Champagne House: a South of France Treasure with an Ode to the Bubbly

A crowd-free oasis to host writers’ retreats, everyone else is just as welcome

People

Tina Turner in Bronze, the Energy and Charisma of the Queen of Rock&Roll

byLaura Wagner

Artist Carol Brody’s sculpture captures the strength that defined her

Arts

Bergamot Station Arts Center a Stunning Collection of 18 Galleries in Santa Monica

byLaura Wagner

A gritty setting that lives up to high expectations

Usa: autorità aviazione autorizza la ripresa dei voli

Travel

Beware of the “Airline Wars,” as They Try to Recoup What they Lost in the Pandemic

byLaura Wagner

Some may be more accommodating than others, it’s a game of Russian roulette

New York

Gustav Klimt: ”Gold in Motion” Exhibit at Hall des Lumières Digital Arts Center

byLaura Wagner

The former Emigrant Industrial Bank on Chambers Street in downtown Manhattan has been brought back to life. Gianfranco Iannuzzi, the ingenious creative director, has reinvented and repurposed this majestic Beaux Arts building and created Hall des Lumière now New York’s permanent digital arts center. The inaugural exhibition features a multi-sensory...

Arts

Searching for Italy with Stanley Tucci: What’s Coming Up in Season 2?

byLaura Wagner

Following the inimitable Stanley Tucci, a lovable and charming host of the much-adored Searching for Italy, is a refreshing diversion of television time well-spent. Based on his previous shows, it may be wise to consider a fast before feasting with him again for Season 2, which was due to drop...

Arts

“Letters from Italy”: A Son’s Homage to His Parents’ Love Story and Their Courage

byLaura Wagner

Imagine a romance that blooms without the aid of texting/voice mail/Face Time or WhatsApp, but simply through letter-writing, resulting in a marriage lasting a lifetime. In Letters from Italy: A Transatlantic Love Story (BlackRoseWriting.com) this simple pleasure recurs throughout the book, leading to one of the most compelling thoughts: to...

Arts

Turning Life into Art: Driving with Cristian Chironi in His Chameleon Fiat 127

byLaura Wagner

I’ve had a very casual relationship with automobiles. Perhaps it had to do with my driving coach - a very nonchalant Dad, who on my first encounter at the wheel, read a newspaper while instructing me. The fear of being led through busy and congested streets as a young teen,...

Arts

Aldo Andreoli: From Torino to Tribeca and Beyond in Search of Art and Sustainability

byLaura Wagner

“Greed without social and urban planning has led New York to becoming its own ghost. Art and creativity are just commodities, the soul left town in search of a better place. For a while, Brooklyn seemed to be inheriting the old spirit of Downtown, but in just a few years...

Arts

“Distant Fathers”: Ann Goldstein’s Translation Introduces Jarre to Anglophones

byLaura Wagner

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. Maya Angelou’s words seem to encapsulate much of Marina Jarre’s (1925-2016) complex and conflicted life in Distant Fathers, her memoir, originally published in 1987. This brilliant...