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Fashion

Bridal 2019 Lets Feather Fantasies Fly

With Boho bridal on its way out, designers have gone all out glam. Layered skirts, ruffles, and embellishments are just the beginning—flights of fancy have taken designers to new heights, and all-over feather frocks, plush details, and plumes galore have become mainstays for evening and the aisle.   Luminary designers like Oscar de la Renta, Elie Saab and Giambattista Valli Haute Couture have all flown away on these feathered flights […]

todayMay 16, 2019

Home Improvement

Rid Yourself of Summer Pests, Naturally

Living in the city has its perks. But it also has its pests.  From mice to roaches to bed bugs, dreaded pests can and will descend upon our apartments. Why pay an exterminator hundreds of dollars to douse dangerous poisons, when myriad natural, non-toxic, economically priced solutions are at our disposal?   While there are numerous ways to deal with bees, wasps, mice and the critters, the best approach to […]

todayMay 16, 2019

Food & Drink

Chickpea Flour, a Staple in Indian Cuisine, Goes Mainstream

Indians — along with the Nepalese, Pakistanis, Italians, the French, and many others — have been cooking with chickpea flour for centuries. Americans, on the other hand, only seem to have woken up to the ingredient in the last decade or so. And they've woken up in a big way. It's hard to trace the exact origin of chickpea flour's sudden popularity in the U.S. Anna Stockwell, the senior food […]

todayMay 15, 2019

Fashion

Bridal Fashion 2019 Goes to Cape Town

Capes aren't groundbreaking in the wedding world, but the new renditions of them this season were innovative, fresh and ready to make an impact.   Luminary wedding dress designers like Elie Saab Bridal, Christian Dior Haute Couture, Berta Bridal, Savannah Miller Bridal, and Sandra Mansour  all offered twists on the old classic.   Be it a sheer covering embellished with embroidery, a cocktail cape covered in ruffles, an unadorned coverlet, […]

todayMay 15, 2019

Fashion

Something Blue for Bridal 2019

For 2019 Bridal Fashion, old world is new again in the form of fresh embellishments, large doses of color, and statement details that pack a punch.   While the color blue is nowhere near groundbreaking in bridal, consider donning your wedding dress as a "something blue." Blush and champagne both had their debut, and have since become mainstream fore the aisle; now, big time bridal designers like Vera Wang are […]

todayMay 14, 2019

Tech Made Simple

How To Keep Your “Hey Google” History Off The Record

Home assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant are becoming ubiquitous, and as that happens, more and more users are discovering how much of their data is actually being collected by these handy items. The Washington Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler was so taken aback by the amount of audio material that Amazon collected that he actually made a song out of his clips.   If all this makes you uneasy, […]

todayMay 14, 2019

Food & Drink

How to Make Your Own Powerhouse Smoothie

Smoothies make for a fast and filling breakfast or snack, but the bloom is off the rose when it comes to their health profile. Turns out that many store-bought smoothies are hidden havens for a crazy amount of calories, many coming not only from the natural sugar in the fruit but also from added sweeteners. Fortunately, you can take control of what goes into your smoothie when you make it […]

todayMay 14, 2019

Home Improvement

7 Ways to Improve Your Grill Setup

Grills by themselves aren’t much to look at. They’re basically large, hulking pieces of stainless steel that stick out like sore thumbs in our backyards. So we’re always trying to slip covers over them or wheel them around to the side of the house. It doesn’t have to be this way — designers are coming up with clever ways to make grills actually something that you want to put front […]

todayMay 14, 2019

Health & Wellness

Health Tip: Tick Removal

Spring is here, and in these warmer months, we’ll all be spending more time outdoors, enjoying the sun, the blue skies, and…the insects, snakes, and yes, ticks. If you find a tick on your body, or that of a child or pet, remove the tick as soon as possible with a set of fine-tipped tweezers, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC offers step-by-step instructions for […]

todayMay 13, 2019

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