The Art of The Virtual Dinner Party
How to eat together when you’re apart.
In-person gatherings may be cancelled for the foreseeable future, but that doesn’t mean the dinner party is dead—it’s just evolving.
Kawagama Lake Boathouse at the Water’s Edge
Lakeside living.
When an architect combines efficiency and luxury, rusticism and elegance, boathouse and guesthouse in a single dwelling, it takes some creativity.
Photography Unveils the Secret Stillness of Casa Estudio Luis Barragán
Emotional architecture.
Luis Barragán described his work as “emotional architecture.” His use of vivid colours is to modernist design what Frida Kahlo was to visual art: a contribution to an artistic and intellectual movement that does not eschew vibrancy nor humanism.
Canadian Author Tara Henley on Coming Together as the Key to Surviving Crisis
Lean out.
With my life on hold, and little income coming in, I was forced to rethink everything. I had to abandon the frantic pace of modern life, overwork and consumerism, and seek out a different way of living.
RAW Artists Canada’s Mask Making Initiative Turns Crisis into Creativity
Calling all Candian creators.
The organization has turned to the creativity of Canadian artists to help produce personal protective equipment for those working in essential services.
4 Tools in The New (Digital) Age of Meditation
Tech-driven mindfulness tools we can all use right now.
Offering immediate benefits such as stress reduction and mood enhancement, meditation—which can be done in minutes from virtually anywhere—can be a particularly valuable part of our days during these strange, challenging times.
The Fine Wines of Vie di Romans
Gallo by name but not by label.
One of the noteworthy wineries in Italy’s northeastern Friuli region, by the border with Slovenia, is Vie di Romans. It’s best known for its fine white wines made both from international varieties and the local friulano grape.
10 Books to Make You Feel Good
Curl up.
I would encourage everyone sheltering in place to revisit a novel from their childhood or reread an old feel-good book. If you are short on ideas, here are a few recommendations for books that make you feel good.
New Album Releases to Add to Your Quarantine Playlist
Sounds to escape to.
Let music be your escape with these new album releases, chosen by our editors.
