Cassandra West

Vivian Livingston lives a life seen only on an episode of "Friends." Just 25, she has her own pad in New York, a decent job, a fun circle of friends...

A case of writer's block pushed historian and author Cassandra Fay Smith into the visual arts. While working on a novel about the antebellum South, Smith had a tough time...

There's still time to enhance the romance tonight. A few quick changes in the boudoir--based on feng shui, the ancient Chinese art involving environment and energy--just might make this a...

It didn't look like a book I'd trust, with its glossy, hot-pink cover decorated with whimsical daisies, a scrawl of a lipstick tube and a saucy cartoon woman holding three...

"I don't think you'll see me around here for at least four years." --Barbra Streisand, on future visits to the White House now that her friend Bill Clinton is moving...

If the holiday season has left your middle a bit thicker and your wallet a bit thinner, you may want to check out one of the many Internet weight loss...

If you're looking for a way to improve your emotional health, you might want to head for the Chicago Botanic Garden. A study conducted by Rutgers University found that flowers...

While we can't exactly call 2000 the Year of the Woman, it did bring some exciting and moving moments for those of us who follow and report on women's lives....

Is it possible for a woman to lead a rich, complete life without ever having a baby? Researchers Susan Weinger and Linda Cherrey Reeser of Western Michigan University, who are...

Instead of a place to commemorate Michael Jordan, Chicago's Niketown wants to be a place where you can go to celebrate yourself. Traditionally a shrine to the professional athlete, the...