Can My Dog Make Me Sick?
While dog lovers cherish their pets’ affection, those licks and nips can potentially spread harmful germs.
The True Uniform of Los Angeles, According to Angelenos
In the mythology of the West, Los Angeles is equal parts grit and glamour. The reality isn’t far-off: Impossibly pink bougainvillea blooms feet away from gray highways choked with round-the-clock traffic. Look to your left at a stoplight and you may see a bored Uber driver, tooling around for fares, or a young starlet going…
The True Uniform of Los Angeles, According to Angelenos
In the mythology of the West, Los Angeles is equal parts grit and glamour. The reality isn’t far-off: Impossibly pink bougainvillea blooms feet away from gray highways choked with round-the-clock traffic. Look to your left at a stoplight and you may see a bored Uber driver, tooling around for fares, or a young starlet going…
The True Uniform of Los Angeles, According to Angelenos
In the mythology of the West, Los Angeles is equal parts grit and glamour. The reality isn’t far-off: Impossibly pink bougainvillea blooms feet away from gray highways choked with round-the-clock traffic. Look to your left at a stoplight and you may see a bored Uber driver, tooling around for fares, or a young starlet going…
Should We Keep Paying for Our Ungrateful Son to Join Us on Family Vacations?
Forty-five years ago, my husband and I started going to a lakeside camp for a week every summer. Our kids grew up there. Years ago, when our son got his first adult job, we paid for him to join us. He wasn’t earning much, and we were afraid he wouldn’t come if we didn’t pay.…
Should We Keep Paying for Our Ungrateful Son to Join Us on Family Vacations?
Forty-five years ago, my husband and I started going to a lakeside camp for a week every summer. Our kids grew up there. Years ago, when our son got his first adult job, we paid for him to join us. He wasn’t earning much, and we were afraid he wouldn’t come if we didn’t pay.…
Should We Keep Paying for Our Ungrateful Son to Join Us on Family Vacations?
Forty-five years ago, my husband and I started going to a lakeside camp for a week every summer. Our kids grew up there. Years ago, when our son got his first adult job, we paid for him to join us. He wasn’t earning much, and we were afraid he wouldn’t come if we didn’t pay.…
Black Friday Isn’t Even Here Yet, But Nordstrom’s Sale Section Is So Good Right Now
The countdown to the holiday season has begun. While some folks are itching to break out the decorations and put up a tree, I’m more focused on all the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales just waiting to be shopped. Namely, Nordstrom, a retailer that really knows how to throw down each year. While…
Piaget’s Distinctive Look and the Woman Who Styles It
Born in Paris in 1975, Ms. Sivrière grew up between the mountain resorts of Megève and Chamonix, in southeastern France. She was drawn to jewelry at a young age, after meeting a friend of her father’s who worked in the diamond trade. “I was mesmerized by the beauty and reflection of this stone,” she wrote.…
‘Modern Love Podcast’: What Does It Mean to Be a Kept Woman?
Deanna Fei did not need a man. She was in her 20s, living in Shanghai on a Fulbright scholarship, writing her first novel: a book about fiercely independent Chinese women, very much like Deanna herself. Growing up as a first-generation Chinese American, Deanna resented the way some men, specifically white men, looked down on her.…