fake holidays
So many of the nasty comments leveraged online relate directly to tearing down women -- our appearances, our sexuality, our choices.
ankle bracelets
If you are going to decorate your feet, THEN DECORATE YOUR FEET! Don’t go halfway in. PLUS: "AS SEEN ON TV!"
books
fun
They frighten me, and the idea of touching one makes me queasy.
1960s
Lilly Pulitzer was a wealthy socialite in 1960s Palm Beach when she started making dresses both to relieve boredom and to solve a problem: Her good clothes were always getting ruined by fruit juice stains.
chocolate
Food, music, you name it. When I find something I like, I consume it voraciously. Until I don’t anymore.
bitter-no-more
fashion
I'm not saying that I am pulling this look off successfully, I'm just saying it's interesting.
aging
I’m ready for you, 30. Throw all the Merino wool sweaters and New York Times Real Estate sections you want to at me! You’ll never win!
Eliot in

Mar 7, 2012 at 2:00pm | 66 comments

fun
I wasn't supposed to like LA... but something had to give.
bagels
What would my life look like if I left all the decisions I would normally make on my own up to the affirmative, negative, or non-committal roll of the icosahedral die?
Rachel_1 in

Apr 26, 2012 at 9:00am | 50 comments

deathbed regrets
Why do I like these silly time-wasters so much? I'll tell you.
birth control
When it comes to the case my birth control lives in, I like to keep it classy. So I went all DIY on it.
Evette in

Aug 2, 2012 at 3:34pm | 28 comments

british tv
actors
Some weirdly poignant information you will never, ever use.
container gardening
You don’t have to have a green thumb or lots of cash to share awesome plants with your neighbors.
accessories
But which side tells "douchebag time"?
Laia in

Aug 1, 2011 at 5:02pm | 0 comments

clothing
Don't waste your dough on stuff you can only wear once a year. Here are some Halloween-appropriate threads for tricking, treating, and everything in between.
birchbox
For $10 dollas a month, you can get stuff in the mail that is not the Skymall catalogue.
Eve in

Sep 20, 2011 at 9:00am | 0 comments

fun
Does your pet stay in the room when you get down and dirty?
Janine in

Oct 13, 2011 at 3:00pm | 0 comments

costumes
This year, I'm over it. My costume will not be "cool." It will not be clever. It will be sexy.
Emily in

Oct 17, 2011 at 3:00pm | 0 comments

advice
It’s the lighter, funner version of “You have 24 hours left to live -- what do you do?”