Andrew Solomon On Suicide

from The New Yorker Preventable Tragedies By Andrew Solomon Anthony Bourdain was almost inconceivably high-functioning; the gap between public triumph and private despair is treacherous. Photograph by Mike Coppola / Getty The pattern of highly accomplished and...

Karma

from Real Clear Life Plot Twist: The Strange Story of Douglas Parkhurst He became a hero in the last moment of his life—but did he redeem himself? By Steve Huff It was the first day of June, the unofficial beginning of summer, and a maroon car was careening across a...

Kate Spade Gone

from NPR Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead In Apparent Suicide by AMY HELD Kate Spade, the designer who built a billion-dollar brand of luxury handbags and accessories, was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday. She was 55.  Bebeto...

von Furstenberg III

from WaPo via SFGate Fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg is ready for her third act Robin Givhan Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Jesse Dittmar NEW YORK – After more than 45 years in fashion, Diane von Furstenberg has been looking for a graceful exit. She...

Whopper Juniors and Chocolate

from The Telegraph Macon woman turns 105, credits chocolate BY WAYNE CRENSHAW Virginia Pair Witherington holds a photo of herself in her younger days during her 105th birthday party on Sunday. Wayne Crenshaw wcrenshaw@macon.com MACON, GA – Virginia Pair...

Crucifixion Find

from LIVE SCIENCE How Jesus Died: Rare Evidence of Roman Crucifixion Found By Tom Metcalfe This cross was erected inside the Roman Colosseum as a monument to the suffering of early Christians in Rome. The Christian Bible describes the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as...