Radiant Beauty by Nature
We’ve come a long way since harsh scrubs and bleaching creams designed to even skin tones and impart an overall healthy glow. Gone are the damaging exfoliates, toxic chemical blends, and temporary (and ultimately ineffective) ingredients in beauty and skin care products. Some of the newest items to hit the […]
Sex in the Summer
Here comes the sun, and with it a slew of makeup designed to make you look like your best flushed self. As we thaw out through Spring, the layers of caked foundation, contour and concealer fall away to reveal fresh faced beauty to suit every possible skintone. What we’re left […]
New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016 Highlights
We are in the throes of Spring. What does that mean? Mother’s Day, florals, pastels, sweet innocent animals such as humming birds and bunny rabbits decorate our environment and our advertising. From department stores to boutiques, we see a familiar theme that love and cuteness is in the air! Last year […]
Bettman & Halpin: Playing and Singing to Our Hearts!
Super tight harmonies, simplistic melodies, relatable lyrics, and exquisite virtuoso playing . . . this fiddle-playing, folk-singing duo is called Bettman & Halpin. They have produced truth with their lyrics, and I get every single one of their tunes! Stephanie Bettman and Luke Halpin have an interesting beginning and have […]
A BLOODSMOOR ROMANCE by Joyce Carol Oates
Published in 1982, A Bloodsmoor Romance by Joyce Carol Oates is a gothic romance novel set in Bloodsmoor, Pennsylvania, in the years 1879-1899. It is the story of five Pennsylvania sisters, told by an omniscient narrator identified only as “a maiden lady of advanced years.” The novel opens with considerable […]
Kevan Hall Sport: Game On! Attire for Golfers and Active Fashionistas
“We use athletic fabrics that have all the necessary qualities like UV protection, moisture wicking, stretch . . .“ Designer Kevan Hall is known for his couture collection of exquisite gowns and formal wear. His designs have graced the pages of many fashion magazines, and have been worn by […]
The Power of the Pen
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it!” ―Toni Morrison From the beginning of time, literature and responsible journalism have mirrored public opinion and public action. Consider author Harriet Beecher Stowe and her bestseller Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which […]
HILLARY CLINTON: A Presidential Candidate Who Puts Principles Ahead of Politics
“I’ve spent my life fighting for children, families, and our country . . . and I’m not stopping now. Life is not about what happens to you, it’s about what you do with what happens to you so get back out there. [My mother] lived to be 92 years old, […]
GO SET A WATCHMAN by Harper Lee: Book Review
Five stars for this novel that in spite of its being written before To Kill a Mockingbird, is its sequel. My research tells me that when Harper Lee submitted this her first book for publication, she was turned down and told to write a novel about a younger protagonist, thus […]