DOUGLAS WITMER

Growing up in the Mennonite culture of Lancaster County, PA, Douglas Witmer’s deep connections to simplicity, peacemaking and humility began at an early age. Through his color-driven visual experiences, he has steadily pursued a personal inquiry into the materiality of seeing, perception, feeling and memory for over two decades.

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HUNT SLONEM

Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

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THE SCULPTOR WHO RECONCEIVES CLASSICAL MYTHS

To understand the ethereal sculptures made by the American artist Yoko Kubrick, you have to know your Greek mythology

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RICOTTA GNUDI WITH POMODORO SAUCE

These little guys are somewhat like gnocchi, but without the potato flour and (failed) attempts at piping them out of a bag. In Italian, gnudi means "naked", so you can think of them like the filling of a ravioli, but without the pasta wrapper.

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THE SAVEUR SOUR

Jeffrey Morgenthaler of Portland's Clyde Common adds a tropical spin to a classic brandy sour cocktail with Jamaican rum and fresh citrus.

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NOWNESS: AD ASTRA

A reflective tour of Norway's modernist churches.

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THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK FOR A SUMMER DINNER PARTY

Temperatures might be falling and the daylight hours dwindling, but summer doesn’t officially come to a close until Sept. 23; consider it a bonus month (or three weeks) to throw a small dinner party and share new, and old, music with friends. A good soundtrack to the night can inspire discussion, pad out quieter moments and bring people to an impromptu dance floor.

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