Archive for the ‘Life in Yesterday’s Clothes’ Category
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The aesthetics of stoicism: how Epictetus would feel about cheetah prints and other modern things
29 Oct 2013You have to wonder what the ancient philosopher Epictetus would make out of the world as we know it. Well,…
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Support the Sisterhood
21 Oct 2013The cat’s out of the bag! Several readers guessed the cause behind the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pink Sweater, posted…
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Backstory: our love/hate relationship with control garments
02 Oct 2013One of my gym buddies is a lady in her mid-80s. We ride the stationary bike at approximately the same…
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Audrey every day: five ways to bring the best of Hepburn back to life
26 Sep 2013How did Audrey Hepburn become a global style icon? Not by accident. She was deliberate about style. Out of admiration,…
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Six traits of violent people and what they can teach us
19 Sep 2013Here’s an idea from the 1960s and 1970s that’s hard to wrap your head around: in scholarly studies of the…
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The vintage text message, plus brainy games of the past and a giveaway
14 Sep 2013Most enthusiastic readers have a problem: not enough time to quench our reading thirst. So we wedge reading in wherever…
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Have I told you lately that…
12 Sep 2013In just a few weeks, this blog will celebrate its third birthday. Whether you’re my Mom, my friend, or someone…
