Aug 4th, 2008 · A salon in Alexandria, Va., is treating customers to a beauty fad previously popular only in Asia: the fish pedicure. For $45, tiny silvery carp will suck the dry skin off your feet. The result: smooth loveliness, according to a growing customer base.
Jul 19th, 2008 · Our dear NPR colleague, Gary L. Smith, died this week at age 57. For the past four years, Smith presided over NPR's front desk, greeting everyone who walked through with a giant smile. The loveliness that lit up his face was his determination to see the beauty in everyone.
Oct 26th, 2007 · For all its impeccably timed swoony grandeur, Band of Horses' Cease to Begin peaks during its subtlest moment: a sweetly lazy ballad with the inexplicable title "Detlef Schrempf." The song is a study in rich, friendly atmosphere.
Sep 6th, 2007 · "You Can't Fail Me Now" began life on Loudon Wainwright III's new album, but co-writer and producer Joe Henry reworks it on his own new album. Formerly a slow, hookless strings-and-guitar ballad, it's now more sparse, more morose and even lovelier.
Jun 6th, 2006 · Commentator Ann McBride-Norton is now living in Bali, Indonesia. McBride-Norton says that although the tourist traffic disappears during the rainy season, the indigenous culture, which attracts tourists to the area with its unique beauty, becomes even lovelier when it's practiced with no tourists around.