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Imelda Marcos
“They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.”
-Imelda Marcos
At Work With Alexandre Cammas
When the powers that be at Michelin recently anointed Tokyo as the gastronomic capital of the world with 11 three-star restaurants, the news was met …
Of Cupcakes and Cocktails
Here’s a pairing I never imagined would cross cupid’s arrow: cupcakes and cocktails. Before eliciting shock and outrage, approach the subject matter with …
Orson Welles
“Hollywood is Hollywood. There’s nothing you can say about it that isn’t true, good or bad. And if you get into it, you have no right to be bitter — you’re the one who sat down, and joined the game.”
-Orson Welles
Zimmerman Bikini
While it’s not just time yet to release your sexiest bikini from the wintry prisons of your closets, planning ahead has certainly never hurt anyone …
Stéphane Mallarmé
“I am inventing a language which must necessarily burst forth from a very new poetics, that could be defined in a couple of words: Paint, not the thing, but the effect it produces.”
-Stéphane Mallarmé
La Mamounia, Marrakech
When the crown jewel of Marrakech, La Mamounia, shut its doors in 2006 for a massive renovation, one could almost hear the hyperventilating panic …
Ambitious industrial project to hit Egypt
Jordanian Investment Company, Al Tajamouat, have launched a new exciting project, not to mention extravagant (approximated cost $5 million), to create …
Fazenda da Lagoa, Bahia
The northeastern state of Bahia offers a taste of Brazil you just can’t find in Rio. Fly into the capital of Salvador and spend a few days at their local beaches …
A Very Special Ferm
In many cities, it is the written law that all the walls of rented apartments, whether moving in or moving out, must be painted completely white. It …
