One of the most moving and memorable scenes for me on film happens in Jane Campion‘s The Piano.  It’s at the end when Ada, played by Holly Hunter falls out of the boat and plunges under the sea.  She is suspended, surrounded by total silence and darkness.  She can’t hear.  She can’t breathe.  She can’t […]

Teddy Luong designed this Fish Condo as a part of a student design competition.  Surrounded by a white ABS shell, the glass fishbowl can be stacked to look like a hotel or removed for easy cleaning.  Fish not included!  $25 This Shark Dome Bed by Nano Dome is the perfect headquarters for a pup who likes being […]

Stephanie Whittier has been perfecting her self-styled ‘Integrative Bodywork’ for about 20 years now.  Her focus on cellular memory and continuum movement for pain relief is essential therapy for her celebrity clients like Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode and legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.  Her unique productt spheres – short for tranquility spheres […]

We’re buying the homes First-time homebuyers largely have been credited for the slight upturn in America’s housing market. But the demographic group with the largest upward trend in homebuying is single women. A recent National Association of REALTORS (NAR) report reveals that in 2009, 21% of homebuyers were single women—as opposed to only 10% of single […]

Want to spend your summer in a beautiful destination that offers secluded beaches, little coves, and a “meditation trail among the Lucan Apennines?  If you’re the crafty type and you’re dying to visit the southern coast of Italy, this might be your opportunity. Just a few miles from the Maratea Sea, San Costantino di Rivello, a […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Birth Control Pill today, 50 years ago on May 9, 1960. In an interview with Professor Elizabeth Tyler May about her new book America + The Pill: A History of Promise, Peril, and Liberation, the author says that millions of women immediately started taking the Pill, millions […]

I gush when I talk about Betty White.  I always have.  For all of you who raised your eyebrows at me as I carried on about her comedic genius, imagine me sticking my tongue out at you.  Because apparently, I’m not alone. If you missed it, some mastermind (oh how I wish it had been […]

With our world facing numerous crises, humanity needs to find a pathway to creating a new society, one based on principles of love, cooperation, and peace. Women are at the core of the shift that is required. How can we inspire each other to make an even bigger impact and to live our most radiant […]

Administrative Professionals Day formerly known as Secretary’s Day has become one of the largest workplace observances since it was first celebrated in 1952. Conceived of, and championed by New York publicist Harry F. Klemfuss, the first official celebration was proclaimed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer as “National Secretaries Week” and held during the […]

It’s your city, or it’s yours for your vacation. How to get the most out of your nearest city for cheap, or free!