Don’t be thrown by the Skinnygirl brand name on Bethenny Frankel’s new shapewear line. “It’s not about what size you are,” Frankel says. “It’s all about solutions for women.” (Photo credit: Michael Simon)
VIVmag wins two int'l magazine awards
VIVmag, the all digital luxury magazine for women earns two international awards. The tradition of creating excellence in digital magazine publishing continues as VIVmag has won the Digital Magazine Awards 2010 - Silver Award for Lifestyle Magazine of the Year while also sharing in Photographer of the Year for their - March/ April VIV cover shot by Alexx Henry.
We recently had the opportunity to take classes at Pure Yoga’s east side Manhattan location to check out some of the newest offerings, including hot Figure 4 and Ki Power Vinyasa, as well as a mash-up of hot power yoga and interval training called Bassett’s Boot Camp. Plus, we also caught up with Flowmotion Yoga and meSheeky founder Sarah Tomson Beyer for a recent class at Pure. (Photo credit: Courtesy Pure Yoga)
The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen (Lévana Cooks, 2012) by Lévana Kirschenbaum takes an updated approach to food cures, providing healthful recipes that utilize unprocessed foods for nutritious and flavorful dishes.
When director Tanya Wexler got the pitch for Hysteria, a movie about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England, seven years ago, she says, “It made me laugh so hard I said, ‘I have to do it!’” The “thinking woman’s romantic comedy” opens in New York City and Los Angeles on May 18 and expands to more cities over the next few weeks. (Photo credit: Ricardo Vaz Palma/Sony Pictures Classics)
Longer days and warmer weather brings visions of summer bounty, from juicy berry pies and bright compotes to fresh corn and heirloom tomatoes. But right now, as late spring turns to summer, we’re in a sweet spot where versatile, easy-to-prepare ingredients are readily available from farmers markets and in CSA shares. (Photo credit: Sarika Chawla)
In the new book, You Are What You Wear: What Your Clothes Reveal About You (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2012), Jennifer Baumgartner, Psy.D., argues that our fashion woes are actually tied to deeper life issues. (Our plans to spring clean our closet suddenly got more interesting!)
The annual James Beard Foundation Awards, which take place every May at Lincoln Center in New York City, reward the best in cooking with medals and recognition. This year was especially exciting, because so many winners were chefs who promote sustainable, healthful, seasonal cooking. (Photo credit: Courtesy North Pond)
We caught a preview last week of HBO’s upcoming four-part documentary The Weight of the Nation and we have a spoiler alert for you: A lot of us Americans are fat! OK, so the obesity crisis isn’t breaking news, but this well-intentioned documentary, which airs tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET/PT, does have some surprises up its sleeve. (Photo credit: Courtesy HBO)
In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked a few celebs to share the maternal lessons that they’ve most taken to heart. (Photo credit: Chris Haston/NBC)
With so many cookbooks and food memoirs available, what’s worth adding to our shelves of trusted kitchen tomes? We look to the recently announced list of 2012 James Beard Foundation Book Awards winners. (Photo credit: Melissa Hamilton)
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