UncommonGoods We highly recommend shopping UncommonGoods for any gifting occasion. Its unique products are made by independent makers from around the world, saving you from generic and unmemorable gifts. UncommonGoods is one of the few places we know we’ll always find something cool for our loved ones, whether they’re hungry home cooks, die-hard sports fans, […]
Pat McGrath Sublime & Subversive Mini Palettes Now Available!
Release Date + Collection Info A curated collection of five luxe shades to unlock the secrets of Pat McGrath’s backstage kit in a sleek, compact, on-the-go palette. These hybrid, cream-infused, powder formulations release infinitely-smooth and extremely-blendable pigments for seamless color transitions with unprecedented buildability. Fête your eyes with uninhibited color that structures, designs, and defines […]
10 Fun Things To Do TODAY in L.A. for August 28, 2019
Image via Downtown Long Beach Alliance You know what’s handy? Waking up in the morning, firing up your phone/computer and being able to scan a super quick (but curated) rundown of the best of what lies ahead. So here it is, our list of fun things to do in Los Angeles for today, Wednesday, August […]
Trump disputes report that Doral golf resort has bedbugs
Donald Trump, and Trump National Doral Miami golf resort (Credit: Getty Images and iStock) President Trump disputed a resurfaced report that the Trump National Doral Miami golf resort has bedbugs after he proposed hosting next year’s Group of Seven summit at the property. Trump took to Twitter to respond to social media posts stemming from […]
Crystals Might Be Good for Your Aura. But Buying Them Could Be Bad Karma
Ask geologists about labradorite, and they’ll tell you, roughly, that it is a feldspar mineral and a member of the plagioclase series that occurs most often in iron-rich igneous rocks such as basalt and gabbro. Ask Marlene Vargas, cofounder of L.A.’s spiritual emporium House of Intuition, and she’ll tell you something different: “Labradorite allows one […]
A Precious Gift: On Edythe Haber’s “Teffi: A Life of Letters and of Laughter”
THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION in October 1917 is central to the history of the last century; subsequent wars, revolutions, and other crises throughout the world are almost impossible to discuss without reference to it. The Russian experience of emigration and exile has a similarly archetypal character. Between one and two million people — monarchists, democrats, non-Bolshevik […]