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Editor’s Note: Dear Reader, we’re big fans of the New York Times feature the Ethicist, and with this issue, dedicated to All Things Escapism, we’ve retooled our Welcome note in homage to Dear Ethicist, Le sigh…help straighten me out , just in time for the new year!
On one hand, I understand that all of us are standing in the face of the prevailing winds of hopelessness, today! But on the other hand, I just don’t want to “go there” anymore. How can I still recall a sense of beauty and wonder, of excitement, of curiosity, of just plain “hope” when all I want to do is dig out my COVID sweatpants and dig into a pint of something soothing? Surely, I can’t be the only one, right? It’s 2023 and I but…help me get there in my heart and soul!
Signed, A Lifelong Sybarite Looking For His Tribe Dear Sybarite, for sensuous luxury but is often used to describe someone who seeks out beauty and pleasure via
We agree that today, more than ever, we MUST embrace beauty and grace, precisely because of is that this can be a big or small thing, depending
serves us? What a PERFECT opportunity to escape to something that is all at once, new Sybarite, even on days when you are not feeling so carpe diem, it’s still possible to inhale and exhale beauty with exuberance: by being quiet and still and staying in place, or, by revisiting what you
tion! How the world has changed since you last Pretty nice when you think about it from this have a blast in Frankfurt!
Chin up! Signed, The WelSpotted Ethicist
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What’s old is new again in this nod to Escapism via the DeLorean DMC-12. The car has literally gone back to the future with its star turn in London’s Adelphi Theatre staging of Back to the Future, a musical that has rocked the West End and is headed for Broadway this year. Famous for transporting Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, the original auto, called the Time Machine, was retired and resides at the Los Angeles Petersen Automotive Museum. But DeLorean has produced a brand-new gleaming stainless-steel DMC for the stage. Estimated to cost $300,000, the car makes its appearance in a always all about the DeLorean. Legend has it that Ford Motor Company ofin production and these iconic gull wings could be yours!
ers Mark Phillips and Martin Anguiano have always believed in the power of manifesting their own reality, and considered it their destiny to create When you are spiritually “spellbound” by the wonders of the world, the metaphysical interest eventually inspired them to take a leap and start a
Back to the Future and its co-star DeLorean,
unique, diverse community where fans can truly be themselves while celebrating the best pop plate of warm cookies and glass of milk and encouraging attendees to “create memories with
Who needs to board an actual ocean liner, when you can escape into one of these
ment, and travel for the masses, posters became the essential method of spreading a commercial message, and advertisers were driven to outdo their competition with
Sustainable color isn’t a new idea but the are now “farmed” or extracted is pretty fantastical, as demand for products that celebrate The Natural World grows stronger and louder every day, and not just
to its Primark Cares assortment via a basically, what was marked for the scrap Primark’s latest bedding and bath col lections, a deep rich navy hue is created mostly known for its herbal remedies is the brain candy ofartist Carolyn Sweeney, who has been making her own ink and watercolors for many years, a journey that begins with gathering pigments out in the
latest project is natural pigment crayons, using earth pigments, botanical indigo, you’ve heard of “slow food” movement? designed fashion and homewares, has cre
Upstate produces event series, workshops, Now, back to those of you with wider worldwide of this precursor to Pantone, ridiculously glorious book that showcases colors and their nuances in watercolor, to create individual hues, tones and shades
Far left, Ireland-based Primark has added to its Primark Cares bed and bath assortment with Swissbased EarthColors by Archroma; these navy towels are created from by-product waste from saw palmetto. Upper right, framed images from the book “300 Years Before Color” new collector’s edition. Below, Strata Ink colors and paints are created with hand-forged earth pigments.
Psychedelics are poised to change the course of mental health treatments, and are slowly seeping their way into hallowed institutions—some of which are opening specialized centers, where closely monitored use of LSD, magic mushrooms, Ecstasy (or MDMA), and Ketamine (street name Special K) are being prescribed to treat a host of mental health issues and ail-
thought of them as recreational drugs, but with a closer look, we’ve seen they can be good treatments for things like depression, anxiety, even
W. Johnson, acting director of the Johns Hopkins Center of Psychedelics and Conscious-
controlled substance. But they’ve been around for eons. Books like Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland were tied to psychedelic drug use, because the author journaled about his migraines and the auras he experienced, leading to speculation that his meds may have inspired
Dr. Suess are cited again and again by trip-tastic readers who claim both authors indulged as a way to up the ante in their writing. We’ll let those legends speak for themselves, but that’s a
tan to a four story observation complex, where you’ll walk through hallways and enter beautiful rooms while ture, and the air that surrounds them: “Whether sunrise or sunset, blue sky or clouds, rain or snow, weather on a gorgeous evening and reported that while the entire experience screams for you to whip out your phone
The fact is, Dear Reader, we could all use a bit of a brush up exciting retail operations out there today have looked around up retailers on these pages but in this, our Escapism issue, we’re
and quit their corporate day jobs to build the brand, having ion industry still clinging to outdated gender norms that serve no one? “We’re on a mission to rethink gender norms and how they
towards “regular bodies” which often are not represented in
ClHu, or Clothes For Humans, was born because the founders say they couldn’t stop asking questions, including, “Why is the current fashion system still functioning in a way that is so has no one done anything about the traditional sizing system, which induces shame and attachment to what we ‘should’ be tion is paramount to the brand, which is reinterpreting resale Redo line, it’s possible give a garment another life with ORIGAMI CUSTOMS to construct clothing that makes it easier for people to be in the
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The Solar Pavilion, a true stunner at the recent Solar Biannale, was conceptualized and designed by V8 Architects and Marian van Aubel Studio, featuring 376 colored solar panels from Kameleon and 44 LED lamps to light the way. All energy is charged on site.
Here we are, allunder the same sun. ts powerful rays are calling us louder than ever. We have reached a critical point.
Ourpolluting energy system basedon nite fossil fuels is in dire need of replacement.
iswithinreach. For the rsttime in our history, solar energy is the cheapest source of electricity for most major countries.
Thisbegsthequestion: why is solar energy notyet widespread and embraced by society Because in order to accelerate the
energytransitionandmakeitaccessibletoall, itis crucialthatsolar energy becomes a naturalpart of everyone’s daily experience.
Fortunately, a hopeful alternative
tand every travel experience personalized and unique,” says Nick Udall, luxury travel veteran and part There will be cruising over the Grand Canyon, dining over the sights of Dubai, and expeditions to the impact on the travel industry, with holidaymakers wanting to escape to unseen areas of the world and
years, debuted the camo pieces earlier this year to a resounding “love, love, love!” from customers, who snapped up the jackets, raison d’etre was to conceal, blend in, and protect for the French camo became more than just a military ploy, but some attribute it to when veterans and civilians alike began sporting the print
Wilhelm designer Megan Guip’s newest collection, Soldier of Love, continues the decades-old shopping ined military ware—in this case, upcycled, embroidered, and overdyed camo jackets. Available online at wilhelm-nyc.com.
We’re fascinated by the niche social media darlings who’ve been popping up left and right, and so found two
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surprised me the most is the amount of people who watch my videos with absolutely no intention of wrapping anything!
Clockwise from upper left, the Rose Castle in winter, a large-scale art installation in the forested hills above the city. Upper right, the Opera House, part of the waterfront revitalization with its famed architecture; the entire property is open to the public. Lower right, indulgence in very hot or very cold weather. Lower left, the Astrup Fearnley contemporary art museum at sunset on the fjord (the inlet of sea between cliffs).
known as an electric Oslo leads the world with more than 50,000 users.
countries in the world, so it’s no surprise that two of the country’s cities have made the top ten (the other wellbeing – and with cross-country skiing, hiking, fishing, kayaking and cycling being popular across the country, they’ve got plenty to enjoy. Perched in the southern region of the country, capital city Oslo is central to nearly all of the pleasurable pursuits, as it ideally combines some of the best in urban living with outdoor can take an icy dip afterwards if they dare. From the upscale neighborhood of Aker Brygge, developed on the
children with
rior designer whose use of bright cheery hues in cording to the truly excellent obituary Penelope Green wrote for the New York Times, died on July 14 in Palm Beach, Florida. He was 85.
by the ultimate maximalist, Dorothy Draper, who was known for her Hollywood Regency that every room needs a touch of black, and
at least three or four prints and patterns per room, and that vertical stripes make any and the beige, which he said was bad for the knobby gray, and the walls were beige with
were her calling card and she had plastic slip the Times
House during the Carter administration, he also decorated the Carters’ log cabin in the
A show-stopping room at The Greenbrier, in West Virginia, one of Carleton Varney’s most lauded and recognizable properties in the world and known as “America’s Resort.”
Varney, AKA Mr. Color, took over as resident designer and curator here in the 1960s after Dorothy Draper’s retirement. He led a life nearly as colorful as his creations.
the furniture himself, including the couple’s for the Democratic National Convention at bags, umbrellas, and scarves, all made from a quilted fabric printed with white and green fabric to furniture, fashion accessories and
interior paint, green and white checked vinyl the Times, one pleased cabby said he was
VARNEY 1937 ~ 2022
University School of Education, now the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and
book, The Draper Touch: The High Life and High Style of Dorothy Draper, was published in they desired: the ability to escape into
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