Oozing charm and confidence, 22-year-old Sithembiso Mutukura beat 12 other contestants in Zimbabwe’s first Miss Albinism beauty contest aimed at reducing stigma and increasing awareness about the condition. Friday’s “Beauty Beyond the Skin” pageant was held in a Harare nightclub, making Zimbabwe the second African country after Kenya to host such an event. Many African […]

Checking into a hotel with a kid these days doesn’t have to be a stressful experience. In fact, resorts are going out of their way to make the kids happy — thereby making the parents happy, too. Recently, on a cold, snowy night, my husband and I decided to do a staycation in New York City. […]

With its prized location in the center of the Design District that has emerged along the 10th Street corridor, and with the attractions of Fifth Avenue South just five blocks away, The Ronto Group’s new walkable/bikeable Eleven Eleven Central community to be built by the developer on Central Avenue between 10th Street and Goodlette-Frank Road in […]

With sunny spring weather just around the corner, a lot of would-be fitness buffs are getting excited to hit the roads and get running — and that means prioritizing the tunes. Some runners use music to pace their movements, others to push themselves further and faster, while still others use music as entertainment during a […]

Dive Brief: Weight Watchers announced it is launching a new line of meal kits, which will be available for sale at grocery stores, according to CNBC. The quick prep meals are the latest offering developed under CEO Mindy Grossman, who is rebranding Weight Watchers as a healthy lifestyle brand. Los Angeles-based celebrity chef Eric Greenspan […]

Luxury, as we learned long ago, is, for many, no longer about material possessions. The need to show visible status symbols is a sign of the nouveau riche. Old money seeks value elsewhere: privacy, security, time – for oneself and one’s family, clean water, fresh air, culinary delights, space instead of confinement, health, and the […]

How often do you think you feel stressed? A recent study of 2,000 Brits, by health tracking service Forth with Life, found we spend an average nine solid days each month battling stress. Whether it’s the 500 unread emails in your work inbox, a stack of unpaid bills waiting on your doormat, or demanding family […]

Looks in neutrals, reds and purples brought the drama Sunday on the Oscars carpet, along with a healthy dose of shiny gold, but Nicole Kidman stood out in stunning cobalt blue at Hollywood’s biggest fashion show. Kidman, a presenter, was among the last to walk in Los Angeles when she showed up with a wave […]

Efforts to find sustainable methods of creating bricks has lead Lego to harness sugarcanes for plant-based plastic. Lego will begin using sugarcane-sourced plant-based plastic with the botanical elements of their play sets. These will be included in box sets, to be released within 2018 and onwards. The new bioplastic is called polyethylene which is soft […]

Western medicine has some — for lack of a better term — “questionable” traditions that do not necessarily promote health. The intentions are good at the time. But when their own studies call their actions into question, they really need to take heed. Doctors and scientists at my alma mater, the Mayo Clinic, did a […]