Scribner’s Catskill Lodge

Upstate New York's cozy mountain escape reopens after extensive upgrades

Forever on a quest to discover escapes within arm’s reach of New York City, we found ourselves at the recently reopened Scribner’s Catskill Lodge in Hunter, New York. The hotel itself isn’t new (its bones were constructed back in 1966) and during its decades of operation, the facility accrued a storied history all while falling into disrepair. That is, until it was purchased by first-time …

On the Grounds of Spain’s Bodega Numanthia Vineyard

Hot, dry land yields a bold but complex wine

by Alia Akkam Towering over the vineyards of Bodega Numanthia, a seemingly out-of-place steel sculpture painted copper rises from the collage of petite plots in Spain’s hot, parched Toro wine region. Resembling a jungle gym, a modern, geometric one too artful for a playground’s misadventures, the art piece appears as a mirage, glistening amid a raw backdrop of green, blue and brown hues. Climbing is …

The Otis Backpack by Cool Hunting + Tumi

With every detail considered, we’re proud to present our best carry-all yet

Collaborating with Tumi is always an iterative process of refinement. For this, our second backpack, we began by looking back at the first one—a military-inspired black canvas rucksack—and chose a few key elements to carry over. But from there we reset the brief. We wanted to create a bag versatile enough to serve as the ultimate carry-on, yet with a sophistication that feels right in …