Rummaging through your makeup drawer is like going on an archaeological dig, minus the groundbreaking discoveries: skeletal lipstick remains, prehistoric mascara, eye shadow dating back to BC (Before CoverGirl).

An excavation is in order.

Louis and Mary Leakey had each ...

Good to see you have a spring in your step.

BUY
The Zincs’s Black Pompadour
What: Local band’s just-released CD is a confection of organ and guitar pop.
Why: Get your daily dose.
When: Whenever your ...

They’re lifelike. Luscious. Enviable. All your friends think they’re real. They’d never suspect your deep, dark secret.

They’re plastic.

After a flower wilted in your very presence, you started buying fakes. Newsflash: You can get healthy blooms in no time — without ever getting ...

Marking one’s territory is generally done only outside the home.

Unless, of course, you’re talking about Designs by Alyse murals. In which case, you’re going to want to do it all over your walls.

Alyse Gamson, the creative mind (not ...

Lighten up. Clock goes forward on Sunday.

Diavolo
What: L.A. dance company makes its Chicago debut with a surrealistic set and gymnastic moves.
Why: They’re so fly.
When: Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.
Where: Auditorium ...

Ah, the workplace.

You spend most of your waking hours there, so the thought of reading a book about it might strike you as redundant. (Um, kind of like all the meetings you attended last week.)

But think outside the ...

These days, it’s all about going to extremes.

Sky diving, mountain biking, even plastic surgery — people are willing to risk life and limb (not to mention the ability to smile) for a high.

But that extreme clutter in your garage? The ...