Against Your Better Judgment
On the joy of receiving something you could never quite justify buying for yourself
Letters from Scamelot
In her newest party report, Caroline Calloway loses two guys in seven days, survives a drunken gardening accident, and limps her way into a Strokes after-party
The Somerset Cure
A former Daily Mail editor and his Texan wife have turned an 18th-century Gothic rectory into a wellness-focused country-house escape—complete with ice baths, blood analysis, and a gong
Meet Me at Metrópolis
For more than a century, Madrid’s gilded Beaux-Arts landmark was best admired from the pavement. Now the duo behind Amazónico has turned it into a 19-suite hotel and private club
Closet Rivals
My daughter dismisses my sneakers as middle-aged, then dresses like her father. Apparently, looking old is a privilege of the young
Isle Take It!
A private oasis in the Venetian Lagoon can be yours for $6.2 million. But as more of the lagoon’s islands go up for sale, locals are fighting to keep their sinking city from becoming a water park for the ultra-rich
Kebab Camp
I thought I was handy with a skewer. But when I watched Brooklyn’s koobideh king behind the grill, I realized I had a lot to learn