O, The Oprah Magazine articles from April 2003

O, The Oprah Magazine archives from April 2003

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2003... We Hear You! Readers love Jay and Mavis Leno's love story...wish we hadn't plucked Frida Kahlo's unibrow...and weigh in on Oregon's approach to life and death. I was delighted by Oprah's interview with Jay Leno in the February issue,...

From burnout to balance. (Here We Go).
April 1, 2003... I've always loved my work. From the day I started my first talk show in 1977, when I interviewed the Carvel ice cream man and the cast of All My children, speaking into the camera felt like coming home to myself. As my career progressed, I...

Calendar.
April 1, 2003... April "Balance is beautiful." Miyoko Ohno, bridge designer 1 TUESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY "What I dream of is an art of balance...." --Henri Matisse 3 THURSDAY 4 FRIDAY "So divinely is the world organized that every...

Dr. Phil: "sometimes we have to give ourselves what we wish we could get from someone else". (Tell it Like it Is).(Column)
April 1, 2003... PHILLIP C. McGRAW, PHD, on a mother's jealousy.., the office rumor mill.., a family that wants too much... and therapist dependency. Q My mother and I have had a rocky relationship ever since I left for college. I feel that she's jealous of...

Suze Orman: "money is never a measure of worth"; on marrying for love, not loot...drowning in a sea of receipts...and dealing with a mooching mother. (Financial Freedom).(Column)
April 1, 2003... Q I want to know what you think about marrying a poor man. My grandmother has warned me that I shouldn't marry my boyfriend of four years- whom I love dearly-because he has very little income and no financial stability as an artist. (I'm also...

Allison Janney's Aha! Moment: more than anything, the West Wing actress wanted to land a role in her college play. Enter Paul Newman, stage left. (LYBL: Turning Point).
April 1, 2003... WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN AT Kenyon College, they built a beautiful new theater and, to christen it, put on a play called C.C. Pyle and the Bunion Derby, by Michael Cristofer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play-wright. Paul Newman, who was an alumnus,...

Lobster Rolls & Blueberry Pie. (LYBL: Deep Dish).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... The cookbook doesn't just have the best title we've ever heard, but it's written by Rebecca Charles, the chef-owner of the lines-out-the-door Pearl Oyster Bar in New York City. After years of summering on the coast of Maine with her family,...

The incredible, bendable mat. (LYBL: Deep Dish).(chopping mats)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... What a neat trick--a cutting mat that's tough but flexible. Just bend or fold the edges when you want to transfer food from mat to bowl or skillet without spilling. PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CHOPPING MATS are dishwasher safe and roll up for...

Olives branch out (sweetly). (LYBL: Deep Dish).(Oliviers & Co.'s Black and green olive jam)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... BLACK & GREEN OLIVE JAM is just one more way an olive lover can get her minimum daily requirement. Served as a chutney, its delightfully salty sweetness lifts pork roast, turkey, or chicken out of the humdrum. As a topping, this crush of black...

The business of being happy. (3 Questions About).(happiness at work makes people humane and successful)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... After interviewing more than 35 CEOs and leaders, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi found that it's possible to be both ethical and prosperous--despite last year's corporate scandals. In 1975 he coined the term "flow" to describe the feeling...

The ultimate headset. (LYBL: Tech).(Bose Quietcomfort Headset)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Say you got lucky: You not only remembered to pack your noise-canceling BOSE QUIETCOMFORT HEADSET but also got bumped up to a window seat in business crass. Sadly, you'll still be able to overhear your chatty seatmate whining about the...

How she got her black eye. (LYBL: Tech).(Domestic Violence)(Television Program Review)
April 1, 2003... A two-part series called DOMESTIC VIOLENCE might sound like the ultimate in horror movies, but filmmaker Frederick Wiseman has created something quite different. He shows almost no violence; instead he puts us in the company of women who have...

Attention frog kissers. (You Heard it Here First).(usage of duct tape to treat warts)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... You may want to add duct tape to your medicine chest. Rick Focht, MD, led a study proving duct tape is "significantly more effective" in removing warts than standard treatments. Focht, a fellow at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical...

Sex and baking in America. (You Heard it Here First).(average time spent having sex (once) compared to time spent on award-winning recipe)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Average amount of time Americans spend, per session, having sex: 28.1 minutes (not including foreplay). Amount of time it takes to prepare the $1 million--winning chicken Florentine panini from the 2002 Pillsbury Bake-Off Cooking Contest: 35...

Mature cheese. (You Heard it Here First).(month old cheese lactose-free)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Good news for the lactose intolerant: Cheese that's more than 60 days old is virtually lactose-free. There's an easy way to check the lactose level when you're not sure how aged the cheese is: Lactose is a simple sugar; if the amount of sugar...

A budding genius: what, you ask, was she doing? Quitting her job, going to work at a florist, risking everything? Wendy King Fredell finds the perfect arrangement. (LYBL: Dream Big).
April 1, 2003... FISK & COMPANY LOOKS LIKE A shop you might find on the Left Bank in Paris. The windows display two large champagne bottles spewing tiny yellow foam balls of fizz that recycle through a bidden trough. Silk flowers in black-lacquered urns share...

Travel.(Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures that will Benefit you and Others)(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... Q: I want a vacation that leaves me feeling I've had an adventure and maybe done a little good. Any ideas? A: For some, vacation means lounging in a beach chair. For others. it's a chance to teach English to children in Nepal or to help...

Listening to mermaids: Nicole Cattell prepares to make a splash with her aquatic new documentary. (LYBL: Gems).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... THIS FAIRY TALE IS CONTEMPORARY, YET ALMOST AS OLD AS THE SEA--colorful, relevant, and definitely splashy. It's the story of Nicole Cattell, a beautiful young filmmaker who fell in love with mermaids. This year Cattell and a small movie crew...

The soaring art of Elizabeth Catlett. (LYBL: Gems).(sculptor receives Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... They rose up out of marble and wood: powerful, sensuous images of women. For 60 years, Elizabeth Catlett has emancipated from dormant material the vivid figures of her sculptures: workers, mothers, the oppressed. Her purpose, she has said, is...

Publish your own book: how to get yourself between hard covers. (LYBL: Gems).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Last Christmas a woman in Texas gave everyone in the family her recipes bound into a book as beautiful as any of Emeril's. At a college reunion in California, 100 alumni received a book called That Was Then, This is Now: Essays by the Class...

Designing women. (LYBL: Gems).(Women of the World)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Sculptor and painter Claudia DeMonte asked 177 female artists-each from a different country--to create an image that represents "woman." The result is the vivid book and traveling exhibition WOMEN OF THE WORLD (Pomegranate Communications). Here...

Marriage repair kit: disappointed in your mate? That could be an excellent sign. Couple therapists Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt write about the right kind of trouble. (Couples).
April 1, 2003... WHEN WE FALL IN LOVE, WE SEE LIFE IN Technicolor. We nibble each other's ears and tell each other everything; our limitations and rigidities melt away We're sexier, smarter, funnier, more giving. We feel whole; we're connected. But...

Workaholic no more. (Getting Organized).
April 1, 2003... Was Sara burning the candle at both ends because she liked candles? Or because she was afraid of fife outside the office? Thanks to JULIE MORGENSTERN, a work addict goes to work on herself. SARA, 35 AND SINGLE, HAS NEVER LED A balanced...

Safety in numbers: where, oh, where did you file your most crucial documents? Julie Morgenstern helps you make a master list. (Getting Organized).
April 1, 2003... LIEK A LOT OF COUPLES, MARK AND Gwen divvy up household chores. Gwen manages their joint finances. Mark is the family chef and vacation planner. It's efficient, except for one thing: If anything ever happened to Gwen, Mark wouldn't have the...

The get away from it all strategy; you're searching for an answer, an insight. Then it startles you: Bang! Annie Gottlieb reports on Dr. Herbert Benson's electrifying new concept. (Energy).
April 1, 2003... DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BEGIN THIS ARTICLE. I'd read the new book The Breakout Principle (Scribner), by Herbert Benson, MD, and William Proctor, about maximizing performance and creativity. Then I'd interviewed Benson, an associate professor at...

All that jasmine. (The O List).
April 1, 2003... At seven inches across and seven inches high, this candle burns for 100 hours. It's like giving someone (or yourself) a season of glowing light. (Scented candle, $345 as shown, $65 for regular size, Jo Malone; 866-JOMALONE)

Eggs-quisite. (The O List).
April 1, 2003... These little guest soaps appeal to my nesting instincts. (Box of soaps, $18, Gianna Rose Atelier; 888-544-2662; giannarose.com)

Now, this helps immeasurably. (The O List).
April 1, 2003... We're coming up on bathing suit season, so definitely enjoy everything you eat, but just remember portion control rules. (Guzzini Grammy scale, $50, Bloomingdale's)

A jewel in the crown. (The O List).
April 1, 2003... Attention multitaskers: In a picnic pinch, these ponytail holders could double as very sweet napkin rings. (Joseph Williams leather and crystal flower hair accessories, $30 each, Bergdorf Goodman; 800-558-1855)

The ruling glass. (The O List).
April 1, 2003... Here's the perfect mix of modern and old-fashioned. The shapes make them cool; the etchings make them classic. (Hand-etched mouth-blown glasses, from left: $44, $90, $54 each, Matsu; 617-266-9707)

Rubbing you the right way. (The O List).(Jan de Luz towels)
April 1, 2003... Let's face it: There are towels that blot the water off, and then there are towels that are so handsome and luscious you almost want to date them. The stripes work in just about any bathroom. (Bath towels, $30 each, Jan de Luz; 212-343-911)

Shaving grace. (The O List).(Gillette for Women Venus razors)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... I can't believe I now actually look forward to shaving my legs. These fabulously ergonomic razors turn a chore into a pleasure. (Gillette for Women Venus razors, $7.50 to $9 each, drugstores nationwide; gillette.com)

Pants: The New Crop; cooler than trousers, more covered than shorts, happy with heels or flats, cropped pants are nonpareil for spring--and there's a pair out there for any body. Five women keep it brief. (Fashion).
April 1, 2003... SHANNON EGGER Yoga teacher; 33 PANTS, IN SHORT "I wear workout clothes to teach In, and when the pants are cropped, they feel more playful. I can stretch and bend. Also, the ankle Is a great part of the leg to show." STYLE...

From sweet to shocking: a satin bag. A rose quartz ring. Patent leather flats. These perfectly sleek accessories (no ruffles, no lace) are proof positive that pink is for women, not just for little girls. (Fashion).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... A shot of shocking pink is like a swallow of brandy--a bracing, fiery business. Popularized by designer Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s, the color is best worn sparingly: a satin clutch, a patent leather flat. Pale, opalescent rose, on the other...

Enough to make you blush: The afterglow of winter? These three delicate blushes are designed to enhance and enamor. (Beauty Girls Toys).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... * You'll always be ready to glow with LANCOME BLUSH PAPIER NACRE ($15), tissue papers infused with a shimmering bronze that impart exactly the right amount of sunny luster when you sweep them over your cheekbones and even on the bridge of your...

Ask Val: questions about blush? You've come to the right place. O's beauty director, Valerie Monroe, gives you the straight story. (Beauty Shopper).
April 1, 2003... Rose. Peach. Tawny. Can I trust the woman at the counter to tell me what shade I should buy? Yes, if you also trust her to tell you what color dress you should be wearing and what color your hair should be. To put it another way:...

Roll out the carpets. (Comfort Zone).
April 1, 2003... We're floored by the news in rugs: no oatmeal wall-to-wall here, but a range of amazing choices--from softly colored, natural-born fibers and patterns to huge, happy stripes or dots. Slip off your shoes and let your toes sink in. GOING...

Flash in the pan: Moroccan chicken; who knew that making great, healthy meals could be this easy? Cooking teacher and food stylist Rori Trovato has a recipe for saving you time. (Great Food).
April 1, 2003... YOU'D THINK INSTINCT CAN'T BE taught, but it's exactly what I try to teach. I like to present a recipe as a starting point rather than a definitive document, so people can branch out and make it their own, inventing new dishes based on the...

Balance and Age. (Fitness Your Body).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Our ability to balance declines with age, according to Stephen Cherniske. But as he explains in his new book, The Metabolic Plan: Stay Younger Longer (Ballantine), you can help prevent this from happening. Are you losing it? Stand without...

Finding center. (Fitness Your Body).(yoga)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... "The whole practice of yoga--the breathing, the postures, the meditation--is about balancing your life," says Ani Kalfayan, who teaches in Sag Harbor, New York. For example, a Type A person may need an inward, soft kind of yoga; a slow-moving...

Can you stand (on) it? (Fitness Your Body).(balance boards)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The hottest new piece of gym equipment neither pumps muscle nor burns fat; it's a balance board, and it develops an essential athletic skill. If you think these boards are for wimps, try standing on one--just hang on to your humility. *...

Here's to your health. (The LLuminari Challenge, Part 4).(emotional balance)
April 1, 2003... Emotional balance is one complex puppy. Find out why O's team of medical experts suggests you scraf down those walnuts, lose yourself in a novel, and get a move on (if you haven't already). WE ALL SEEK EMOTIONAL BALANCE, but what exactly...

Mall of America. (Vacation Fun).(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
April 1, 2003... Mall of America welcomes over 40 million visitors a year from across the country and around the world to enjoy over 520 retail and specialty stores including Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom and Macy's. Experience unique dining and entertainment at...

Missouri. (Vacation Fun).(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
April 1, 2003... With warmer weather settling in, you've been itching to get outdoors again. What are you waiting for? Plan a Heartland spring getaway to Missouri and let the season cast its rejuvenating spell. Pack up the car and take a Sunday, Saturday,...

Arkansas. (Vacation Fun: Advertisement).
April 1, 2003... Perhaps you've been recharging the wrong batteries. Vacation in Arkansas and return home with batteries recharged, mind relaxed, body refreshed and family reconnected. Plan a memory-making trip now. Get your free vacation planning kit at...

Kissimmee-St. Cloud, Florida. (Vacation Fun: Advertisement).
April 1, 2003... The location is ideal - a friendly neighborhood setting drenched in sunshine. World-famous theme parks. Breathtaking scenery. Amazing wildlife. Unbelievable shopping. Minutes from the WALT DISNEY WORLD[R] Resort. Visit www.floridakiss.com...

Explore St. Louis.: there's more than meets the Arch[R]. (Vacation Fun).(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
April 1, 2003... There's no expiration date on memories. Create a scrapbook-worthy adventure for the entire family when you explore St. Louis in 2003. This year, we can show you how to follow the trails of Lewis & Clark or make tracks of your own to more than...

Old river, new twist. (Vacation Fun: Advertisement).
April 1, 2003... Navigate the waters of the mighty Mississippi and chart a course through gators, otters, fish and more at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, opening June 2003. Stay at the new Grand Harbor Resort & Waterpark, with waterslides,...

I remember it, um, well. (Minding Your Body).(memory )
April 1, 2003... It's on our minds--how can we stay sharp and ward off memory loss, even Alzheimer's? ANDREW SOLOMON reports on the new drugs, vitamins and strategies that might just prevent brain drain. NEVER BEFORE HAVE PEOPLE BEEN so aware of their...

The way to eat: beyond the hype, the fads, and the nutri-nonsense, David L. Katz, MD, gives you all you need to know to step up to the plate. (Your Body).
April 1, 2003... Q: My doctors are driving me crazy, saying, "You must lose weight." But what if I'm already doing the best I can? MARGARET CASHDOLLAR, FLORIDA A Obesity has long been viewed mare as a social problem or a character flaw than a medical...

A deep breath of flowers. (Reading Room).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... The Luck Factor A psychologist discovers the secrets to a charmed life. AS THE TITLE SUGGESTS, THE LUCK Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life: The Four Essential Principles (Miramax), by Richard Wiseman, PhD, is a self-help book...

A world-class reader: former secretary of state Madeleine Albright's best books are epic histories (including an ex-president's favorite). (Books).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... AFTER DOING PLENTY OF ACAdemic writing over the years, I'm now working on my autobiography. The plot is somewhat complicated: I was born in Czechoslovakia, which was invaded by Hitler and taken over by the Communists. My family came to the...

Cry, the Beloved Country. (Bookshelf).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... BY ALAN PATON I read this searing book about apartheid in South Africa when I was in high school. It informed a whole generation's understanding of life in that country Foreigners didn't know how South African families could become...

The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956. (Bookshelf).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... BY ALEKSANDR I. SOLZHENITSYN I spent most of my academic life studying the Soviet Union, and we all knew what terrible things took place in the labor camps. But until Solzhenitsyn's memoir, we had no firsthand account of the atrocities....

Love in the Time of Cholera. (Bookshelf).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... BY GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ I loved reading this novel. In one sense, it's a straightforward tale of unrequited love, but it also has these gorgeous mythical parts. I liked it so much that when I met President Vaclav Havel, I gave him a...

Letters to Olga. (Bookshelf).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... BY VACLAV HAVEL Of all of Havel's books, I particularly like Letters to Olga because in addition to covering a lot of his philosophical ideas, it shows what it was like to be in jail--and that there were moments when he wasn't very heroic....

Sister Carrie. (Bookshelf).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... BY THEODORE DREISER I think many people are surprised that I like this novel; they imagine I have an overly glorified picture of America, having emigrated here from Czechoslovakia after World War II. But I actually don't have illusions...

A Peace to End All Peace. (Bookshelf).(Book Review)
April 1, 2003... BY DAVID FROMKIN President Clinton recommended this history of the Middle East to me, and if the president tells you to read a book, you do. Fromkin shows how these political states were set up artificially after World War I, and he traces...

How do you toast life? .(wine recommendations)(Advertisement)
April 1, 2003... My best friend married a guy who had been her friend for years. Before she began dating him, she would set him up with her friends. At their wedding, all the bridesmaids had been on at least one date with Ed. So we toasted the newlyweds and...

Seems like old times: Lisa Wolfe and her pal Minna used to meet for Thai food and boyfriend analysis. Then came 12 years, five kids, and a thousand different choices. What would they say to each other now? (Friends).
April 1, 2003... I AM STANDING ON THE CORNER OF 79th Street and Columbus, waiting for my friend and feeling nervous. I shouldn't be feeling nervous. I know that. I repeat it to myself like a mantra. Minna is my friend, for God's sake. My best friend. At least...

Oprah.
April 1, 2003... You know how everybody's always striving to achieve the perfect balance? Well, this month we say, "Balance? Shmalance!" A well-lived life is messy and honest and beautiful and, let's fact it, often a little lopsided. So the moment has come for...

O happy.(bringing Christmas to South African children)
April 1, 2003... Oprah wanted to bring Christmas to the children of South Africa. So she planned a month's worth of celebrations for 50,000 kids, with bubbles; lights, jesters, dolls, soccer balls, jeans, and best of all sneakers. All in all, amazing, Oprah...

Delicious design.(A.O.C.)(Restaurant Review)
April 1, 2003... Start off with sliced prosciutto. Nibbel on an olive, savor a palate tingling beet and blood-orange salad--and that's just for starters. For California chef Suzanne Goin, variety is the spice of life, and the core of a cooking and eating trend...

The art of the shoe.
April 1, 2003... See them, feel them, touch them--from wedges to citified flip-flops, from striped slingbacks to studded sandals, the new shoes are so brilliant, so inventive, you'd put them on display...if it weren't more fun to wear them. In an art...

Special: find your balance.(life balance)
April 1, 2003... Good morning! It's time to be a mother and a CEO, a wife and a triathlete, a school volunteer and the prime minister of England. Hello? Can we get real? This month we take aim at poise and counterpoise, good days and bad, wobbling across the...

Life don't mean a thing...if it ain't got that swing: she was feeling raw, out of sorts, intensely emotional. And then Valerie Monroe figured out that her out-of-whack attacks always led to a great leap forward.
April 1, 2003... "IF I WEREN'T AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY, I would've fallen to my knees and wept with gratitude." That's how, years ago, I began a letter to Louise Bates Ames, then the director of the Gesell Institute of Human Development, a research organization...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
April 1, 2003... Some people get it, some don't. It's not fair...but is it inevitable? Is bullying--between men and women, young and old, higher-ups and lower-downs--wired into us? ELAINA RICHARDSON sits down with a man who insists that "dignity is not...

"You just have to dust yourself off and move on": powerful. Not powerful. Up. Down. Up again. These women could teach Humpty Dumpty a few tricks. They tell Robert Kolker what they learned along the way.
April 1, 2003... BONNIE FULLER WHEN I'M A MAGAZINE EDITOR, I'M in the driver's seat. There's power in that. But being between jobs was a difficult time [Fuller was asked to resign from Glamour magazine]. You're anxious, and you're dependent on other...

Where the water meets the sky: a delicate imbalance taught Janine Antone everything she knows about balance.
April 1, 2003... BALANCE IS A FLEETING STATE WE'RE ALWAYS STRIVING TO MAINTAIN. THIS thought came to me one day last year as I was learning to balance on a tightwire. in the beginning I believed that with practice I could develop perfect equilibrium. Instead...

A girl's guide to staying on your feet: Jab! Dodge! Strike! It's a sport that gives her sweat, peace, and a few punchy lessons about life. Veronica Chambers on the off-kilter way she gets her kicks.
April 1, 2003... THE FIRST TIME I TRIED kickboxing, I thought it was the most miserable 60 minutes I'd ever paid good money for. The jump rope drills left me panting for air. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee? I punched like a girl and tripped over my...

To dye for.(hair treatments)
April 1, 2003... You don't have to be getting gray to color your hair. Revolutionary new treatments add luster, depth, and (mood-elevating) substance. CHRISTINE FELLINGHAM goes somewhere over the rainbow to shed a whole new light on your look. WHAT IS IT...

Looking for a miracle: if Lourdes was the site of amazing cures, then maybe someday her mother could walk without crutches. Rosemary Mahoney clips into the realm of faith and healing.
April 1, 2003... I HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR OUTSIDE THE FAMOUS HOLY BATHS AT Lourdes, the women at the front of the line had been sitting at least two hours, and every three minutes or so Mr. Thomas O'Neill, the redheaded Irishman supervising, gave us all a...

Isn't it rich? Bold, silky stripes. Radiant brocade. Charming toile. Patterns that might have been at home on Marie Antoinette's walls or a raja's pillows are bringing luxurious, evocative style (and a sense of history) to this year's spring clothes.
April 1, 2003... Bold, silky stripes. Radiant brocade. Charming toile. Patterns that might have been at home on Marie Antoinette's walls or a raja's pillows are bringing luxurious, evocative style (and a sense of history) to this year's spring clothes. The...

Letters to my younger self.
April 1, 2003... What do you know now that you wish you'd known then? Eileen Fisher assures herself that being alone isn't the end of the world. Roz Chast tells a panic-prone Brooklyn kid to quit worrying about lockjaw. And Trisha Yearwood warns married for the...

The thinking woman's pastel: in offices across America, the rose taboo is over and the pink suit has arrived. It's an unbeatable merger of sweetness and strength. (Love That!).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Strong Suits With pink, forget the too-cutesy matching doodads. Instead, grab a neutral bag and tank--try the surprise of red slingbacks. Narrow-striped blazer, $199, and skirt, $89, AK Anne Klein. Rayon T-shirt, $32, Jones New York....

Do-it-yourself color: want to change the way you look--and feel--in minutes? A new batch of products can turn that brown upside down, get rid of gray, and shine a warm light on your face. (Love That!).
April 1, 2003... L'OREAL COULEUR EXPERTE ($22) This new two-step at-home multitonal color system starts with an allover base that provides permanent color and full gray coverage in just 25 minutes. Instep two, you use the Couleur Experte wand to add...

A clean sweep for spring: if cleaning, to you, is a dirty word, here's help in the shape of pleasant-to-use products--cucumber dish soap, frilly rubber gloves, throwaway dusters, and other dirt busters. (Love That!).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CLEAN MACHINE Drive this upright in taxicab yellow on and off carpets. The superpowerful suction zaps microscopic particles and filters the air while you vacuum. It may brighten your disposition as well as your floors. Dyson Root 8...

Delicious by design: try something sumptuous from chef Suzanne Goin. (The Recipes).
April 1, 2003... (for story, see page 180) Steamed Fingerling Potatoes with Creme Fraiche 2 pounds tiny fingerling potatoes, well scrubbed 2 Tbsp. butter 2 Tbsp. creme fraiche, plus additional for garnish 1 tsp. fleur de...

"Trust in this: you'll handle whatever shake-up the next moment brings when you get to it". (What I Know for Sure).(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... THE ONE TIME I LOST MY BALANCE BEFORE a show was the day of my live interview with Michael Jackson in 1993. In the weeks leading up to that prime-time conversation, the hype had reached dizzying heights--Michael, who hadn't given a television...