THE FASHION & LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR CITY WOMEN AND MEN

“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” It’s one of the most famous phrases in American history, penned by one of our most beloved forefathers, Thomas Jefferson. Listing the unalienable rights granted to every American by the Declaration of Independence, it just happens to include a very key word: happiness. Happiness. It is an extremely fuzzy concept. We all want it, and those of us that were born in America believe it is our right. I mean, the Declaration of Independence even states ...

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As I write this, I am 36,000 feet above the Arabian Sea, sipping a glass of wine and typing on my laptop. I’m returning from Mumbai, India, where I gave a lecture at a science and technology festival organized by the Indian Institute of Technology. I spent twice as long getting there and back as I did on the ground, and with the ten-and-a-half-hour time change I was more than a little disoriented while I was there. Still, India is one of my favorite countries and it was worth the jet-lag whiplash, ...