Your dad warned you—men are animals. But women are too. So, what if you stopped thinking of the man in your life as from another world, and instead considered him a related subspecies: the stubborn, loveable American Husband/Boyfriend?

Then you could stop taking his annoying habits personally, and help him become a more live-with-able cage mate with some targeted animal training.

Journalist Amy Sutherland did just that. Researching an article on exotic animal trainers led her to try some of their practices on her husband—a life-altering experience detailed in her new book What Shamu Taught Me About... Read more »

It’s all too easy to be fooled, especially when love is involved. But so often you’re the one hoodwinking, and ignoring what your heart tells you.

Just like good-girl Amelia who, in Lisa Tucker’s clever fourth novel The Cure for Modern Life, loves Matthew but breaks it off with him because she can’t support his big pharmaceutical company job. Bitter and alone, and living by her principles, she devotes her life to scientific ethics and ruining Matthew’s business. In response, Matt, the unscrupulous bad boy, does everything to protect his company’s image, even setting up... Read more »

If your wardrobe could talk, oh the secrets it might tell – extra weight on the hips, padding in the bra, that ‘80s sequined prom dress with gaudy flower print, failed attempts to join the in-crowd and fit into those skinny jeans.

Just when you thought you were safe from anyone but you spilling those beans, enter the narrator of Elizabeth Kendall’s daring and imaginative book “Autobiography of a Wardrobe.” Yes, it’s her wardrobe who tells all, revealing young B.’s transformation and maturation, from developing curves, transcending her mother’s fashion... Read more »

The only word for your bedroom is jam-packed. Every drawer, closet corner, and even the laundry basket are full. Tees and tanks seem to multiply daily like Gremlins.

If you’re going to cram anything else in there, it’s got to be something worthy. Not more fancy-frilly, on-again-off-agains, but outerwear worthy of attention.

So adios Morgan Beret (nothing personal—and they’ve just moved to Ward, by the way). And hello Adore. Opened early February in the same Kahala Mall location, this boutique strives to do it all – become a... Read more »

Some tiny things should stay that way (Portuguese Man-o-war being just one), but others won’t remain miniature forever. Like your littlest surfer, who’ll quickly grow into tomorrow’s big wave rider.

To help today’s surfers and parents with this transition, North Shore musician and artist Shawn Livingston Moseley (also former Dread Ashanti keyboardist) has partnered with children’s activity instructor Sasha Leitner to create an innovative surf shop, just for kids.

Everything in the Haleiwa store is either Hawai‘i-made or designed, including Moseley’s... Read more »

There’s nothing more fun than scoring big deals on designer stuff. It’s why you haunt the Saks and Barneys outlets at Waikele and are first through the doors when Neiman Marcus has a sale.

Add a new stop on your sale circuit – Luxury Exchange. The unassuming little boutique tucked along Kapiolani buys and sells handbags, shoes, jewelry and other items from brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes and others. The inventory is tightly edited – only the top brands, in like-new condition, are accepted. And prices are 30 to 40 percent less than brand new.

From cute... Read more »