• Setting the Stage, Offstage. A peak inside the dressing rooms where Broadway's actors create a home away from home. There is an audio slideshow feature, that is a companion to the story. Pictured at left is Sherie Rene Scott, who plays Ursula in The Little Mermaid.



• Room to Improve: How can I improve the view from my windows, which look out onto a brick wall?



• Personal Shopper: Outdoors, In Style. A round up of new weather-resistant textiles. We've picked our favorites after the jump...

Liora Manne’s two-tone Reflections acrylic rug.

Raleigh acrylic from Clarence House.

Alaxi Tribal Texture collection from Silver State.

(Pics: Tony Cenicola)