Little Eyes – Samanta Schweblin Little Eyes is a speculative fiction novel that revolves around devices called kentuckis, cute little animal robot avatars that create unique connections between two people. On one end, you have people who own these little guys, maybe a child caring for them like a pet or someone who’s purchased it
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It’s the middle of April, and though Matty Healy has an album releasing in a month—the 1975’s Notes on a Conditional Form, out today—he’s already thinking about the next project. Part of that’s the quarantine: he’s isolating with bandmate George Daniel, a few other musicians from the record label he runs, and his girlfriend in
As an escape pod from our quarantine-normalizing present, The Last Dance was a revelation. Few sights are more pleasurable than Michael Jordan kissing the sky in Carolina Blue threads, or watching him inhale his fifth stogie of the day. But when interpreted as a matter of record meant to educate, enlighten, and unveil, the documentary
What have you been reading, watching, and/or listening to?I read the local daily newspaper, Prensa Libre. To put this crisis in perspective, I have recently reviewed the introduction in Boccaccio’s The Decameron and am about to read El amor en los tiempos del cólera, by Gabriel García Márquez. And I have just finished bingeing Tiger
We asked 24 of our favorite minds—including Robert Pattinson, Dua Lipa, Offset, Desus + Mero, and more—what they’re discovering about art, and about themselves, in this age of isolation. See how they’re all staying creative in the time of quarantine here. Uncut Gems, Josh and Benny Safdie’s jewelry-heist love letter to New York monomania, turned
Nevertheless, Pattinson says, he conceived of a brand name for his product, a soft little moniker that kind of summed up what he thought his pasta creation looked like: Piccolini Cuscino. Little Pillow. He thought he’d give the product another go, with me now: “Maybe if I say it in GQ, maybe, like, a partner
At one of Donald Trump’s press conferences this week, he appeared with a banner behind him proclaiming in all caps that “AMERICA LEADS THE WORLD IN TESTING.” It was an obvious lie—the U.S. lags far behind other countries that have managed to get their coronavirus outbreaks under control, like Denmark, Germany, and New Zealand. But
Image courtesy of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts In response to the growing concerns of travelers surrounding the health standards of public and personal spaces, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has embarked upon a collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine International’s new global health and safety program, Lead With Care. With principles of trust and service
When Issa Rae wrapped up a year’s worth of projects, she did not expect to be watching them all from quarantine. First came The Photograph, which made it to theaters just before the world went into lockdown. Then came The Lovebirds, originally set for an April release but now out on Netflix. And then there’s
Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 marked the beginning of an era in which Republican candidates relied on white evangelical enthusiasm to win, and he is considered by some to be the “father of the pro-life movement.” But even Reagan did not appear to hold genuine views on the issue; as governor of California in 1967,
Saturday Night Live’s 45th season may be over, but for many Americans, quarantine sure isn’t. SNL posted a new sketch to YouTube on Tuesday, an extreme promo for the only destination that many of us can actually visit right now: Our own homes. And the sketch hits perhaps a little too close to…home. Sure, there
It’s a good time to be in the market for a Father’s Day gift ideas. Between the open-collar shirts and the chunky sneakers, the bluetooth speakers and the elevated toothbrushes, it’s almost impossible to get it wrong in 2020. In fact, your biggest problem these days is simply just having too many options to sort
It’s controversial, maybe, but sobriety doesn’t have to be hard. It doesn’t have to be a weight you carry about and worry about and think about all the time. It’s possible to rewire some things in your brain—to change your beliefs—by being open to change and feeding yourself new information. Once your beliefs change, new
There are countless little moments throughout 2018’s Love, Simon that will tug at your heartstrings, but the biggest emotional payoff comes in the final act, as the titular Simon boards a Ferris wheel—and in doing so, gives the viewer a quiet moment to reflect on the fact that an unabashedly queer teen movie like this
When renown fashion designer Sue Wong undertook the restoration of her beloved The Cedars, the breathtaking palazzo she calls home, no detail nor expense was spared nor overlooked in reinstituting its past grandeur. The Cedars was once the fabled Grande Dame, the epitome of Old Hollywood glamour and reputedly the most opulent home of its
Viking River Cruises Viking, last week, announced the official launch of Viking.TV, a new digital platform designed to provide enriching cultural content and live streaming video experiences from around the world. The announcement was made by Executive Vice President Karine Hagen in a video for current and past Viking guests, posted on the homepage of Viking.TV. “Right
Pascal Montary While whiling away the hours wistfully awaiting when we can travel once again, a recent property review of The Grand Café de la Poste in Marrakech has us excited to return to the hospitality industry when the time is right. Until then, we at JustLuxe hope you enjoy this property review to whet your appetite
That’s tough. You try to find other ways of providing that energy. There’s business, and my attitude to prove that I can be successful in that world. Especially with the Bobcats. To me, that is very motivating, because everyone thinks I did such a terrible job in Washington. And now it’s a challenge to prove