Elephants are much more competitive than you might think. At least that’s the impression I got sitting pitch side during the King’s Cup, an annual series of polo matches played by Babar types in the southern Thailand beach town of Hua Hin. What happens over the course of the ... More

Just steps away from Athens’ historic Syntagma Square, Greek tradition and modern design collide at the 79-room New Hotel. The property—built in 1958—was previously home to the Olympic Palace Hotel but underwent a much-needed makeover in 2011 when it re-opened under its current name. The hotel’s designers took ... More

With that “new year, new you” mentality in the air, now is a good time to ready the closet for spring cleaning and spring stocking. Combing through runway trends that boasted exciting new looks—like pop-art prints, fringe and knife-pleats—is a task made easier by the fact that many of these ... More

Since its founding by King Louis XIV in 1713, the Paris Opera Ballet School has acquired multitudes of accolades, but the prestigious institution has never celebrated such a monumental milestone as this one. Looking back on the year that marked the 300th anniversary of the school (known in 1713 as The ... More

Noah Dorrance, Baron Ziegler and Steve Graf don’t look like your average winemakers. You’re more likely to mistake them for the mussed-hair members of a band. It almost makes sense, too: They can often be found playing vinyl records in their new tasting room in Healdsburg, California—or even dancing on ... More

Kaya Scodelario might be the world’s finest surly teenager. From her star-making turn as beguiling bad girl Effy Stonem the British series Skins to her latest role as the title character in the twisted thriller The Truth About Emanuel (out January 10), the English actress takes on troubled teens ... More

Years ago, when I dropped out of school, I was determined to surround myself with objects and ideas that were interesting and important. I pored over art books and made a point to visit museums and galleries. I began ... More

When Killer Women—a promising new series about a Texas Ranger and the female criminals she encounters—premieres January 7 on ABC, some viewers will be seeing Marta Milans, the Spanish-born actress playing Becca Parker, for the very first time. Other viewers, however, will know her from Whole Foods. While the ... More

Most actresses would like to be able to walk through a restaurant without getting hit on by a waiter. And then there’s Evangeline Lilly. Last week Lilly arrived in Manhattan to promote The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and while at a midtown steakhouse, the waiter in question stopped her ... More

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