For someone growing up in a small-ish Southern town where wealth was displayed via head-to-toe Lilly Pulitzer, this book represented a portal to a whole new world.
A Beer Guide for Cocktail Drinkers
The ability to draw out clues about a guest’s palate (“I like fruity drinks!” “Just don’t make it too sweet...") and turn that into a drink recommendation they’ll love is the hallmark of a great bartender.
Your Phone Can Tell When You're Depressed—But Should It?
"The thing that makes these technologies in part both valuable and problematic is that they can do something humans can't do."
The Zen of Underpacking
Every last item in my pack had been drenched in rain, perspired through, and air-dried to a wrinkly, sweat-encrusted crisp.
The Cognitive Benefits of a Beauty Routine
Makeup and skincare has taken care of me…or more accurately, it’s helped me to take care of myself.”
Five Reasons to Love East Atlanta Village
The “village” part of this neighborhood’s moniker (aka EAV) isn’t just a cutesy realtor-invented label.
What Female-Targeted Wine Companies Think Women Want to Drink
If these wines could talk, they would probably speak with vocal fry.
Scientist Shares Photos of Lipstick Under a Microscope
“The beauty found in science, just as the beauty we embody ourselves, with or without makeup, can be a very empowering thing indeed.”
Beach Beauty Advice from IRL Mermaids
For more than 60 years, Weeki Wachee, Florida has laid claim to one of the most curiously awesome roadside tourist attractions in the state
Lime Crime and the Scary Truth About Product Safety
Doesn’t every commercially sold cosmetic undergo extensive safety testing and analysis before hitting shelves? Surprisingly, the answer is…“not really.”
Get To Know The Podcast That’s “Better Than Ambien”
“His voice is like a tranquilizer dart straight to the brain.”
Meet the Less Sexy Version of Deciem
What Garden of Wisdom lacks in sharp aesthetics or Instagrammable packaging, it makes up for in its absurdly accessible prices.
Palo Duro
Days later, when we crossed into the Upper Peninsula, we were still removing prickly pear needles from our skin.
Face Values: Shop Outside the Big Box with Indie Brands
Lady-run cosmetics companies are popping up left and right, offering handmade, cruelty-free alternatives to Sephora.
Catching Up With Augusten Burroughs
“I love preservation. Writing is the preservation of a memory.”
Could Apple Brandy Be Headed For A Rye-Like Renaissance?
For decades, consumers have seen the product as a quaint throwback at best, a dusty relic at worst. But with consumer awareness slowly growing, and the added momentum of scrappy new craft producers, that reality might be about to change.
What Exactly Is Plant-Based Eating?
"It's a focus on abundance and what you want out of life in terms of your food, not on the denial of certain things."
Bringing the Beer Cocktail into the 21st Century
“People think they dislike Fernet until they've had it in a balanced way. The beer's coffee and rich dark chocolate notes work well with the Fernet to calm it down.”
My Dachshund Is Plotting Something Sinister in the Corner of the Backyard
I am fairly certain that Heidi was at least partially responsible for my parents’ messy divorce.
A Ditchbug By Any Other Name
To get to the bottom of the matter, we turned to one of the most ambitious and fascinating studies of American linguistics: the Dictionary of American English.