Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • Sofa, So Good!

    Some would argue that languages say so much about the cultures that create them. For example, the lore that the indigenous people of the northern...

  • Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie

    Few people hate Thanksgiving, but plenty see it as daunting. It's one thing to get a few days off from work and either go out...

  • Domestic Dollars

    In the mainstream, the milestones are more easily recognizable. Boy meets girl. Often, cohabitation follows. An engagement -- or accidental pregnancy -- may follow or...

  • Seasonal Shift

    Just because winter is approaching does not mean you have to get SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. And with swimsuit season long gone, if you've...

  • Doing the Desert

    From the moment I first stepped off the plane in 2004, Palm Springs had me hooked. I return each year, discovering new reasons to go...

  • Hillwood Hospitality

    Marjorie Merriweather Post never had the opportunity to enjoy Patrick O'Connell's Inn at Little Washington, which he founded with his former partner, Reinhardt Lynch, in...

  • Grass Is Greener

    If you picked up the meat for tonight's dinner at a local restaurant or grocer, chances are you are going to be chomping down on...

  • Two For One

    Polyamory. Threeples. Triads. Whatever the terminology, there's a chance you've come across three people sharing a relationship both domestic and romantic. With the GLBT community...

  • Antiques Extravaganza

    Gus Davis and his partner will look for paintings and silver to furnish their home. Kris Charamonde is in the market for an art deco...

  • Westward Ho

    In his book, 50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live, Gregory Kompes included St. Louis among the cities that made the cut. If you think that...

  • Naked Decor

    Local designer Supon Phornirunlit, known best by his first name, doesn’t put much stock in catalogs to sell his products. “Either you love or you...

  • Rooftop Respite

    When it comes to summarizing the attraction of a rooftop, no one surpasses the lyrics written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, sung beautifully by...

  • Big Apple Buses

    As locals continue to make the trek to New York in droves, bus lines appear to be grabbing an ever-larger portion of the pilgrimage. In...

  • Pulp

    You’ll always find a fun mood inside Pulp. The shop's founder Ron Henderson, who died in February, left a legacy of levity. ''He always showed...

  • Disconnect Effect

    Relaxing on the beach in Rehoboth earlier this month, Ben Thompson scooped up all of his things in a flash as an unexpectedly strong wave...