By Jason Marshall Some people call me complex. Others say unhinged. I prefer the term “simply complicated.” My brain is always in gear, and my caffeinated inner voice never sleeps. Sometimes I unearth a nugget of information, and it bounces inside my head like a superball. And echoes. Coes. Coes. We wrapped up August with a two...
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By Dan Lalande Coming of age just after the war, Roger Price, son of Southport, UK, enjoyed his closest friendship with a pair of Germans. “We got along so well,” Roger recalls, “it was inconceivable to me that, just a few years earlier, our...
By Rose Simpson Jeanne Beker admits it’s difficult to part with the designer clothes she has been gifted by such legendary designers as Karl Lagerfeld and Valentino. Her closets are filled with gems she has acquired over her 40 year career as one of the world’s most recognized fashion influencers. Each piece has a memory, a...
Sid Cratzbarg Dishes on Fragrance Trends By Rose Simpson Photos by Richard Tardif It is Saturday morning and there is already a lineup to the Versace counter at Sephora, where shoppers hope to sample the designer’s latest offerings and snag some great swag, including a complimentary emblazoned bag and testers of other luxury...
One patient’s journey through the health-care gates of hell By Rose Simpson Most people have a horror story about bad health care. It’s nobody’s fault. We are a country that offers taxpayer-funded (not free!) health care to people who expect Cadillac service from a system that operates on a pork-and-beans budget. My friends...
By Iris Winston Together forever. Look-alike sisters Pitter and Patter were part of the same litter, born to a stray cat who was pregnant when she was rescued. The rescuer was happy to keep the mother cat and was able to find a suitable home for the only male in the three-kitten litter. It was also clear that the two remaining...
