life

Thinking of your cell phone as a bona-fide trance inducer may help explain why you just can't put it down—and more importantly, why you should

Mindless mantras beat out fridge magnet philosophies when life doesn't make sense...

Mini-muffins and milk glass, sweet tea and fabric flowers, Starbucks and one BIG, BIG baby!

Last week's "Supermoon" lit up a world of questions I'm not even sure I want answered. After all, perception is (thankfully!) hardly reality...

A pretty honest reaction to the news of my father's passing, and the realization that "nothing" can be an emotion, too....

I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but there are some very, very angry people on the Web. The angriest people are, of course, the Occupy types...

Max's beloved, brilliant creator goes head to head with our own King of the Wild Things, Stephen Colbert, in this "duel of eyebrows" interview segment

How I fell in love with live music. (Hint: It's all Joan's fault)

Reflections on a recent visit from my parents, Hen and Herb. Delicious turnip and onion soup included

Head over to the South Carolina Aquarium Monday evening for a trifecta: see the new lemur exhibit, support sea turtle rehab and treat yourself to Mary Alice Monroe's new book, Beach House Memories

Post Hunger Games, I'm coming clean—reading it was not only a wildly entertaining step into the genre, but prompted my very own fiction renaissance, just in time for prime beach reading season

...Go next door, Joan Crawford famously said. That quote is neither here nor there, just a favorite of mine, but how about this iconic image and a few sit-back-and-relax words to end the week

Personal relationships aren't the only breakups we're faced with. Here's some quick tips for rejuvenating your mind, body, and skin after loss

This collection of bikes by Electra are not your grandmother's beach cruisers. But she would have hopped on... They're like art, and I want to hang them on my walls. Take a look...

To quote Will Smith, "This is the story all about how my life got twisted upside-down…" A two-part story of how the victim became the victimizer…

I’ve been really struggling trying to write a blog entry, mostly because I’m afraid of coming off like an asshole. Which I may in fact be, and I’m just not so sure I want everyone to know that...

Stop what you're doing immediately (driving, eating, saving someone's life...) and read this Craig's List ad, written by a guy trying to hock his yoga mat. It gets real—and hilarious—quick...

I just got back from the 2012 spring market—here are some of my favorite rugs, lighting, furniture, and accessories to give you an idea of what's coming down the pike this season

Crying a river over the end of a relationship can wreak havoc on your skin—here, follow these no-fail secrets for facing the world again

One would hope so, but the truth is, your real decision makers may be flying far under the radar... Here's a quick look at who may be at the helm