According to Dr. Shadi Hamid in his new book Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle over Islam Is Reshaping the World, the failure of democracy to take root in the Islamic world is not about the election of Islamists. It is the sheer panic their ascent to power prompts...
Soon it will be Valentine’s Day, stirring up hot-blooded passions at a cold-blooded time of year. Asked to send along bon mots (to go along with bon bons) for the holiday), Art Goodtimes’ words suggest love is not always a many splendored thing – or, it...
SPARKy and Telluride’s The Palm present a rare Christmas treat Monday, December 19, starting at 6 p.m. at The Palm. The event is a screening of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s latest production of “The Three Penny Opera” by Bertolt Bretcht. Dinner and wine will be...
Madeline Hotel & Residences is pleased to announce two management-level appointments to its dining operations: Flynt Payne as Director of Food & Beverage and George Morris as Executive Chef. “By appointing Flynt and George to these key culinary roles, the hotel is continuing to reinforce our ongoing mission...
Nature-inspired jewelry that will rock your world. Now on display at Ah Haa Raise your hand if you’ve ever picked up a stone or pebble while working along a beach or a path. I thought so. Hard to resist those beautiful shapes and seductive textures....
The Ah Haa School for the Arts 22nd annual art auction, “The Art of Film,” takes place Friday, July 18. Buy your ticket now. Ah Haa’s auction, the backstory: In his book, “The Power of Film,” author Colin McGinn explores the way the silver screen...
Chiang Dao: Sometimes it’s not about turning caca into chocolate. Sometimes the caca is the chocolate – or in this case, the paper. Elephants consume, on average, 500 pounds of plant food and 42 gallons of water. Waste not. Want not. Heading north from Chiang...
We returned. Most vagabonds never get there. And that’s a miss. Turin (or Torino in Italian) is a very interesting town in the northern Piedmont region, Italy’s first capital (in 1861) and home to Italy’s royal family, the House of Savoy. Our circuitous route to...
I put out a request for suggestions for a hotel and base of operations to explore the Basque region of France – bien sur, pleine de charme – and the drums responded loud and clear: La Deviniere in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. La Deviniere also happens to be...
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back,” Maya Angelou When the global economic meltdown hit in 2008, trickle down took on a whole new meaning. The crisis left...