Capitalism Camp for Kids

Summer camp: It’s is not just for campfires, crushes on counselors and crying alone in a bunk bed. Summer camp is also for capitalism. Or at least it is for a growing number of children whose parents enroll them in workshops and sleep-away trips that focus on stimulating the entrepreneurial mind-set, enlightening youth about the…

A Room Without Books Is Just Very Sad

Image The Library at the Vintry & Mercer hotel in London. LONDON — “This is really the money shot for this hotel,” said Philip Blackwell, gesturing at a marble fireplace, soft-lit lamps with printed shades, and books, books, books. He was showing off the library at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, for which Mr.…

Snakes on an Astral Plane

No one could understand why I wanted a snake massage. “That sounds like some kind of punishment, like ‘You’re sentenced to 30 minutes of snake massage,’” my father said when I told him I was getting one. Over dinner, my friend Rachel asked, “Are you afraid of snakes?” I told her I didn’t think I…

9 ELLE.com Editors On the Summer Work Basics They’re Buying from the Net-a-Porter Sale

Pia Floral-Print Wrap Dress Sea net-a-porter.com $255.50 “I’ve been Goldilocks-ing for a work-appropriate floral dress for a while now. I’ve tried on what feels like hundreds and they’re all either too bright, too busy, or too juvenile. This one with its muted palette, sophisticated silhouette, and vintage vibe seems just right.”— Katie Connor, Digital Director