Books should not be judged by their covers — unless the cover is a 330-pound, jewel-encrusted sculpture created by the master surrealist Salvador Dalí. In that case, it may also appeal to art thieves,...
10.14.2026 Nytimes.comStealing a book usually means slipping something small enough to carry into a bag. But in France, thieves have managed to steal something far more extraordinary: a 150-kilogram bronze book cover creat...
10.14.2026 Timesnownews.com
Ronald Reagan The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive. Albert Einstein If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a ...
10.16.2026 Lynn-a.blogspot.com and 2 sitesRonald Reagan The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive. Albert Einstein If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a ...
10.14.2026 Lynn-a.blogspot.com and 2 sites
That’s the colloquial name for the Salkin House, an 1, 100-square-foot dwelling perched on a hillside lot, built for violist Jules Salkin in 1948 by John Lautner, the famed midcentury modern architect. Owning a Lautner home is a status symbol: Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière has a Lautner in the Hollywood Hills, seen in the pages of Vanity Fair just last year. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow bought one once upon a consciously coupled time, as did Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Billionaire...
10.13.2026 Vanityfair.com
Jewelry by contemporary artists and historic pieces feature in an online sale hosted by the auction house Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s Milan is holding an auction featuring a selection of jewelry that spans o...
10.19.2026 Gioiellis.com
Drawing with Pottery: In The Studio with Elisabeth Kley Courtesy of the artist, CANADA NYC, and the Currier Museum of Art. Photo by Morgan Karanasios. Elisabeth Kley, installation view of Cymodocea at...
10.13.2026 Artandobject.com
As we go into our Club weeks, I always have a pile of possibles drawn from the TBR which I hope to choose from for my reading. However, despite having many, many options, I realised when looking throu...
10.15.2026 Kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com
Ben Nicholson Cumbrian Cottages oil on canvas 54. 5 x 59. 5 cm (21 1/2 x 23 3/8 in. ) Painted circa 1928, in the United Kingdom. Twenty-two works from the Dartington Hall Collection by some of the mos...
10.16.2026 Fadmagazine.com
I’m about to turn 40 and I have no children, and boy do people make assumptions about what that means. One group assumes there is a sad story behind my being childless and another faction assumes I hate kids and have enthusiastically made the choice ...
10.16.2026 Inews.co.uk