Sometimes the produce section of the supermarket is like a Las Vegas casino.  It’s a gamble. There are piles of fruit, huge crates of melons, cartons of berries, but which ones are good?  Which ones are worth buying?  If you’ve ever had a bad piece of fruit, you underst...

It’s finally salad season!  ‘Tis the season when salads are served for dinner and ordered at restaurants not because they’re healthy, but because our stomachs just can’t handle  beef stew when it’s 95 degrees.  With the warm weather comes a bounty of fresh fruits and ve...

Whether spending the day in a poolside cabana or a backyard hammock, bringing a book is a fabulous way to relax and enjoy the summer weather. Here are a few of our recommendations for readers of all sorts. The latest in the fun, lighthearted, and hilarious collection of...

Ok, so technically it’s green. It’s almost summer- hot, sunny, swimsuit weather. Now more than ever, a dedication to healthy eating seems within reach.  Fad diets are everywhere and almost every newspaper and magazine is boasting articles on health foods, eating strateg...

While many associate the summer season with free time, relaxation and beautiful blue skies, this time of year is also infamous for its beauty-damaging effects. To name just a few; sunburn, bug bites, and frizzy hair. Who wants to worry about chlorinated split-ends and s...

Though the term usually reminds me of butter-laden country cooking with Paula Deen, a hash is not restricted to salty potatoes and bacon fat.  A hash is simply a mix of different ingredients, usually thrown together in a skillet with a little oil.  It represents a cooki...

Bursting on to the scene in 2010 with Winter’s Bone, for which she was nominated for both an  Academy Award and a Golden Globe, Jennifer Lawrence has only continued to grow as an actress. She has taken Hollywood by storm, and now has some major movies under her belt, su...

There are many things you can do to make food taste good.  One of the ways is to simply add something to the dish that you know tastes delicious on its own.  I call these little additions, Morgan Freemans. Yes, Morgan Freemans.  Why?  If you have to ask, you clearly hav...

The SHEI Magazine Staff (along with the rest of the University of Michigan) is enjoying the start of a summer holiday. While we are on break from May through late August, our content will be updated less frequently. Since most of our talented staff have dispersed to met...

Hip-hop has never been a stranger to the revolving door of contenders and pretenders, with one-hit wonders like Sisqo, Rich Boy, and Coolio slipping in and out of our collective conscience over the years. But with the release of his latest EP, That Smoothy Good, little-...