The daughter of screenwriters, it was inevitable that Nora Ephron’s life would revolve around penning stories for stage, screen and paperbacks. But perhaps her best narrative was her own. Nora Ephron is one of those women you think of and smile. A gloriously brash, unfailingly honest, kind, generous, quick-witted Wellesley graduate and wickedly intelligent woman […]
In school, while reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, I remember getting a side lecture about his wife, Zelda. It wasn’t so much a lecture, but a cliff note – That the famous F. Scott Fitzgerald had a crazy (bipolar) wife who spent most of her days in and out of insane asylums and drinking. […]
Feng Shui examines how the placement of things and objects within it affect the energy flow in your living environment, and how these objects interact with and influence your personal energy flow. Your personal energy flow affects how you think and act, which in turn affects how well you perform and succeed in your personal […]
Children’s books, like perfectly cooked risotto, are complex in their simplicity. When done right, it appears uncomplicated. Yet every chef knows risotto requires intricate precision and attention to detail. The simpler it is, the more detail it requires. Much like a good children’s book — the more profound the lesson, the more infantile it seems. […]
Jane Fonda; she’s Hollywood royalty, fitness ambassador, actress, political activist and writer. Lily Tomlin; she’s a girl from a working-class neighbourhood in Detroit, a comedienne, actress, producer, writer and devoted supporter of the LGBT community. They have each other’s backs about the causes they support, present awards to each other, do talk shows together, walk […]
At a young age, both her parents as well as her only sibling died through tragic causes related to alcohol, seizures and infections. Left an orphan, Eleanor Roosevelt attended Allenwood Academy at age 15 in London. It was there that she met and became deeply influenced by the feminist headmistress, Marie Souvestre. Marie Souvestre was one of the most important […]
“I hated high school. I don’t trust anybody who looks back on the years from 14 to 18 with any enjoyment. If you liked being a teenager, there’s something wrong with you.” – Stephen King High school is a weird time. Contrary to popular belief, high school is not a “miniature real world”. It’s f*cking Hell with […]
Stephanie Shirley may as well be the female Bill Gates —yet no one knows about her. Born as Vera Buchthal in Nazi occupied Germany, at the age of five she was sent to Britain as a child refugee and grew up under the care of foster parents. After leaving school, Shirley decided not to go […]