Video timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Florence Cathedral 01:20 Old Town, the Medici 02:07 Piazza della Signoria, meet Fulvio de Bonis from Imago Artis Travel (@imagoartistravel4292 ) 03:28 Ponte Vecchio 04:00 Uffizi, Galleria dell’Accademia, the statue of David 05:36 Oltrarno district 06:15 L’Ippogrifo etching atelier 07:33 Sunset at Piazzale Michelangelo and San Miniato with Trio Chitarristico Fiorentino 08:39 Dinner at Trattoria Enzo & Piero, meeting author Kacie Rose (@kacierose )
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (May 11, 2024): The ‘Retirement Issue’ features…
For many relationships, life after work brings an unexpected set of challenges.
This spring, Barbara and Joe, a retired couple in their 60s, sat down with me at a bistro in suburban Connecticut to talk about their relationship. That they were sitting there together at all was something of a triumph. In the past few days, they had hurled at each other the kinds of accusations that couples make when they are on the brink of mutual destruction. They were bruised from the words that had been exchanged, and although they sat close to each other, their energy was quiet and heavy.
A Times financial columnist and an illustrator share an exercise that can prepare you for life after work.
By Ron Lieb
Country Life Magazine (May 7, 2024): The latest issue features…
Mrs Beeton’s recipes are still followed more than a century later. Kate Green raises a spoon to the first domestic goddess
Good coffee, companionship and delectable cakes are on offer in the cafés of the Cots-wolds. Ben Lerwill takes a sip
On the 75th birthday of Badminton Horse Trials, Kate Green salutes seven heroes of eventing’s premier weekend
The names of our butterflies and moths owe their artistic overtones to a golden group, discovers Peter Marren
From Sissinghurst to Charleston, gardens offered the women of the Bloomsbury group refuge, solace and inspiration. Deborah Nicholls-Lee enjoys a stroll
The event director of Badminton Horse Trials chooses a hunting scene with personal resonance
Farmers should be allowed to prioritise producing food, believes Minette Batters
The Anglo-American artistic circle of Russell House in Broadway, Worcestershire, lives on through its current incumbents, John Martin Robinson is pleased to say
Spring has donned its lacy garb as cow parsley flowers. Vicky Liddell walks the umbellifer lanes
The fearsome scorpion fly is straight out of science-fiction central casting, says Ian Morton
Jo Caird marvels at a rare survival in a Cotswold church
Hetty Lintell packs her case and runs away to the airport
Curl up and get cosy with the comfiest bedroom accessories, chosen by Amelia Thorpe
Recently renovated, the gardens of Iford Manor in Wiltshire are as idyllic today as they were when Harold Peto created the Italianate design, marvels Tiffany Daneff
John Wright adds tonic and raises a glass to the juniper
Quivering, crystal-clear savoury jelly is all grown up. Tom Parker Bowles braves the wobble
Michael Sandle is still fighting the good fight through his art as he turns 88, reveals John McEwen
A trick of Cumbrian geology led to worldwide fame for Keswick, scribbles Harry Pearson
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (May 4, 2024): The latest issue features…
In an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — in Russian prison, and her path to recovery.
By J Wortham
On the March afternoon when I met Brittney Griner in Phoenix, the wildflowers were in peak efflorescence, California poppies and violet cones of lupine exploding everywhere. Griner was in bloom too. She was practicing with some local ballers brought in by her W.N.B.A. team, the Mercury, to prepare its players for the start of the season in May. On the court, Griner was loose, confident, trading jokes with the other players between runs.
American investors are gobbling up the storied teams of the English Premier League — and changing the stadium experience in ways that soccer fans resent.
Country Life Magazine (April 30, 2024): The latest issue features…
For Constable, the countryside was a lover, for Samuel Palmer, it offered an escape from the real world and for Paul Nash it held an inescapable lure. Michael Prodger examines the effect of British landscapes on art
The ceramicist chooses an evocation of her childhood
We should embrace Mary Poppins-esque common sense, believes Carla Carlisle
Kate Green salutes the 10th Duke of Beaufort on the eve of the Badminton Horse Trials that set British riders on their gallop to three-day-eventing victory
Don’t cast those jumpers out just yet, advises Lia Leendertz
Get ready for the warmer weather with Amelia Thorpe’s pick of outdoor furniture
Kathryn Bradley-Hole finds that formality is leavened by verve and personality in the gardens of Dalemain at Penrith, Cumbria, where the blue poppies bloom
Melanie Johnson gathers bunches of fresh watercress
Unmistakeable in scent, versatile in use, wild garlic is a forager’s dream, but don’t let dairy cows graze it, warns Ian Morton
Hetty Lintell takes her time choosing the latest wonderful watches unveiled in Geneva
Country Life Magazine (April 24, 2024): The latest issue features…
As the National Gallery counts down to its 200th anniversary, Carla Passino delves into the fascinating stories behind 10 paintings in the collection
The chairman of the National Gallery board of trustees picks an exquisite, skilful work that resonates with deeper meaning
In the second of two articles, John Goodall investigates the 20th-century evolution of Stansted Park in West Sussex
Hetty Lintell reveals the secret to staying fresh faced and fashion artist David Downton shares a few of his favourite things
Octavia Pollock hails the talented Stevenson clan, who saved countless lives at sea thanks to their prolific lighthouse building
Giles Kime on how decorative frames can give a room an extra edge and Arabella Youens on the creation of a family kitchen
Time has not been kind to way-side crosses, once beacons of the British landscape. Lucien de Guise follows a trail of destruction
Amelia Thorpe selects the best structures for growing climbers
Melanie Johnson gets creative with fresh, cooling spearmint
Lakeland fells form a dramatic backdrop to the captivating Arts-and-Crafts garden at High Moss in Cumbria, finds Non Morris
Crushing one is said to absolve you of all your sins, but the Devil’s coach horse beetle is also the gardener’s friend, says Ian Morton
A booming bittern and a colossal crane make it a memorable return to the Norfolk Broads for John Lewis-Stempel
It may be named after the Virgin Mary, but, warns Ian Morton, there is a hint of the profane about lady’s mantle
John Wright reveals how the pretty, but unpalatable ground ivy found its true calling as an ingredient in the brewing of ale
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (April 19, 2024):The Modern Love issue features…
You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.
Experts and couples are challenging the conventional wisdom that sex is essential to relationships.
Lessons from Pablo Neruda’s mind-bending verse.
By NICHOLAS CASEY
Country Life Magazine – April 16, 2024: The latest issue features:
Archibald Thorburn’s talent for capturing the essence and atmosphere of Nature set him apart from his contemporaries, as Charles Harris discovers
The mainstay of jam and jelly may have been the fruit that tempted Adam and Eve, suggests Ian Morton
From theorbo to the viola da gamba, ancient musical instruments hold a fascination for a growing number of today’s players, finds Henrietta Bredin
James Alexander-Sinclair visits a home near Godalming, Surrey, where a blank canvas has been transformed into a beautiful, functional garden
Sir John Soane’s acrimonious fall out with his favourite sons was their loss and the nation’s gain, declares Agnes Stamp
Holly Black examines the stellar career of Wassily Kandinsky, who pioneered two major artistic movements in turbulent times
Carla Passino meets ‘ice queen’ Polly Townsend, who spent five fascinating weeks as an artist-in-residence in Antarctica
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust CEO selects a magical work that celebrates food production as well as the wonder of nature
John Goodall charts the rise of Stansted Park, West Sussex, from medieval hunting lodge to spectacular country house
A quartet of actresses take the plaudits from Michael Billington in leading roles ranging from Charlotte Brontë to Sarah Siddons
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