by Maryann LoRusso | Apr 26, 2024 | Culture
I just spent 48 hours with Barbra Streisand. It’s a lot of time to spend with someone, but it was worth it. She talked. I listened. For about an hour to three hours at a time. During each of these spurts, I walked several miles through San Francisco, weaving through...
by Maryann LoRusso | May 19, 2023 | Culture
By now, I’m sure you’ve seen Martha Stewart on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit issue. The sultry photos of the 81-year-old lifestyle mogul broke the internet earlier this week, with women everywhere rejoicing the fact that ageist barriers had lifted...
by Maryann LoRusso | Jan 26, 2023 | Culture, Home, Mindset
Years ago, when I was a magazine editor in New York, I learned that “white space” was integral to good design. The graphic artists I worked with always opted for maximum “white,” or blank space around images and text for a clean, visually appealing layout. In order to...
by Maryann LoRusso | Dec 14, 2022 | Culture
Ah, so many shows, so little time. Every conversation I have these days is inevitably peppered with phrases like, “Have you seen that great new show…” or “Did you catch so-and-so on that series?” I mean, we’re no longer dealing with...
by Maryann LoRusso | Feb 9, 2022 | Culture
Remember when wearing “mom jeans” was the easiest way to appear old and outdated? Now, apparently, it’s shoving your vibrator in the back of your nightstand drawer or, even worse, not owning a vibrator. Times, they are changing. Maybe I’m still scarred from that day...
by Maryann LoRusso | Jan 13, 2022 | Culture, Mindset
Should you lie about your age? This is an issue that’s come up a few times since I started More Beautiful. Apparently, I struck a nerve when I began using words like “midlife,” “middle-aged” and [insert big gasp here] “menopause” in my articles and on the podcast....
