Veranda
Extraordinary SPECIMENS
De Gournay reimagines the time-honored art of botanicals in six handmade wallpapers inspired by Bunny Mellon's home and garden.
1 min |
July - August 2025
Veranda
HOW A SUMMER IN THE GARDEN CHANGED MY LIFE
One moment, she was a woman in a hurry. The next, she was observing, testing, toiling in beds of slow growth and newfound expressions of beauty. Cordelia de Castellane, artistic director of Dior Maison and Baby Dior, shares the season that changed everything.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Veranda
TWO IF BY Sea
ON NANTUCKET, INTERIOR DESIGNER MEG BRAFF AND ARCHITECT GERARD BEEKMAN REJOIN A PAIR OF WATERFRONT TOWN HOUSES TO ITS RIGHTFUL WHOLE: A WARM, RICHLY DECORATED SANCTUARY KEEPING WATCH OVER THE ATLANTIC.
3 min |
July - August 2025
Veranda
Wildly Chic
THIS YEAR'S KIPS BAY DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE PALM BEACH DAZZLED WITH IMAGINATIVE EXPRESSIONS OF GARDEN ELEMENTS AND BOLD, ORGANIC COLOR.
2 min |
July - August 2025
Elle Decor US
DOLCE VITA DECOR
Watch your Instagram feeds: This summer, they will be full of Martin Brudnizki’s reimagining of Belmond’s Splendido hotel. By ELISA LIPSKY-KARASZ
2 min |
Summer 2025
Elle Decor US
ALL THINGS
Which way does the wind blow? Where does the light hit? Where can I have a moment alone? For A-List designer Alessandra Branca, her concept for this sprawling Harbour Island family home was defined by the life that would be lived inside it.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Veranda
Brilliantly UNTETHERED
Is the wilderness the center of true civilization? A journey to the remote reaches of Vancouver Island sharpens the senses for exploring beauty.
5 min |
July - August 2025
Elle Decor US
Come Si Dice NEW YORK?
In a Manhattan apartment, A-List designer David Netto tells an Italian story, full of all the rich plot twists and sophisticated drama such a tale deserves.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Yachting World
FASTNET READY
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASTNET RACE. YET EVERY EDITION STILL THROWS UP SOME SURPRISES. TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT OUT, WHAT CAN EVERY CREW DO TO PREPARE?
10 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Cape 26
The top end of the small keelboat racing arena appears to be consistently healthy with world championships in classes such as the J/70 invariably oversubscribed and qualification a necessity even in 50-year-old fleets such as Etchells.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
J/36
This is an evolution of the popular J/112e, with the deck layout, companionway and cockpit updated.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Ice 56
This Umberto Felci design is another powerful and lightweight yacht with a sporty DNA that incorporates thinking from larger yachts, including the external styling that's derived from its new 80ft Maxi Ice.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
JPK 1050
For a long time conventional wisdom has said it's impossible to create a competitive offshore racing boat in the 30-36ft size range with proper planing performance.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
JP40
Niels Jeppesen, co-founder and former design director of X-Yachts, has created this 38-footer as his second project with naval architect Ariadna Pons, following the Arcona 50 that launched two years ago.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
BAYESIAN MAIB INTERIM REPORT: 'Knocked down in 15 seconds'
The first official account of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht, an interim report by the UK-based Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), was released on 15 May. The report is a harrowing read, recording the events of the fatal incident.
3 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Baltic 33m cat
This is a multihull first for Baltic Yachts and a rare sailing catamaran that breaks the 100ft barrier – in recent years, this has been the almost exclusive preserve of Sunreef.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Hoek TC90 Joal
In a busy year for André Hoek, the fourth of his Truly Classic 90 line launched in the Netherlands in the Spring.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
OYSTER 805
Oyster Yachts proudly unveiled this contemporary new design at its annual private view event in St Katharine Docks, London, in early May, with a model which bridges the yard's semi-custom speciality with that of the supersailing world.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Boris's ocean research yacht
Boris’s ocean research yacht Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia, best known for his IMOCA racing campaign, has launched a new ocean research yacht, Malizia Explorer.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
STORM RIDING
SAILING CENTRAL AMERICA IN LIGHTNING SEASON WAS A BALANCE OF RISK AND REWARD FOR CHARLOTTE DC AND JP BAUDAINS
10+ min |
July 2025
Yachting World
53m Panamax sloop
No stranger to the superyacht world, Dixon Design regularly produces sailing concepts often with two masts or even Dynarigs (see previous page).
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
CLIFF EDGE
SOLO ROUND THE WORLD SKIPPER TAPIO LEHTINEN HAS A NARROW-MISS WHEN SLEEP DEPRIVED ON THE GOLDEN GLOBE RACE
9 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Sunreef 35 Eco
Polish catamaran builder Sunreef has announced the sale of its first 35m Eco sailing yacht.
1 min |
July 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Stop + frisk monitor: Secretive NYPD unit overwhelmingly stops Black and Brown people
The Community Response Team (CRT) announced itself to the world in 2022 — not by press conference or an official launch — but through a now-unlisted YouTube short titled “True Blue: NYPD’s Finest.”
4 min |
June 12, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Black Pride on film at Maysles Documentary Center
With their series “Pride at Maysles” amplifying and celebrating Queer Black culture, perception, and perspective, Harlem's Maysles Documentary Center reprises the Homo-Harlem film festival I ran here 15 years ago with funding from State Senator Bill Perkins.
3 min |
June 12, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Cuomo strangles Black student education
When Andrew Cuomo took office as New York's governor, one of his first actions was sold as a major win for homeowners: a property tax cap under the guise of curbing runaway local property taxes. But behind that policy was a decision that would effectively strangle school funding, devastating public schools, especially in low-income, immigrant, and Black and Brown communities.
3 min |
June 12, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Athletes Unlimited Softball League receives impactful investment from MLB
Opening day for the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) was Saturday, June 7, but the grand slam news preceded the first pitch when it was announced that Major League Baseball (MLB) was making a strategic investment in the league.
1 min |
June 12, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The 9-0 Liberty remain unblemished with superlative season kickoff
Despite significant roster changes, the New York Liberty are off to the best start in franchise history.
2 min |
June 12, 2025
Veranda
Chasing the Tea Leaves
A Route du Bonheur pilgrimage into Sri Lanka’s storied tea plantations uncovers the fragrant, fertile world of oolong, orange pekoe, and more—not to mention a vibrant native economy.
4 min |
July - August 2025
Elle Decor US
SETTING THE STAGE
The foundation of great outdoor design starts—where else?—underfoot.
1 min |