The Baltimore Sun

Last year alone more than 300 new skin-care products were introduced in department stores nationwide. That's a lotta lotion. And trying to decipher the good from the bad isn't easy,...

It's yam season. We're talking yams with brown sugar, yams with marshmallows, yams with butter, mashed, roasted and made into pies. And now we're talking wild yam lotion too. Turns...

Faux finishing the walls doesn't come cheap. Besides being costly, it's laborious and time-consuming. That is, unless you consider installing a textured, paintable wall covering, like the new Super Fresco...

He may not be very talkative right now, but any other time, Talib Kweli seems to have a lot to say--especially when he's behind a mic. The Brooklyn-bred rapper is...

If you type the word "squash" into an Internet search engine, the results will likely be recipes for vegetarian casseroles. But increasingly, you'll also find information on the indoor racket...

Mark Nicholson considers himself a recovered drug addict of sorts. His addiction? "Coca-Cola," he says. Or more precisely, the caffeine spike in every can. Nicholson, a nurse, spent years stashing...

The doe-eyed Marissa and her spunky friend Summer are lying by the pool in bikinis, sunning and drinking iced tea (i.e., spiked) at 10 in the morning. But those aren't...

Are you allergic to your home? The sneezing, the runny nose, the watery eyes, the wheezing--you've got it all. Your allergies are making you miserable. How to alleviate some of...

Hair is fickle. One minute it's voluminous and well-behaved, the next minute it's flat, oily looking and limp. Stylists on photo shoots have long used the trick of sprinkling baby...

What's so charming about charm bracelets? A new book tells all. "Charmed Bracelets" by Tracey Zabar provides insight into the history of these timeless accessories and a look at the...