Let me go right out and say it: I don’t like most home decor shows. Or reality competition shows. Both tend to be wallpaper TV to me; something you put on in the background to have some ambient noise while you unload the dishwasher or fold laundry. I don’t get invested. Or that interested, for…

For years, I’ve dreamed of visiting Greece. The aqua-to-turquoise waters, the blue-domed white buildings, the culture, the pastichio — so this year, Nate and I set out to make it happen. There were so many places I wanted to see that the cost of hopping from island to island started to add up quickly, and…

If you grew up during the ’90s, chances are you played Oregon Trail, the educational video game where you did little more than press buttons and ration your spendings (and meals) until you either made the 2,200-mile trek … or died of dysentery. And it seemed like everyone died of dysentery. So much so that…

One of the best parts of summer is uncovering fun things to do that were totally off your radar — a street fair, a chance encounter with the ice cream truck, an impromptu cookout with friends. Google gets that (and the need for surprising marketing tactics that help sell its products), and this season, the…

It’s hard to scroll Instagram without coming across an influencer — or an ad — promoting Fab Fit Fun’s subscription boxes. After trying Birchbox for nearly two years (and with friends who’ve extensively reviewed other brands), I always wondered: Can it live up to the hype? Do you really get more than $50 worth of…

Whenever I move into a new office, the first thing I have to do is organize the space to make use of every inch available. While making sure that it feels like some place I’d actually want to be — not a sterile cube. (Yeah, I’m THAT person who goes into full desk makeover mode…

  In any other city, traffic would stop. People everywhere would gawk. And to some degree, they did. But in a city like New York, a girl leaping from robin’s egg blue taxi to robin’s egg blue taxi is, well, just another day in New York. The bizarre is all around you, all the time.…

When you visit New York, there are a few musts: Seeing the Statue of Liberty (even if it’s from a distance, courtesy of the free Staten Island Ferry rides), pummeling your way through Times Square, taking a photo as if you’re pinching the spire of the Empire State Building in your hands — and eating…

As a kid, I bolted toward Tomorrowland at Disney World. Even though there were hardly any rides there that appealed to me, I relished in the kitschy, retro-futurism on display there. There was something so bizarrely fascinating about the architecture to me. It was hopeful and energetic, yet rooted in nostalgia. (Nowadays, that section of…