A diamond, not in the rough
Marc Hruschka, the recently appointed president and CEO of Graff North America, helps people celebrate the moments of their lives.
Misadventures of a plant parent
Being a plant parent means learning to forgive others and yourself.
The mystique of the rose
The most popular of flowers, the rose nonetheless retains its mystery.
Steeped in tea
After a career in real estate, Ellen Easton, who was raised in Westchester County, “decided to follow my heart” and become a writer. At the time, she was advised to write about something she knew well, something she was passionate about. That something was tea.
A bouquet of nature-inspired art
A print tour of recent and upcoming exhibits on art to inspire, comfort, distract and, perhaps, even invest in.
V is for victory – and vegetables
Vegetable gardens – called “victory gardens” in World Wars I and II – are trending as people seek to stave off food insecurity in the time of the coronavirus.
A prophet for our times
The complex, controversial Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) – who lived through some of the most troubled moments in Italian and world history – speaks to our own time, in his criticism of both the right and the left and his warnings about the evils of consumerism, the pitfalls of globalism and the manipulation of new media, which in his day was television.
Double delight
Lots of beauty products claim to perform miracles. But we’ve found one, Clarins’ Double Serum, that, if not miraculous, certainly lives up to its billing as the number one face serum in the world.
Editor’s letter
With this year’s animal issue, we thought we’d try something a bit different — seeing our furry, feathered, finned and four-legged friends through the human animal. Our opening essay sets the tone for this as we explore how the female of the species calls the shots in every group except one — us.
Tough grrls
Civilization may have given men the upper hand for millennia as they lorded it over women politically, economically and physically, but in the natural world, the females of the various species still call the shots. So what’s that got to do with all the single young women in China?
Fantastic beasts at Met ‘Crossroads’
Part treasure hunt, part cross-cultural meditation, “Crossroads” debuts in three installations at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Beyond the cliff
Gretchen Carlson, who describes being fired from Fox News in 2016 – and her subsequent sexual harassment suit against its then chairman, Roger Ailes – as “jumping off a cliff,” has found her footing.
Love of art
James and Susan Dubin, one of the art world’s power couples, will be honored by the Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College April 25.
Class menagerie
The Tailored Home makes the most of this maximalist moment in home design by housing a well-mannered menagerie.
A house divided
In gaining their royal freedom, Harry and Meghan have also lost.
Designing for a big year
After a decade of turmoil, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has bounced back spectacularly, with new leadership and bold new offerings for its 150th anniversary.
Dotty for dots
In art, Yayoi Kusama lost and found herself.
Bo knows
Beverly Hills’ loss is Greenwich’s gain as the sunny Bo Kim, a West Coast transplant, now installed as vice president and general manager of The Saks Shops at Greenwich.
An author’s tale
Margaret Atwood – author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and its sequel, “The Testaments” – will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls luncheon.
Soul man
Patrick Mele is a self-described “old soul but with a young, fresh spirit and a new pep in his step.” And that translates to how he feels about people and interior design.