Every morning, we sit in front of the mirror, brushes and palettes in hand, ready to face the world. Makeup, for many of us, feels …

You’re standing at the edge of your makeup bag, looking at the tools that have gotten you this far. The foundation you’ve always worn, the …

You’ve probably heard the saying, “We are our own worst critics.” But have you ever stopped to think about the tools you’re using to do …

Imagine standing in front of a painted portrait of a Victorian woman, her complexion pale and flawless, framed by soft waves of carefully styled hair. …

Gentleness and rush are like oil and water—they resist each other. Yet so much of our lives are spent trying to force them to mix. …

“Character is the restrictive shaping of possibility,” Ernest Becker tells us. Read that again. It’s not poetic fluff—it’s a stark reminder of the trade-offs we …

Humanity’s greatest achievement may not be its technologies, its art, or even its capacity for love—it is its ability to lie to itself. In The …