Gift Guide: Wellness

Gift Guide: Wellness

The Hot Spring Vanguard Tub Could the big holiday splurge bring warmth and relaxation to you, your family and your friends? It could if your big splurge were the purchase of a hot tub. The Hot Spring Vanguard Tub seats six and has 32 jets, including hydromassage and...
Cinemadope: It Takes a Village

Cinemadope: It Takes a Village

Whenever I plug in an iPod, my father likes to tell me the story of his first year of college. Back then, goes the story, he was the only guy on his dormitory floor who owned a record player, and whenever a new album came out, the gang would rush back to his room to...
Books for Dark Days

Books for Dark Days

For some reason, reading about the adventures of people who brave the harsh privations of vast wildernesses makes me feel really cozy—particularly on a cold winter evening. To prepare for the dark days ahead, I began stacking a pile of books on the floor next to...