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    The Tale of ‘U’: Listen to Yourself to Get the Design You Want

    The Tale of ‘U’:  Listen to Yourself to Get the Design You Want

    As an interior designer and stylist, I am often asked about the “new trends” emerging in home goods. It would be easy to be pithy and declare with absolute certainty…

    Confront Darkness to Create Precious Light

    Confront Darkness to Create Precious Light

    Lightning storms in outer space are transforming methane into soot, which hardens into chunks of graphite that toughen over time. The result? “Diamond rain.” Scientists estimate that 1,000 tons of…

    Remembering the Stonewall Uprising

    Remembering the Stonewall Uprising

    In the late 1960’s, sexual minorities in America endured a level of oppression that is all too often forgotten, even by those of us who were alive at the time.…

    Love Letters

    Love Letters

    My partner Taylor and I have a fierce, running debate about “love letters” from buyers to sellers. For those of you who do not know what a real estate “love…

    What You Should Expect

    What You Should Expect

    OK, I’ll just say it. Real estate agents are a dime a dozen. Many people believe agents aren’t even necessary in order for them to buy and sell real estate.…

    Follow in Their Footsteps

    Follow in Their Footsteps

    As we celebrate Pride each June, it’s easy to overlook those courageous souls who forged the path for LGBT rights well in advance of the Stonewall Riots in 1968. Elsie…

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    How stunning! How magnifi­cent! How fortunate to bear witness in this lifetime to a wondrous human being like Dr. Maya Angelou! The deep resounding warm resonance of her voice rose…

    Compulsive Debting

    Compulsive Debting

    Q: I have an okay income, but I’m now so far in debt that I’m in real trouble. Last Christmas, I spent so much money on my friends that I’m…

    Taking On Conversion Therapy in Texas

    Taking On Conversion Therapy in Texas

    When Ryan Kendall, a young gay man living in Denver, heard the news back in 2008 that the Califor­nia Supreme Court had ruled in fa­vor of the freedom to marry,…

    Invite Your Shadow to the Coming Out Party

    Invite Your Shadow to the Coming Out Party

    “No one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves,” Marianne Williamson once said. While Mercury is retrograde for most of this month, it is imperative that we open…