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Open: Yountville’s Small-Town Charms

Yountville’s Small-Town Charms

By MRNY on October 2, 2015

As you stroll past the various Michelin-starred restaurants and luxury properties that dot Yountville’s main street, it might be hard to imagine that this culinary capital of Napa Valley with its tagline “Taste life here” was once better known for its brothels. … Read More

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Open: A Volt of Swedish at New York’s North Food Festival

A Volt of Swedish at New York’s North Food Festival

By Mark Thompson on September 27, 2015

Anyone who’s paying attention to what we eat today knows that we’re living in a golden age of Nordic gastronomy. Not unlike the pinnacle of Scandinavian design, we’re reaping the benefits of a remarkable synergy of exceptional talent and egalitarian … Read More

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Open: Live Like Strindberg in Stockholm

Live Like Strindberg in Stockholm

By Mark Thompson on September 25, 2015

Long before he was considered the progenitor of the modern Swedish novel, August Strindberg was a struggling artist who paid his café bills with his paintings. The author of The Red Room, a scathing satire on Stockholm society and the … Read More

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Open: Three Getaways in Southwestern France

Three Getaways in Southwestern France

By Mark Thompson on September 18, 2015

Paris is grand and Nice is nice—and Marseille is marvelous—but sometimes you want to wander deeper into “la belle France.” Next time you need a taste of “l’art de vivre,” consider these three locales in the Aquitaine region in the … Read More

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Open: Stockholm Summer Bliss

Stockholm Summer Bliss

By MRNY on September 11, 2015

For many of us, the perfect vacation starts on an island — and each of Stockholm’s fourteen isles has its own Swedish charms, especially in summer. … Read More

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Open: Roaming the Stockholm Bathhouses in Search of Nude Men

Roaming the Stockholm Bathhouses in Search of Nude Men

By Mark Thompson on September 4, 2015

Camera in hand, Eugène Jansson roamed the Stockholm bathhouses in search of male models. The illustrious Swedish artist had a reputation for photographing nude athletes, particularly swimmers. Celebrated for his nocturnal cityscapes of his native Stockholm as depicted from his … Read More

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Open: EuroGames Stockholm: The LGBTQ March From Aesthete to Athlete

EuroGames Stockholm: The LGBTQ March From Aesthete to Athlete

By Mark Thompson on August 28, 2015

It’s possible to look at the evolution of LGBT liberation as a movement from aesthete to athlete, from Oscar Wilde to Michael Sam. Or so it seemed during the latest EuroGames, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden, where more than … Read More

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Open: EuroGames Stockholm 2015

EuroGames Stockholm 2015

By MRNY on August 21, 2015

Under the them of “Love & Liberty,” more than 5,000 LGBTQ athletes competed in the 2015 EuroGames, which were held in Stockholm, Sweden in front of nearly 250,000 visitors. … Read More

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    VOTE! Amidst all the celebratory joy, queer joy, VOTE! Amidst all the celebratory joy, queer joy, and defiant joy of this year’s NYC Pride, certainly one of the most important messages was this one: VOTE! It matters.
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    In Marbella, the party never ends, it just moves t In Marbella, the party never ends, it just moves to another location, and in this case, the Marbella opening of Manero, Madrid’s wildly fabulous and iconic restaurant founded by Carlos Bosch where the “Dolce Vita Mediterránea” is way more than merely a soundtrack that keeps you moving through the night.
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