Top Lifestyle News

Oct 15, 2026 - Lifestyle

Thinking about writing a book and doing it are two very different things – so how to get started and follow through? At some point in their lives, many people are confronted with a big question: what if I wrote a book?Writing a memoir, murder mystery or steamy romance is an accomplishment. Like running a marathon or successfully filing your taxes, it speaks to grit, determination and hours of research and effort.How to start meditatingHow to start weightliftingHow to start budgetingHow to start running Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - Lifestyle

Christopher Gardner, the author of Food Sense and director of nutrition studies at Stanford, says we have overcomplicated the question of what to eatFinally, some good news: eating well is more straightforward than you think. “There’s a lot of good science out there, and it mostly agrees,” says Stanford University’s director of nutrition studies and professor of medicine Christopher Gardner from his office in Palo Alto – beaming, bronzed and the picture of health.In the age of social media and wellness grift, we’ve overcomplicated the question of what to eat, he says. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - Lifestyle

Ms Lam Montessori’s head of school reveals teachers wear a different Japanese designer after their chic clothes drew online envy“Does anyone know what the deal is Ms Lam Montessori … and why all their employees wear Issey Miyake … every day … I’m confused and a bit jealous,” asked one commenter on the Williamsburg subreddit last week, sparking a unexpected viral moment for a chain of Brooklyn Montessori preschools.The poster was responding to photos on the Montessori’s website of the teachers’ uniforms: raspberry, cobalt and apple green dresses in plissé fabric. They appeared to be from the Pleats Please line by Japanese designer Issey Miyake. It seemed an avant-garde choice for staff posing in front of the abachi and blond wood toys of their preschool classroom. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - Lifestyle

Many products claim to stop age-related thinning, but this one really worksI’m 51, perimenopausal, and somewhere between the newly distended stomach and the urge to pick fights with fellow passengers on public transport (why have people stopped wearing headphones?), came hair thinning. Brilliant.It’s not as though I could claim an abundance in the first place. However, hair-loss products were at least something I could explore professionally, so I tested and tested, figuring there must be a column in there somewhere. There wasn’t. Continue reading...

Oct 13, 2026 - Lifestyle

Embalming is one of the most common options for temporarily preserving bodies after death – but what exactly does it entail?Most people don’t like to think about what happens to people’s bodies after they die. Victoria Bilstein is an exception.“I’ve actually wanted to be an embalmer since I was 10 years old!” says the funeral director, embalmer and author based in the midwest. As a child, Bilstein had two leg surgeries that incorporated bones from two deceased donors. After that, she wondered about the people who had helped save her life and the families who had lost them. Continue reading...