Jewelry buyers looking for something distinctive have turned the Art Deco-inspired cut into a trend. By Ming Liu Move over classic pear- and marquise-cut stones. Kite-shape diamonds are having a ...

Kites are fun to fly and beautiful to watch. Flying them is an uplifting event that is peaceful and exciting at the same time. There are no motors or batteries, just the all-natural power of the wind.

At some point, many of us were briefly fascinated with kites. The reason we were only briefly interested in this hobby was that it was fraught with failure: The kite never flew or, if it did, it was ...