“I think finding your personal style is just about living your life,” says Dahana, an artist and graphic designer living in Strasbourg, France. “Walking around, you’re gonna see something and be like, Ooh, I want to incorporate that color…
Here’s my guilty admission: I am the person who ruins vacations with my expectations. In a move that fails every single time, I imagine everyone in my family being happy 100% of our trip.… Read more
What are you up to this weekend? We’re heading to see our family in England, and I’m trying to figure out if I can/should bring an actual pillow on the plane.… Read more
What snacks do you like making for a group? My repertoire includes chips and onion dip (a staple of my Midwest childhood) and green Castelvetrano olives.… Read more
There are many reasons why I’m a fan of Katherine Lewin’s new book, Big Night, about dinner parties large and small: the loud, infectious, can-do spirit, laid out in primary colors.… Read more
What do you pack for trips? We are heading to England this Friday, and I am so excited to squeeze my cousins’ babies and add them to the height wall!… Read more
Our friend Catherine Newman (of cold swimming and teenage boys and house tour fame) has a new novel out called Sandwich and just to be sure I don’t bury the lead here, I couldn’t love it more, can’t stop talking about it, can’t stop…
What are you up to this weekend? Anton graduated from fifth grade today, and I cried! I’m usually relatively stoic at these things, but when all the kids started singing, “Lean on Me,” none of us stood a chance.… Read more
My friend Adam Roberts — a cookbook author with a funny food newsletter — always reminds me of a Disney prince. He’s charming with a huge smile, and he’ll play your favorite song on the piano.… Read more
When my goddaughter was recently called the N-word at school – by a fellow third grader — I was heartbroken but not surprised. It’s a terrible rite of passage for so many Black kids and the incident set off painful recollections of “the…
As the mother of a three-year-old and six-month-old, I would use one word to describe my life right now: full. So, when dinner time comes around, I look for meals that meet four requirements:; 1.… Read more The post What Easy Dinners Do…
After my marriage ended, I took a year off dating to clear my head. But this past February, I decided I was as ready as I’d ever be and signed up for a dating app.… Read more
Good news! Quince — the San Francisco-based brand that creates luxury essentials at reasonable prices — is having one of their biggest sales of the year.… Read more
What are you up to this weekend? We are lucky enough to be staying at a friend’s house by the beach, and their home is filled with prints and patterns.… Read more
When it comes to marriage, we’ve talked about everything from funny pet peeves to how to make sex great, and over the years, we’ve collected some priceless reader comments.… Read more
It’s after Memorial Day which means it’s summer which means it’s about to be July which means it’s almost my birthday. A few years ago, by accident, I started a new birthday tradition.… Read more
Since I’m a person who, as Hunter Harris would say, is “extremely online,” I usually know where to find things. Need a fun book? Here you are.… Read more
What are you up to this weekend? I’m going to the North Fork to hang with friends — looking forward to eating kettle chips while the sun sets — and then coming back for the boys’ sports games on Sunday morning.… Read more