Originals

As a child, waking up on Easter Sunday felt almost like the resurrection that is celebrated that very day: It meant a joyful lunch after Mass, all while bathed in the newly found sunlight of May. My grandfather–who always worked as hard as his arms would allow him and never thought one should fit comfortably […]

Pediatric psychologist Lindsay Clendaniel works with kids during the day, but when she’s off-duty, she pursues another, surprising passion: ice cream. As the creator of the blog Scoop Adventures, and she makes and rates recipes from ice cream parlors across America. Her new book, Scoop Adventures: The Best Ice Cream of the 50 States, came out last month and is full of

It’s not always easy to achieve the hairstyle you want as temperatures rise. Blow-drying can be a hard sell on warm days. If you manage a blowout in the sweltering temperatures, the odds are against a long-lasting look as the day wears on–and wears on your hair, creating dryness and frizz. “Blow-drying hair in the summer can leave you

In my opinion, the real start of spring is the resurgence of gorgeous, fresh produce at the farmer’s market after many dormant months. After an entire season of eating heavy food, tons of root veggies and decadent desserts (the one upshot to winter layers, of course, is their midsection-camouflaging ability), it’s such a treat to lighten up all over with crunchy fresh salads, fragrant

Whether you’re a green juice junkie, a SoulCycle addict, or just trying to maintain a working relationship with your skinny jeans, healthy living is always in style. So we’ve tapped the wellness masterminds at Well+Good — the go-to-site for cool, healthy-leaning women coast to coast — to keep you in-the-know. Can’t get your butt out of bed

Myth: Getting constant trims promotes hair growth. Most stylists recommend trims every six to eight weeks to keep split ends at bay (which truthfully, they do). But how would that promote growth exactly? Jen Atkin, the Clear Scalp & Hair Celebrity Hairstylist who works with long-haired beauties like Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Biel, says the best way to hold onto and promote length

Contrary to what the weather on the East Coast would have us think, June is just around the corner. (Cue the faint tinkle of wedding bells.) Not that we need the climate to remind us that love is in the air—social media is doing a fine job all on its own. This week, Jenny McCarthy’s massive canary yellow

You know those things you said you’d never do when you became a parent? I do. There were a host of things, but a few in particular have come to bite me in the metaphorical ass this past year—and they all have to do with sleeping. Let me digress by saying that sleep is wasted on babies. Adults

Ironic as it may be, we spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to save time. But can you blame us? With our very full lives, we all want to spend less time doing the things we have to do and more time doing those we want to do. If you’re anything like me, sitting for ages

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 2150 Fir Street , Vancouver, CA Website: http://www.beaucoupbakery.com Phone: +1 604 732 4222 “The best stuffed peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had,” says Noelene Searle Valleau, who has our mouths watering for one of Beaucoup Bakery’s gourmet pastries. The brand new sweet shop in Vancouver is owned by Jackie Ellis, who dropped her life