Published in March 2003, "The Da Vinci Code" still is selling tens of thousands of copies a week. It recently passed 9 million copies in North America and 16 million...
Remember those carefree days as a child when you had the world's permission to splash around in the rain? With your little raincoat and rubber galoshes, your attitude was: The...
Let's say you're a celebrity. OK, let's just say you're Ashlee Simpson. And let's say that just before you go before millions for the Teen Choice Awards, you have your...
Jane Meyerhoff, a collector whose knowing eye led her and husband Robert to assemble one of America's major collections of latter 20th Century art, has died at 80. When the...
Steakhouses are sizzling again The current popularity of high-end steakhouses is proof that old restaurant trends never die, they just disappear for a while. It's chic to be enjoying well-marbled...
How do you tell when a pear is ripe? With the exception of Bartletts, most pears don't change color when they're ready to eat. Here are some tips from the...
Being beautiful isn't easy. Comodynes aims to simplify the road to divadom with a line of makeup remover, sunless tanner, toner, after-sun products and deodorant/antiperspirant towels that come individually packaged...
The home office is starting to look more like home. That's the message of collections from Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, Ethan Allen and other furniture-makers that are integrating pieces...
It's true: The poncho, one of the biggest trends of the summer, has hung around for fall to become hot again. Maybe you think it's sloppy or too retro. Think...
It's just crazy how much we love that monkey. Julius, the chimp who graces many of Paul Frank's hip T-shirts, pajamas, purses and lingerie, is so cute, so whimsical, so...