LONDON — With the festive season ahead of us, there’s a lot of feasting to be done. And, for it to be done properly — enjoyed, and not just endured — there are some dos and don’ts. Generally, I tend not to be so prescriptive. But, around this time of the year, I do find…
Good morning. The old saw has it that the cobbler’s children go barefoot. It’s something I think about every time Thanksgiving rolls around. I spend weeks outlining plans for others, encouraging work-aheads for the freezer and the fridge, so that Thanksgiving Day (above) isn’t an ultramarathon for anyone. Then, for myself, on the actual day,…
A Restored Colonial-Style House on Brazil’s Coast $2.3 MILLION (13 MILLION BRAZILIAN REALS) This two-story colonial-style house with a courtyard and views of the ocean and mountains is in the historic colonial center of Paraty, one of the best-preserved towns on Brazil’s Costa Verde. The 6,997-square-foot, four-bedroom house was built between 1860 and 1870 on…
For many couples, a shared love of eating and drinking is what bonds them together. Whether they prefer cooking at home, dining out or enjoying wine with friends, there are gifts to satisfy every epicurean taste. The eight ideas below, recommended by four chefs from across the country, go beyond standard registry staples like mixing…
My favorite holiday tech gift doesn’t require batteries or software updates. It’s not even a gadget, though it was made with technology. Can you guess what it is? A few years ago, my wife experimented with her iPad and a digital stylus to make digital illustrations. Using Procreate, a drawing app, she loaded a photo…
Two actors have left one of America’s most popular soap operas after declining to comply with an on-set vaccination mandate. The actors, Steve Burton and Ingo Rademacher, were fixtures of ABC’s “General Hospital,” a long-running daytime drama set in the fictional town of Port Charles, N.Y. About one in five American adults has not received…
On the world stage, Colombian fashion has become well known for its sophisticated use of hand-wrought ancestral techniques, from weaving and embroidery to beading. It is not uncommon to see a brightly colored Mochila bag — a staple accessory for most Colombians — or a typical palm straw hat on international catwalks or being worn…
“I descend from a family which has always been engaged in textile handicrafts,” Ms. Milkovic said. “Slavonia, where I was born, has a rich tradition of embroidery and really richly decorated national costumes.” In keeping with these pandemic times, Etno Butik Mara added face masks, which can be personalized with embroidered gold or silver initials…
“When I first saw it, it was pretty rough — a bunch of old warehouses, no plants anywhere. It was a dust bowl of grease and oil,” said the artist James Delaney, of what is now Victoria Yards, in the impoverished Johannesburg neighborhood of Lorentzville. Still, it was a convenient site, much closer to downtown…
It was supposed to be the great comeback of Europe’s winter travel season, with bright Christmas markets with the aromas of sizzling sausages and mulled wine wafting through the air, skiers gliding down snowy slopes and opera performances welcoming in-person audiences in grand theaters. But then came a deadly fourth wave of coronavirus cases, triggering…