Padel
Padel—an easy-to-learn cross between tennis, racquetball, and squash—has come to Las Vegas, thanks to the sparkling facility built by Real Racquet Academy.
Goddess Sphere
The female-led GODDESS SPHERE launched at The Sutton Place Hotel with its first product, BLOOM™, for an audience comprised of prominent names from Vancouver's finance, media, and lifestyle sectors.
Elton John auction
THE COLLECTION OF SIR ELTON JOHN: GOODBYE PEACHTREE ROAD—the upcoming auction at Christie’s New York— comprises 920 lots, of which 200 are jewelry. Herein are the 16 sparkling jewels I’m following.
Covers
01/26/2024 My Fave Covers; Part 301/26/2024
It takes a lot of nerve to cover another artist's song; and, for my money, a cover-version should aspire to be at least as good as the original. Having made a list of my eighteen favorite covers, here are numbers 4 through 1 [Part 3 of 3]
Covers
01/23/2024 My Fave Covers; Part 201/23/2024
It takes a lot of nerve to cover another artist's song; and, for my money, a cover-version should aspire to be at least as good as the original. Having made a list of my eighteen favorite covers, here are numbers 10 through 5 [Part 2 of 3]
Covers
01/20/2024 My Fave Covers; Part 101/20/2024
It takes a lot of nerve to cover another artist's song; and, for my money, a cover-version should aspire to be at least as good as the original. Having made a list of my eighteen favorite covers, here are numbers 18 through 11 [Part 1 of 3]
Spa Botánico
Spas may be de rigueur at any luxury resort, these days, but there's nothing standard about the five-acre, Bill Bensley-designed Spa Botánico at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve; nor the transportive and transformative treatments it offers.
Casa Dragones Bertha
Bertha González Nieves talks about the pursuit of true craftsmanship and quality that led to the creation of Tequila Casa Dragones—the ultra-premium tequila company she co-founded with Robert Pittman, in 2009—and the different expressions it has produced [Part 2 of 2]
Casa Dragones Bertha
Bertha González Nieves talks about the pursuit of true craftsmanship and quality that led to the creation of Tequila Casa Dragones—the ultra-premium tequila company she co-founded with Robert Pittman, in 2009—and the different expressions it has produced [Part 1 of 2]

A decade later, this article's message rings truer than ever before... Yes, I’m a man. Yes, I wear a lot of jewelry. No, I do not want your oily mitts all over it!