O, The Oprah Magazine articles from October 2004

O, The Oprah Magazine archives from October 2004

We hear you! Readers find O spookily psychic, propose anger as a weight loss weapon, trade barbs about Bill Clinton, hang up the marital boxing gloves, and more ...(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
October 1, 2004... I'm usually immune to magazines that focus on dieting, because they all say the same thing: Eat smaller portions and exercise. But August's O had the courage to go beyond the food. Like many American women, I eat because I'm tired or because...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... Correction: The iBIZ Virtual Keyboard mentioned in "Fust Your Type" (August, page 56) will not be available to consumers because of a manufacturing problem. Orders that have already been placed can be canceled by sending an e-mail to...

Fall's here, and we're getting mighty personal ...(Here We Go)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... Fall's here, and we're getting mighty personal... with frank talk about sex. Can you be passionate year after year with the same partner? If chemistry's lacking, can you create it? What's the story on midlife lust? We asked the country's...

The subject is sexual chemistry.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... October [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular one... is one of life's major mysteries." --Iris Murdoch

Dr. Phil's memo to sexually unhappy women: "how do you ask for the sex life you want? Very carefully"; If your partner isn't the same amorous stud muffin you fell in love with, Phillip C. McGraw, PhD, has a three-point romance restoration plan.(Tell It Like It Is)
October 1, 2004... I HEAR IT FROM SO MANY OF YOU--"My husband doesn't seem interested in sex," "I always have to initiate," and "I don't want to cheat, but my hormones are raging." The cliche of the frigid wife who doesn't want sex has been replaced by a new...

Suze Orman: "don't disrespect yourself by not asking for what you want": getting the service you deserve ... caring for a sick parent ... and work ideas for a stay-at-home mom.(Financial Freedom)
October 1, 2004... When I hire a gardener, a plumber, or other repairman, I always end up paying for more than I get. But I never say anything because I was raised to believe that you catch more flies with honey. After the workers are long gone, I kick myself for...

Live your best life.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 1, 2004... A certain day became a presence to me; there it was, confronting me--a sky, air, light: a being. And before it started to descend from the height of noon, it leaned over and struck my shoulder as if with the flat of a sword, granting me...

Sex, love, life, and revolution: if you see only one film this month--see these four.(Movies)(Movie Review)(Brief Review)
October 1, 2004... Sure, there are a few obvious differences between boys and girls, but what if gender is mostly cultural--a pair of blue or pink booties we slip into as infants and gradually adopt as our sexual selves? The question receives a visceral and...

People eat the darndest things ... and you can hear them munching on an offbeat new radio series.(Radio)(Brief Review)(Radio Program Review)
October 1, 2004... Late one night about a year ago, near a yellow-cab lot outside San Francisco, radio producer Davia Nelson found a tent, a makeshift kitchen, heaps of Brazilian food, and a band of taxi drivers and club kids from every hemisphere. Dubbed...

What's playing in Patti Smith's ear? The legendary rock 'n' roll diva digs Coltrane, gets goose bumps from Maria Callas, and finds peace in Bob Dylan.(Music)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Pop music can function as mere escapism, but Patti Smith asks more of it than that. Since her 1975 album, Horses, announced her as an avatar of the New York punk scene, Smith has made music that provokes, antagonizes, and unites. Her latest...

It's furniture, but is it art? A new exhibition of artist-designed home stuff.(Design)
October 1, 2004... THOUGH ARTIST JAMES TURRELL is best known for transforming an extinct volcano in the Arizona desert into an observatory, he has also designed a tea set made of light-swallowing black ceramic. This month at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design...

How do you spell relief? Actor Gary Sinise tells how he and Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand are racing to get school supplies into the hands of Iraqi children.(Use Your Life)
October 1, 2004... IN THE WINTER OF 2003, MY FRIEND Laura Hillenbrand, author of the best-selling book Seabiscuit, got an e-mail from an American soldier in Iraq. He had just returned from visiting a rural school for girls where he and a translator had been...

Kitchen art.(Food)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
October 1, 2004... ART SMITH KNOWS HOW TO RUN A KITCHEN--OR two. Currently, he manages his own family's meals and Oprah's. Her personal chef for seven and a half years, Art has just published his second cookbook, Kitchen Life (Hyperion), which cheerfully,...

Pat them on the head and they'll follow you anywhere--business coach Tom Rath on the amazing power of praise.(Random Expert)
October 1, 2004... If you've ever been coaxed out of a foul mood by a colleague's unexpected friendliness, you'll understand the late psychologist Donald O. Clifton's theory of the dipper and the bucket. We all have an internal bucket--a representation of our...

Singing lessons: Anita Baker's emotional new album is a wise, candlelit beauty.(Welcome Back)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2004... You'll know the voice. Anita Baker's sweet and smoky contralto announces itself in the opening seconds of her brand-new CD, My Everything (Blue Note), and the sound is at once familiar and a bit of a shock. Has it really been ten years since...

Look, ma, no wires! E-mail at the beach. Google in the diner. Amazon at the airport. Noah Rothbaum plugs into the latest technology.(Tech)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... A hot spot is no longer a place where bankers hit on Eastern European actress-models. Courtesy of the tech industry, the phrase has come to signify an access point where you can connect wirelessly to the Web. A radio signal is broadcast through...

Kerry Washington's aha! moment: nothing was ever quite good enough--until her one director gave her one life-changing order.(LYBL)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... MY PARENTS' APARTMENT IN THE BRONX IS just across the water from LaGuardia Airport. As a child, I would watch the planes fly overhead and fantasize about far-off places with ancient ruins, mysterious jungles, sacred music--and a different me....

"If I told you I don't live in fear, I'd be lying"; "Brave" doesn't begin to do them justice: three women reporters who've thrown themselves into dangerous situations around the world on the conviction that the story must be told. Lauren Iannotti finds out what drives them.(Phenomenal Women)(Interview)
October 1, 2004... WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO TURN A WOMAN into a warrior? Gwen Lister, Salima Tlemcani, and Mabel Rehnfeldt know. They are investigative reporters who have devoted themselves to the struggle for human rights in their countries, demonstrating what an...

Something to think about.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... It bears repeating: Sex is a conversation. Okay, sometimes it feels like you're talking to yourself, but when it's good, it's poetry. If you're in a relationship or ever plan to be, take a moment to consider the following. 1 List the ten...

The O list.(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... "A few things I think are just great."--OPRAH Dog Day Afternoons "The perfect solution for those times when you need your pup to be portable." ($98, Nine West, available at Dillard's; 800-999-1877 for store locations) We Cotton...

"I'd heard of couture but wasn't sure what all the hoopla was about. Now I get it, honey!" Oprah reports from Paris, where she had a clothes encounter with one of her favorite designers: the masterful Valentino.(Style)
October 1, 2004... LONG BEFORE I COULD AFFORD even a scarf with his name on it, I loved Valentino's designs. To me they represented femininity, elegance, and grace, always with a touch of romance. Over the years, I watched as he dressed the legends--Jackie O.,...

A style is born: organizer Julie Morgenstern had a flourishing business and a brand-new book. What she didn't have was a look that reflected the woman she'd become. Here, she charts the roller-coaster thrills (pencil skirts! whiter teeth!) and chills (give away cashmere?) of her great image makeover.(Style Fashion)
October 1, 2004... IN JANUARY I DECIDED TO CHANGE the way I present myself--and relate--to others. For the past few years, I had been withdrawing into my more solitary roles as writer, entrepreneur, and single mom. But with my daughter heading off to college this...

Purple+green: a juicy grape clutch. A lime cashmere stole. Mauve suede boots. What a way to tone up for fall.(Fashion)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... KEY PIECE FRESH TINTS like aubergine and chartreuse have taken power this fall, and they're an invigorating switch--more fun than the usual harvest palette, more grown-up than summer's candy-land pinks and yellows. Don't commit yourself...

Pull that lever! It won't make a difference? Baloney. I don't have time? Make time. My car's in the shop? Hitch a ride with a buddy. Whatever you do this year, please vote. Turn the page for your state's registration deadlines.(O to Go)
October 1, 2004... 537 votes in Florida decided the 2000 election. 2,789,607 people who were registered to vote in Florida stayed home that day. So did more than 3 million who were eligible to vote but hadn't registered. Only 76 percent of Americans...

Breast cancer prevention in a pill?(Body Wise)
October 1, 2004... THE LATEST WEAPON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST breast cancer is that old-fashioned wonder drug aspirin. A recent study asked more than 2,800 women, half newly diagnosed with breast cancer and half without cancer, to report on their use of aspirin and...

Women nagging wisely: it's an exam most men would rather skip. But it could save the life of your husband, son, or brother. So if you love him, be pushy. Be really pushy, suggests Lisa Kogan.(Body Wise)
October 1, 2004... IF YOU'RE ONE OF those rare fortunate creatures whose father, brother, husband, or sweetheart understands that early detection and timely treatment of prostate cancer can mean the difference between life and death, and therefore goes out of his...

Men behaving terrifically: where are men when the women they love need them most? With Marc Heyison's encouragement, at their rightful side.(Body Wise)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... YOUR MOTHER has breast cancer. Those were the five most horrific words I'd ever heard," says Marc Heyison. "The only thing my dad, my brother, and I wanted to do was fix it. But," he says, still utterly indignant at his own limitations, "it...

The way to eat: why tortoises win the diet race ... avoiding the after-lunch zzz's ... and the connection between calcium and weight loss.(Body Wise)
October 1, 2004... Q What's the connection between increased calcium intake and weight loss? Have there been studies? How much calcium does one need beyond the recommended daily intake?--FRANCES GOULD, CREVE COEUR, MISSOURI Yes, studies suggest that the...

She snacks by night: every day you watch it. Every night you blow it. What's going on? And what's it going to do to your health, never mind your weight?(Weight)
October 1, 2004... THIS MAY SOUND FAMILIAR: YOU SKIP BREAKFAST in the rush to get to work. For lunch you inhale a container of yogurt. By the end of the day, when you finally have time to catch your breath, you're so hungry that discipline goes out the window....

I could be thin if ... it weren't for delectable diet bombs like creamy fettuccine Alfredo ... hot, bubbly mac 'n' cheese ... buttery mashed potatoes ... you don't have to give them up, says nutritionist Laura Pensiero. Just try these lightened-up alternatives. Chee Gates thinks "lite.".(Weight)
October 1, 2004... WHILE EN ROUTE TO YOUR WEEKLY KICK-boxing class, you pass by a Mrs. Fields and get a whiff of her fresh-out-of-the-oven white chunk macadamia cookies. The aroma bull-rushes your senses. Your willpower crumbles. Within nanoseconds you've...

Living with your past: ticket stubs, old love letters, a Playbill signed by Patti LaBelle. Mementos! Julie Morgenstern helps curate your private collection.(Getting Organized)
October 1, 2004... A SMALL BOX IN MY LIVING ROOM holds a few quirky mementos: a rumpled receipt from a London bed-and-breakfast, two Girl Scout honor badges, an autographed Playbill from Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue. To someone else, these things...

Jewelry for the home: they're not just crystal anymore, and you don't need a mansion to house them. Today's chandeliers--in colored glass, wrought iron, even paper--can make any place feel palatial.(Comfort Zone)
October 1, 2004... We'd love to turn you on... to chandeliers. They're year-round ornaments with the glamour of candles but none of the hazards. "A colorful, sexy chandelier gives as much light as a boring everyday fixture," says Lisa Nardone, a lighting...

Just desserts; Which was worst: her taste in men, his taste in other women, or that god-awful banana pudding? Maya Angelou recalls the moment she knew she could do better--and gives us the recipe to prove it.(Food)
October 1, 2004... T.R. MANSFIELD WAS SHORT AND MEAN AND lean. He was mostly bones, with no spare meat anywhere on his body. His lemon-colored skin was pockmarked as a result of childhood chicken pox. He was literate, but just barely. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Look what we found! A luxurious body cream, an intoxicating scent, and more. Here's what O's beauty editors--Valerie Monroe and Jolene Edgar--fell in love with this month.(Girls' Toys)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... Stamp of Approval We were intrigued by the lipcolor Levres Impression de Chanel in Tint ($45); its spongy pads, saturated with liquid pigment, begged to be touched. As we very gently ran our fingers over each one, we were thrilled to...

Ask Val: questions about foundation? You've come to the right place. O's beauty director, Valerie Monroe, gives you the straight story.(Beauty)
October 1, 2004... If I'm going to buy only one foundation, should it be a liquid, stick, cream, powder, or mousse? The answer depends on the condition of your skin and what kind of coverage you want. Liquid foundations tend to blend easily and offer a range...

Stealth status: don't let the humble outlets fool you--behind some of the new beauty brands at places like CVS and Kohl's are legendary names. Christine Fellingham lets you in on a lovely little secret.(Report)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... "IS IT WORTH PAYING MORE FOR BEAUTY products, or is the less-expensive stuff just as good?" That's probably the question most frequently asked of any beauty editor. And the answer--never clear-cut--just got more interesting. This fall the Estee...

Letting love in: keeping your guard up in a relationship is guaranteed to keep the love out, too. Couples therapists Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly hunt tell Dawn Raffel about the dazzling revelation that saved their own marriage--and could help anyone's.(Relationships)
October 1, 2004... "WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE RELATIONships, things are often not what they seem," Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt write in their new book--and you might say the two of them, marriage therapists married to each other, are their own best object...

Martha Beck on impotent rage: it's got to be the nastiest feeling in the world. You want to scream (at the boss? are you crazy?). Beat your head against the wall (only hurting yourself, dear). So what can you do? Get in touch with your ire power, says Martha.(Relationships)
October 1, 2004... "SHE SEEMED LIKE SUCH A NICE person," the neighbors always say. "Quiet, you know? I can't believe she strangled that Bloomingdale's floor clerk with his own tie." The neighbors in question may be truly surprised by the outburst of violence,...

Rescuing the world's girls, Part 1: lost in America.(Special Report)
October 1, 2004... AMBER WATROUS FLASHES her eyes up to meet mine, but only for a moment. She is busy studying the menu placed in front of her and twirling her chopsticks absentmindedly. With her strawberry blonde hair carefully arranged in two long braids, she...

Zooming in.(Reading Room)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
October 1, 2004... A global strategy worth considering: Get on a plane (a train, a bus, your feet), and roam the earth with your mind wide open. Michael Clinton--an executive vice president at Hearst Magazines by day, world-class explorer and photographer on...

President Lindbergh: scary and troublingly plausible, The Plot Against America is Philip Roth at the peak of his powers.(Reading Room)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... A GOOD MANY YEARS AGO, Philip Roth moved to a quiet farmhouse in Connecticut and transformed himself from a controversial and immensely intriguing American novelist into one of enduring importance. He had always been, in terms of honed skill,...

I goofed: a study; You're sorry? A new book explores the value of a well-placed apology.(Reading Room)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... Nothing, you might think, could be simpler than saying you're sorry. But psychiatrist Aaron Lazare's thought-provoking new book, On Apology (Oxford), demonstrates just how complex and how essential the act of apology can be. Lazare analyzes...

Failures of love: Russell Banks's haunting new novel imagines the distant country of one woman's soul.(Reading Room)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... HANNAH MUSGRAVE'S LIFE HAS BEEN A DISAPPEARING ACT. IN THE 1960s, the emotionally detached narrator of Russell Banks's The Darling (HarperCollins) renounced her upscale New England background and vanished into the radical Weather Underground....

Where are my genes? A reporter tracks down her past in a wryly engaging novel.(Reading Room)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... In the book world, "well-written" and "page-turner" tend to be as incompatible as Republican and Democrat. Toss in "very funny" and "incredibly smart" and you have that rarest (and most happily bipartisan) of all literary forms, i.e., a Susan...

Hallelujah, Gloria! An effervescent toast to the famous men who've shared Gloria Vanderbilt's Champagne.(Reading Room)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... "I find sex endlessly interesting," muses Gloria Vanderbilt in her winsomely giddy new book. It Seemed Important at the Time (Simon & Schuster). In this brief, self-described romance memoir, the famous heiress, actress, fashion designer, and...

Hollywood loyalty: the parties! The gossip! The blacklist! A novel of the 1950s movie world features an all-star cast.(Reading Room)(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... FROM THE OPENING PAGES OF ELIZABETH FRANK'S GRIPPING DEBUT novel, Cheat and Charmer (Random House), it's clear that Dinah Lasker is the kind of woman who likes all the cards on the table, and while she has a terrible stutter, she has no trouble...

Aloft.(Reading Room)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... After cartoonist Stan Mack lost the love of his life to cancer, he longed to keep her audacious spirit with him. Here, a taste of his memoir, Janet & Me: An Illustrated Story of Love and Loss (Simon & Schuster). "I used to tell Janet she...

Biblio: recommendations from our shelf to yours.(Reading Room)(Bibliography)
October 1, 2004... * Dreams die hard in Human Capital (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Stephen Amidon's probing novel of ambition and self-betrayal in an upscale suburban town. Two families--one fabulously wealthy, the other striving to keep up--become financially...

Books that made a difference to Mary-Louise Parker: the actress goes for funny-sad cartoons, storytelling photos, wise novels, and just-about-perfect poems.(Reading Room)
October 1, 2004... I AM SUCH A BOOK GEEK. I HAVE been since I was young. My mother says that I used to stay inside and read in the dark. She would come into my room and open the curtains. I lived a lot in my head then. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Everyone in...

Message in a cookie: there's more to those little folded wafers than you'd think. Bonnie Tsui reflects on her family's fortunes.(Family)
October 1, 2004... IT IS MOST ENJOYable to talk with you." "You will have many friends." "The third step to wisdom is remembering." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I don't recall the first time I ate a fortune cookie. What I do know is that the crispy treats my...

Crimson with embarrassment.(The Advice Squad)
October 1, 2004... Q Quick, get the seltzer! Wandering around a friend's house during a party, you spill red wine on her white couch. Question: Do you confess to the hostess or pretend the whole thing never happened? The SATELLITE SISTERS come clean. A Lian...

Out of the woods; Her friends had warned her: after her son got better, she'd fall apart. Patricia J. Williams on what it took to get her life back.(Healing)
October 1, 2004... IT BEGAN WITH A FEVER, A SORE throat, and sluggishness that late October day. My son was sent home from a school outing--a little something going around, the school nurse surmised. But by Halloween night, we were at Children's Hospital in...

Oprah talks to Barbara Walters: she's sat down with world leaders, probed the inner lives of presidents, interrogated film stars, gotten the unguarded truth out of royalty, and inspired generations of female TV journalists, including a young Oprah Winfrey. Now a broadcasting legend who can coax a fascinating answer out of a rock opens up about her life, her passions, her peaks, her regrets--and, yes, she makes Oprah cry.(The O Interview)(Interview)
October 1, 2004... WHEN I WAS 17, I ENTERED THE LOCAL MISS FIRE PRE-vention Contest. I knew the judges would ask what I hoped to do with my life, and I'd planned to say, "I want to become a fourth-grade teacher." But I'd seen the Today show that morning, and it...

Awakenings: one woman found a Catwoman-like power in her adolescent fingertips. Another--after a lifetime of swinging from chandeliers--realized she had more fun in bed. A third can't say enough about Astroglide. Eight writers recall the aha! moments that rocked their (sex) lives forever.(Sex: The Power & The Glory)
October 1, 2004... Here's what great sex isn't about: gadgets, bedroom tips, tiny blue pills, or girls gone wild. At heart it's a primal form of comfort, a kind of conversation, the ultimate, most gloriously soul-baring dissolver of boundaries. This month's O...

14 really good sex questions ... you'll be glad someone else asked. Carol Mithers finds really good answers.
October 1, 2004... Can you learn to be passionate about someone if there's no chemistry at first? If a couple like each other, have fun together, and basically have a good relationship, they shouldn't call it quits if everything is there but the sex. Chemistry...

Sex is sublime: from the chemical to the transcendental, Valerie Monroe counts the whys.
October 1, 2004... Why do we do it? A young woman talks about the slow death of her mother. She has cared for her for many long months. Throughout all the arrangement-making, the tension, the sorrowful, relentless accretion of evidence of the inevitable, she...

Looking for love? Uh-Uh: for meaningful sex? Not tonight, thanks. Three out of four of you are having--or have had--casual, no-strings sex. Is this progress, sisters--or are we kidding ourselves?
October 1, 2004... The Stats Who's doing it and why--and how do you feel about yourself in the morning? ALEXA JOY SHERMAN reports. MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO, THE PILL promised to banish the fear of unwanted pregnancy, to free women to acknowledge their right to...

Scene: a Washington, D.C., intern bar; Emily Yoffe meets a few Monica-don't-wannabes.
October 1, 2004... ANN IS A CONFIDENT 20-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE student with a prestigious internship at the House of Representatives. Because she's Jewish and has a self-described large chest, friends joke with her about becoming the Monica Lewinsky of the House. But...

Scene: the Santa Monica stairs; The most famous pickup place in town, it's all about embracing life (or whomever). Samantha Dunn reports.
October 1, 2004... The temperature is 73 perfect degrees this cloudless afternoon--like most every afternoon here, regardless of the season. And, like most every afternoon, extraordinary examples of America's body culture parade up and down the Stairs, two steep...

Breathing space.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Stand barefoot at the edge of this caramel colored shoal in Florida's Washington Oaks Gardens and let cool ocean water wash over your toes. PHOTOGRAPH BY A. BLAKE GARDNER

Meet your inner bombshell: ladylike good looks will take you a long way. But think of the fun you could have--and the heads you could turn--if you went a little wild. Stylist to the stars Serge Normant takes five attractive women to the next (unabashedly sexy) level. Jolene Edgar reports.
October 1, 2004... THIS WOMAN YOU'RE looking at--this ravishing creature--is our own O editorial assistant Whitney Fuller, 23, whom we encouraged (pushed, prodded, dared), along with four other women, to connect with her inner bombshell. She didn't think she had...

Work hard, dress soft: pearls, pencil skirts, shirts with bows, and vintage-style twinsets--they're shorthand for a new, more womanly way of dressing for the office. Think Grace Kelly on the job.(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... Checks and balances: Traditional houndstooth goes bigger and bolder on a narrow skirt (Perry Ellis Women, $138). More reinterpreted classics--a beaded-trim sweater set (Perry Ellis Women, $226), surprising green-tinted pearls (A.V. Max), and a...

Pick me! Pick me! Welcome to chef Michel Nischan's garden, where fresh-picked herbs and crunchy vegetables wind up in spectacular dishes: basil-flecked chicken, lemon pepper ribs, and (thank you, cardamom) the best strawberry shortcake you've ever tasted.
October 1, 2004... VISIT THE NISCHANS AND YOU MIGHT wonder, Where do these people come from? On what planet do 15-year-olds exclaim over the deliciousness of Mom's cauliflower and 17-year-olds voluntarily change a baby brother's diaper? In the idyllically named...

Risque business: with jeans, under a suit, or all by themselves, these flirtatious camis and panties bring a touch of sass to your lingerie life.(Fashion)(Product/Service Evaluation)(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2004... VPL ALERT You fear Visible Panty Line but are thong phobic? Try seamless styles with no binding elastic at the waist or thighs, says Rebecca Apsan, owner of the NYC lingerie boutique La Petite Coquette. (If you can tolerate thongs, she suggests...

The sensual shower: a shower can be as routine as a car wash--or you can make it a silky, fragrant massage (honey or ginger or musk) at your own private spa.(Beauty)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
October 1, 2004... 1. After smoothing your decolletage with Lothantique Exfoliating Scrub in Ginger, $24--a velvety custard sprinkled with fine pumice--and smelling its exotic spices on your skin, you'll feel as savory as a freshly baked cookie. ...

Pick me! Pick me! Fresh from chef Michel Nischan's backyard, basil chicken, sweet pepper-enhanced salmon, a nutty, juicy salad, and more (for story, see page 290).(The Recipes)
October 1, 2004... Cardamom Strawberry Shortcake with Cream [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Strawberries: 2 cups hulled and chopped ripe strawberries, plus 6 cups hulled and halved ripe strawberries 6 Tbsp. honey 1 Tbsp. finely grated lemon...

Shop guide (all prices are approximate).(Buyers Guide)
October 1, 2004... COVER/HERE WE GO P.41 Valentino cashmere turtleneck, $3,160, jacket, $1,170, and suede pants, $3,690, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Stanley Korshak. Adria de Haume 18kt-gold, diamond, and topaz earrings, price upon request. Kara Ross...

What I know for sure.(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... IN MY 20s, I ATTENDED A PRAYER breakfast in Washington, D.C., that was sponsored by the National Black Caucus. I had the good fortune to hear a most eloquent preacher from Cleveland--Rev. Otis Moss Jr., a man who has since become a mentor and...