Beauty Tips

Yesterday, as I was walking home from a fantastic brunch with one of my favorite people, I passed a local pizza shop that I’ve ordered from many times. They have great pizza, fries, and milkshakes — and that trifecta is often hard to come by. It was a beautiful day out, one of the first beautiful days of the year here… Read More »

When Clarissa Dalloway thinks that it’s “very, very dangerous to live even one day,” what, exactly, does she have in mind? She’s probably contemplating something abstract—the passage of time, the obscurity of fate. She isn’t worried about stumbling over her own feet and careening into London traffic. Then again, she hasn’t read “Careful: A User’s Guide to Our… Read More »

Make the next birthday you celebrate a special one with personalized birthday cards paired with a hand-picked happy birthday quote or wish that will surely make that special someone’s day a great day. Whether you are celebrating your birthday or someone else’s, you can rely on our list of Happy Birthday quotes to help put a smile on… Read More »

Early on a Sunday, after first Mass in Clonegal, my father, instead of taking me home, drives deep into Wexford toward the coast, where my mother’s people came from. It is a hot August day, bright, with patches of shade and greenish sudden light along the road. We pass through the village of Shillelagh, where my father lost… Read More »

For interior design aficionados, recommerce site Previously Owned by a Gay Man discovers one-of-a-kind used furnishings—in fact, previously owned by people of all sexual persuasions—and ensures these prized possessions find the right homes. The co-founder of Previously Owned by a Gay Man, Michele Hofherr, is married to MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER co-founder, Matt Hofherr, and they shared a natural… Read More »

Blood diamonds, and the harrowing stories behind them, entered public consciousness more than a decade ago. But while attitudes towards how gems are sourced have shifted, in practice little has changed in the jewellery industry. The very system set up to eradicate the trade in conflict diamonds is now giving the industry a perfect cover story, as it… Read More »

This sermon was delivered on the Ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah, 10 A.H. ( 623AD) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat in Mecca. It was the occasion of annual rites of Haj. It is also known as the Farewell Pilgrimage. After praising and thanking Allah the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) began with the words: “O People! Lend me an attentive… Read More »