I’ve been in Seattle the last few weeks, trying to cope with all the mayhem of moving my mother out of her home, (surrounded by movers, painters, and realtors) and into a condo we’re remodeling, (surrounded by movers, painters and handymen) when her refrigerator chose this highly inopportune moment to gasp out it’s last dying…
Your taste buds will really get down and party at this special event, the New Frontiers of Taste, celebrating the 100th year anniversary of Dr. Kikunae Ikeda’s discovery of *Umami, the 5th taste. This major event is timed to coincide with the International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste (ISOT), and will draw a variety of…
A timely tale of the totally true way that you, yes YOU, can jump the kill-me-now airport security lines with your very own Clear Pass! It’s easy to apply online, and once the TSA clears ya (Clear Pass takes care of all that beaurocratic nonsense), you’ll get a Clear card that clearly says, “Fudge You!”…
by Stephanie Block Of course you know Annie Leibovitz. Those celebrity magazine covers–Brad and Demi and Uma. They lauded her in your art classes and you might even have one of her books on your coffee table. But you’ve never, I’ve never, met Annie like this. Though she likes to insist that it’s impossible to…
by Madeline Zinn butter LONDON, a nail care company based out of Seattle, is determined to “reshape” the nail industry by providing, natural polishes, cremes and other nail treatment completely free from formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP. These days everyone is concerned with labels. Not Prada or Marc Jacobs, like hormone-free, organic, and natural. Products like…
by Amanda Coggin Article courtesy of Divine Caroline I did the solo travel thing for two years—handed in my corporate badge, and replaced it with a traveler’s backpack. I wove my way around Asia, and at the time, I didn’t meet as many solo women travelers as I did men. When I returned from living…
Museums overflow in excellence! SFMOMA re-introduces us to Frida Kahlo, that icon of expressive, surrealist sufferings. Then over at the Legion of Honor, we take a fascinating look at Women Impressionists. Try to name 3. I bet you can’t! (I couldn’t before this woman-cational exhibit!!) And finally the prolific eye-patched glass pirate that is Chihuly…