Best use of detergent recyclables this week.

No. It's not some fatally beleaguered coral reef off Hawaii. The vibrantly colored plastic hangs by design in a shop window with no apparent purpose beyond providing a glimpse of life on the inside, when all those fun bubbles are far out at sea.

How to balance work and beach.

The Boardwalk at Santa Monica and Venice on a July weekend is anything but boring. It can easily verge on annoying or infinitely entertaining, depending on your POV.