Fixed Expression A bust conjures up an entire world of culture, history, and civility.
Legerdemain The great French modernist painter Fernand Léger turned the forms of industry into metaphors of contemporary life.
By Design
Smooth Finnish Alvar Aalto's buildings and furniture are exemplary expressions of modern Scandinavian design—clean, light, practical.
Food
Chili Reception He's from Oklahoma, he lives in Chicago, but chef Rick Bayless cooks the best Mexican food in this country—some would even say any country.
Keep Your Distance It's a truth as harsh as it is simple: As you age your swing becomes less powerful. Here's what two swing experts say you can do to maintain your driving force
Health
In-House Training How to set up a home gym, the ultimate fitness luxury.
In Profile
Playing the Diva Faye Dunaway turns out to be as capricious in person as she was onstage in Los Angeles recently playing Maria Callas.
Java Transcend worldly desires by climbing the island's great Buddhist monument, Borobudur; revel in them by staying at the new Aman resort just next-door.
Venice in Winter The days are short, the weather's sharp, the city often shrouded in fog. Could there be a more romantic time to be here?
Worldly Goods
Driving Defensively Making cars bullet-, kidnap-, and terrorist-proof for wealthy individuals has become a lucrative niche market. A look at the top company, Ohio-based O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt
Pocket Guide The ABCs of setting up a home billiard room
Saying Makes It So A new software program turns speech into text without your having to lay a finger on the keyboard.
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TV TUNE IN: Checking in on Luxury
Departures Editor in Chief Richard David Story introduces the wildest innovations in contemporary luxury, airing on Plum TV®. The segments will be broadcast during Connections with Jennie Saunders beginning August 23. View programming schedule
