Issue
No. 101
June 19, 2021
The Popover Top
Madewell
A little secret: I place a small but mighty Madewell order at the onset of each summer, mainly for their assortment of…
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Finch
The Finch boutique, in Hudson, New York, first opened eight years ago and has been improving the looks of homes far beyond…
The Dress
Roksanda
Summer has hardly started, and yet we find ourselves fatigued by the barrage of floral prints parading around Greenwich Village.…
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Camp Hell: Anneewakee
Though this podcast’s title is far from subtle, it tells its story, about a camp for troubled boys and the abuse…
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Solar Power
Bars are open past midnight, masks are becoming relics of the past, and while the chirping optimists once seemed delusional…
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Sushi Dog Puzzle
Entertaining your pooch is no small task, particularly if he or she has discerning taste. My work-from-home sanity has held…
The Popover Top
Madewell
A little secret: I place a small but mighty Madewell order at the onset of each summer, mainly for their assortment of…
Visit
Finch
The Finch boutique, in Hudson, New York, first opened eight years ago and has been improving the looks of homes far beyond…
The Dress
Roksanda
Summer has hardly started, and yet we find ourselves fatigued by the barrage of floral prints parading around Greenwich Village.…
Listen
Camp Hell: Anneewakee
Though this podcast’s title is far from subtle, it tells its story, about a camp for troubled boys and the abuse…
Stream
Solar Power
Bars are open past midnight, masks are becoming relics of the past, and while the chirping optimists once seemed delusional…
Play
Sushi Dog Puzzle
Entertaining your pooch is no small task, particularly if he or she has discerning taste. My work-from-home sanity has held…
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Tropical Taste
Lilly Pulitzer’s serendipitous tumble into fashion is famous. A socialite sets up a juice stand in Palm Beach. Seeking an easy, warm-weather uniform, she decides on A-line shifts in busy prints—the better to hide the juice stains. Soon her customers are clamoring for the dresses instead of the juice. A legend is born. Behind the legend, however, is the lesser known Suzie Zuzek. The artist responsible for 85 percent of those busy prints—used by Pulitzer from 1962 to 1985—Zuzek is now the subject of an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt. READ ON
A Suzie Zuzek puffins print used by Lilly Pulitzer, Inc. An exhibition of Zuzek’s work, which made up the bulk of the prints used by Pulitzer when she owned her eponymous company, is on show now at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York.
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In Good Company Jean Pigozzi’s candid snapshots pay tribute to the men who have influenced him most, from Steve Jobs to Gianni Agnelli, Mick Jagger, and his own father
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Annette Gordon-Reed The historian and author of On Juneteenth recommends the best books to read about the state where it all went down: Texas
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