Musings
Girls (and boys) Gone Wild: Spring Break
Love this shot from Life Magazine depicting a scene from Spring Break on Balboa Beach in 1947. Sometimes I think I was meant to be born in another era - that's my kind of party.
A Holy Home
Massimo Vitali, the Italian photographer known for his idyllic beach panoramas by the sea and pool, recently moved into a 14th century church in Lucca, Italy. In a recent NYTimes profile, Massimo shares the adventures that came with the restoration and renovation (including mice, water, birds and an archeologist). Read on, here.
Sleeping with Jeff Koons
A cool piece in the WSJ's OFF DUTY that discusses the shift in hotels' relationships with high end art. Hotels are beginning to acquire big names in the art world to keep up with lifestyle marketing trends, with a focus on continuingly crafting memorable stays for their guests, a "daring approach" as explained by Donna Rosen, a trustee at New York’s Whitney Museum. Read more, here.