My dear friend Eleni N. Gage’s just wrote her first novel, “Other Waters” ($26; St. Martin’s Press). Much of Other Waters takes place in India, a country Eleni has visited numerous times while researching. She was a Folklore and Mythology major at Harvard, and has a lifelong love of traditions, so much so that the name [...]

Get a load of our intern Maeve Nicholson’s gorgeous peepers (one of them at least): I had a hunch that Maeve was “layering,” whereby yesterday’s and today’s eye cosmetics fraternize (probably a beauty trick developed circa 4,000 B.C. by some ancient Egyptian who overslept). Surely opthamologists, aestheticians, makeup artists and mothers everywhere are against this [...]

[ED. NOTE: Our TCR giveaway has ended and we'll announce the winner shortly. Thank you, commenters, for offering to give Gulpzilla 2 a good home!] Why needlessly suffer the embarrassment and shame that comes with sporting a lame Halloween costume? Or, maybe you’re just in the market for something new to wear on Casual Fridays. In [...]

Splice together the DNA of an adorable carpenter (let’s go with Harrison Ford) with that of a Jedi crafter (yes you, Martha), and—hey look, it’s Brendan Hurley! The Colbert Report’s prop master since 2006, Hurley is actually half-artisan, half-sleuth. The guy can create something out of nothing and track down practically anything, and all on [...]

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TESTER: Clara / 9 / 3rd grader / Brooklyn, NY SIDEKICK: El Capitan / 4 / Chihuahua (+ a touch of pug) / NYC PRODUCT: Lavera Soft Rose Lip Balm ($6.50) BACKSTORY: It’s never boring around the Martha Stewart Living offices! The same day that my dog El Capitan (a.k.a. Cappy) was here visiting, Clara (driven by her dad, [...]