November 2009
The Interview: Jeff Greenwald, Ethical Traveler
Jeff Greenwald is a veteran traveler, journalist, author (Shopping for Buddhas, The Size of the World) and arguably the most persuasive guy around for ethical travel. In fact, he co-founded Ethical Traveler, “a global community dedicated to exploring the ambassadorial potential of world travel.” I heard Jeff speak at the
West on Books: David Byrne’s “Bicycle Diaries”
Reviewed by Richard West David Byrne has gone from writing charmingly goofy lyrics while fronting for Talking Heads, the art-school punk band he cofounded in the 1970’s, to a polymathic avant-gardist involved in movie directing, art installations, photography, collaborations with Twyla Tharp, and now a prose stylist with Bicycle
10 Ways to Beat Air Travel Stress During the Holidays
This is the busiest flying week of the year and a good time to reflect that the journey, not the arrival, is what seems to matter more than ever these days. That’s because flying from A to B is the toughest part of any trip. But if you’re proactive,
The Interview: Gavin Fine, Jackson Hole
Gavin Fine (left) with partner and executive chef Roger Freedman. Photo by David Agnello. What do skiers like to do after a great day on the slopes? Eating well ranks right up there. But a great mountain demands a great restaurant as a follow up, and alas, that’s not always
The Artful Traveler: Dallas Arts District
“Swimgloat.” A Joycean word James coined as an expression of joy that comes from a great success. You confidently can assume Dallas is swimgloating after the October 12th sockeroo opening of its $354 million, 10-acre AT&T Performing Arts Center on a once humdrum, parking lot-littered landscape on the edge of downtown. Now there’s the ruby red luminous drum of the Winspear Opera House; the nine-story boxed Wyly Theatre, stark and glacial with its facade of hundreds of rippling aluminum tubes; a connecting landscaped park by M. Desvigne of Paris; and the still a-building City Performance Hall and the Annette Strauss Artist Square (capacity: 5,000) for outdoor shows.
Rare Travel Posters at Swann Galleries
For the Zoo. Charles Paine. 1921. Estimate $1,000-$1,500. If you're lucky enough to be in midtown Manhattan on November 18, wander over to Swann Galleries on East 25th Street. There you’ll see a steamship docked at a palm-fringed island. A gaggle of penguins from the London Zoo. A
My Lifelong Love Affair With Copenhagen
Street life in Copenhagen. By Mary Alice Kellogg Copenhagen and Stockholm are two singular cities — for starters, being capitals of Denmark and Sweden, with Copenhagen arguably more European than Scandinavian by nature. But a recent visit proved that they have more in common than one would suppose: both are