Party pleasers.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: Fashion designer L’Wren Scott joined forces with Banana Republic for her first-ever collaboration with a global fashion retailer, and has designed a capsule collection with holiday parties in mind.

Potash problems.

In normal times, the business of fertilizer is only slightly more interesting than the soil one spreads it on: one of those super-simple, steady-Eddie, boring-but-profitable businesses every investor loves.

A recipe from mixologist Tony Conigliaro.

As the story goes, the Oh Gosh, a riff on a classic daiquiri, is named for a customer’s reaction to London-based mixologist Tony Conigliaro’s signature cocktail.

Celebrating our 15th anniversary.

Onstage, professional performers capture our imaginations with their graceful, energetic, and thought-provoking pieces; they hold our attention, and we are transported. In this vein, we continue our 15th anniversary retrospective with a look back at the stories of performers who have captivated us over the years. Herewith, a celebratory interlude.

White hot.

With the days of pegging the Lincoln Motor Company solely to chauffeured black sedans long behind us, the brand’s latest reveal begins another chapter in the American auto manufacturer’s motoring life.

A wise scent.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: As the oldest wax manufacturer in the world, Cire Trudon knows how to tie history to scent. In a nod to the story of Christmas comes the Melchior perfumed candle.

A slick dreamworld juxtaposed with the vivid colours and patterns of wardrobe accessories from the autumn/winter collections.

German engineering meets Canadian meteorology.

Any day you get to drive a Porsche has the capacity to be a very good day. There’s a fundamental excellence behind every one of the German carmaker’s automobiles that derives from decades of racing and, more pointedly, from developing cars that people are able to drive quickly, easily.

Cool croc.

HOLIDAY WISH LIST: In celebration of its 80th birthday this year, Lacoste commissioned British art director and graphic designer Peter Saville to reimagine the classic L.12.12  polo for its Holiday Collector series.