Glad Rags
Vintage clothing guru Katy Rodriguez, owner of Resurrection Vintage in New York and Los Angeles, discusses the ins and outs of buying vintage fashion.
Sleepless at Citarella
Writer-director Nora Ephron lists her favorite food shops in New York City.
The Starvation Club
Peer pressure and the stress of going away to college can lead to eating disorders, including group bingeing and purging behaviors.
Pride of the Lions
Director Julie Taymor breaks into the mainstream with her Broadway Disney musical The Lion King
Everest: Mountain Without Mercy
Book review of Broughton Coburns Everest, Mountain Without Mercy
Hunting With the Moon: The Lions of Savuti
Book review of Dereck and Beverly Jouberts tribute to the lion prides of Botswana
Catching Her Breath
Virtuoso flutist Eugenia Zukerman responds to a rare auto-immune lung disease by co-authoring, with her sister, a book on coping with the corticosteroid prednisone.
Taking Care
Inspired by her own experience caring for her elderly mother, an Alzheimers patient, writer Claire Berman writes a book for caregivers on how to care for themselves as well as their loved one.
Toque of the Town
Chef Daniel Boulud conquers New York City and pampers to an international roster of rich and famous patrons.
The Late Show
Author Gail Sheehy maps the lives of the post-50 generation.
The Burgeoning Art of Healing With the Head
Its not just the Oprah-effect: mind/body books are a publishing fad.
Sleepless Nights
Book review and interview with director-writer Andrew Bergman, author of the novel Sleepless Nights.
The Joint is Jumpin': Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd pours heart and soul into his hot, new L.A. club
I wrote this during the period when I worked on the start up of InStyle magazine
The Golden Mean
Review of author-illustrator Nick Bantocks book The Golden Mean.
Old Friends
Review of non-fiction author Tracy Kidders Old Friends, and conversation with Kidder.
Amazing Discoveries by Infomercial Audiences!
A visit to the Los Angeles set for the taping of an infomercial, where audience members are paid to look interested and enthusiastic as they watch products being hawked.
Sayonara to the Single Life
A tongue-in-cheek guide to being Royal for the former Masako Owada on the eve of her entry into the ranks of Japans royal family.
A Little Sax Appeal Couldnt Hurt
In the public relations dog house, Prince Charles gets unsolicited image rehabilitation advice from PR advisors to Hollywood, Washington and corporate America
Fund Offers a Chance to Pay Wartime Debt of Gratitude
Second-generation Japanese Americans set up a scholarship fund in honor of the generosity shown to them by the Quakers during the time of their World War II incarceration in American internment camps.
Pages of Recession
An anchor of the Little Tokyo community, Amerasia Bookstore closes after 21 years in business.