American Cancer Society changes stance on cancer screening
Over-screening may have led to over-diagnosis.
Beer pong will give you swine flu
Though we doubt this will stop a single college student this year
Birthdays & Broadway
My birthday is quickly approaching, and I am dying for a new dress to wear to my birthday brunch. Tory Burch added a picture on her Facebook page last Thursday of an event she did at Saks in New Orleans, and I ...
Researchers link social isolation to tumor growth
Housing mice alone results in larger breast cancer tumors
Obsessions of the Week (September 29)
5. Do-it-yourself Mani and Pedis
In Style magazine highlighted Lauren Conrad's "ombre" nails on their website at the beginning of the month, and I had to try it myself. Splurging on manis and pedis (or takin...
Scientists announce first HIV vaccine to show protection
Though limited in efficacy, science has proof of concept in an HIV vaccine.
Style Steals
Ben Bernanke may have announced today that the recession is "Very likely over," but I'm still not a huge fan of spending a lot of money on fleeting trends, so I've found my fall favorite (and most notable) tren...
H1N1 vaccine to be earlier, more effective than predicted
Good news as flu season looms near.
Obsessions of the week (September 10)
5. Cooking dinner at home
After the first two weeks of kindergarten celebration chaos, I find myself enjoying evenings at the condo (3 this week!) which means that I am no longer frequenting every restaura...
Men and women and sex
This sex study told us what we already knew: guys just want to get laid
Fall obsessions
I am probably the least edgy person you will ever meet. I wear a ridiculous amount of Lilly Pulitzer and J.Crew. Somehow, though, I have a Carrie Bradshaw-style obsession with the wide world of fashion. Moonli...
Pfizer to pay largest civial and criminal setlement ever
A stern warning for running afoul of drug laws.
Cyber Clean is a high-tech germ-killing gel
Your keyboard is trying to kill you. Here's how fight back.
Obsessions of the week (August 20)
5. Tory Burch
I will admit that I am not nearly as in love with her fall collection as I was with summer (which, btw, Saks has on SALE. I think I want the Jula dress or the Esther dress).
4. My so...
Gen-Y’ers with heart defects aren’t checking in with their docs
More than 20 percent don't get treatment for congenital defects.
