Shopping for Cake Stands

If you plan to bake a cake for someone on Valentine’s Day — or any other time of the year, for that matter — a great cake stand will make it look even more impressive. “It’s a relatively easy way to bring your baking up to the next level, just because it makes your cake…

Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest?

The rainforest and the runway may seem worlds apart, but deforestation in the Amazon is partly fueled by something that’s on display in every fashion capital this month: leather. A New York Times investigation published in November established the connection between deforestation and American appetites for leather in luxury cars, but the problem goes beyond…