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The bold and graphic design of the zig-zag Chevron stripe is a simple design, but it is absolutely perfect. I see it everywhere now, from DVF dresses to posh poufs

Not a touchy-feely person? Some might call you a "cold fish?" Without some good old-fashioned human contact, you may be missing out on an all-important link to the world around you

Heard about this? The 2011 American documentary, Forks Over Knives, is coming to Charleston, by way of three free screenings on Monday, April 16 at the Terrace Theater

In honor of National Library Week, and of our local Superheros—the fabulous, under-celebrated, always-resourceful librarians—our first "Meet your Librarian" profile, starring Jennifer Hawes

Five steps to making the most out of a makeup consultation (without draining your bank account)

I had the pleasure of publishing a column on John Brannen recently. John is shooting the film right now for his movie Midnight Rain, which I also hope to cover, minus mosquitoes and alligators

Spring has me itching to add some more color to my wardrobe. I am so on board with the Neon trend right now!

There's been much buzz about The Hangover's Alan lurking around the Bridge Run this year, so much so that a rogue cover entrant appeared in Charleston EIC Darcy Shankland's cache of May cover choices

Is "Just Married" just too early to start fanning the flames of marital desire?

Get your muse on, amidst the Bridge Run masses!

The summer after I graduated from college I came home and spent the season terrorizing my mom and putting off the “real world” as I searched for a job.

Because you never really know someone until you know what's on their bedside table... reading wise, that is

When Fashion Director Ayoka Lucas said we were going to Fashion Camp, she meant it, although I feel a little bit more like I just came from an episode of Survivor...

A poem offers the perfect antidote when there's too much to do on a Charleston spring weekend

The hazards of idolatry become apparent when a writer fumbles for words when interviewing one of her favorite writers

I spent a gorgeous Charleston afternoon painting in local artist Sally King Benedict's studio. Inspiration abounds!

Sometimes the Muse needs a refresher course—an Outward Bound to sharpen creative survival skills, a high ropes course for writers/artists who need a little endorphin spike....

Book Review: Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter, by Phoebe Damrosch

A smart and well-read guy asks Carolyn about the little known theory of "dopamine fallout" after sex...

Last night, I was sick of politics. Fed up with the over-coverage, the polls that read like stock tickers, the media. Then I found this...