Lifestyle

Looking back, McFarlane is grateful that she was able to fight and beat breast cancer.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

‘I beat breast cancer’

To commemorate her 40th birthday, Nicole McFarlane decided to focus on her health and get a mammogram. Although she had no symptoms, what she discovered next set this mother of two on an unexpected…
Shara Williams-Lue is all smiles as she poses with one of her potted babies from her Cacti Corner.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Plant mom Shara Williams-Lue finds hope with Cacti Corner Ja

With an innate love for gardenscapes and greenery, Shara Williams-Lue admits that planting wasn’t always second nature. Rooted in faith, she took the leap and created her cactus corner. She told…
Aicha Soumaoro, a Philadelphia nurse and weekend mechanic, proudly embraces her bald look despite old-fashioned reactions from others.
December 9, 2025

GoodHeart | With confidence and support, women are redefining baldness

NEW YORK (AP): “Being bald is sexy. It’s an attitude. It’s a luxury. It’s a lifestyle.” That’s how Brennan Nevada Johnson, who shaved her head voluntarily 14 years ago, opens her video podcast…
Contributed Designer Grace Wales Bonner photographed backstage her Pitti Uomo show in Florence, Italy, in June 2022, by ‘New York Times’ photog Clara Vannucci, as SAINT chief executive officer Deiwght Peters (left) and SAINT model Aakesh Henderson loo
December 9, 2025 by Omar Tomlinson

Lifestyle Round-Up

What’s new and exciting in global fashion? Quite a lot, if you’re Jamaican-connected. Designers, models, and hairstylists with roots in The Rock are elevating the conversation around image-making in…
At BOTTOM: Guests sit inside during cocktail hour as empty chairs sit outside during a wedding on August 23, 2025 in Newtown, Ohio.
December 9, 2025

Wedding etiquette includes being mindful of how much it costs guests to attend

NEW YORK (AP): Weddings are meant to be celebrations of love. They also may require invited guests to make a financial commitment that brings them stress. Whether it’s paying for hotels and flights to…
An award-winning author, Olive Senior served as Jamaica’s third poet laureate from 2021 to 2024.
December 9, 2025

A literary laureate honoured

JIS: Award-winning author, Olive Senior, is still beaming with gratitude after being conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for her contribution to Jamaica’s literary arts. …
The star-studded ‘All’s Fair’ cast strikes their best pose for the camera. From left: Teyana Taylor, Sarah Paulson, Kim Kardashian, Niecy Nash, and Naomi Watts, at the London premiere on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Saturday

Hulu and Netflix are lighting up the screen with new premieres, and two of the biggest are Ryan Murphy’s legal drama All’s Fair and Season Four of the fantasy hit The Witcher. Set to debut on November…
Mick Jagger (left) and Melanie Hamrick pose on the pink carpet, Hamrick in Annie’s Ibiza.
December 9, 2025

Something Extra | Friday

London has entered the chat with its own version of the Met Gala. The British Museum hosted its inaugural Pink Ball on Saturday, a dazzling celebration of art, fashion, and culture in support of the…
Members of the Run Up run club turned out in their numbers for the recently staged ‘Runners Unite’ in downtown Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Fitness coach Michael Shaw builds community through Run Up

While some stories begin at the finish line, Michael Shaw’s began long before that, during the days when running was the only thing that kept him grounded. Now, as the leader of the Run Up run club,…