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The Ballad of Ben Lomond
Plus, a profile of Chef Mauro Colagreco, an ode to the Menton lemon, and a feminist (maybe) shark flick.
Westward Ho
Greetings from Utah, where I arrived yesterday to surprise my mother, who is having one of those milestone birthdays like 18, 21, 50, and the one she's actually having today. I got to the house at around a little after 1 p.m. mountain time, which is apparently
Ode to Françoise
Songbird edition, featuring Francoise Hardy and the artist who formerly played Tina. But, you know, other stuff too...
The Eagle with Two Heads
When I was in France recently, I picked up a vintage movie poster of Jean Cocteau's 1946 film "Belle et la Bete" (Beauty and the Beast), which I first saw with a friend when I was in high school. I remember marveling at the special effects
"Is it too much to ask?"
Speaking your mind, minding your manners, and other odds and ends.
The Sea Cure
A slower pace, a conversation with Rosa Jackson, and a beautiful bookbinding atelier in Old Nice.
The Riviera
“Her bathing suit was pulled off her shoulders and her back, a ruddy, orange brown, set off by a string of creamy pearls, shone in the sun. Her face was hard and lovely and pitiful.” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Gerald and Sara
A golden couple heads for France, where wonders and wildness abound. Meet the Murphys.
MUTHA Knows Best
Hope Smith does it all, plus imagining your own startup and tons of facts about CEOs.
Ripley
Hot priest goes creepy on us, the delights of Dutch art, and...pantry moths.
