Ho Ho <i>Noooo</i>
Put down the peppermint-cream-cheese brownie. Step away from the candy-cane-crusted chocolate martini. Between holiday treats at the office and post-work party dessert bonanzas — not to mention booze, booze, booze...
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Vegan diet is best for training, triathlete says
When Brendan Brazier decided, at age 15, to pursue a career as a professional Ironman triathlete, he went in search of the most efficient diet to boost his training regimen,...
The teen beat
Teen Vogue Editor-in-Chief Amy Astley has been bringing high fashion to the teenage masses ever since Anna Wintour tapped her to create the magazine's test issues 10 years ago. Astley,...
Too many homes for the holidays?
For Angela Smith, Christmas is among the least wonderful times of year. Smith, who lives in a Milwaukee suburb, spends the holiday shuttling among four sets of parents: her divorced...
Mousse for your chocolate fix
No pastry skills? You don't need them to whip up a stellar chocolate mousse. SweetGirl's Chocolate Mousse kit, created by former Avec and Blackbird pastry chef Tara Lane and Chicagocooks.com...
Mousse for your chocolate fix
No pastry skills? You don't need them to whip up a stellar chocolate mousse. SweetGirl's Chocolate Mousse kit, created by former Avec and Blackbird pastry chef Tara Lane and Chicagocooks.com...
The ‘nice’ house gets its due
In dating, there are few worse things than being described as "nice." Translation: Unspectacular. Uninteresting. Unattractive. The same cannot be said for the homes showcased in "Nice House" (Monacelli Press,...
Ignore daily heel pain at your peril
As if the first steps out of bed in the morning aren't torturous enough already, many people suffer stabbing pains in their feet as they limp their way to the...
The kids are just fine, thanks
After school one recent afternoon, with some time to spare before his tap dancing lesson, Casey Mandley-Tatar was eating chicken nuggets at a Bucktown McDonald's and trying to explain why...
Underwear — in there?
It all started when my mother suggested I wash my underwear in the dishwasher. I had recently moved into yet another apartment with no indoor laundry facilities, and was dreading...