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SUMMER READY

Strawberr y shortcake ice lollies The sun's comingout MAKES 8 1 carton of Walkers Highlander Shortbread 240ml (8½fl oz) milk 200g (7oz) strawberry purée 100g (3½oz) sugar ½ tsp vanilla extract 4-5 strawberries, puréed 1 Add the milk and sugar to a medium-sized saucepan and cook over a medium heat, stirring regularly until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool. 2 Add the strawberry purée to a medium sized saucepan over a medium heat and cook until reduced by half, to about 1 cup. The mixture may come to a light boil, but you don’t really want it to start boiling a lot. Remove the strawberry mixture from the heat and add three-quarters of a cup of the milk mixture and stir to combine. Add the vanilla extract to…

SUMMER READY

Collector's Display Tray

Back in the o-l-d days of publishing (our Editorial Content Chief had just started at WOOD® magazine, sweeping the shop), printers sorted lead blocks of lettering for printing presses in trays such as this one, earning the drawers the moniker “printer’s trays.” As technology made this storage obsolete, the compartmentalized trays became prized by collectors to display miniatures and other small items. Finding an authentic antique printer’s tray in good condition can be difficult and costly. Luckily, with a few evenings of work, you can create a new one. Start With a Super-simple Box 1 Cut the sides (A) and top and bottom (B) to size [Materials List, Exploded View]. Rabbet one edge of all pieces, then rabbet the ends of the sides. Finish-sand the inside faces. 2 Glue the top and bottom between…

Collector's Display Tray
A WORLD OF THEIR OWN

A WORLD OF THEIR OWN

The UK is seeing a veritable boom in ‘coastal’ styles of gin, which evoke the landscape with herbaceous and floral notes of coastal plants, along with a hint of salinity to mimic the sea breeze. Although not technically a category, it is becoming more widely recognised as a style. Alongside this, we are seeing a similar evolution in ‘island gins’: these work in a similar way to coastal gins, but evoke the spirit and sense of place of their island home. Gin’s capacity to capture terroir and evoke place is something I consider fundamental to its popularity. By creating a sense of place, gin suddenly becomes a unique and collectable item; not only that, but it also opens the door for every village, town and city to have its own style.…

CHOOSE THE BEST GRAVEL ADVENTURE FOR YOU

Gravel grinders are popping up faster than many cyclists can keep track of. With so many options out there, how do you choose the right one for you? Before signing up, here are a few things to keep in mind. LOCATION // Choosing an event closer to home is a great way to start, as you may be able to preride the course if it’s open to the public. Preriding can help you determine what type of gear will be best for the terrain, how much fuel and hydration you may need, and how to navigate tricky sections. “The day of the event can be overwhelming, but you’ll find a little peace knowing what the start and finish are like,” says Cynthia Frazier, race promoter for Gravista in Buena Vista, Virginia. SEASON…

CHOOSE THE BEST GRAVEL ADVENTURE FOR YOU
Annals of Nature: Swamped

Annals of Nature: Swamped

It can be hell finding one’s way across an extensive boggy moor—the partially dry, rough ground and the absence of any landmarks let the eye rove helplessly into the monotype distance. Everything undulates, the rise and fall share the same muted palette, and the senses dull. But a swamp is different: in it, in addition to water, there are trees and shrubs, just as reeds and rushes are the hallmarks of a marsh. Although water and squelch are everywhere in a swamp, there are landmarks—downed trees or jagged stumps, a tenanted heron nest, occasional islands of high-ground hardwood stands, called “hammocks” in the South. Yet the swamp traveller goes not in a straight line but slouches from quaking island to thick tussock to slippery, half-submerged log. Even with G.P.S. technology,…

Power struggle

THIS YEAR’S energy shock is the most serious since the Middle Eastern oil crises of 1973 and 1979. Like those calamities, it promises to inflict short-term pain and in the longer term to transform the energy industry. The pain is all but guaranteed: owing to high fuel and power prices, most countries are facing soggy growth, inflation, squeezed living standards and a savage political backlash. But the long-run consequences are far from preordained. If governments respond ineptly, they could trigger a relapse towards fossil fuels that makes it even harder to stabilise the climate. Instead they must follow a perilous path that combines security of energy supply with climate security. In Europe what was long imagined as a nightmare of freezing midwinter nights has instead erupted as a midsummer fever dream.…

Power struggle
Under pressure

Under pressure

BEFORE SUBMARINES can carry out their stealthy jobs beneath the waves, they begin their lives in pieces on land. The newest group of American nuclear-powered attack submarines is the Virginia class, also known as SSN-774, a collection of underwater ships that stretch 377 feet long. Their mission? To conduct surveillance, fight other vessels, and rarely, if needed, launch conventional cruise missiles at terrestrial targets. Their maximum diving depth? That’s a secret. Their top speed? Ditto. What we do know is that each of these submersibles will protect a complement of sailors from the ocean’s incredible pressure—and from the nuclear reactor contained within, which powers everything from the propulsion system to the lights by heating water into steam. For workers at Electric Boat, an arm of General Dynamics responsible for many of…

Colour your Kitchen

Integrated Gas Cooktop with Wok Burner Whether you’re cooking for a large family, throwing a dinner party or preparing freezer meals, the Richmond Deluxe Dual Fuel Range Cooker offers substantial room and flexibility. Pastas, curries and soups can easily be prepared on the multiple gas hob burners, while stir-fried dishes can be cooked on the specially designed wok burner. Nothing is too much for this cooker. Multi-Function Oven With a generous cooking capacity and multiple functions, such as slow cook or grill function plus bread proving and more, this four-door freestanding oven is a versatile and welcome addition to any kitchen. In addition, a set of double extending telescopic runners can be conveniently moved between three oven cavities to suit your preference, making it easy to add and remove dishes whenever you need…

Colour your Kitchen
TRAVEL TO... GRANADA, ANDALUSIA

TRAVEL TO... GRANADA, ANDALUSIA

Spain’s hilltop Moorish marvel A graceful clash of cultures awaits in Granada. World renowned for the Alhambra palace and gardens, the city is also the resting place of the most famous Catholic monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, who united the Spanish kingdoms. Most visitors come to lap up the sensational Moorish architecture and history, but Granada’s delectable food scene, and its access to superb hiking in the summer and skiing in winter, make it worth more than a day trip. It’s also close enough to the south Andalusian coast to be an unmissable excursion from beach resorts. A visit to the Alhambra calls for some planning. Tickets must be bought in advance, and timeslots are allocated for the breathtaking 14th-century Palacios Nazaríes, its soaring arches and wall and…

‘THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO BE INNOVATIVE, NOT JUST DIFFERENT’

This interview was meant to take place more than two years ago. Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, the Bulgari Product Creation Executive Director, and I had been in talks to feature him in The Rake because, frankly, his omission from the magazine in years gone by was scandalous considering he is the most stylish man in the Swiss watch industry (a crowd in need of some Neapolitan swagger). So we were ready to go, and then something happened that kept everyone apart for 24 months. Now, on attempt number two, we managed to speak. In a way I am delighted it didn’t happen in 2020, as Fabrizio has, since then, managed to push new boundaries and realise further his unnerving genius and innovative brilliance, crowned by the release of the Octo Finissimo…

‘THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO BE INNOVATIVE, NOT JUST DIFFERENT’

NFT

FAQ 22 questions about the insanely lucrative, uniquely confusing, distressingly scammy, and quite possibly revolutionary world of non-fungible tokens. SECTION 1 THE BASICS 1 SO WHAT ARE NFTS, ANYWAY? In essence, an NFT, ornonfungible token, is just a record that someone owns something. That record lives on the Ethereum blockchain—an ongoing, impossible-to-fake public ledgerthat shows everyone who’s ever owned the thing in question. (So even if someone can copy and paste your cartoon of an ape, the real one—the only real one—is clearly and incontrovertibly yours.) Of course, NFTs aren't just small artworks—they can serve as contracts or tickets to events or memberships in clubs. And, in some cases, they're shockingly valuable: It’s not unheard of for certain NFTs to run to six figures. And, uh, people spent around $20 billion buying and sellingthese things…

NFT

How democracies decay

WHEN THEY vote in a presidential run-off election this weekend Colombians face a grim choice between two illqualified populists. On the left, Gustavo Petro has still not wholly shaken off his long-standing sympathy for Hugo Chávez, the caudillo who destroyed Venezuela’s economy and its democracy. On the right, Rodolfo Hernández is a bullying former mayor with no team and not much of a programme beyond expelling “the thieves”, as he calls the political class. This line-up reflects voters’ deep scorn for Colombia’s mainstream politicians, even though the country has done relatively well over the past 20 years. It is the kind of polarised choice that has become worryingly familiar in Latin American elections. In a region that was discontented even before the pandemic, there no longer seem to be many…

How democracies decay
The Lockup

The Lockup

WRESTLEMANIA HAS LONG been known as a place where history is made: Brock Lesnar ending The Undertaker’s undefeated streak in 2014; Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair becoming the first women to main-event in 2019; Ultimate Warrior becoming the first to cleanly pin Hulk Hogan for the World title in 1990. And, this year—though perhaps not enough fanfare was made of it—there was another important history-making moment at WrestleMania 38 from AT&T Stadium. By emerging victorious in their fatal four-way match on night two, Sasha Banks and Naomi became the first Black tag team to win the Women’s World tag team title in the history of WWE … and only the third Black team to win a Women’s world tag team title anywhere, in the history of pro wrestling. Of course,…

Miami Vice, Hold the Ice

I VIVIDLY REMEMBER my first Miami Vice. The time was high summer, the place was Martell’s Tiki Bar, on the boardwalk in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. I had recently turned 21 and was just starting to explore the world of cocktails. The setting called for a frozen drink, but I couldn’t decide between the piña colada and the strawberry daiquiri. Seeing me stuck at a crossroads, the waiter recommended, “Why not have both?” Puzzled, I told him I didn’t want to order two drinks. He pointed me to the Miami Vice, a drink combining the piña colada and the strawberry daiquiri and topped with dark rum. I gave it a try. Bands of white and red swirled around each other in the icy cup, making the palms of my hands…

Miami Vice, Hold the Ice
A Love Letter … to Veganism

A Love Letter … to Veganism

DEAR VEGANISM, We’ve been together for 18 years, you and I. And boy, have we seen it all. We’ve weathered the hard times (remember the dark days when vegan cheese tasted like old cardboard? Those days are at last behind us—thanks, Miyoko!). We’ve lived through shocking times (like when we took a chance and bought some Beyond Meat stock when it went public, then went on a European vacation with the earnings?). And of course, there were the gratifying times (does it get any more mainstream than Burger King and McDonald’s both hopping on the plant-based bandwagon?). And here we are, together for nearly two decades—after a toxic fling with vegetarianism (but we don’t have to talk about that deeply confusing phase). I’m writing this letter to you today because we have…

DAVID BOWIE: ALL THE SONGS – THE STORY BEHIND EVERY TRACK

BLACK DOG & LEVENTHAL PUBLISHERS ★★★★★ In the six years since David Bowie’s death, there’s been no shortage of material celebrating his life, career and legacy. While most of the titles have tended to fall into one of two camps – the exhaustive biographies or the glossy, oversize photobooks, David Bowie: All The Songs shifts the focus solely onto the music, presenting itself as a meticulously researched encyclopedia of all of David Jones’ recorded output from his pre-Bowie recordings of the 60s to his death and beyond. All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Track fulfils the title’s promise – and then some. Every song – via singles, albums, soundtracks, collaborations – is included, with each entry including the date and location of recording, the musicians used, the producer and…

DAVID BOWIE: ALL THE SONGS – THE STORY BEHIND EVERY TRACK
LANDS OF PLENTY

LANDS OF PLENTY

IN THE SOUTHEASTERN corner of Georgia lies the Okefenokee Swamp, a 438,000-acre wetland. The cypress-filled wilderness—with its labyrinth of black canals inhabited by some 12,000 gators—is a long drive from anywhere. Visitors have three main entry points to choose from, each about two hours from the next. The section I knew the least about before my visit this spring was Stephen C. Foster State Park. It’s nestled within the much larger Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, but it offers much that the bigger reserve does not, including campsites with electrical hookups, running water, and access until 10 p.m.—a plus for the stargazers attracted by its International Dark Sky designation. These days, the Okefenokee’s 120 acres of state park have more fans than ever. “Since the pandemic started, we’ve seen an uptick in visitation,…

UKRAINIAN TERRITORIAL DEFENSE ORDERED TO TURN IN ARMS ‘FOR STORAGE’ PURPOSES

UKRAINIAN TERRITORIAL DEFENSE ORDERED TO TURN IN ARMS ‘FOR STORAGE’ PURPOSES

“Terrorist fighters in the liberated territories must hand in their weapons,” Ukrainian digital broadcaster Hromadske reported Thursday. Citing a Ministry of Defense post on the Telegram messaging app, the order comes from Troop Forces commander, General Yuri Galushkin. “Some of our regions have been liberated from the occupiers and there is no fighting. In these areas, we need to perform tasks related to the reconstruction of our cities and villages, restore the economy, return to work,” Galushkin claimed (converted to English via Google Translate). “That is why in these regions it is time to concentrate weapons in certain storage areas. You will take care of her [weapon], take her for training and, if necessary, get her to complete tasks. We will keep the gunpowder dry. Proper storage of weapons is very…

HARRY’S HEARTBREAK ‘I’VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE’

Prince Harry has returned to Montecito with his tail between his legs after being treated like a pariah by much of the royal family – and sources say things aren’t great on the home front, either. “Going to London for his grandmother’s jubilee was rough,” says a source. “Harry experienced just how far he’s fallen down the pecking order.” Our insider says Harry was also left “fuming” after Meghan, 40, threw his court row with the Home Office over whether he deserves Royal Police Protection into jeopardy by rolling down the window of her chauffeur-driven car to smile at onlookers after the Trooping the Colour parade. “It made it look like she wasn’t worried at all about the very real threats they face.” ‘Harry experienced just how far he’s fallen’ But if the 37-year-old expected…

HARRY’S HEARTBREAK ‘I’VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE’

Painting AN EXPERIENCE

It is midday, and one of the great rituals of the Arniano Painting School is just beginning. Our hostess, Amber Guinness, of that famous brewing family, rings a tiny handbell. My fellow painters and I lay down our brushes and proceed like cardinals to a table shaded by lemon trees at the side of the 18th-c. Tuscan farmhouse. There is a reassuring pop and the first of the day’s bottles of Soave is opened. Guinness—whose new cookbook, A House Party in Tuscany (Thames & Hudson), is out now—drifts around dispensing wine into our rapidly drained glasses. “My father used to have a horror at seeing an empty glass,” she says. It is like being at a private house party. Only much more interesting. The other attendees on this week-long course are like…

Painting AN EXPERIENCE
TUMBLING DICE

TUMBLING DICE

HOUSE EDGE: 1.41% (PASS LINE), 0.0% (FULL ODDS) IGNORE MOST OF THE REAL ESTATE Craps looks complicated, but in the end you can ignore most of the felt and pay attention to just a small portion, for there are really only four bets you should make: pass line and full odds, and come line bets and full odds. Do not wager on any other proposition bets, which includes the field, hard way rolls (betting that the next eight, say, will come up as two fours, rather than a six and a two or a five and a three), or any craps, as they are major sucker bets. HOW TO PLAY Your first bet should be the pass line, which pays even money. On the first roll for a new shooter, known as the come-out…

Time to Make Nice

Time to Make Nice

When campaigning for president, Joe Biden vowed to turn Saudi Arabia into a “pariah” over the brutal killing of a newspaper columnist. Once in the White House, he temporarily froze weapons sales to the kingdom over its war in Yemen. He also outlined a vision to make the US a renewable energy powerhouse, less reliant on an oil market where the Saudis hold so much sway. But with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine posing the biggest disruption to energy supplies in decades, the president is having to take a different tack, recalibrating an alliance that is increasingly critical to the global economy and that is at its most strained in years. With the oil market in turmoil, the world’s biggest exporter of crude once again has the leverage to make demands. It’s raking…

Ringside

Ringside

SINCE BECOMING RING of Honor’s savior, AEW President Tony Khan has delivered four winning moments for the brand: kicking off the March 2 edition of Dynamite with the acquisition announcement itself and a match featuring two of ROH’s founding fathers, Bryan Danielson and Christopher Daniels; moving forward with Supercard of Honor on April 1, despite the fact it ran directly against Rampage; finalizing a deal with ROH champion Jonathan Gresham … And the fourth? The dramatic AEW debut of Samoa Joe on the April 6 Dynamite. Joe finished off a very game Max Caster with a big elbow and a muscle buster in only four minutes to advance to the inaugural Owen Hart Foundation Cup tourney. Joe capitalized on that momentum on the April 13 edition, defeating Minoru Suzuki in a…

Ukraine falters in the east

Ukraine falters in the east

What happened Ukraine struggled to hold on to its remaining eastern territory this week, as President Volodymyr Zelensky conceded that Russian forces had captured one-fifth of his country. The Kremlin said Russia had “liberated” 97 percent of Luhansk province in the eastern Donbas region and had restored roads and rail so that “full-fledged traffic” could flow between Russia and the territories it has occupied. Ukrainian forces did take back half of the Luhansk city of Sievierodonetsk, which had mostly fallen to Russia a week ago, but their control was tenuous. To boost morale, Zelensky visited the front lines and met with relocated refugees from the destroyed port of Mariupol. Russian forces, meanwhile, put those Ukrainians who were still living in Mariupol’s ruins under quarantine because of a suspected cholera outbreak. They…

COLOR SPLASH

COLOR SPLASH • KITCHEN ENVY • FOOD Rx • ALLSTAR TIPS & TOOLS 1. Go Green TANGY CUCUMBER AND AVOCADO CROSTINI Avocado, cucumber, and green onion mingle with fresh lime juice in this bright, cilantro-spiked starter. Serve on toasts or as a salad. 2. Mellow Yellow SUMMERTIME CRISP CORN SALAD This so-simple side bursts with quintessential summer flavors: Stir together sweet corn, tomatoes, and bell peppers and toss in a vinegar-forward dressing. 3. RED HOT SWEET AND SPICY GRILLED SHRIMP SKEWERS Purchased chili-garlic sauce adds color and fiery spice to marinated, grilled shrimp. A hint of honey tames the heat. 4. Feelin’ Blue—or Purple! COLOR-CHANGING MARGARITA When tequila infused with dried butterfly pea flowers ($31 for a 100-gram bag at rishi-tea.com) hits the acidic lime juice in this margarita, the mixture turns from dark blue to violet—right before your eyes. SHOW YOUR TRUE…

COLOR SPLASH

HOLLYWOOD DADS

Day By Day His son, Matteo, will celebrate his second birthday on July 31, but Artem Chigvintsev isn’t worried about the dreaded “terrible twos.” “You know, I’ve heard so many different stories. Some people say [the] terrible threes are worse than the terrible twos,” says the Dancing With the Stars pro, 39. “Being a parent, I feel the best thing you can do is just take one day at a time and deal with [the rest] tomorrow.” Here, the dancer — who shares his little boy with fiancée Nikki Bella, 38 — tells Us more. Q: How are you and Nikki enjoying parenthood? We’re just loving every second. We can’t wait to wake up every morning to get him out of bed. It’s an incredible love that I hope every single person out…

HOLLYWOOD DADS

The Art of Making

A visit to the Studio Woodworkers Australia (SWA) A website says the organisation is ‘a community celebrating fine craftsmanship’. Like any community, members are diverse in their specific interests, backgrounds and their chosen pathway under the umbrella term of ‘studio woodworker’. Members range from those that have been honing their craft over many years, to members that are starting their own businesses, and oftentimes, finding their place in a new career. Some members create commission pieces, others have developed recognisable furniture ranges, some problem solve the technical aspects of bringing the designs of others to fruition, while still others like myself, focus on skill sharing through teaching. Sometimes it’s a mix of all of the available options, depending on time, place and opportunity. A walk through SWA’s latest exhibition The Art of…

The Art of Making
Microsoft Decides Windows 11 Is Ready for Everyone to Use

Microsoft Decides Windows 11 Is Ready for Everyone to Use

About a year after its release, Microsoft has decided Windows 11 is in a good enough state for everyone to install and use. That is, assuming your PC meets the requirements for running the OS. As Neowin reports, the Windows Health Dashboard changed the status of Windows 11 in May to be “designated for broad deployment.” This basically means that Microsoft believes the operating system is now robust enough that all new PCs should be shipping with it, and anyone holding off on upgrading from Windows 10 should pull the trigger. Whether your PC is capable of running Windows 11 can be determined by using Microsoft’s PC Health Check app (https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/windows-11?r=1#pchealthcheck). Even some Microsoft employees can’t upgrade to Windows 11, so it’s definitely worth checking before you attempt the upgrade. If you can,…

5 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR EYES

THROW SOME SHADE: “The sun can damage your lens and retina, just like it can damage your skin,” explains the American Academy of Ophthalmology. To protect your peepers outdoors, wear a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses. Look for a pair that block out 99 to 100 percent of both UVA and UVB radiation. GIVE IT A REST: According to the NIH’s National Eye Institute, “If you spend a lot of time at the computer or focusing on any one thing, you sometimes forget to blink and your eyes can get fatigued. Try the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look away about 20 feet in front of you for 20 seconds.” EAT RIGHT: It’s no old wives’ tale. “Carrots, which contain vitamin A, are indeed good for the eyes,” explain the folks at Harvard…

5 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR EYES
The season for dreaming big

The season for dreaming big

MAYBE WE ALL HAVE A ‘DREAM’ SEASON – the time of year we prize the most, the one we yearn to come around again when it’s gone, the one we fervently hope will bring good weather when it arrives so it will deliver on our expectations. For some outdoor devotees, winter is the best season, where humble hills are transformed by snow into alpine giants. The vibrant glory of spring and the visual spectacle of autumn have much to recommend them, too. But judging by sheer numbers alone, summer is the time when people at their most outdoor-minded. Big dreams, big ideas, big adventures. At its best, this is what summer represents: the time when the climate is (theoretically) at its most forgiving, the weather is at its mildest, the days…

5 reasons to buy a desktop Mac over a MacBook

5 reasons to buy a desktop Mac over a MacBook

Whether you’re making the jump into the Apple ecosystem or updating from an older machine, picking up a new Mac can be a great way to supercharge your productivity. How do you decide which type of Mac is right for you? With so many options to choose from, as well as different types of Macs, finding one that fits your setup and delivers everything you need can be tricky. If you’re going to pick up a new Mac, then going with a desktop Mac can have some distinct advantages over Apple’s portable MacBook options. Don’t get us wrong, all of these machines are perfectly capable of doing what you need them to do, but there are some places where the desktop Macs shine brighter than the MacBooks. As such, here are…

The black hole photographer

The black hole photographer

A FEW weeks ago, we got our first look at a portrait of the mysterious behemoth at the centre of the Milky Way, the supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*. The image is an amazing feat of astronomical endeavour, made possible thanks to a planet-sized array of telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). It was even harder to capture than the previous black hole picture taken by the EHT, which was the first ever. But it is also special because this black hole is at the heart of our home galaxy. Feryal Özel at the University of Arizona was one of the first people to come up with a way of photographing black holes and she is now a key member of the EHT collaboration. New Scientist caught up…

One Way to Encourage Consumers to Upgrade

Under a popular marketing strategy, managers use prices just below a round number—like $9.99, $79.95, and $399,990—because consumers tend to perceive items to be less expensive than if they were a few cents or dollars higher. New research finds an important exception: If you’re seeking to upsell customers, setting the price of the basic option at or just above a round number gets better results. The researchers set up a coffee stand on a college campus and varied the prices of a small and a large coffee over the course of two days. Some passersby saw a base price of $.95 and $1.20 for the upgrade, while others saw prices of $1.00 and $1.25. Just 29% of purchasers who saw the first set of prices bought the large coffee, versus 56%…

One Way to Encourage Consumers to Upgrade
BOG WILD

BOG WILD

AT THE SOUTHERN TIP of South America, between the Strait of Magellan to the north and west and Beagle Channel to the south, the Tierra del Fuego archipelago may hold one of the keys to global carbon sequestration: nearly pristine peatlands. And while rising temperatures and human interventions threaten these boggy climatechange buffers, it is still possible to preserve their wilderness and their ecological performance. Approximately one-third of the total area of the archipelago is taken up by the southernmost province of Argentina, where the city of Ushuaia, sometimes referred to as the “End of the World,” is located. What may be the true end of the world, however, is even more remote than this city, at the easternmost tip of land in the archipelago: Península Mitre. Here, the South Atlantic…

We’re Going Crazy in the Metaverse!

THE MOTIVATION to launch GQ’s first metaverse issue started back in December. I was in Miami, hosting a GQ party during Art Basel, and whether you were walking on the beach, browsing the fair, sitting in a meeting, or art-partying under the winter moon, all anybody seemed to be talking about was cryptocurrency, NFTs, and Web3. One afternoon at the fair, I overheard a gallerist implore friends who had stopped by her booth to ask her about anything on earth except goddamn NFTs. (She was selling paintings.) I sat in on a meeting where an executive at one of the big emergent metaverse platforms pitched his vision to a world-famous musician. Meanwhile, I ran into another guy who works in the music business – but was expanding. “Will,” he said, with…

We’re Going Crazy in the Metaverse!
WRITE FOR THE GALAXY

WRITE FOR THE GALAXY

Twilight Imperium is 25 years old this year. The first edition of the game landed in 1997 with the iconic ‘wonky cat-lion-man’ on the cover, and subsequent editions make improvements on the game itself (and the lion-man, who becomes less wonky, and wiser looking) to the point where Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition happily sits at number six in the Board Game Geek top 100. Famous for its lengthy play times, faction powers, and full on space 4X experience. The word is, if you want to get exploring, expanding, exploiting and exterminating this is the real deal (if you can get everyone to commit for a whole day). How then, could we possibly see this turned into a quite accessible roll and write game? Surely it can’t all fit on one…

LIGHT YOUR PATH

LIGHT YOUR PATH

You might be familiar with those short, stout posts used around buildings, as roadway dividers, or in harbors to moor large vessels. They’re called bollard posts because, as the story goes, they resemble tree trunks, which are also known as “boles.” You might need that knowledge for a trivia contest someday. For me, the bollard idea presented design possibilities for both woodworking and lighting, which are combined in these plans for decorative path lights. MEET THE BUILDER GLENN HANSEN, DEPUTY EDITOR, DOESN’T LIKE TRIPPING ON DARK PATHWAYS. UMBRELLA LIGHT I worked on a few versions of this umbrella light (long curved legs, stout 2x4 uprights, etc.), but I ended up making relatively short 1x2 cedar arms and capping them with a simple cedar square with a light in the middle. These lights are quick to…

GeForce Now: You bring the games, Nvidia streams the hardware

GeForce Now: You bring the games, Nvidia streams the hardware

GeForce Now is Nvidia’s cloud-based game-streaming service. For those who aren’t familiar with this concept, it means that Nvidia provides the hardware firepower via its own media servers. Instead of you installing a game to your PC and needing an expensive GPU to get the most out of it, you just need a strong, stable internet connection and a subscription to Nvidia’s service, which can range from free to $20 per month. Note: The games themselves are not provided at any subscription level—more on that point when we talk about games below. THE PLANS GeForce Now currently offers three tiers: Free, Priority, and RTX 3080. GeForce Now is currently the only major cloud gaming service offering a Free access plan. While many services offer a temporary free trial, the GeForce Now Free plan…

You’re Mad, And It’s Not Just Inflation

You’re Mad, And It’s Not Just Inflation

In a 1997 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research titled Why Do People Dislike Inflation?, Nobel laureate Robert Shiller and a team of graduate assistants interviewed hundreds of people in the US, Germany, and Brazil. While few of those ordinary Joes knew much about the economic term in question, they were all uniformly against it. Even when one researcher told a survey respondent that inflation might help raise his wages, he remained steadfastly opposed. “I suspect that an important difference between economists and laymen is that, to some extent, we speak different languages,” wrote Harvard’s N. Gregory Mankiw in his review of Shiller’s project. That’s the problem with inflation, which Shiller’s research found to be the most-used economic term in all published news stories in the Nexis database (even…

UPS TESTS TINY BATTERY-POWERED CYCLES IN CONGESTED CITIES

UPS TESTS TINY BATTERY-POWERED CYCLES IN CONGESTED CITIES

The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant’s latest way to get packages to your door. UPS unveiled a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some of the world’s most congested streets and to reduce its carbon footprint. The company is trying to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. The slimmed-down vehicles don the company’s gold-colored logo and accompanying stripe on a dark brown background. But the “eQuad” — as the company calls it — garnered amusement from passersby. Ian Lagowitz had never seen one and walked over to give it a look. “It’s funny looking,” he said, “but it’s probably good for the city, right?” Mohammad Islam called the vehicle “cool stuff,” and wished the program well. “Big…

FINDING HAPPINESS THROUGH SELF LOVE

Jim Rhon famously said, “We become the average of the five people we spend the most time around.” When you think about those who surround you in your life, who comes to mind? You might think about relationships with partners, family, co-workers, neighbours or even the person who serves you coffee in the morning. However, do you include the most important relationship – the relationship you have with yourself? Ultimately, the dynamic within the relationship to ourselves heavily influences all of these other connections. It is, after all, the longest relationship we will have, yet for many of us, we find ourselves putting it at the bottom of our list of priorities. In marriage or civil partnerships, we make a legal promise to care for the other person in all eventualities,…

FINDING HAPPINESS THROUGH SELF LOVE

HARRY’S HEARTBREAK ‘I’VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE’

Prince Harry has returned to Montecito with his tail between his legs after being treated like a pariah by much of the royal family – and sources say things aren’t great on the home front, either. “Going to London for his grandmother’s jubilee was rough,” says a source. “Harry experienced just how far he’s fallen down the pecking order.” Our insider says Harry was also left “fuming” after Meghan, 40, threw his court row with the Home Offi ce over whether he deserves Royal Police Protection into jeopardy by rolling down the window of her chauffeur-driven car to smile at onlookers after the Trooping the Colour parade. “It made it look like she wasn’t worried at all about the very real threats they face.” But if the 37-year-old expected things to get better back…

HARRY’S HEARTBREAK ‘I’VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE’

GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE

If a heart attack isn’t documented, did it really happen? For an artificial intelligence program, the answer may very well be “no.” Every year, an estimated 170,000 people in the United States experience asymptomatic — or “silent” — heart attacks. During these events, patients likely have no idea that a blockage is keeping blood from flowing or that vital tissue is dying. They won’t experience any chest pain, dizziness or trouble breathing. They don’t turn beet red or collapse. Instead, they may just feel a bit tired, or have no symptoms at all. While the patient might not realize what happened, the underlying damage can be severe and long-lasting: People who suffer silent heart attacks are at higher risk for coronary heart disease and stroke, and are more likely to…

GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE
Rocks of ages: how Hadrian’s legacy lives on

Rocks of ages: how Hadrian’s legacy lives on

TO look north-eastwards from Wall-town Crags in Northumberland is to gaze upon an English wilderness. The ashen cliffs of the Whin Sill drop 75ft to a brindle-coloured plain that stretches far into the distance, its surface broken by patches of dark heather and the occasional glistening black splash of groundwater. What few trees survive are small and stunted, hunchbacked against a prevailing westerly wind that rattles the bent grass and sends crows somersaulting across the vast grey sky. The cawing corvine protests are the only sound of life. To stand here on a swirling day in winter (and winter goes on for a long time here) is to feel as our ancestors must have done: tiny in a big world. The Romans who arrived here in the first century looked…

LIFE ON THREE LEGS

LIFE ON THREE LEGS

“Most three-legged dogs end up missing a limb due to an accident or illness…” Recently, I travelled to Brighton to watch Jeff Wayne’s musical version of ‘War of the Worlds’ on stage. I’ve seen every tour since 2007, and I don’t mind ‘showing my geek’. I bring this up because the Martians get around in huge, three-legged fighting machines. The original album artwork brought these mighty metal warlords to life in a way that gave me nightmares for most of my childhood, but when it came to animating them, the designers had something of a challenge because there are no naturally three-legged animals to base the movement on, which brings me to this month’s topic… three-legged dogs. It is rare for a dog to be born with a limb deficiency,…

“I dropped from a size 24 to a 10!”

Even in the dark theater, Pam Hambach felt the eyes of everyone in attendance as she shifted back and forth, trying to shoehorn her body into the too-tight seat. As the tension built, she wondered, How did I let myself get to this point? “Diets did not work for me,” reveals Pam, thinking of the list that rolled as long as movie credits. Each fad left her starving and reaching for salty snacks. She shares, “The more I deprived myself, the more cravings I had.” But everything changed when Pam started eating protein-rich breakfasts. “I was never hungry. I just never had an issue with feeling starved.” Pam lost 13 pounds the first month, thanks to those fruit smoothies with 33 grams of protein, made with either pea protein or whey protein…

“I dropped from a size 24 to a 10!”

FROM PAST TO PRESENT

Javier S Medina While a collaboration with luxury house Loewe thrust Javier S Medina firmly into the spotlight, it doesn’t rank as his highest career thrill. “Working with Loewe has been a dream and an honour, especially being a Spanish brand and the big support it brings to craftsmanship,” says the Madrid-based artisan. “But honestly, the biggest highlight is being able to live off my work with crafts — not easy these days — and keep creating what I imagine.” A self-taught craftsman, Medina bends and weaves bamboo, wicker, rattan or fibre by hand at whim to create mirrors and animal heads, but his creativity also takes ancestral root. His grandfather spent his days at the Spanish National Railway Network, “but after work, he used to braid esparto [grass] and create all…

FROM PAST TO PRESENT
EYE OF THE Storm

EYE OF THE Storm

The sky is fascinating. Just above our heads is a dynamic river of everchanging complexity, and somehow nature can take this chaos and create beautiful clouds and weather phenomena—some peaceful and calm, others terrifyingly destructive. For the last 22 years, I’ve traveled hundreds of thousands of miles throughout the central United States in search of some of the most violent storms on Earth. This region, known as Tornado Alley, comes to life each spring as warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico interacts with cold dry air from Canada to produce “supercell” thunderstorms and tornadoes. Documenting these storms, I find it incredible to witness firsthand just how powerful nature can be. As you can imagine, this type of photography is full of endless challenges, from both a photographic standpoint and,…

The world this week

Politics Battling the fallout from parties held at Downing Street during covid-19 lockdowns, Boris Johnson, Britain’s prime minister, won a snap no-confidence vote among Conservative MPs. But more than 40% of his own MPs voted against him, severely denting his authority. The party’s rules prevent another formal challenge to Mr Johnson’s leadership for a year. But Mr Johnson’s opponents note that his support was weaker than that accorded Theresa May in a similar vote in 2018, as her premiership floundered. Six months later, she quit. Sweden’s governing Social Democrats won what was in effect a no-confidence vote, but only by securing the co-operation of an independent MP of Kurdish descent by reaffirming their support for a Kurdish group in Syria. That further complicates relations with Turkey, which has said it will block…

The world this week
CALIFORNIA REGULATORS APPROVE STATE’S 1ST ROBOTIC TAXI FLEET

CALIFORNIA REGULATORS APPROVE STATE’S 1ST ROBOTIC TAXI FLEET

California regulators gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco, a first in a state where dozens of companies have been trying to train vehicles to steer themselves on increasingly congested roads. The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously granted Cruise, a company controlled by automaker General Motors, approval to launch its driverless ride-hailing service. The regulators issued the permit despite safety concerns arising from Cruise’s inability to pick up and drop off passengers at the curb in its autonomous taxis, requiring the vehicles to double park in traffic lanes. The ride-hailing service initially will consist of just 30 electric vehicles confined to transporting passengers in less congested parts of San Francisco from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Those restrictions are designed to…

Letter from Texas: An Abortion Odyssey

Letter from Texas: An Abortion Odyssey

Last summer, shortly after a date to Six Flags Over Texas, a thirteen-year-old girl in Dallas was falling in love for the first time. Her father could see it in the pencil drawings she made before bed. Instead of the usual, precise studies of koi fish and wildflowers, she’d sketched herself holding the hand of a boy in a Yankees cap, and enclosed the image in a pink-and-red heart. In the fall, the girl’s father permitted her to meet the boy, a tenth grader, after school one day a week. This spring, when he learned that his daughter was pregnant, he concluded that one day a week had been too many. Within a day, his daughter, whom I’ll call Laura, came around to the idea that getting an abortion, soon, might…

Facing up to climate reality

Facing up to climate reality

FOR almost a year, climate scientists have sounded one clear message. The world’s totemic goal of holding average global temperature rises to 1.5°C is still technically within our grasp, but will slip without a dramatic course correction by humanity. “Unless there are immediate, strong, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond reach,” said climate scientist Valérie Masson-Delmotte last August, launching the first of three landmark reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Yet, three months later at COP26 in Glasgow, UK, at the climax of a pivotal UN summit designed to alter the trajectory of our emissions, COP26 president Alok Sharma admitted that even with new commitments, 1.5°C was on “life support”. Fast forward to this April and Jim Skea at Imperial…

RAINBOW TWIST

finished size: 75" × 85" finished blocks: 42 (10") BLOCKS I’ve been quilting for over twenty years and teaching for half of that time. I love to teach because I always learn something. I’ve recently been playing with patterns, learning about composition and design—and just plain having fun doing it! I’d love for you to have fun with me. This is an easy pattern that uses only squares and rectangles. You can make three very different quilts, all from the same simple pattern! Use twenty 2½"-wide strips and some background fabric to make twenty easy blocks. The variety comes from rotating one small part of each block. Add sashing and/or borders to find new variations. I’ve included photos of three possible variations. Judy Plan This quilt is bold and graphic, but don’t think that means complicated.…

RAINBOW TWIST

Adele: WEDDING & aBaby!

They’re moving fast. “Time flies,” Adele wrote on Instagram on May 11, sharing a slideshow of photos of herself with her 40-year-old sports agent beau of more than a year, Rich Paul. In one snap, they hold up keys in front of her new $58 million Beverly Hills mansion. Now they’re quickly taking the next steps. “Adele and Rich are getting married, and friends also think she’s expecting,” a source tells In Touch of the singer, 34, who abruptly canceled her Las Vegas residency earlier this year. (Adele blamed COVID for delaying the show’s production.) “She still hasn’t rescheduled it because she’s going to take a step back from the spotlight to focus on all of these big changes in her personal life. This is her year!” BIG PLANS The news comes on…

Adele: WEDDING & aBaby!

Alcohol How much is healthy really?

Many of us like to unwind with a glass of wine on a weeknight or a beer on the weekend. And raising a toast with a flute of champagne is all part of celebrating. As a nation, we have a pretty relaxed approach to drinking, but the tide is slowly turning as more and more people are putting down their glasses to tune into their health. Sales of low and no-alcohol drinks are also on the rise, with this previously ‘soft’ market experiencing a recent boom, thanks to the current ‘sober curious’ trend. Being the designated driver is no longer considered a bore since, these days, there are plenty of ways to celebrate without a sore head. If you want to enjoy the occasional tipple, we weigh up the risks and rewards…

Alcohol How much is healthy really?
Trump’s ruthless pressure campaign

Trump’s ruthless pressure campaign

What happened State election officials this week described how Donald Trump and his allies relentlessly pressured them to help overturn President Biden’s election win—and the life-altering threats and harassment they suffered when they refused to break the law. In the fourth hearing held by the panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, Rusty Bowers, Republican speaker of Arizona’s House of Representatives, outlined how Trump attorney John Eastman pressed him to replace the state’s electors with a pro-Trump slate; when he said that would be illegal, Eastman told him, “Just do it and let the courts sort it out.” The cost of refusal was steep, said Bowers, who described Trump supporters repeatedly swarming his house, calling him a pedophile, and upsetting his terminally ill daughter. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who…

Quick Count

IT’S A SHAME I didn’t get to see more of Texas during my trip to WrestleMania. Outside of AT&T Stadium and the American Airlines Center, the only notable Dallas landmarks I took in were the bronze bull statues at the latter venue. And, by then, I had already gotten my fill of bull by listening to Kevin Owens during his “KO Show.” Y’all better git to reading this Texas-inspired edition of “Quick Count.” Despite everything being bigger there, Kevin McElvaney refused to expand this column over a couple more pages. HIGH NOON When the clock strikes 12 during a WWE show over WrestleMania weekend, it typically means midnight has arrived. But, this year, WWE offered something for the lunch crowd, too. With Smackdown occurring on Friday night, and WrestleMania taking place over two nights,…

Quick Count

Shocking Jewelry of Elsa Schiaparelli

When I was growing up in my mother’s antique shop, she always used the term “shocking pink” to describe a particularly vibrant hue she loved. I didn’t realize until much later that the term originated with fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. This happened when I started foraging for vintage accessories and took notice of Shocking de Schiaparelli perfume bottles and hat-boxes covered in vivid pink. With so many great collectibles produced bearing the Schiaparelli brand, I couldn’t help but learn more about them. My study and admiration of Schiaparelli’s work is mainly focused on her body of jewelry designs these days. But before we delve into those specifics, I’ll share a little on the background on this this creative woman’s work and numerous collaborations. Brief History Elsa Schiaparelli trained with French couturier Paul Pioret…

Shocking Jewelry of Elsa Schiaparelli

Telehealth - Healthcare meets technology

Indeed, everything has changed over the decades. From how we stay in touch with family and friends, purchasing patterns of goods and services, to information search on health problems. As the world moves ahead with advanced technology, we are experiencing various challenges health-wise. One must be glad to know that modern life challenges are compromised with innovative solutions that are available in every possible way. When the outbreak of the SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) struck, public health became a high level international concern. In the midst of a global pandemic, technological advances provided new options such as telehealth. There are a variety of telehealth tools available to help us manage our health and receive the services we need. The question here is, do we know enough about telehealth and are…

Telehealth - Healthcare meets technology
LITERALLY THE BEST TRIGGER EVER MADE

LITERALLY THE BEST TRIGGER EVER MADE

In addition to putting out some very excellent products, like the Honey Badger, Kevin Brittingham of Q (LiveQOrDie.com) is one of the best marketers on the planet. Take the name of his company’s newest product—Literally The Best Trigger Ever Made. No, that’s actually—literally—its name, Literally The Best Trigger Ever Made (which I will shorten to LTBTEM as I’m not typing that out every time). That title alone is sure to get it all sorts of free publicity, but I wanted to see if it at least attempted to live up to the name, and secured a sample. Technical information about the trigger, even on the Q website, is a bit sparse. It is a drop-in cassette trigger, with an advertised two-stage pull and very short reset. They also advertise that it…

The future at Tiffany’s

If looking for a little respite in trying times, Truman Capote’s most famous protagonist had one suggestion: “What I found does the most good,” Holly Golightly explained to readers back in 1958, “is just to get into a taxi and go to Tiffany’s. It calms me down right away, the quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there.” While we can’t vouch for the scientific properties of a visit to Tiffany’s, Golightly had a point. After all, it’s hard to overstate the brand’s significance in the postwar American consciousness. Andy Warhol designed Christmas cards for it; renowned jeweller Jean Schlumberger came on board; and then, of course, Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s became not just a bestseller, but a lauded film in which the image…

The future at Tiffany’s
Jan. 6 committee lays out case against Trump

Jan. 6 committee lays out case against Trump

What happened Former President Donald Trump ignored the urgent advice of aides and clear evidence he lost the 2020 election as he tried to engineer a coup that shook the foundations of American democracy, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol uprising said this week. In the opening of its televised hearings, committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said that Trump “lit the fuse that ultimately resulted in the violence of Jan. 6.” Using videotaped testimony of former Trump associates, Thompson and vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) methodically laid out their case that Trump incited the Capitol attack with false claims of fraud and refused to intervene for 187 minutes as his supporters assaulted police officers, smashed through doors and windows, and sent lawmakers scurrying for safety while advisers…

Studebaker National Museum

Studebaker National Museum

THE FIVE STUDEBAKER brothers were blacksmiths and wagon builders when they founded the company in 1852, and many a 19th Century pioneer crossed the Great Plains in a Studebaker-manufactured horse-drawn wagon known as a ‘prairie schooner’. It wasn’t until 1902 that the company leapt into the newfangled automotive world, initially building electric cars and lorries. Within a decade, however, they were focusing on the petrol-powered cars that became Studebaker’s staple. The Studebaker National Museum honours the company’s heritage in its former main manufacturing hub of South Bend, Indiana. It sprawls over three storeys, displaying a rotating assortment of about 70 vehicles drawn from the 120-strong collection. Permanent exhibits include the Presidential Carriage Collection – including the one that took Abraham Lincoln on his fateful final journey to Ford’s Theatre in Washington,…

Re-Fund the Police!

“People think love is kooky. It’s not; it’s highly practical.” A SURGE IN VIOLENT CRIME IN MAJOR CITIES across the U.S. has effectively ended the “defund the police” movement that sprung up after George Floyd was killed two years ago. A recent national poll by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that just 31 percent of Americans now support transferring funds from state and local police departments to community social services, a seven-point drop from a year ago. Meanwhile, with crime a hot-button issue in the upcoming midterm elections, moderate Democrats are more likely to call for additional money for law enforcement than for diverting it—among them, President Joe Biden, who is advocating for a $30 billion increase in law enforcement spending to “fund our police and give them all the…

Re-Fund the Police!
How to FAST (and not want to die)

How to FAST (and not want to die)

RIGHT WHEN YOU’RE getting used to a “no-carb” world, along comes a weight-loss trend even more difficult than forgoing bread: Forgoing food. Intermittent fasting (cycling between periods of fasting and eating) is the latest dieting craze to devour pop culture. The most buzzed about version is the “5:2” fast: Five days a week you eat like a normal human being, and the other two you, well, basically starve yourself. American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel used the 5:2 to shed kilos, and a small army has joined him. To visit 5:2’s website is to visit some sort of online tent revival: “It’s very easy to do and to maintain!” gushes one dieter. Another enthuses, “It makes me feel healthy and energetic!” According to science, it’s not bogus. In fact, fasting…

Stellar Sandwiches

HOT SAUSAGE BREAKFAST SANDWICHES MAKES 6 Hot beef sausage is a New Orleans treasure but can be difficult to find outside the city. You’ll love this spicy version. 6 large eggs¼ teaspoon kosher salt⅛ teaspoon ground black pepperNew Orleans-Style Hot Sausage (recipe follows)6 slices Cheddar cheese½ cup ketchup¼ cup mayonnaise1 teaspoon hot sauce¾ teaspoon garlic powder6 English muffins, halved and toasted 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 6-cup jumbo muffin pan with cooking spray. 2. Crack 1 egg into each prepared muffin cup. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 3. Bake until whites are set and yolks are cooked to preferred doneness, 10 to 12 minutes. Run a knife around edges to loosen. Gently transfer to a plate. Leave oven on. 4. Divide New Orleans-Style Hot Sausage into 6 portions, and shape into ½-inch-thick patties. 5. Heat a…

Stellar Sandwiches

BABY THIS IS Rock‘n’Roll

Of all the things I’ve done in my career, getting my first rock’n’roll group together was right up there amongst the most difficult. Even without a full-time band behind me, I was still performing my spots at the Red Lion pub in Brentford, and on Sunday lunchtimes playing at The Adam & Eve in Hayes, Middlesex. Most of the Fuller’s chain of pubs in the late 60s were only interested in putting on country and western bands – they were very popular back then – and I caught a number of them, too, but never performed with any of them. Some of my friends were into both country and rock’n’roll and eventually I was introduced to piano player Trevor Hawkins, who excelled at R&B and rock’n’roll. He was interested in putting a…

BABY THIS IS Rock‘n’Roll
Make Life a Work of Art

Make Life a Work of Art

“You can turn your life and yourself into a piece of art,” says Giordano Gattolin. “I think this is the key to being happy and joyful in all things.” The Italian artist has recently moved back to the rural property where he grew up and where he developed and ran an organic farm for 17 years with his partner, Tamara Duncker. The farm also functioned as a retreat center, and for years they hosted groups for seminars and courses about art, dancing and meditation. The couple also maintained an olive grove, vegetable garden and truffl e grove. Five years ago, when Gattolin and Duncker felt the need to recharge, they set out on a prolonged trip around Southern Europe in a camper van. This year, they’ve returned to their property in…

Q: CAN TRAVEL MAKE YOU A BETTER LEADER?

‘I think curiosity and stubbornness are what drive me,’ says Melanie Smith, the CEO of Ocado Retail and one of an elite group of women who have visited every country in the world. ‘I must have been about 30 when I came up with the idea, and I remember my boyfriend at the time saying, “You’re never going to be able to do that.” So I thought to myself, well, there’s a nice challenge!’ Fifteen years and 197 countries later, in 2019, Smith celebrated the completion of a journey of discovery that has left her with not only numerous stamps in her passport, but also a clearer sense of perspective, an open mind and a willingness to take chances. ‘I always return from a trip happy, with lots of energy,’ she…

Q: CAN TRAVEL MAKE YOU A BETTER LEADER?
WARM UP THE BLUE HOUR

WARM UP THE BLUE HOUR

1 HOUR In this project we’re going to combine the out-of-focus fairy lights with glowing city lights in the background to accentuate the dreamlike effect. To capture the city lights we had to wait until after sunset and shoot in the ‘blue hour.’ This is the period before it gets truly dark, when the landscape is bathed in a cool, blue light. The combination of the blue light of the sky, the background street lights and the orange glow of the fairy lights will complement each other wonderfully in the final shot. You’ll need a lens with a wide maximum aperture – we used a 50mm f/1.4 – but any lens with an aperture of f/4 or wider will work fine; you can use a narrower aperture, but the bokeh won’t appear…

Ultims to Race Solo Around the World

Ultims to Race Solo Around the World

For years now, maxi-trimarans, both solo-sailed and fully crewed, have been racing the clock on their own around the world in an eff ort to set ever faster records for the world’s fastest circumnavigation under sail. Back in 2000-01 there was also a no-holds-barred round-the-word event dubbed simply “The Race,” in which the maxi-catamaran Club Med beat out five other fully-crewed catamarans to the finish. Never before, though, has there been a head-to-head round-the-word race between the 105ft boats making up the spectacular maxi-trimaran Ultim 32/23 class—until now. This past spring, Arkéa, a major player in sports sponsorship that has been active in ocean racing for several years, announced it would be sponsoring the first two editions of brand-new solo-sailing event, à la the quadrennial Vendée, featuring up to seven Ultims. In…

TRUNK SHOW

For more than 50 years, Vilebrequin have been celebrating the spirit of summer with their famed European-style swim short. The secrets to the brand’s longevity? Perhaps the joy, freedom and confidence one feels when wearing a pair of Vilebrequin swim shorts. That, and a fierce obsession with durable, high-quality tailoring you can holiday in for a lifetime. Tailored for the waters and inspired by the seductive charm of Saint-Tropez, this French swimwear label has made style paramount in all of its designs since 1971. Nevertheless, this summer’s dress code is set to look a little different to previous years: enter a summer-first swim short that is both sartorial and sustainable. In collaboration with the Woolmark Company, Vilebrequin have launched their first Merino boardshort for the spring-summer ’22 season. Certified by the Woolmark…

TRUNK SHOW
TOP OF mind

TOP OF mind

YOU HAVE A DAD IN ME After walking his own daughter down the aisle, Dan Levins, a 45-year-old hairstylist from East Tennessee, couldn’t imagine anyone missing out on that special moment so he took to TikTok, offering to stand in as a dad to any LGBTQIA+ couples who were missing their parents on their special day. The video, which has now amassed over 60,000 views, has created a supportive network with a Facebook group of 35,000 members. “I thought I was creating a group for people to physically connect but there are many more virtual connections happening now than walking someone down the aisle. We’ve had a few weddings, but the majority of what’s happening in the group has been people building friendships and family,” Levins told Mindful. STITCHING TOGETHER From tomato jam to…

Naia Resort and Spa & The Rainforest Lodge at Sleeping Giant

Naia Resort and Spa & The Rainforest Lodge at Sleeping Giant

DESTINATION Located just south of Mexico, Belize is home to the first civilization, the Maya. Visitors can learn about the Indigenous culture by visiting archaeological sites but also experience it firsthand—approximately 11% of Belize’s population is Maya. The wildlife is diverse and maybe a little nerve-wracking: You can swim with sharks and you just might see a jaguar or two. ACCOMMODATION There are plenty of places to stay in Belize that allow you to commune with nature while exploring the country’s varied topography. Naia Resort and Spa, nestled in a 200-acre reserve on the Placencia Peninsula, offers beachfront tranquility. If you travel inland to the foothills of the Maya Mountains, you’ll find The Rainforest Lodge at Sleeping Giant, which is surrounded by the 10,000-acre Sibun Nature Reserve. The heart of the lodge is the…

Everything has 5G now. When will it be the Mac’s turn?

Everything has 5G now. When will it be the Mac’s turn?

Sometimes I like to spend the morning working at my local coffee shop. The atmosphere is nice, the owner always greets me with a sincere “Hello, my friend, it’s good to see you!”—and it’s a lot warmer than my garage office at home. The problem is, the internet connection isn’t great. The streaming background music in the shop acts as an audible network connection monitor—every so often you’ll hear it stutter and pause as a sign that the connection has gone wonky. When that happens, the Wi-Fi in the shop stops working—most of the time, it’s just for a moment, but it’s a flag that gets raised, and it means I need to be aware of something I really shouldn’t have to pay attention to at all. Free Wi-Fi isn’t too difficult…

Stop the shame game

When Jennifer Pastiloff was eight years old, she got into an argument with her dad over smoking. He’d promised to quit his four-packs-a-day habit but wasn’t following through. She flushed a load of his menthol cigarettes down the toilet. ‘I told him he always broke promises, and I said, “I hate you!” the way young kids do in those situations,’ says Jennifer. ‘It wouldn’t have been that big a deal, but it ended up being the last thing I said to him.’ He died from a widow-maker heart attack shortly after, aged just 38. ‘I thought I had caused the stress that killed him,’ she says. ‘I was so ashamed that I wouldn’t allow myself to grieve; I thought I didn’t deserve to be a person. I developed anorexia as I…

Stop the shame game
Drag Race’s Origin Story

Drag Race’s Origin Story

I MET RANDY BARBATO AND FENTON Bailey in 1992 or 1993 when I was an executive at MTV. They came in to pitch, and I fell in love with them immediately, and we became friends. I remember thinking at the time that these guys were so far left of center that I could actually be friends with them, but I didn’t know if I could ever buy a show from them to put on the air even though I was at MTV. It was the mid-’90s. At the time, they were managing RuPaul, who I already loved. The first time I saw RuPaul, I was on the couch with my mother in New Hampshire, and we were watching the music video for “Supermodel,” which was just mesmerizing. And my mother said,…

WILL KATE TAKE JOHNNY BACK?

Just days after Kate Moss took the stand to support Johnny Depp, she appears to have opened the door to having her former love back permanently in her life. The 48-year-old supermodel, who appeared via video link in the US-based defamation case between Johnny and his ex-wife Amber Heard, made a “surprise” appearance to watch Johnny, 59, perform with rocker Jeff Beck at Royal Albert Hall on May 31. Kate and Johnny then met up backstage and partied the night away – looking just like old times. “It has been so long since the two of them have been able to catch up, but they spent a good hour or more aside just catching up,” a source says. “Johnny is super glad that this brought Kate back into his life. He would love to…

WILL KATE TAKE JOHNNY BACK?