Shikkoku,” which uses the character for “lacquer” and means “jet black,” is the perfect word to describe the deep and ...

Seattle's own "action figure librarian," best-selling author, and literary critic Nancy Pearl sits down each month with authors, poets, and other literary figures for conversations about books, ...

Each one of our bowls are delicately inlaid with mother of pearl or enameled shell and set with a lacquer, making for a one-of-a-kind work of art in each piece. Our bowls are recycled from 100% real ...

For Kate Middleton’s second royal engagement of 2025, she wore a meaningful piece of jewelry: The Princess of Wales chose to wear a pair of pearl earrings that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth.

As she stepped out at London’s Guildhall alongside her husband, 50 Holocaust survivors, and British government officials like Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Middleton chose meaningful pearl ...

My mother remarried in 2000 to a man that we didn’t really care for. My husband and I tolerated him, but overall we never got close to him. Both had children from prior marriages. They had no ...

The No. 7 Vols (17-2) face the No. 1 Tigers (17-1) and coach Bruce Pearl, who coached Tennessee from 2005-11. Pearl, of course, has turned around the Auburn basketball program since taking over in ...

Every corner feels worthy of a picture, from the aforementioned loos to detailed mosaics of peacocks in the lifts; the black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl warrants repeat rides for closer ...