I have collected a lot of jewelry over the years—mostly from antique stores, friends and family. Some of it is pretty tacky (because who really needs a sparkly, silver flip-flop charm dangling from her neck?? Thanks, middle school), and lately, I have just wanted to donate most of it and start anew. I want a chance to figure out what my style is.
Enter JewelMint, a new jewelry line that is the brainchild of actress Kate Bosworth and her stylist Cher Coulter. Here’s how the process works: Visit JewelMint.com and take …

I read this article today about a Laguna Beach doctor who is close to finalizing a laser surgery that could permanently change brown eye color to blue. The laser is tuned to remove pigment from the surface of the iris, which reveals blue underneath.
I’m already a little freaked out by a lot of eye-related trends—surgery to give you eyelids, pupil-enlarging contacts and colored contacts, to name a few. One of the things that bugged me the most about “Memoirs of a Geisha” was the geisha’s blue eyes. What?? How many …

This weekend, my parents visited, and I took them to Williamsburg in Brooklyn for a taste of, er, culture. We headed to Smorgasberg first, this nice (albeit hot) food festival along the Hudson with a great view of Manhattan. The food’s yummy and experimental. I had a frozen banana covered in chocolate, salt and peanuts. Fish tacos, strawberry tea with pearls, gruyere grilled cheese sandwich and a milkshake made with local yellow peaches and light Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream. Hungry yet? It’s a fun place to sit and people-watch. I stared …

I’ve found myself crying at everything lately––and not just reruns of “Grey’s Anatomy.” These days, given my real-world journalism internship at a magazine, I find myself crying while researching articles; tearing up when someone sends in a sad letter to the editor. Maybe it’s my hormones, or maybe I’m finally tapping into feelings I always suspected I had.

This little boy’s rendition of the “Glee” cover of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” is one of the cutest things I’ve seen in a long time. I just want to know–should I like a two-year-old telling me “Let’s go all the way tonight” this much? And where did he get that suit??
What a warbler. Check it out. You won’t be disappointed. This is way cuter to watch than any of the Weiner stuff that’s been bombarding my news feed lately!