It’s obvious that a lack of sleep leaves a person feeling tired and prone to impatience and crankiness. Less obvious is that a five-hour night of sleep leaves a person 50 percent more likely to overeat. Sleeping less than four hours a... Read More
With the growing shift toward eating organic, local food isn’t just a trend, but a fundamental change in the way we think about agriculture and our food, posit editors Irene Reti and Sarah Rabkin. For the roots of this movement, the... Read More
I loved Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, seeing myself in his wonderful stories of faraway places, strange-looking people, and magnificent adventures. I wanted my own magnificent adventure, just like them. Jack Sligo, a fifteen-year-old Irish... Read More
A lightning rod for the imagination, German artist Blexbolex gives us People, a collection of silk-screened figures engaged in activities fascinating and mundane. A label identifies each subject; images on opposite pages create a... Read More
A tiny seed dares to be different from his brethren, taking on attributes of the creatures he most admires: a peacock’s feather to become beautiful, tiger’s stripes for bravery, and the trunk of an elephant fashioned from a blade of... Read More
Historical Fiction is at its best when the reader races to the bookstore (virtual or bricks and mortar) burning to know more about the subject—one that may have escaped notice before the author nurtured facts into fascinating fiction.... Read More
From ballet and ballroom to belly dancing, this brilliant primer is “a guide to creating, performing, and promoting your moves.” The author’s hip, conversational tone encourages at every step. She describes all of the... Read More
From ballet and ballroom to belly dancing, this brilliant primer is “a guide to creating, performing, and promoting your moves.” The author’s hip, conversational tone encourages at every step. She describes all of the... Read More