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An Evening with Dr. Jane Goodall
When I am ninety years old, I want to look back on my life with the same amount of grace, wisdom, and humor as Dr. Jane Goodall does. The famed primatologist spoke in Atlanta this past Wednesday night, not only about her pioneering work with chimpanzees in East Africa, but
Dancing Flamenco with Julie Galle Baggenstoss
"We are not strippers. We do not dance to mariachi or salsa music."
Banking on It
On the little things that make big differences and more...
Let The Games Begin!
The Olympics used to give art awards, the Eiffel Tower was once a big car ad, and other tidbits.
A Dove with Claws
Tricky Dick and the Man in Black, superheroes, and phone comedy, oh my.
The Things We Tell Ourselves
A helpful old man, an update on the Seine, and a call for your favorite books right now.
The Ballad of Ben Lomond
Plus, a profile of Chef Mauro Colagreco, an ode to the Menton lemon, and a feminist (maybe) shark flick.
"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