I Should Cocoa

Where does that rejoinder "I should cocoa" (meaning "I should jolly well think so") come from? Anyway, after all the sno...

APHA’s Get Ready campaign expands to prepare Americans for all hazards

Today’s guest blog entry is by Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), executive director of the American Public Health Association It is wit...

Sprouting Lawrence

Out walking on the southern fringes of Market Harborough on Wednesday, I was suddenly taken with the desire to dodge behind the hedge that b...

Smart Lines for Smart Heads

(Click on the images to enlarge.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, July 1946

Snow Report

Unpredictable stuff, snow. Fancy it coming down in bucket loads when we were least expecting it. In the winter too. Doesn't it know we h...

modern decor , Creative Expression

A modern white shell might intimidate some condominium dwellers. But to the architect who lives in this modern-decor setting, this unit offe...

Appetizing Color

Fearless use of color makes even the most minimal modern-decor kitchen feel lively and inviting. That's because color is an emotionally ...

Cooking and Dining

In the last few decades, the kitchen has reemerged as the heart of the home and the hub of household activity in modern decor. Depending on ...

Luxury With a Twist

A kitchen with generous square footage that's open to other living areas demands special treatment, such as this modern decor kitchen. I...