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Wines That Rock: A Robust Revolution in Taste
In 2009, the legendary music of The Rolling Stones was reincarnated in a most fascinating, avant-garde manner. Winemaker Mark Beaman was deep in experimentation, listening to the group’s iconic album Forty Licks at...
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Chasing Memory with a Camera
Chasing one’s memories down the decades is a little like trying to catch butterflies in a snowstorm. You know they’re there — if you’re patient enough, persistent enough, you’re sure to capture something,...
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In The Woods, a High Fashion Affair
Ever since Karl Lagerfeld hosted his legendary Soirée Moratoire Noire party specifying “tragique exigée absolument noire” (“totally black tragic dress required”) in 1977, to say the goth aesthetic has...
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Inside A Bag, a Hug
The statistics are sobering.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States. Almost everyone either has had or knows...
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Artist of the Week 10/24-10/30: Elene Usdin and Her Visual Language
For as long as the Parisian native Elene Usdin can remember, she’s been an artist. But while such a proclamation might be expected of someone who resides in the city of love, creativity and inspiration, or at the very... -
Artist of the Week 10/24-10/30: Nikki Douthwaite Makes Art in the Fast Lane – Dots and All
Nikki Douthwaite is obsessed. No, not like Tony Shalhoub’s famously germaphobic detective in the TV series Monk, but really obsessed.
The obsession — dots. Hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands of...
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The Corcoran Gallery of Art: Coast To Coast Dreaming
From Ocean Park, California to Arlington Cemetery, Virginia, dreams come in many forms. Between wakefulness and slumber, the artist can find inspiration for his or her next creation. For West Coast abstract painter... -
J.K. Rowling’s ‘Casual Vacancy’ Offers Small-Scale Drama, No Kiddie Stuff
There’s been much speculation as to whether Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling’s first book strictly for adults would be noticeably different from the series that made her a worldwide sensation. Just a few pages...
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Opening the Heart of the Contrada
The Medieval Rivalry, Bribes and Bareback Horse Riding of Il Palio di SienaWe travel to Siena, by bus, from our hostel in Florence. The green hills of Tuscany roll outside my window; inside the bus, the entire tour...
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Finally, Allergy-Free Dining Can Also Be Worry-Free
Two decades ago and some change, Meg Ryan’s character, Sally Albright, in When Harry Met Sally gave the waitress of a Manhattan deli the order of a woman who knows exactly what she wants: “I’d like . . . the...
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