11 September 2009
10 September 2009
Charleston, South Carolina
Photo: Chris Bickford for The New York Times
NYTimes:
Located on the outskirts of Charleston, Drayton Hall is a proudly spartan specimen of historic preservation for plantation mansions. It's eerily devoid of restored furniture and other period decorative touches, giving extra life to the creaky, original floorboards and plaster moldings. The interior of Drayton Hall, which was built in 1738. It's considered the oldest preserved plantation mansion still open to the public.
02 September 2009
31 August 2009
California
Photo: William Steinberg
A view from Mulholland Drive, south of Universal Studios, in Los Angeles on Saturday.
A view from Mulholland Drive, south of Universal Studios, in Los Angeles on Saturday.
28 August 2009
Rosendale, New York
Photo: Chris Ramirez for The New York Times
NYTimes story here:
After finding the historic stone house of his dreams, John Masters wasted no time dragging its 1755 bones into the 21st century. “I wanted to show that you can take one of the oldest existing homes in the country and make it green,” said Mr. Masters, 52, the owner of the wind-powered John Masters Organics beauty salon in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.
Greece
Photo: Moises Saman
NYTimes:
Story here.
NYTimes:
Thousands of lone Afghan boys are making their way across Europe, fleeing the violence in their home country. Greece, in particular, which has no foster system for foreign minors, has been overwhelmed by the number of asylum seekers crossing its borders. "Afghanistan is hemorrhaging its youth into Europe," said Pierre Henry, director of France Terre d'Asile, an organization that works with the European Union, the United Nations refugee agency and the French government on asylum affairs.
Story here.
26 August 2009
Scotland
Photo: John Paul for The New York Times
NYTimes: For Sale: Ackergill Tower, a historic estate dating to 1476, is on Sinclair's Bay in the northeast corner of the Scottish Highlands. The estate has about 30 acres, including a Victorian walled garden, formal lawns, woodlands and waterfront land with five miles of sandy beach.
Senator Edward M Kennedy 1932-2009
Photo: Associated Press
The Kennedy brothers, John, Robert and Edward, in Hyannisport, Mass., in July 1960 after John F. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination for president. Edward, often called Teddy, was the last surviving brother of a generation of Kennedys that dominated American politics in the 1960s and came to embody glamour, political idealism and untimely death.
The Kennedy brothers, John, Robert and Edward, in Hyannisport, Mass., in July 1960 after John F. Kennedy won the Democratic nomination for president. Edward, often called Teddy, was the last surviving brother of a generation of Kennedys that dominated American politics in the 1960s and came to embody glamour, political idealism and untimely death.
24 August 2009
20 August 2009
Brioni
Photo: Chris Warde-Jones for The New York Times
NYTimes: Suits in the making in the classroom of the Brioni tailoring school.
NYTimes: Suits in the making in the classroom of the Brioni tailoring school.
19 August 2009
18 August 2009
Vancouver: Doug Coupland
Photo: Martin Tessler for The New York Times
His second home, directly behind his primary home.
A minimalist fireplace and a nook with ceramic logs occupy an otherwise blank wall in the living room.
His second home, directly behind his primary home.
A minimalist fireplace and a nook with ceramic logs occupy an otherwise blank wall in the living room.
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