Best Dressed
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest farmers market—the stands are about to burst with a rainbow of glorious, summer sun-ripened produce. There’s no better time to turn it all into ...
06-10-2022
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Earthships: An Example of Harmonious Architecture
Earthships look like homes from another planet. They peer out of the ground with an organic quality that is warm and exciting. These unique and surprising buildings share ...
08-3-2023
Garden Appreciation Boosts Well-Being, Study Finds
In a first-of-its-kind study that looked at the appreciation of home gardening, rather than the active practice of it, researchers found that merely taking delight in the beauty ...
03-10-2023
Against Communism and Liberalism, Christian Farmer Seeks to Glorify God Through Care of Land
It's late October in Sharon, New York. The hills are painted red, orange, and yellow. Mist hangs in the earth-scented air, far below the migrating birds. "The retreat ...
11-1-2022
Devastating Flood Reveal Hidden Beauty of Australian Outback
Some of the worst floods in history ravaged Australia earlier in the year, but as the devastation eases, the waters which are still travelling down along desert channels months ...
09-7-2022
Under the Mediterranean Sun
When visiting Via Coquina in Palm Beach, Fla., we’re immediately transported to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea—to dolce vita days in Capri and al fresco summer nights ...
06-10-2022
The Therapeutic Effects of Houseplants
Just after she had just had a baby, Jennifer Lauck received the gift of an orchid. She was secretly taken aback. “Look lady,” she wanted to tell her ...
06-8-2022
Volcanic Signature
It doesn’t matter where you go on this small island, you’ll find a feast for the eyes, like the clusters of white buildings that cling to the edge ...
06-8-2022
Delicate Beauty
Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893) was an English painter known for his pictures of classically posed, languid women with harmonies of pattern, color, and tone. In the 1860s, he ...
06-8-2022
If Walls Could Dream: How de Gournay’s Whimsical Wallpapers Are Keeping a Nearly Lost Art Alive—One Brushstroke at a Time
With the right decor, a room can be an experience, breathtaking and transportive. The master artisans at de Gournay, the world-famous British luxury interiors company, delight in curating ...
06-7-2022
Summer Sippers: The Best Wines to Drink This Season, According to Experts
From unusual whites to lighter reds, to the ultimate sparkler, here are top summer wine picks from experts across the country. California Dreamin’ Oceano 2017 Spanish Springs Vineyard ...
06-6-2022
Summer Datebook
Wellness Journey Sun Valley Wellness Festival June 10–13, 2022 This Idaho event, hosted in a gorgeous Alpine setting, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a speaker lineup of captivating thought ...
06-6-2022
Give Much – If, Frankly, Any – Thought to Vertical Farming?
Odds are, among many, that’d be a nope. Fair enough. But spurred by factors such as a burgeoning population and dwindling land availability, it might be time to ...
06-1-2022
Sharing Lessons, Finding Faith: Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom has made a career of learning lessons and sharing them in books. His most famous work recounts lessons about resisting greed and selfishness through insights into ...
05-18-2022
Gian Lorenzo Bernini: A Theatrical Mastermind
By Liz Lev Long before blockbuster cinema delighted audiences, there was Gian Lorenzo Bernini. During his 65 years of activity, the baroque sculptor, painter, and architect anticipated the ...
05-16-2022
Masters of Color and Light
Few cities capture the romantic imagination quite like Venice, and its winding canals, picturesque buildings, and shimmering lagoon have intrigued visitors for centuries. Its unique geography—118 islands connected ...
05-16-2022
Leonardo’s Movement Backward
Recently, I interviewed Martin Clayton, the head of prints and drawings at Windsor Castle. The Royal Collection Trust holds the largest number of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci ...
05-16-2022
Louis Vuitton: A 200-Year Legacy
The story of the man behind the Louis Vuitton brand resembles the male version of “Cinderella.” Now, 200 years after his birth, the label is ranked the most ...
05-16-2022
Celebrated Celebrity Wines
Already a busy husband, father, and social change advocate, not to mention being at the top of his game as a singer-songwriter, the ever-multitasking 12-time Grammy winner John ...
05-15-2022
Second Time Around
When the Patek Philippe Tiffany Blue Ref. 5711-1A-018 timepiece was introduced in early December of 2021, it was hyped beyond belief, yet limited to just 170 pieces. Those ...
05-15-2022
Ex-drug Addict Becomes an International Artist—After Messages From 3 Angels
In the creative process, we find freedom, relief, release, expression—and redemption. But for noted Southern California ceramicist Rich Lopez, the creative process and the hummingbird ceramic that became a ...
04-26-2022
Requiem of Defiance
In his later years, my father joined a Welsh miners’ choir, composed of men that shared the daily hardships and very real dangers of digging coal hundreds of ...
04-14-2022
Beneath the Surface of Beauty
“At first glance so convincingly real, so archaeologically exact, so beautiful and innocent, ‘Spring’ turns out on closer examination to be illusionary, historically confused, and mischievously immoral.” — ...
04-13-2022