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
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
Against Your Better Judgment
On the joy of receiving something you could never quite justify buying for yourself
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
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
Closet Rivals
My daughter dismisses my sneakers as middle-aged, then dresses like her father. Apparently, looking old is a privilege of the young