3,000 years of lipstick

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes  “Even Emperor Nero’s wife had multiple slaves who were in charge of keeping her lips painted at every hour.”   Red lipstick is back this spring and there are few things to be said about this classic and controversial style choice.   Red lips have been popular for over 3,000 years, starting when women in […]

A historical building of one’s own

November 10, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Zora Neale Hurston once said, “You cannot know who you are without knowing where you are.” Most of the time, I know where I am. Most of the time, I’m in the library. Last week, as I was studying and writing, I kept getting distracted.  Friends saw me and came to visit. A YouTube video […]