In December of 2019, before we understood the way the world was about to change, I was assigned a story by Kate Green Tripp that flew in the face of standard New Year’s norms: “What if,” she suggested, “we followed the cues of the season and let ourselves rest instead…

One woman’s quest to provide birth control access to all. In this complicated world, which feels in the midst of general upheaval, we have more than our share of issues to keep us up at night: economy, equality, guns. Sometimes, as a mother, I wonder if there’s even going to…

Pre and probiotics are being reinvented…and made delicious! I drink a soda every day. You probably think that sounds bad. Maybe you’re sighing, “It’s supposed to be an apple, dummy!” or drafting a lecture on obesity, diabetes and heart disease. I get it. But hold off for now because the…

I asked the experts whether exercising while sick helps you heal… If you’re like me and too many others right now, you’ve been dealing with a lingering cold or virus, assuring strangers and friends through coughing fits that, “IT’S NOT COVID! I DON’T HAVE COVID! I’M NOT EVEN SICK! …

Why playing hooky can lead to more productivity and happiness Yesterday, I took a break. I’m not talking about glancing purposefully away from my laptop screen for a few minutes periodically, which I am terrible about doing despite my eye doctor’s pleas. (I am always disappointing that woman.) I’m also…

I have spent many years in the beauty trenches. More than I — as a beauty writer driven by vanity — can be expected to own. I’ve weathered trends from gold leaf and caviar to snail mucin and snake venom, experienced facial massages in LA and vitamin A peels in…

The transition into fall is especially hard this year. Here’s why. This morning, I woke up exhausted. In fact, everyone in my house did. When my husband went upstairs at the usual time to give the kids breakfast, he found everyone still asleep. The 8-year-old. The 5-year-old. Even the cat. …

The plant-based banquet at Little Saint, Healdsburg If you’re like me, you can smell a vegan cupcake a mile away. I admit, when I catch the scent, it’s a bit frightening. To be clear, I’m not actually vegan, just allergic to dairy. But I’ve felt deprived of dessert at so…

The new 1 Hotel San Francisco offers a unique sense of calm I’ve been covering travel for awhile now. Since before smaller airplane seats and even smaller snacks; since before individual TV screens and in-flight Wi-Fi at 36,000 feet. So, like many explorers, I missed travel terribly during COVID. And…