From a trideck ship with a counter-current pool and attachable slide to the fastest aluminum superyacht in its category, 2015 ushered in a boatload of superlative ships. We have compiled a roundup of our most-read superyacht stories of the year, giving readers the chance to reflect on which eye-catching rendition they want to add to their fleets.
Once the automotive equivalent to ordering low-fat vanilla yogurt when surrounded by exotic Italian gelato, sedans are no longer considered cars of compromise—a sensible conveyance for the slippery slope of increasing responsibility. Instead, many of today’s top family-friendly models would be equally at ease on the track, and they have the looks to boot. Whether it is a 640 hp coupe, a limo limited to 195 mph, or a million-dollar masterpiece, the following four-door cars were among the most popular we presented in 2015. —…
A celebratory score for the gains made in brain health
The late neurologist Oliver Sacks famously likened the brain to a “vastly complicated orchestra with thousands of instruments, an orchestra that conducts itself, with an ever-changing score and repertoire.” Remarkably, that entire orchestra weighs just 3 pounds, a mere 2 percent of the average person’s total body weight, but it requires 20 percent…
Why Go: When in North Africa, Casablanca—Morocco’s largest city—is a convenient point of transfer. In addition to being Morocco’s chief port and one of the largest financial centers on the continent, its Mohammed V International Airport accommodates far more direct international flights than Marrakech—a 2.5-hour drive south. Marrakech remains the mecca for vacationers, however, with sprawling luxury resorts and a splendid medina, and the busy busines…
An Indian Roadmaster carries its rider along South Africa’s scenic coastal roads to the country’s private game reserves.
An hour into a 10-day journey across South Africa, the Indian Roadmaster full-dress tourer was already proving its prowess as it powered up the cliff-side curves of Chapman’s Peak Drive, a highway at the southwestern extremity of the continent. When the floorboard scraped the pavement, it was a signa…
Why Go: The annual, four-day December Art Basel show only arrived in Miami in 2002. Yet it has forever changed the city—now more than ever before. Enter Alan Faena, an Argentine fashion designer turned cultural engineer, who took a forgotten warehouse district back home in Buenos Aires and reimagined it as a center for art and architecture. Here in America, Faena wanted the cultural energy of Art Basel to remain in Miami year-round,…
