Editor’s Letter
byWith a new year and our 10th anniversary upon us and the virus still raging, we at WAG thought, “Why not go all in and revamp the magazine?” It made perfect sense, for if there ever was a year for a refresh, it’s 2021.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021
Playing the game of life
byHint: The valley is but preparation for the summit.
Yes she did
byLaid off from IBM at age 57, Marjorie Madfis couldn’t find the job she wanted. So she created it instead as founding executive director of Yes She Can, a nonprofit that seeks to empower young autistic women while rehabilitating secondhand American Girl dolls for purchase.
Playing the hand she was dealt
byPoker-loving artist Fay Ku bridges East and West in works that also reclaim art history and the female body from the male gaze.
Outstanding, on and off the field
byMegan Rapinoe is not afraid to take a knee or stand up for what she believes.
Book review: Megan Rapinoe’s antiheroic ‘One Life’
byWAG senior writer Phil Hall finds the recent memoir by soccer star, and Greenwich resident, Megan Rapinoe to be filled with what Shakespeare would call “sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
Restoration plays
byKathleen Gilje recreates masterpieces by recasting their female subjects in a heroic, activist light; drawing attention to their circumstances; and reclaiming the female body for themselves, herself and her female viewers.
21 – An auspicious number for an auspicious year ahead
byIt’s not palindromic and it’s not a prime number, but ‘21’ has a cachet of its own.
We’ll drink to that
byHere are three classic cocktails with which you can toast becoming “legal.”
Hit me: Blackjack, or Twenty-One
byWhether you call it Blackjack (in the United States), Pontoon (in Great Britain) or Vingt-et-Un (on the Continent), Twenty-One is the most widely played casino banking game in the world.
Real estate that ‘razzle dazzles ’em’
byA production worthy of Broadway.
New year, new home
byBucking the trend, Wares columnist Cami Weinstein and hubby Marc have moved from the ’burbs to the big city. But a new home in the new year may simply mean a refresh of an old space.
Leafy luxury, Miami style
byFor those looking for a home that rivals its gardens, this Miami getaway boasts an architectural marvel and beautiful gardens on Leafy Way.
A Miami bayfront beauty
byThis gated 8,192-square-foot gem offers panoramic views of Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne off S. Bayshore Drive.
Making room for this inn
byOpening at the beginning of the lockdown, The Abbey Inn & Spa in Peekskill has made lemonade out of lemons.
Roger Sherman’s inn-spired reimagining
byWhat’s next for the Roger Sherman Inn? If we learned anything from 2020, it is that the future is impossible to forecast. But smart money will say that the celebrated establishment will change with the times and still be in the spotlight for years to come.
Viva Las Vegas
bySorry New York, but Las Vegas is actually the city which never sleeps.
The accidental tourism of Wes Anderson
byA picture book originating from an Instagram community inspired by the films of auteur Wes Anderson is this young year’s must-have travel guide.
What’s new in the Maldives
byThe Maldives may not be exactly on the doorstep, but their beauty rewards the effort you will make in getting there.
Wyoming’s irresistibly wild West
byFrom Jackson Hole in the West to Buffalo in the Northeast and everything in between, this is a land of staggering natural beauty, offering an authentic Western experience.