A water filtration system that goes where you go
I still remember the eye rolls. All I did was take a quick drink from an airport water fountain, and my traveling companions looked at me like I was nuts....
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Me, My Shelf and I: Irma Sless-Kitain
Irma Sless-Kitain's book collection reflects her experience in publishing and time spent abroad (two years in Bangkok, eight in Japan). And an abiding love of comics. And cats. Her shelf...
Italian style jumps off the page in ‘La Vita e Bella’
When we think of Italian interior design, several images come to mind: romantic hillside villas decorated with rustic, old-world charm (a la the Cortana fixer-upper in "Under the Tuscan Sun");...
Picking out tile is fun again with Fireclay
Would-be fun home improvement tasks, such as picking out tile, are often tedious. Why? Chalk it up to the sheer number of choices available. One way to streamline the process...
Me, My Shelf and I: Jami Nakamura Lin
Books loom large in Jami Nakamura Lin's earliest memories. "One day my dad came home from work and found my mom, sisters and I sobbing in the master bedroom, the...
Plenty of food for thought, to eat at Good Food Festival
To quote the timeless wisdom of Kermit the Frog, "It's not easy being green." We'd add to that: It's not easy to be consistently mindful of the importance of consuming...
Veronica Roth on ‘Insurgent’ film adaptation
Young-adult author Veronica Roth admits she was a bit starstruck the first time she met Kate Winslet, who plays sinister Erudite leader Jeanine Matthews in the film adaptations of Roth's...
Me, My Shelf and I: Anthony Romero and Abigail Satinsky
"This book is about how to intellectually be together," says Abigail Satinsky, associate director of Threewalls, pulling out a copy of "The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study," by Stefano...
New book by A Beautiful Mess duo targets DIY decorators
Several years ago, Missouri-based sisters Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman launched the popular lifestyle blog A Beautiful Mess. Since then, they've built a business empire — apps, classes, books and...
Move over, Edison bulbs. Cut crystal is making a comeback
When we think of spring bulbs, it's usually of the plant variety. But lately, while looking for ideas to freshen up our home (because spring redecorating is way more fun...