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Remember angel food cake? As a kid, I thought it was the most magical dessert — delicious and fluffy, like a lightly sweetened cloud. It had a big moment in the ‘90s, when it was unfortunately popularized as a miracle

“Plus-size people aren’t always able to express themselves through fashion because the options can be so limited,” says Leila Kelleher, a pattern designer and assistant professor at Parsons School of Design. Luckily, Leila learned to sew in high school.

When I was five, my parents let me pick paint colors for my bedroom. A month later, I had purple walls and a pink ceiling you could see from the street. Color is such a mood booster, don’t you think?

One of the best parts about writing about food on Cup of Jo is reading your responses. We love hearing how you enjoy eating a good meal and sharing it with others. Here are 11 reader comments on everything

We get lots of beauty questions from Cup of Jo readers, and today I thought I’d answer five (I’d love to hear your answers, too!)…

“What holy-grail products have made the biggest difference to your self image?” — Claire

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One afternoon many years ago, I dropped my bag in the middle of Prague. I don’t remember where I was heading, but I do recall that it was the first time I’d been alone in the dizzying Wenceslas Square during

This weekend, our friends hosted a movie viewing of Newsies…

The 1992 musical — starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, and Doogie Howser’s best friend — follows a group of teenage newsies who organize their own union so they can stand

After going through a divorce, artist Simone Polk says she needed a “soft landing.” She found a light-filled apartment in Copenhagen to share with her 12-year-old daughter, Ava. They’ve since moved on, but here’s a tour of the space that

Or, well, at least I think I made the viral honey-glazed salmon. Sometimes, when a recipe is so popular on social media, it’s impossible to know whether you’re making an original recipe or a derivative of the original. (I mention

In June 2020, I wrote an essay, my first here, called Five Things I Want To Tell My White Friends. I was reeling in the wake of George Floyd’s death and its aftermath — what felt to me like a