Pet of the Month – June 2014
Just because there’s snow on the roof doesn’t mean there’s no fire in the furnace. Meet Grandma, a “super senior” Wire Terrier mix who’s…
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Power Trips
Lost and found – a dog’s tale
By Maggie Mae Pup Reporter (with Ronni Diamondstein) A few months ago, my friend Olive, a Miniature Dachshund who lives in New York City,…
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Joan talks pet bereavement
It may be one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets: Joan Rivers is a lovely person. I had the pleasure of interviewing her when I was…
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WAGwit wonders: What has been your favorite journey?
“I moved to Hawaii and lived there for eight years. It’s where I grew into who I am, and I’m happy about it.” –…
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Chic choices June 2014
SET A PLACE FOR GLOBAL INSPIRATION Photographs courtesy Kim Seybert Designer Kim Seybert tells the story of an unexpected treat, a week spent on…
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Rendezvous at CuisinArt
The CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa, which we explored in March 2011 WAG’s “King of Clubs” issue, has been selected to host the fourth…
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Savez-vous Carcassonne?
So where will you take the family on the next vacation? There are vacations such as cruises or Club Med that boast relaxation and…
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The perfect place for a writer to live
I lived in a Pencil. What better place for a writer to dwell. Actually, “The Pencil” I lived in is a modern apartment building…
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Charles James’ beautiful mind
In 1953, the fashion designer Charles James received the Neiman Marcus Award. For the occasion, he dressed in a white silk tuxedo, pumps –…
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Ippolita puts the I in design
It’s no coincidence, jewelry designer Ippolita Rostagno says, that so many fine goods come from Italy. “Everything is so beautifully crafted,” she observes. But…
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A life in Harmony
HARMONY at a Glance • Armonk • 4,270 square feet • 2.01 acres • Bedrooms: 4 • Baths: 5 full • Amenities: Pool, tennis,…
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Viva, Cuba!
They’ve dallied with lemurs in Madagascar and consorted with hippos and giraffes in Botswana. They traveled to China in the wake of Nixonian détente,…
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Driven to distraction
Story and Photographs by Olivia Stumpf Relaxing beaches, cliff-hanging valleys, expansive farmland, sky-high mountains, lava desert and active volcano flows. You’ve arrived on the…
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Tally ho at 100
Sir Winston Churchill once said, “When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.” Members of the…
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Not so lost in translation
At first glance, New York City and Beijing might not seem like the most natural pairing. Talk to Far East experts and they’ll tell…
Read MoreWestchester isn’t upstate…not that there’s anything wrong with that
New York City residents, who are famously and proudly insular, often see New York state as two broad regions – “the city” and everything…
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Scourge of heaven
Perhaps the most ruthless “power trip” in the world began with a son’s mission to avenge his father. The great Mongol warrior who ruthlessly…
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Moving, still
Not many ballet dancers have degrees from Harvard. But then, Damian Woetzel – artistic director of the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado –…
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The pull of Hudson River endures
The Hudson River of the mid-20th century must have borne little resemblance to the virgin waterway that Henry Hudson first happened upon in 1609…
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Alexander the pretty great
Alexander the Great’s consolidation of an empire that stretched 22,000 miles from the Balkans to northern India some 300 years before Christ still resonates…
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