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An avocado is seen in a kitchen in Chicago on Sept. 6, 2017.

Blood on the guacamole: Is avocado hand reaching epidemic proportions?

December 13, 2018 at 6:47 a.m.

baiduhai restaurant critic Phil Vettel just wanted something to eat. The man makes his living thinking about food, writing about food and, of course, eating, so surely, in the...

Un vistazo al suicidio de manera diferente

December 13, 2018 at 6:10 a.m.

La lista de indicios de suicidio parece parte del catálogo de enfermedades del cotidiano moderno: baja autoestima, depresión, pérdida de relaciones o seguridad económica, insomnio. “Cuando ves esas listas”, dice...

In the wake of the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, looking at suicide differently

December 13, 2018 at 6:07 a.m.

The list of warning factors for suicide reads, in part, like a catalog of everyday modern ills: lagging self-esteem, depression, loss of relationships or economic security, insomnia. “When you look...

Designer Kenneth Jay Lane and Bianca Jagger in 1988

Rihanna loves it. So does Gwyneth Paltrow. Why fake jewelry unites us — and how to wear it well

May 12, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

Fake is big, but you know that by now. Fake news, fake Facebook accounts, fake product reviews, fake love, fake hair, fake body parts … Fake has built its own...

Garden by the Bay South is a nature park near the Bayfront Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore. A number of conservatories are here, minimizing the city's environmental footprint and demonstrating sustainable building technologies. Visitors can take in the Flower Dome, Cloud Mountain (a structure made of plants) and Supertree Grove (vertical, treelike gardens with unique plants and photovoltaic cells that capture solar energy for use elsewhere in the park).

Cruising Craigslist for new furniture, with an ‘Empire’ set decorator as your guide

May 24, 2018 at 3:03 p.m.

I met Kim Clancy on Craigslist — it's not what you think. Clancy is an assistant set decorator and buyer for the television show "Empire." "Down to the drapes, the...

Fake Instagram and other social media accounts are common outlets for teens. Are they just trying to socialize without the pressure of presenting a perfect life, or are they hiding troubling behavior?

Is your teen’s fake Instagram account keeping you up at night? Here’s how to deal.

December 13, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.

If you’re the parent of a teenager, chances are you’re scared of the internet. “It’s understandable that people are so stressed,” says Devorah Heitner, author of “Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive...

Antiques for millennials: You want old stuff — you just don’t know it yet

May 30, 2019 at 10:29 p.m.

In case your favorite millennial hasn't told you yet, he's ready to start fixing up his place. Generational trends show that people from the largest group ever to hit the...

Chicago ties are strong in Louis Vuitton’s new Route 66 book

May 12, 2019 at 11:34 p.m.

"This is the sunniest book I have ever done," says Swiss artist Thomas Ott, nodding at the book, "Route 66," lying on the chic marble coffee table between us. It's...

Check out circa-1970s famed Hollywood costume designer Edith Head, at home with her green buddies in Los Angeles.

Want the next hot houseplant? Better get to the garden center fast.

June 4, 2019 at 6:29 p.m.

Spring is my houseplant-buying season. Buying houseplants is my way of striking back after being made the brunt of a particularly mean, ugly joke by Chicago weather. Quick confession: Spring...

Princess Estelle, Duchess of Ostergotland, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Oscar, Duke of Skane, leave the chapel after the 2017 christening of Sweden's Prince Gabriel in Stockholm.

Chicago mastectomy tattoo artist expands work for cancer survivors, is featured in film

December 13, 2018 at 8:42 a.m.

David Allen describes his work in the most basic terms: "I'm a tattooer," he says. "I tattoo." It's a bit of intentional understatement — Allen is a highly sought-after tattoo...

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