Lidia Bastianich
The Godmother.
Lidia Bastianich, the 69-year-old chef and cookbook author turned culinary celebrity, has played an inimitable role in introducing to the North American palate regional, northern Italian, and Istrian fare.
Inquiring Minds
The Secret Life of Mendocino
Mystical California.
To reach semi-remote Mendocino, you head north from San Francisco for three and a half hours, driving on a highway that eventually shrinks to a two-lane road. The drive feels very much like rewinding to a different time; the destination does too.
Brexit Stage Left
Britain votes to leave the EU.
Dramatic. Momentous. Revolutionary. Earth-shattering. Such peacockery has typically been confined to Hollywood puff pieces and high-tech product launches, until now.
Marshall’s Mastry
Kerry James Marshall in Chicago.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago celebrates Kerry James Marshall’s vision with a massive retrospective, Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, on view until September 25, 2016.
The Elephants and Bees Project
Plan bee.
Long considered nature’s arch multi-taskers, one group of the world’s 20,000-odd species of bees is busier than most.
Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
East Liberty goes rock and roll.
For over a hundred years, South Whitfield Street has been the home of a distinctive five-storey building, the YMCA in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighbourhood—today, the city landmark has been transformed into the Ace Hotel chain’s first expansion into the northeast Rust Belt.
Proof for Gravitational Waves
More than a theory.
Did you feel that? That little stretch as your legs pulled away from your body, that little squeeze as your sides squished together for a fraction of a moment?
Brazil’s Recession Troubles
Another fine mess.
The most depressing part of the story: it’s the same old story.
Studio Swine Designs
Mapping the future.
While many of their projects have an eco-message, what sets Studio Swine apart from other design studios is their desire to elevate so-called waste products into the luxury sphere.
