The painting shows Hudson River School artist, Thomas Cole chatting with naturalist and poet William Cullen Bryant. ART Closely Looking at “Kindred Spirits” by Asher Brown Durand Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886) painted “Kindred Spirits” in 1849. As stated in the wall plaque beside the painting: “Kindred Spirits” is a memorial to the artist Thomas Cole, […]
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LANDSCAPE WITH CLAY PIPE (1941) by Stewart Davis, Oil on Canvas. This painting is a variation of the Radio City Music Hall mural. “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing” Artist Stuart Davis (1892 – 1964), was an early American modernist painter who spent time living in Paris as well as in New York City. He is remembered for his […]
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FOOD: Gramercy Tavern in NYC At Gramercy Tavern, in New York City – you can rely on top-class dining with no gimmicks, where chef Michael Anthony’s outstanding menus are presented by eminently suave staffers in an upscale, country dining room arrayed with gorgeous flower displays. Gramercy Tavern is not cheap by any means, though the front tavern offers a reasonable à la carte menu in a colourful walk-in setting. (P.S. gratuity is […]
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The Halcyon Hotel, Denver Cherry Creek area. The Halcyon Hotel, Denver is the first hotel to open in Cherry Creek, Denver’s upscale shopping district, in more than a decade, and the hotel’s concept will make them feel right at home. “We designed the hotel to feel like you were visiting your very chic friend’s house in […]
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Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) is a densely populated city on India’s west coast. A financial center, it’s India’s largest city. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Offshore, nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The […]
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Sock Etiquette The basic rule of thumb for men’s colored socks is an easy one: The color of your sock should match the color of your trousers. That means wearing black socks with black trousers, dark gray socks with charcoal trousers, blue socks with your blue jeans, and so on. Yeah, it’s a good rule that […]
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Sensu Solo Brush for Digital Tablets THE ARTIST BRUSH, EVOLVED. From the makers of the original Sensu Artist Brush comes Sensu Solo. This patent pending design was created to help you express your creativity digitally. Our advanced hair technology and construction creates a spring and responsiveness that feels like real painting. The traditional shape of […]
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FIRST PERSON: by Jack Atkinson An energetic social hub filled with urban adventure and daredevil design, The Hudson NYC takes convention and turns it on its head. Born from the innovative vision of design impresario Philippe Starck, Hudson, a New York boutique hotel, is stylish, democratic, young at heart and utterly cool. Best places to hang: Umami […]
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FIRST PERSON: by Jack Atkinson In 1966 Richard Clifford Diebenkorn began teaching at UCLA and moved to Santa Monica, to a neighborhood called Ocean Park, where he made the transition again to abstraction. First, he painted landscapes that were strikingly like the later color field non-objective works in the Ocean Park Series. That series consists of 140 […]
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Bangkok Curry Bowl at NATIVE FOODS A Bangkok Curry Bowl is Seared, organic tofu steak, with steamed veggies, kale and organic brown rice, topped with red Thai curry sauce, toasted sesame seeds and cilantro. Native Foods Café was founded in 1994 in Palm Springs, California bringing into harmony our passion for fresh food and compassion for animals […]