From the Nov/Dec 2007 Issue

Adventure

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Waterworld

An engineering and architectural marvel, Aquaventure at Atlantis is much more than just a dazzling Bahamian theme park. Read More

Dispatch

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Holiday On Ice

Some 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Patricia Morrisroe finally meets a reindeer and finds a cure for her sleepless nights. Read More

Black Book

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Mod Marrakech

Palm Springs Refreshed

When people ask me to find them a Palm Springs house that evokes old Hollywood," says realtor Lisa Casey, "I have to ask, Do you mean the Clark Gable–Joan Crawford old Hollywood Palm Springs or the one with Frank Sinatra and the R... Read More

At Home in Turks & Caicos

Pure Powder

Culture Watch

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Pictures from His Exhibition

Dennis Ashbaugh makes paintings that riff on DNA, biotechnology, and microscopic sea life. Science fiction writer Bruce Sterling decodes the idiosyncratic artist. Read More
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The New Face of Chinese Art

A painter of portraits that tap into the psychology of his homeland, Zhang Xiaogang has risen from Cynical Realist to global art celebrity. Read More

The Global Reader

Q&A with Umberto Eco Read More
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Western Civilization

For 30 years Edward Curtis photographed this country’s native peoples. His images, once nearly forgotten, are now as admired as they are coveted. Read More
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L.A.’s Art House Director

A charismatic, fast-rising art world star, Michael Govan traded coasts to pilot the Los Angeles County Museum of Art into a brand-new era. Read More

Dress Code

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Yoshimasa Hoshiba

The creative director of Oceans, a Japanese fashion and style magazine, learned (almost) everything from his father, a third-generation tailor. Read More
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Shouldering On

A self-confessed Hermès addict builds his completely customized dream bag. Read More
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Cool Hand Luxe

The Country Gentleman Salvatore Ferragamo shearling gloves, $380; 800-628-8916 Read More
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The Beaded Lady

Artist Janis Provisor trades oil and canvas for ametrine and tourmaline to create bold, highly collectible necklaces. Read More
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Glitterati

Bright, Shiny Things Read More

Food

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Not Just Desserts

Gail Monaghan not only cooks and writes about savory sweets; she saves them from extinction. Read More

Home Front

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Art of the Card

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The Wrap Artists

Using everything from crocodile prints to yesterday’s newspaper, today’s creative gift givers are thinking outside the box. Read More
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One Perfectly Modern Scent (Plus 8 Others)

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The Shape of Sounds to Come

They look weird, sound great—but is any stereo speaker worth $150,000? Read More

How to Buy a Paris Apartment

A new wave of companies catering to Americans and a vibrant real estate market are turning the City of Light into a turnkey experience. Read More

Golf

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Playing the Low Country

A 125-mile stretch of South Carolina might just be the most concentrated golf destination in the world. John Stacks tees off. Read More

Fiction

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The Library’s Lions

A New York institution honors artists and—shhh!—also gives them a place to work. Read More

In Profile

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A Higher Purpose

For his latest venture, Napa Valley veteran Donald Hess went to Argentina, where he’s determined to elevate the art of winemaking—to 9,000 feet. Read More

Travel

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Sweet Barcelona

The city that introduced cacao to Europe is once again at the forefront of the xocolata avant-garde. Read More
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The Fall & Rise of Roberto Polo

How the investment manager with a savvy eye for art went from haut monde to rock bottom. Christopher Mason reports from Paris on his second coming. Read More

Out There

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Design Intervention

Worldly Goods

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A Triumphant Return

After a two-decade absence, the original outlaw machine is back in a big way. Read More

From Clubs to Condos, Choosing the Right Vacation Home

Heavenly Figures

Through one family’s passion and generosity, the art of Neapolitan crèche scenes lives on in New York. Read More

Consuming Passions

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The Trend Report

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Showstopper

In-Store Dining

Once upon a time department store restau­rants were anonymous cafeterias with bad coffee. Even in New York! Talk about trans­formation. Now it’s all about high style and haute dining. Here’s to the ladies—and gents—who lunch. Read More

Social Trend Report

Big Time

Water Toys

Wine & Spirits

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Rieslings Rising

The versatile white wines of Germany are enjoying a new golden age, but Martin Filler wonders if global warming—and the higher sugar levels it produces—will lead to a postmillennial meltdown. Read More

The Philanthropist

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How Jean Pigozzi Plans to Save the World

On a remote island off Panama’s Pacific coast, the businessman/conservationist welcomes scientists to his Liquid Jungle Lab, a one-of-a-kind research center. Read More

Features

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Venice: A Glass of Its Own

The Keys, Please...

A six-bedroom villa perched high on Peter Island may be the ultimate in new Caribbean luxury. Richard David Story reports. Read More
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Eating in Istanbul

At this crossroads of East and West, the cuisine is as fascinating and complex as the long history. From street food to chic new restaurants, Anya Von Bremzen finds the best dining in Byzantium. Read More
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Dynamite Dolomites

The Italian alps have always been fashionable among a certain set, and the resort called Val Badia has always been a sort of hidden jewel in the dolomites’ crown. Elisabeth Franck-Dumas joins a new global jet set for not only it... Read More

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