• Prevention: "Younger Looking Skin?" by Virginia Sole-Smith, November 2011

    Younger Looking Skin From the Inside Out? (Download PDF)

    Prevention // November, 2011

    What if your skin could stay young forever? Beauty industry scientists claim to be making this dream a reality.

  • More: "10 Great Jobs" by Virginia Sole-Smith, November 2011

    10 Great Careers for Women Who Want a Life (Download PDF)

    More // November, 2011

    We crunched the stats and came up with 10 meaningful jobs that offer flexibility, a chance for advancement — and a future.

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    First Time's A Charm

    ReadyMade // June/July, 2011

    The story of how we found our first house -- an 1870 brick Victorian in New York's Hudson Valley — and knocked a big hole in one wall. (Whoops.)

  • O: The Oprah Magazine "The Age Defiers" by VIrginia Sole-Smith, May 2011

    The Age Defiers (Download PDF)

    O: The Oprah Magazine // May 2011

    Think you're too old to wear a miniskirt? To young to pull off gray hair? These five women prove there's a right way to break any fashion rule.

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    My Year in Waxing School

    Slate // November, 2010

    The $1.8 billion business of hair removal is our most intimate and uncomfortable form of beauty labor.

  • The Essential Green You (Simon & Schuster)

    The Essential Green You!

    Simon & Schuster // January, 2009

    A comprehensive guide to living green from Deirdre Imus' bestselling series.

  • Elle: "Washington's Connected Women" by Virginia Sole-Smith, September 2008

    The Most Connected Women in Washington (Download PDF)

    Elle // September, 2008

    Our survey of influence and power in the capital, from Hillary Clinton to Arianna Huffington.

  • New York Times: "Nature on the Threshold" by VIrginia Sole-Smith, September 2006

    Nature on the Threshold

    New York Times // September 7, 2006

    Biophilic design incorporates natural elements in an effort to promote well-being. It is a quirky, lesser-known cousin of green design.