The designer who gave us those ubiquitous leather booties and chunky knits is now providing us with a mid-afternoon laugh. To celebrate funny, independent women in New York City, Rachel Comey is bringing us a live-stream series showcasing different lady comedians each week. First up is Starlee Kine from "This American Life," who has been given free rein to say anything to make us choke on our 4 p.m. coffee.
WASHINGTON — Salad using lettuce from Michelle Obama's garden could be served up in just a few weeks.
The first lady on Thursday planted lettuce and other crops in her garden on the South Lawn of the White House, with an assist from schoolchildren from Washington, D.C., and several school districts around the country.
Two varieties of wheat were planted for the first time: club wheat and bread wheat.
The lettuce should be ready in a couple of weeks. The wheat will need until at least July to grow.
While some might see this slow news week as an excuse to take a break from the major issues our nation faces, I think it gives us the perfect opportunity to make use of this valuable, advertiser-friendly, Pulitzer Prize-winning space to highlight a topic truly important to us all regardless of race, age, size or class. Something that is always prevalent on the edges of our news media, something that is a problem for both the left and right positions, and something we simply can't just avoid when it pops up: let us finally and openly talk about Sideboob.
The glossy orb flacon of Jeanne Lanvin's iconic Arpège perfume also works as an eccentric clutch to carry essentials for a night out on the town. With a thick woven gold chain, it's perfect for swinging jauntily at the wrist with a tuxedo look, or just held elegantly to the side of a cocktail dress as the objet that it is.
Even big-time Hollywood actresses aren't immune to the magical draw of the Happiest Place on Earth. Rachel McAdams stepped out for a fun-filled family day at Disneyland on Wednesday, April 3, with her parents and a few friends -- and a new look!
The stunning Vow actress hid her newly auburn hair in a ponytail under a baseball cap as she and her small group of pals wandered around the amusement park.
We're suckers for vintage photos of women doing cool things, so we were thrilled when Reddit user annamal shared this image of Dot Robinson, the "First Lady of Motorcycling," astride her 1939 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead.
When I lived in Paris on a study abroad program, I arrived with two enormous suitcases, filled to the brim with clothes. When my French host mother, Madame Chic, showed me my closet for the next six months, I was taken aback. It was a tiny armoire with around ten hangers hanging inside.
