If you live on the East Coast of the United States, there’s no reason you shouldn’t spend a weekend in Montreal, Canada. Quebec’s largest city is under two hours by plane from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. It’s full of 19th-century French colonial...
West London’s Hampstead, with its redbrick houses hidden from high street traffic, reminds me of how pervasive British urban planning is. The neighborhood is eerily similar to many of those in Toronto—where I grew up—which meant walking the green-canopied streets felt more congenial to my...
Maggie Kidd, cofounder and managing director of Forsyth in St. Louis, acknowledges that the print has a “complex relationship” with fashion and design, noting that “it carries strong connotations, from ruggedness and adventure to a sense of rebellion.” Kidd believes the reclamation of camo is...
“Surprisingly, I never thought anybody would care about my refrigerator,” says Lynzi Judish, a TikTok creator who posts content about “decorating, organizing, and romanticizing” her home. Judish is one of many millennials and Gen Z’ers deliberately arranging the contents of her refrigerator all for the...
Set on a peninsula in chilly Casco Bay, the city of Portland, Maine, is a charming city full of maritime history, Victorian architecture, and the freshest lobster in America. It’s a creative hub, with attractions like the Portland Museum of Art and Merrill Auditorium; a...
After moving into his current apartment four and a half years ago, Howarth realized that gray decor would effortlessly match the existing white walls, dark gray bathroom tiles, and gray stone door sills. Plus, as he points out, painting his bedroom dark gray accentuated the...
In 2021, Erin Thumann, her sister, Ellie, and their mom planned a girls trip along the southeastern coast of the United States. “We wanted to visit all the Nicholas Sparks movie locations,” Thumann says. “My sister was filming a YouTube video, I was posting on...
Minimalism is not for everyone. Some of us are moved by a magpie-like spirit to collect and weave every possible flea market find into the ever-expanding tapestry of our home furnishings and decor. But long before Marie Kondo, people have been similarly bewitched by a...
According to 2023 data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, 72% of Americans believe global warming is happening. However, only 42% think it will personally affect them. “There’s much better awareness of climate change generally,” reiterates Michael Berkowitz, executive director of the University...
Are you one of the millions of college graduates who received a newly minted bachelor’s degree this year? And are you now ready to put to good use? Then you’d be doing yourself a favor by learning to enjoy NASCAR and appreciate the vinegary notes...