Issue 30
Pillars of Hosting: Belonging
What can the concept of “moral sympathy” teach us about effective hosting?
Teyonah Parris
What does it take to get on Barry Jenkins’ call sheet? Candice Frederick speaks to the woman who knows.
Maison de Verre
A cubist tableau. A light show. A maverick of modernism. Hugo Macdonald explores a Parisian masterpiece.
Pillars Of Hosting: Empathy
Amy Alkon applies her brand of blunt advice to empathetic hosting.
Home Tour: Château de Gudanes
Inside the crumbling château coaxed back to life by “naive willfulness” (and many eager volunteers.)
At Work With: Coralie Jouhier
A Parisian café owner explains how to make the most of the calm before doors open at midday.
Table Textiles
Swatch, sample and swap with abandon. Until the scissors come out, nothing’s off the table.
Pillars of Hosting: Entertainment
Storytelling virtuoso Bobette Buster on the art of the anecdote.
Day in the Life: Amah Ayivi
Meet the entrepreneurial flaneur who has pivoted from casting director, to restaurateur, to vintage clothing importer.
At Work With: Charlotte Wilde
A wine bar doyenne instructs on how to throw a party fit for Bacchus in your own home.
Archive: Martha Gellhorn
Inside the archives of one of the world’s greatest war correspondents.
Akwaeke Emezi
An interview with the author who finished writing three novels before their first was even published.
Pillars Of Hosting: Comfort
What if informal gatherings make us more etiquette conscious, not less?
Pillars Of Hosting: Trust
On xenia—the Ancient Greek appreciation of trust between host and guests—in the 21st century.