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‘Campus Canines’ is all shining coats and wiggling butts and wet noses and fetching red bandanas and big clumsy paw—pooch “person”-ality in spades—set against golden-hour backdrops of Bloomington limestone, hardwoods, and flowers.

A water fountain reminiscent of Mexico’s Chichen Itza pyramid greets you at a roundabout.

Named the “all-time greatest work of American architecture” by the American Institute of Architects, Fallingwater in southwestern Pennsylvania sits perched, as its name suggests, on the precipice of a waterfall in a pristine wooded setting.

Now, they’re more self-contained and much easier to install.

There are battles to be fought everywhere—in all directions, inside and out, at all times—during a 14-hour car ride to the Florida Gulf Coast with three bickering kids in the backseat and a pregnant wife in the front and 9,000,000 other Midwestern motorists screaming south down I-65 in unison, in a frenzied, cabin-fevered hell-pack. The family […]

Will Fishers have to spend tax dollars to maintain order at Ikea?

Unlike with his fine art, you can take almost any item home for under $100.

Waxing hurts. What helps?  No caffeine—it gets your blood flowing, so you’re going to be more sensitive. Pop a couple of Advil. Also, exfoliating the area beforehand will bring the hair to the surface. What should women look for in a waxing specialist or salon? If you see one pot of wax for everything, be leery. […]

The St. Elle style requires 42 feet of handstitching on top of cutting and dyeing the leather.

Local spots that cater to stir-crazy kids and their handlers.

You can see thousands of the water-loving sandhill cranes from a new state-of-the-art visitor’s center, which overlooks the state’s largest wetlands preserve.

Adult Space Academy, in “Rocket City” Huntsville, Alabama, is about as close as you can get to being an astronaut—or at least to playing one on a movie set.

Hover over or click the image for more information. Laurence Tavernier pajamas. $184. Charles Mayer & Co., 5629 N. Illinois St., charlesmayer.com Big T NYC “Beauty Sleep” organic chamomile tisane. $38. Eva Mason, 912 E. Westfield Blvd., evamaison.com Dreamcatcher. $70. Homespun: Modern Handmade, 869 Massachusetts Ave., homespunindy.com Timber Lake “Woodland” scented eye pillow sleep mask. […]

What’s your daily  uniform? A dress. People think it’s because I live to dress up, but the truth is, life is crazy, and a dress means one less article of clothing that I have to think about. You’re also an attorney. Do you get to have fun with fashion on the job? It’s a misconception […]

Look out, Richard Simmons.