Douglas Prothero, CEO of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Courtesy Douglas Protehro Text size Douglas Prothero, chief executive officer of the newly launched Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, is an experienced seaman, boatbuilder, and finance professional with more than three decades in the maritime space. Before landing his new job, he worked in […]
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Douglas Protehro, CEO of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Courtesy Douglas Protehro Text size Douglas Prothero , chief executive officer of the newly launched Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, is an experienced seaman, boatbuilder, and finance professional with more than three decades in the maritime space. Before landing his new job, he worked […]
As part of a complete overhaul, Crabtree & Evelyn is looking to reach out towards a whole new … [+] customer base. (Courtesy of Crabtree & Evelyn) It’s not unusual for a company to make some changes at some point in its existence. An update to a catalogue, maybe a […]
If you haven’t shopped the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale yet, time’s running out because it ends on August 30th. Things have been flying off the online shelves, so if you’ve got your eyes on something right now and it’s available (we know you do), do not waste any more time. In […]
Camille Perry (L) & Holly Wright (R) Portrait_By Harry Crowder As headlines of the fashion industry’s downfall continue to surface, few brands have gotten it right. An industry that once thrived on a business model of excess and wholesale department store deliveries has now become about minimalism and direct-to-consumer strategies. […]
Toast is the most basic breakfast, but these slices on TikTok are making everyone do a double take. Zara Kaye, a 21-year-old film student from Los Angeles, California, is bringing some of her favorite films to life on bread. ”I started recreating food from films,” Kaye told “Good Morning America.” […]
For some, a long-distance, wilderness trail is simply a call to a destination. For others it’s all about the journey. San Diego County is home to such a trail, perhaps one of the best hiking routes you’ve never heard of. It’s called the San Diego Trans-County Trail, or just TCT […]
Ted Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas, has found himself in the middle of a number of controversies. There was the 2013 government shutdown, wherein Cruz hijacked Congress with a reading of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham; the time he accused President Obama of high treason for wanting to […]
Photo credit: Elaine Chung From Esquire In “Beers and Weirs,” the second episode of the short-lived cult classic TV show Freaks and Geeks, the protagonist Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini) is pressured into hosting a keg party for her new slacker-stoner friends. She spends all afternoon preparing for it: pouring bowls […]
The American Express® Gold Card holds a special place in my wallet. It was the first Amex card I opened and my first time paying an annual fee for a card. Despite a relatively high $250 annual fee, I was excited about having a metal card (in rose gold!), and […]
Sometimes mom truly does know best. Because it was, in fact, the finance grad’s mother who first suggested she explore a life as an instructor while she was staying with her parents in Bangalore, India after college. But though she was filling much of her days with classes and training, “I felt that yoga was just […]
Drew Bledsoe (right) with winemaker Josh McDaniels. Courtesy Drew Bledsoe Text size Celebrity wine and spirit brands are now so ubiquitous they seem to be almost a rite of passage. For some, though, the stereotype of a vanity project doesn’t quite fit. “We started our endeavor in the oldest way […]
In the dead of winter, camping and the great outdoors are likely among the last things on anybody’s mind. But, before you know it, spring and summer will be right back around, so picking up gift items now for those who love being one with nature is a savvy, veteran […]
Each year we ask more than 50 leaders and luminaries from literature, business, politics and the arts to name the best books they’ve read during the year. You could spend all day reading the full list—and all year reading the books. The best part about rereading Chekhov at a moment […]
Here’s the part where we tell you how bad 2020 was while we make a vague promise that it can only get better. Then, we would expand on the fact that because of the global pandemic we were all stuck inside this year and pretend that was somehow unusual as […]
Courtesy Stuckey’s/Wild Heaven Beer Back in the day, when Southerners hit the road five-deep in the family car to visit relatives during the holidays or head down to the beach for the annual summer vacation, there was always time for a stop at Stuckey’s, the most beloved of all retro […]
CLOSE Best gifts for mom 2019: Disney+ (Photo: LUCASFILM) Astronauts call the objects they carry with them to float around the space station in microgravity “zero-G indicators.” The rest of us call them toys. According to the blog Collect Space, the tradition goes all the way back to the first launch of a human […]
Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Everything’s going digital, even beer. Beer fans have very specific tastes, so when they find a drink they like, they stick with it. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, however, one popular, yet limited, brew won’t be […]
Iseult Devlin, Special to The Record (N.J.) Published 4:04 a.m. ET Nov. 12, 2020 CLOSE Fall foliage is peaking at the Killington Ski Resort in Vermont. Burlington Free Press Winter is coming, and many ski resorts around the country are set to open soon, so it’s time to start thinking […]
Mint House CEO Will Lucas. Courtesy Will Lucas Text size Like most of the lodging industry, Mint House—an upscale, tech-driven aparthotel concept with properties in nine U.S. cities including Philadelphia and Miami—was hard hit by 2020’s Covid-19 pandemic. Travel restrictions and lockdowns saw occupancy rates plummet and cancelations rise. During […]
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Kate Bosworth. Kate Bosworth When the pandemic struck, Kate Bosworth continued to find ways to stay busy. She launched KIND.EST, a lifestyle website that aims to be “the place where it’s cool to be kind.” There, Bosworth shares personal tales, beauty advice, recipes and more. Like the rest of us, […]