This is work from the magazines and newspapers I’ve written for, from Details pieces about white-collar rage (above) or married guys who don’t wear their wedding rings to The Wall Street Journal Online Work Therapy columns about workplace fears and anxiety.
“SWEAT and alcohol are both great social lubricants,” said David Barton, founder of the David Barton Gym. So in a move that might seem silly or inevitable, depending on your point of view, he has combined them. The gym chain became a watering hole at its locations in Chicago, Miami and New York when it [...]
Health & Beauty > News > Publication > The New York TimesIT was nearly 6 p.m. on Friday, an hour when many New Yorkers need a drink, and Sera Chi, the owner of the Dashing Diva nail salon on the Upper West Side, was greeting her regulars. “It’ll be about 45 minutes for a manicure,” she told them, “but you can have a Cosmo now.” Soon [...]
Health & Beauty > Publication > The New York Times > TopicsIt wasn’t until some elementary schools banned Silly Bandz, those colorful plastic bracelets that are the latest fad among the pencil-box set, that Ramona Sidlo, who is 30, wanted them for herself. “I thought, ‘This is nuts that a rubber band is causing so much hype,’” she said. “If kids are going crazy over these, [...]
Featured > Publication > The New York Times > Thursday StylesMOST GUYS TREAT WORKING OUT much as they do calling Mom. It’s a good thing to do regularly, but skipping it once in a while isn’t going to cause irreparable harm. If, on a Thursday night after a 10-hour slog at the office, you have a choice between putting on your sneakers or ordering takeout [...]
Details > Features > Health & Beauty > Publication > TopicsWHEN MARC JACOBS decided to improve his diet and exercise regimen three years ago, he also amped up his approach to grooming. The designer began getting regular facials, massages, manicures, and pedicures and now uses no fewer than five skin-care products a day. To finish, he applies Bang, his first new men’s fragrance in nearly [...]
Details > Grooming > Health & Beauty > Publication > TopicsTHE GATES TO LILITH FAIR in Seattle don’t open for another hour or so, but thousands of women are already lined up outside The Gorge Amphitheater. In bikini tops and cargo shorts or braless in floor-length sundresses, the festival-goers gathered for the Sarah McLachlan-led summer tour that celebrates female musicians call to each other as [...]
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