“I don’t know, I just wanna’ get healthy, you know? I wanna’ take…better care of myself. I would like to start eating healthier…I don’t want all that pasta! (sigh) I would like to start eating, like, Japanese food.” So sayeth Bob, or, the actor Bill Murray, in the 2003 film Lost in Translation, as he … Read more
When I was younger, I learned two things from my mother: one, to never apologize for bursts of ugly-sobbing when the world was crashing down on you and your only comfort was a wine cooler (it was the 90’s), and two, to never ever go to sleep with your makeup still on. Fifteen or so … Read more
Take All of Our Yen: Japanese Skin Care Products You’ll Love Japan is a country where a minimalistic, simple aesthetic has long been prized. Of course, step foot into the panic-attack-inducing, claustrophobic confines of an electronics store in Akihabara, Tokyo, and you may beg to differ. But overall, there is a theme that seeps into … Read more