Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) opened its first store in New Haven in the mid 1940s and was named after a dress selling at the founders’ father’s store.  Ann Taylor was, therefore, not a real person.  Over the past sixty years, Ann Taylor’s philosophy has changed little.  It was, and still is, known for classically styled [...]

Yes, according to gossip site, Gawker. While Prospere Magazine isn’t the one to gossip, the rumour is that her replacement is going to be Carine Roitfeld, who currently heads the French edition. This is definitely life imitating art. In the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, there is a plot where [...]

UPDATE 2: The House of Representatives has passed the “bailout bill” 263-171. The vast majority of Democrats were for the bill (172 to 63) while a slight majority of Republicans were against the bill (91 for, 108 against).
UPDATE: On the evening of Wednesday, October 1, the Senate approved the revised version of the [...]

The recent appointment of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has caused much talk about her background. Unlike many previous candidates, Sarah does not have an Ivy League/Seven Sisters education. Instead, her undergraduate degree in journalism is from the University of Idaho, a state school. Of course, an Ivy education isn’t necessary, but to [...]

The first woman Member of Parliament in Canada was Agnes Macphail, elected in 1921.  Coincidently, this was the first federal election women voted in, after the bill allowing women to vote was passed two years before.  In the United States, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives was Jeanette Rankin, a Republican from [...]

Robert Haynes-Peterson
There are times I wake up feeling if my skin is oozing wine, or whichever spirit I inhaled at the previous night’s soiree. Now luxe spas in vine regions around the world are actually offering wine and vine-based treatments, providing a healthier definition of “booze soaked.” As more and more destinations-from Walla Walla, Washington [...]