Spruce Up During Lockdown
Showings and open houses are off the table for a little longer, but sellers can make good use of the pause to improve the look, feel, and curb appeal of their homes. This week, The New York Times dropped a useful roundup
Put Some Color in Your Courante
With one delightful project after another, the staff of the New York Public Library has done wonders to keep the lights on, figuratively speaking, during the pandemic. This time, it’s librarians at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, who dipped into
Eat Your Wine
Few kitchen endeavors are quite as aromatic — and, if you’re tippling as you toil, intoxicating — as cooking with red wine. Whether it’s Bordeaux, Pinot Noir, or Burgundy: Drink the good stuff, cook with the rest. To that end, the experts at Food
Write Your Own Second Act
Proof that good stories can come from surprising places, the marketing automation platform Mailchimp partnered with Vice to produce “Second Act,” a legitimately inspiring series of short films about people who walked away from established careers to chase bigger dreams.
Vote like an Absentee in NYC
Here’s a little PSA for NYC residents: In an ongoing effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the New York City Board of Elections is encouraging registered voters — all of them — to apply for an absentee ballot to vote
Stay In and Support the Apollo
As it did all over the world, the pandemic forced the cancellation of live events on the famous stage of Harlem’s Apollo. To brighten its financial outlook — and to provide micro-grants to neighborhood merchants and small businesses around 125th
Kick Back and Watch the Music
Need a quick break? Activate your ears and your eyes with Liza, a short film from French animator Bastien Dupriez. The two-minute piece commandeers George Gershwin’s song of the same name, played by jazz pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, and adds flashes of abstract
Sing the Night Away at This Virtual Piano Bar
Somewhere between a concert, a comedy act, and a boozy singalong, the venerable piano bar was karaoke before they invented karaoke — and New York City’s long-running Shake, Rattle & Roll is one of the best. Locked down like the rest of us, the dueling-pianos act has gone
Put Together a Global Kitchen
This may not be the time to go out in search of hard-to-find culinary ingredients, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t borrow some techniques — and equipment — from global cuisine. Condé Nast Traveler has assembled a list of the greatest