Issue 106

Travel

These Are the Unique Travel Experiences Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026

New openings in favored locales like The Cooper in Charleston and elevated water excursions with Explora Journeys top the list from Galerie.

Double the Fun in Idaho: A Golf and Ski Wonderland

Experience the Best of Both Worlds at Sun Valley and Tamarack, Where Championship Golf Gives Way to World-Class Skiing.

Reynolds Lake Oconee: Georgia’s Premier Golfing Treasure

It’s the Georgia Peach of golfing, with seven world-class courses, legacy, and luxury, nestled between Atlanta and Augusta.

Culture

Neurotic WASPs (1990)

Christopher Sharp presents this swan song of ’80s prepdom from the January 1990 issue of M Magazine, a post that originally ran on Ivy Style in July of 2009. In keeping with the neurotic WASP theme, the scans were taken at a self-consciously nonchalant angle.

A Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home in Mississippi Lists for $2.5 Million

The current owner of Fountainhead is architect Robert Parker Adams, who has spent decades restoring the property

Sporting

Vandy is the Surprise of the Year in College Football—and Their MVP Is a 48-Year-Old Lawyer - WSJ

Vanderbilt was a doormat in the SEC until quarterback Diego Pavia showed up. Now he’s back for a sixth year of college football, but only thanks to a former Vandy cheerleader turned antitrust attorney.

Business & Money

The sexualization of marketing is just starting

Sex sells...

Is Gen Z Unemployable? - WSJ

The analysis produced a number that startled me: a mere 2% of Generation Z members hold the values companies want most in new hires – achievement, learning and an unbridled desire to work.

Columbia professor: Being authentic in the workplace is 'overrated'

“Feeling authentic does not equate to being perceived as talented or competent by others.”

Music

3 Country Classics That Are Pillars of the Underground - American Songwriter

Beyond Dolly Parton and beyond Willie Nelson was a group of country musicians that wrote gem after gem, and here are three out of the many.

Golf

High-End Golf's Next Unlikely Impresario May be a Baseball Superstar

Future Hall of Famer Mike Trout is behind a new course and luxurious members club in New Jersey.

Food & Drink

How to Cook Perfect Smash Burgers - Every Time! - YouTube

In this video, they're going to show you how to cook the beloved smash burgers on the Blackstone Griddle - perfectly.

Anti-Anxiety 'Chill-Out Drinks' Are Storming The Market. Are They Safe?

In a world that rarely slows down, a new wave of "functional beverages" is promising to help us do exactly that.