Brain Booster

WHO REMEMBERS the iconic final confrontation in Crazy Rich Asians that made everyone want to learn mahjong? Originating in 19th-century China, mahjong is similar...

My Look: Jennifer Pace Robinson

Oooh, cool tee shirt! This look is an old favorite and has become my uniform. I love to mix colors and patterns. My husband is...

Traveler: A Sea Change In Destin, Florida

HAS IT BEEN too long since you’ve bonded with your besties? Head to the Henderson Beach Resort. A revival of the grand seaside resorts...

Home Of The Month: Midcentury Makeover

MIDCENTURY modern design is everywhere in Bloomington. In fact, split-level and ranch-style homes are as common in the suburbs near Indiana University as the...

Patachou Restaurants Have Gotten Edgier. Here’s How.

THE COLOR of the new Cafe Patachou in the Stutz Building is Sherwin-Williams Halcyon Green, a restful green-gray that skews dusty blue in a...

Shop Talk: Afterglow Market

RACHEL MIRABELLA saw too much plastic when she worked in fast fashion—hangers, tags, individually bagged garments in shipments. When she opened Afterglow Market in...

The Ticket: Lily & Madeleine Change Their Tune

SISTERS Lily and Madeleine Jurkiewicz burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 2013 and have since toured the United States and...

Help Wanted

WHILE EVERYONE was quiet-quitting last year, I got old-fashioned fired. The blindsided kind of fired. “Letting you go,” my boss at the marketing company...

Realty Check: High Marks

BILLY JOEL famously sang “Wherever we’re together, that’s my home.” It was in this spirit that Beth and Kevin Theile of Bloomington searched for...

Goodbye, Good Bones: Series Finale Recap

Nothing lasts forever. Houses. TV shows. Not even open concept living. It’s hard to imagine now, but one day we won’t want our messy...