Last year, I put some miles on a unique $6,500 carbon-fiber push scooter reportedly cooked up off-hours by the design and race team over at Red Bull/Oracle. While the $6,500 urban scoot can’t top 20 mph due to legal constraints, it was nonetheless an intriguing design exercise, and it does go 20mph with aplomb – […]
Netflix’s new limited series Sirens is easily one of the best thrillers released on the platform this year. If you’ve made it to the ending of the five-episode limited series, you might have a few questions, including what Simone’s twist of fate really means. Warning: Major spoilers ahead for the ending of Sirens on Netflix. The Season 1 finale, titled […]
There is a quiet renaissance happening in ladies’ watches right now, resulting from the culmination of various improvements in design, movement technology and proportioning. The development of scaled-down automatic movements combined with a renewed sense of restrained design has emerged, which means ladies’ watches are less girly and more dignified. At the same time, a […]
Looking at virtually any parking lot in the nation these days is something akin to seeing at a black-and-white photo of cars, trucks and SUVs. That’s because a whopping 81% of the top selling vehicle colours are not the least bit colorful, according to Edmunds.com, but are rather variations of white (25%), black (22%), gray […]
We spend a lot of time here reporting on results from the San Francisco Spirits Competition. It might seem excessive, but it’s for good reason: this is unequivocally one of the most influential annual judgings in the booze industry. Brands no less significant than Tito’s Vodka, Don Julio tequila, and–most recently–Talisker single malt scotch, have […]
Every race on the Formula 1 calendar attracts cool, famous, wealthy, and powerful people. But, when it comes combining royalty, intrigue, history, and most of all, superyachts with raw Formula 1 power, few events can compete with the Monaco Grand Prix that takes place this weekend Anyone who’s been to the Monaco Grand Prix before […]
Less obvious cities like Craiova and Girona are on this list of cultural hotspots, alongside unmissable artistic centers like London and Paris. If you’re looking for the ideal cultural getaway in 2025, here are ten cities, including some lesser known gems to explore. No matter where you travel in Europe you’ll find fascinating history, exceptional […]
Travelling with older children, including multi-generational travel with grandparents, is a growing sector in tourism. You may believe that once the kids are launched, that’s the end of the family vacation. Many parents use the empty nest to take bucket list trips that previously would have been too pricey or complicated with younger ones. And […]
“The Mediterranean Blue,” a 10.3-carat fancy vivid blue diamond sold for $21.5 million during Sotheby’s sale of High Jewelry in Geneva on Tuesday. It was not only the top lot of the sale, but it was the marquee item during the series of jewelry auctions held in Geneva. The bidding for the cushion modified brilliant-cut […]
The renowned Australian wine critic is set to sell the last 100 lots of his personal collection, located in the Yarra Valley’s Coldstream Hills, as he relocates to Sydney. James Halliday is set to auction off the last of his private wine collection as the renowned critic and author relocates to Sydney. It’s the second […]