http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/ All Lifestyle en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:13 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041562-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml WHEN the world was young, there was a phenomenon loosely referred to as the Magical World of Television. Pains were taken to dazzle the eye. Chandeliers appeared extra-prismatic, with mescaline auras. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041563-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml AROUND the time I graduated from college, my parents sold the house I grew up in. It came as a shock to me to learn that my bedroom, which I had always assumed would be preserved for future generations to visit -- sort of like a Presidential library with a Bobby Sherman poster on one wall -- was being dismantled. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041564-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml LIKE millions of Americans, Marisa Tomei used to play with a Hula-Hoop as a child. And like most of those same Americans, she hadn't hooped since. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041565-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PARIS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041566-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PARIS -- The wall is pitch black, yet as eyes adjust to the dark, outfits appear like cats in the night: the gleam of satin on a lapel, the sheen of a button, the outline of "le smoking" -- the tuxedo suit. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041569-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml FOUR-BEDROOM TWO-AND-A-HALF-BATH HISTORIC HOUSE IN SURREY Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041570-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml HEBER CITY, UTAH Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041571-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml JOHANNESBURG -- Adam Levy was a teenager growing up in Melrose, a whites-only suburb in northern Johannesburg, when Nelson Mandela was released from prison 20 years ago. Today Mr. Levy -- much like the city itself -- has traded the racial restrictions of the apartheid era for a far more colorful (and cultural) urban existence. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1036264-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Two points of consolation for any Olympics fans who find themselves in the wrong Vancouver - Vancouver, Wash., instead of Vancouver, British Columbia: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10069/1041421-51.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The award ceremony to honor the local winners of the 2009 Jefferson Awards for Public Service has been rescheduled for April 21 at the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, Oakland. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041328-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml There was a time, not all that long ago, when luxury fashion was found only in a magazine's glossy pages or a trip to Avenue Montaigne, Bond Street and the like. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041329-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PARIS -- Sometimes a fashion moment is defined as much by what is not on the runway as by the catwalk favorites. And with only one more day of autumn/winter 2010 in Paris before the season's close, dressy evening clothes are fading from the limelight. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041330-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Paris Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041331-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PARIS -- Over the years, the designer Andrew Gn has built up his own fashion universe of opulence and elegance that he inhabits so easily. This season, his inspiration came directly from his own home and a Louis XV commode in his study, as well as the book "Persian Letters" by Montesquieu. With those keystones, there is always a risk of going overboard on the gilding -- but that did not happen to Mr. Gn. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041332-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Paris Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1036262-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml NAPOLEONVILLE, La. - In 1983, Keith Marshall sat in the office of his New Orleans art-supply company pondering an electric bill for his family's country house. The latest statement was $450 higher than ever before. ... Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041193-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Buy a sofa, save a life. That's the premise behind the "Feel Good Twice" program going on all this month at Weisshouse furniture store at 324 S. Highland Ave. in Shadyside. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041194-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Saturday-Sunday: Lintons at the Waterfront will hold a prom trunk show to preview the newest prom fashions from Beyonce's House of Dereon, Jovani, Aidan Mattox, Sean, Nicole Miller and Xeniya by Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041197-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml LAS VEGAS -- Glitz, glamour and no gilt! That statement could be as easily applied to Sin City (with a slight spelling change) as Jane Seymour's new collection of furniture, Hollywood Swank. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1041097-60.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The Academy Awards' red carpet took twists and turns where couture had gone before but hasn't gone for a while. No, Lady Gaga wasn't there, and Bjork's swan remained in hiding. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 01:26:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10067/1036258-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml ST THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Many travelers think they know St. Thomas from a cruise ship stop. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040347-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml LITTLE CORN ISLAND, Nicaragua -- We boarded an egg carton in Managua and bounced over clouds for an hour before setting down on Big Corn Island in the late afternoon of Feb. 11. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040351-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml GRANADA, Nicaragua -- It was amusing to read a New Jersey couple's Web review of their hotel stay here as "very noisy" on the street at night. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040561-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml An ongoing spike in the number of people canoeing and kayaking Pennsylvania creeks and rivers makes the acquisition of new launching points critical. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040562-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The Pittsburgh Marathon is just weeks away, so wimping out of your winter-weather run is not an option. These tips, though, will make braving the cold easier. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040564-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Most anyone, with a certain amount of determination and a decent pair of running shoes, can rack up the miles on a track, road or running trail. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040565-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The Nature Center in Sewickley is a place where children and adults can learn to understand and appreciate our natural environment. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040566-358.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Hiking, winter activities, shoots, hunter safety courses, educational programs, volunteer opportunities and more Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040567-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Pennsylvania honey production in 2009 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040568-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml The 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count is history, and the results are impressive. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040622-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml As warmer months draw near, nagging household chores that have been swept under the rug all winter become a priority. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10066/1040861-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Though most migratory song birds won't arrive until April or May, March is a great month to tackle waterfowl identification. Binoculars and a field guide are the essential tools. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500