Edition

Follow CNN

CNN Site Map for Section Living (Galleries) for August - 2013

DateTitle

2013-08-31Two people dressed as Spider-Man high-five during the Dragon Con parade in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, August 31. The 27th annual sci-fi and fantasy convention is expected to draw more than 57,000 people.
2013-08-31Stefan Richter, 41, was runner-up on Top Chef season 5 and returned as a competitor to the show for season 10.
2013-08-30After visiting a knife show, L.T. Wright and Dan Coppins were inspired to start their own hand-crafted cutlery business called Blind Horse Knives.
2013-08-30Dragon Con first opened its doors in 1987 to about 1,400 science-fiction and fantasy enthusiasts in an Atlanta hotel. This year's convention is expected to draw 55,000 fans. Each year, organizers publish a convention program with eye-catching cover a
2013-08-29iReporter Jose Miguel Fernandez de Velasco captured the messy action at La Tomatina Festival in Buñol, Spain.
2013-08-29KariAnne Wood's butler's pantry shows off the beauty of everyday dishes.
2013-08-28Martha Stewart Living's test kitchen tested how long staples last in the pantry.
2013-08-28Writer Deborah Mitchell's oldest son, Nick, will be a college freshman this fall. She shared "unofficial commandments" for him to remember on CNN iReport. "I have written both my kids letters over the years, and they've kept them,
2013-08-27Chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis shares her method for making excellent pork butt on your home grill. For starters, look for a Boston butt with the bone, not boned out.
2013-08-26Does knowing where a shirt comes from affect your decision to buy it? A handful of brands and retailers are emphasizing transparent production in their brand identity to appeal to conscious consumers. Clothing brand Small Trades gets its shirts from Mohnt
2013-08-23But before Ben's Chili Bowl received the keys to the city, before the president took his first bite of a chili dog, and before Bill Cosby put Ben and his family on the map, Ben's Chili Bowl was a humble food joint founded by an immigrant from Tr
2013-08-22Flower girls are often a conduit for including pets in wedding ceremonies.
2013-08-22Kat Kinsman's parents sold her childhood home and moved into a retirement community several states away. Her father sent her many boxes of items from her childhood.
2013-08-21"The Bone Season" is a genre-defying novel, but that doesn't mean people haven't found a way to compare it with other favorites, like "The Hunger Games." Click through the gallery to learn about Samantha Shannon's inspir
2013-08-21Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made waves with a flirty photo session for her 3,000-word Vogue profile. Other top execs wanna have fun too. Click through the gallery for more business leaders who like to let their hair down.
2013-08-20Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's photo spread in Vogue magazine has proven controversial, with some saying it detracts from the 3,000-word article that focuses on her successes and vision in a male-dominated tech world. The profile describes Mayer as an &qu
2013-08-19Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. One hundred and thirty years later, the famed French couturier's legacy continues to shine. Here, Chanel strikes a coy smile in Paris in 1936. Click through the g
2013-08-19Some people complain about the overabundance of summer squash. Virginia Willis says, just make squash casserole -- lightened up for the season.
2013-08-19Agriculture advocate Ryan Goodman says transparency is increasingly the mandate at operations large and small, from cattle ranches and slaughterhouses to milking facilities and dairy farms.
2013-08-18Zack Hix, 18, is the creator of the Good Boy Roy cartoon characters. Zack was diagnosed with a range of mental disorders, and his family believes his drawings provide an important outlet.
2013-08-16Summer tomatoes, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways. We'll start with green, yellow, orange, purple, white and oh yeah -- red heirloom tomatoes.
2013-08-16The French artist known as 3ttman stands in front of his mural. He worked in Summerhill, a rundown neighborhood in the shadow of Atlanta's Turner Field. "I love art and, at some point, I decided that by showing it in the street I could offer my
2013-08-16Bethany DeVore's dramatic black and coral bathroom.
2013-08-15For the 100th anniversary of her birth, in 2012 the museum temporarily unwrapped a new space dedicated to the beloved television chef, which includes the kitchen from her Cambridge, Massachusetts home.
2013-08-14Cake artist Debbie Goard created this sad-eyed pup for the San Francisco installment of the Depressed Cake Shop.
2013-08-14"Architecture for Dogs," a Japanese curation of doghouses built by world-renowned architects and designers, is at the Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, California, through September 1. This house from furniture designer Konstantin Grcic is
2013-08-13"You should open your eyes but they stay closed, closed," One Direction sings in their song "Save You Tonight." The pop band has been touring the U.S. since February, causing large crowds of screaming girls to form wherever they go. A
2013-08-13Folks love okra or they hate it. No one -- veritably no one -- is in the middle.
2013-08-12After being laid off from their construction jobs, Heather and Mike von Quilich found inspiration through Etsy and Heather's love of crafting.
2013-08-12Get ready to get turned on...by you. These simple strategies will help you reclaim your sexiest self.
2013-08-12"Elvis" y "Marilyn" se casan en la capilla A Little White Wedding en Las Vegas.
2013-08-09Parents say too many fashions for young girls are too sexy, too short, and definitely not age-appropriate. Do you agree? Click through to see some of the outfits that have moms and dads most concerned and get tips on how to get your girl to dress her age.
2013-08-09"Elvis" and "Marilyn" tie the knot at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
2013-08-08Charging for steak sauce or butter is like charging extra for sprinkling Parmesan on your pizza.
2013-08-07Fashion experts agree: Seersucker has moved into the modern era, and seersucker suits and separates are the coolest clothes a man can wear in the summer.
2013-08-07Blair Koenig started the STFU, Parents blog after reading a few too many status updates about the bathroom habits of her friends' children. Click through for examples of the 10 worst overshares she sees on her site. (Warning: Some links contain stron
2013-08-06Zoe Zorka y su esposo lucharon para decirle a sus amigos y familiares que no planean tener hijos. Estas celebridades a continuación también han hablado públicamente acerca de no tener hijos:
2013-08-06According to the Clemson University Cooperative Extension, peaches originated in China over 3000 years ago.
2013-08-05Low stone walls frame the entrance to the kitchen garden, which used to be a driveway. The garden is organized in a tidy grid; convenient paths around the beds make harvesting simple.
2013-08-05Friends Timothy Goodman, 32, and Jessica Walsh, 26, dated for 40 days as an experiment. Their blog, 40 Days of Dating, has gone viral.
2013-08-05This 1970s-era magazine advertisement for Modess sanitary napkins asks women to reconsider the feminine protection options their mothers passed along. Johnson & Johnson's Modess ads ran for decades. The campaign is best known for its "Modess
2013-08-04Here's a look at how our canine friends spent their summer, starting with Ole, who had his eyes on a hot dog rather than fellow dogs at a pug dog meeting in Berlin.
2013-08-02George Clooney partnered with longtime friend Rande Gerber for the launch of Casamigos tequila in January 2013.
2013-08-02Dave Krajewski's storytelling nursery.
2013-08-01Zoe Zorka and her husband struggled to tell friends and family that they don't plan to have kids. You can click through the gallery to meet 10 celebrities who've also spoken publicly about not having children:
2013-08-01The latest craze of parents' photos floating around the Internet: children with style and swag. By now you might have seen a Tumblr or Pinterest board with pictures of toddlers striking sassy poses. Julia Samersova, a casting director and blogger who
2013-08-01Branden Willson designs custom mailboxes to look like vintage Volkswagen buses.
2013-08-011. Set a schedule: To work effectively from home, map out your schedule and create a prioritized "To Do" list the night before, says Holly Reisem Hanna, founder of The Work at Home Woman. "That way when you sit down to work, you'll kno