Knitting stores can sometimes be managed by people who look down their noses at customers substituting one yarn for another in a pattern or--God forbid--writing their own patterns. But those frustrated customers can find all the help and inspiration they need at Knitty.com, an online magazine chockablock
Looking for the perfect shirt to wear under your new winter suit for those days when you've got important meeting after important meeting? Look no further. J. Crew has updated its traditional women's button-down, and the three-button cuffs and snazzy stripes will make you
Dear Rosecrans and Andrew, This Wapshott article in the Telegraph, which you linked to in Wednesday’s Headlines, is spreading like wildfire, and I want to help you understand it because I see that you’ve (apparently) fallen for its very spurious premise. There is no evidence here or elsewhere
Practiced knitters work one season ahead, planning spring sweaters in February and summer shrugs in April, which is why I'm making mittens in October. The best thing about fall knitting is wool, and my new mittens are going to be made of Lamb's Pride wool from
Summer tends to be a time for self-centered pursuits--picnics, suntans, and murder mysteries among them. The perfect way to balance out your me-time? Head to your local Red Cross blood center before you hit the beach. They're always a little short on donors this time
There are some things you just can't do in Manhattan. Bungee jumping and gambling, for example. But there are some things you can do, and believe it or not one of them is kayaking--and it's free. With a kayak, life jacket, and a paddle--and
Don't you just have to like a restaurant where you're greeted with "Ciao bella"? I think yes. And a visit to Scottadito Osteria Toscana in Park Slope just gets better from there. The Tuscan menu ranges from pastas topped with house-cured meats to
Upon reading Andrew Womack’s “life hacks” article, I was reminded of a piece of information shared with me by my mother: If you’re short on postage stamps (and don’t have any wildlife stamps), then reverse the addressee’s address with your own on the envelope. The letter
I recently “browsed across” your First Tournament of Books and was pleased with the winner. Did you ever contact him, or hear from him, about this grand honor he has won? Maybe you could print his reaction, something like the ubiquitous “You’ve just won the Super Bowl, what are
Dear Morning News, I happened to bump into your article on Xanadu and Michael Beck (“The Love That We Came To Know”), and it was a great read. It was even better to find out that Beck is alive and well, or at least, putting up with Xanadu fans. My
