Stockholm: Scandinavia’s LGBT Capital
While the United States prepares to celebrate the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” it’s telling to remember that more than thirty years ago, back in 1976, Sweden integrated its entire military, enabling gays to serve without being closeted.…
IceHotel, Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
Everything was snow. We were nearly one hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle where the temperature was minus fifteen degrees Celsius - and we were heading deeper into the tundra: to the IceHotel.
Winter White Ice Hotel at Jukkasjärvi, Sweden
It was just after noon and the sun was setting. Seventy-two dogs bayed in the gloaming, as the horizon glowed a frosty blue. Everything was snow. We were nearly one hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle where the temperature was minus fifteen degrees…
Winter Wonders at the St. Regis Deer Valley in Park City, Utah
When we were very young, with the advent of winter, we were often so excited by the prospect of snow that we would wake in the early morning hours and hurry to the window – to see if the world had been blanketed in white. And when it had, when the…
Grooming & Fragrance Holiday Gift Guide
You waited until the last minute, didn’t you? You ignored your mother’s admonitions; you boycotted Black Friday – and now, here you are, the holidays square in front of you. Picture this: your partner’s face when s/he realizes you didn’t even…
“FASHION: 150 Years…”
In 1911, more than fifty years before Truman Capote hosted his legendary Black and White Ball at the Plaza in New York, the beloved Parisian couturier, Paul Poiret, threw one of the most celebrated parties of the 20th century, his “1002…
Live Virtual Wine Tasting: Now Pouring at South Gate
Recently, we found ourselves in a room filled with such celebratory oenophiles that it felt as if we’d discovered a boutique vineyard amidst midtown Manhattan. Wine flowed freely, punctuated with toothsome tapas – and the svelte and stylish crowd…
Fashion and Fragrance Holiday Gift Guide
Here we go again: Black Friday and the hunt is on. So many gifts and so little time. Relax. Here’s our latest Fashion and Fragrance Holiday Gift Guide, a collection of fashionable gifts for the naughty boys and nice girls in your life. Check your list…