Feb.
14

LOVE is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good; by itself, it makes all that is heavy, light, and bears evenly, all that is uneven. For love bears a burden that is no burden, and makes all that is
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Tags: Heard They Said, Holidays, Imitation of Christ, movies, St. Thomas à Kempis, Valentine's Day
Feb.
13

On Saturday night when my husband told me that Whitney Houston had died, there was a moment of disbelief and I spent the rest of the evening listening to what others like Simon Cowell were saying about her legacy. In an age of
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Tags: African American style, In Memoriam, Music & Lyrics, Simon Cowell, Whitney Houston
Feb.
10

CHELSEA BELLOWS has one of the coolest jobs as Director of Operations for the Alpha Omega Winery in Napa Valley. She oversees the day-to-day operations for the vineyard, as well as educates the masses about quality wine making and the prestige of the AO brand.
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Tags: Alpha Omega winery, AO Winery, Chelsea Bellows, Domaine Carneros, HDV, How To, How To order wine, interviews, Napa Valley, Wine 101
Feb.
9

Fashion week is underway in New York and the behemoth spring fashion issues are hitting newsstands as well. So, for a bit of fashion candy and inspiration this morning, I thought I would share a fierce editorial featuring Italian model Bianca Balti in the March issue
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Tags: Anna Dello Russo, Bianca Balti, magazines, models, Vogue Japan
Feb.
8
Rookie
works on paper
2007
“The most interesting pieces are those in which something has been left unresolved; its reason for being has not been entirely spelled out for the viewer or even for the artist.”
JESSICA SNOW is an emerging artist,
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Tags: Artists, emerging artists, Jessica Snow, San Francisco
Feb.
8

Adrian Hughes is a successful businessman, loyal friend, kick-ass music aficionado and student of history, so I asked him to share a few of his favorite books in celebration of African American History Month. Thanks, A-man!
The Warmth Of Other Suns by Isabel
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Tags: Action Has No Season, Adrian Hughes, African American style, And The Walls Came Tumbling Down, Black History Month, Isabel Wilkerson, Michael V. Roberts, Ralph Abernathy, The Warmth of Other Suns
Feb.
7

EDITOR’S NOTE: Interestingly enough this post had been cued for publishing when I saw this cover for Katie Grand’s latest issue of her must-read fashion bible, LOVE magazine. I was excited that Katie and I were on the same wavelength! Ha! For those
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Tags: Behind the Seams, Harper's Bazaar, In Memoriam, Katie Grand, Linda Evangelista, Liz Tilberis, Love magazine, magazines, models, No Time To Die