I never thought I'd like living in a 16th Century monastery until I visited Florence. In fact, if I had it my way, I would have moved into Hotel Villa San Michele for the whole summer. I pulled up in…
Continue Reading →Sorry for the radio silence. I'm taking a little time off and visiting Florence for a friend's wedding in the hills of Tuscany. Tips for Florence welcome, otherwise more next week when I'm back. Photo Credit
Continue Reading →On the Cicli Maestro Milano website you can customize by color every attribute of your Italian made bike. Frame, rims, tires, spokes, saddle, handlebar, handles. Even the crankset and chain colors. All made to order in Milan and shipped to…
Continue Reading →Keeping the Spearlocator up has been almost impossible. I've been ping-ponging around the globe for a few months now. If you follow me on Twitter you know that and hopefully enjoy reading the mini-updates. I'm settling in for 3 days…
Continue Reading →It might be the weather, the water, or the love with which it's made, but regardless of the cause, the fact remains that the gelato is just better in Italy. Most gelaterias in Rome are pretty amazing. Of course, there…
Continue Reading →Our pal Alice Wang dropped us a note letting us know about her latest project, Commodity Love. She's at it again making us scratch our head wondering what's true here. She says "As products get more and more attractive, can…
Continue Reading →If you happen to be in Genova, Italy this weekend we are super jealous. Not just because of the food, but because Rostarr is unveiling a new body of work titled Oculus Velocitas tomorrow night at the Galleria Il Trifoglio…
Continue Reading →This political season you are going to see a lot of buttons supporting various candidates. If you've ever been to a political rally you know how important these buttons are -- they immediately identify who is friend and who is…
Continue Reading →Anyone who knows this site (or me) knows I've been a big José Parla fan since early 2005 when I first discovered him, and also a collector since the very beginning; I was lucky enough to have a grabbed a…
Continue Reading →A recent issue of Esquire included a feature regarding America's best-dressed males. There was a section honoring well-dressed celebrities, and a section for well-dressed men (of the un-paparazzied variety). The men, of course, were asked to explain themselves, to offer…
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