The Weinstein Co. recently picked up U.S. Rights for Madonna’s Royal W.E., a feature length film written by Madonna and Alek Keshishian, about American divorcee Wallis Simpson and the king who would give up his throne to be with her, King Edward VIII. Although the film is being billed as her directorial debut, Madonna did […]

If you suffer from headaches, you are not alone. More than 45 million Americans are crippled by severe headaches. Approximately 29.5 million Americans suffer from migraines, and three out of four of them are women, most commonly between the ages of 20 and 45. Migraines are often misdiagnosed. There are about 150 types of headaches […]

by Sara Avant Stover We women have it all wrong. Happiness doesn’t live in a new hairstyle, handbag, or husband. True contentment waits in the most unlikely of places—right inside of you. That’s right: You alone must become the steward of your own happiness.  Your deepest bliss is neither a miracle nor a far off […]

I’ve been in denial about this moment but now it has finally come.  Today, the Oprah Winfrey Show as we know it, will come to an end. I remember a distant cousin visiting from Austria back in 2003 who didn’t have a clue who she was. I asked him if he had been living under a […]

Yesterday, I popped into MORE’s Reinvention Convention to listen to the Women In Hollywood Panel.  The Convention is an extension of the magazine’s content for smart, professional women, offering them the chance to, “Imagine All Your Possibilities”, on the road to reinvention. The room was packed with at least 500 well-dressed, confident looking women, seemingly […]

If you are age 30 or older, your bones are slowly losing calcium. And if you aren’t eating right and exercising, you may be setting yourself up for bone fractures in the future. Women have less bone tissue than men and lose bone more rapidly, particularly as we reach our 40s and beyond, when loss […]

I recently considered having my eyebrows enhanced with permanent makeup, enticed by beautiful before and after pictures. Overplucking and age have turned my once bushy brows into spotty, straggly strands. Since I usually don’t leap before I look, I researched the pros and cons of permanent makeup. And, ladies, it’s not pretty. Permanent makeup or […]

Do you find at the end of the day you’re emotionally and physically exhausted because people come to you and share their problems?  Do friends always say, “I knew I could tell you…”, stick at your cubicle, or trap you on an un-ending phone call? This is a classic case of not having personal boundaries.  I’m […]

Some may fudge the $10 for the condiments or spices they require, but if you set up your kitchen with the basics, these 10 yummy meals won’t break your budget or waste your time. Kitchen Sink Bean Salad Marinate can of black eyed peas in balsamic vinegar while chopping the rest.  Add:  chopped carrots, celery, raw […]

By no means am I even close to Imelda Marcos’ level of shoe ownership with a whopping 2700 pairs, but I seem to get funny looks when I tell people that I own over a hundred pairs of shoes.  Is that too many?  What is the proper amount of shoes to keep in your closet […]