What are you up to this weekend? My step-niece and her girlfriend are coming over for brunch tomorrow. We’re planning to eat bagels, drink orange juice, and play this funny game. Hope you have a good one, and here are...
Our long-time friend LaTonya Yvette just published a book of essays — Stand In My Window — all about home and homemaking. “We’re always recreating home, within ourselves, within different seasons,” she told us. “It’s a regenerative practice that Black...
Two decades ago, on a blistering winter night, I turned on the television and found something I’d never encountered before: A mother and daughter who teased each other like sisters. Who shared confidences like friends. Who accepted each other for...
What are your plans for the weekend? I’m excited to go upstate to crunch through the fall leaves. I’ve also been extra grateful for my boys this week; they manage to make me laugh even on tough days. Hope you have...
Do you have a piece of clothing you always reach for, that makes you feel the most like yourself? Curious about “hero” pieces, I asked six women what they wear the most… Shoko TataraOccupation: Stay-at-home momLives in: Indiana “In 2019,...
What are you up to this weekend? Toby caught my cold, poor guy, so I’ll be heating up chicken soup while he watches Friends on the sofa. (We also like this video of Steph Curry belting out Hamilton with his...
There are three things to know about this bowl before making it… The first is that it is GREAT. I always think I’m going to want rice or bread with it, but the yogurt and chickpeas join forces to deliver...
What are you up to this weekend? I’m excited to see comedian John Early at the New Yorker Festival tomorrow night. He makes me laugh so much — this Paris video, his 2 Dope Queens appearance, even just his face at...
When I asked Cynthia Guerra to describe her style, her answer made me smile. “I want to look like a gift,” she laughed. “I like to wear frills, patterns and colors that make me happy.” Here, the Long Beach-based baker,...
What are you going to be for Halloween? Here are eight of my favorite costumes through the years, including Sophia Carpenter’s ferocious lions… Our photographer friend Alpha Smoot was the perfect Annie Hall (and remember her casual NYC wedding)? Loved...
