Island
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Wilczynska, the founder of Swil Arts Studio. She left her job as a software engineer at Google, spent a year traveling with her partner, and discovered watercolors in Thailand. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.I was born…
Years before the Revolutionary War and the Salem witch trials — and long before the United States even existed — this iconic Rhode Island restaurant was already serving up classic New England fare.The White Horse Tavern, housed in a distinctive red colonial building in the quaint seaside city of Newport,…
After nearly 12 years of courtroom warfare, mounting legal bills, and family office intrigue, the world’s second-richest person has hit another snag in his quest to own paradise.Google cofounder Larry Page and his wife, Lucinda Southworth, purchased two islands in the US Virgin Islands — Hans Lollik and the smaller…
When I finished university, people would always ask me what I wanted to do. I saw myself eventually moving to London, building a career, and settling down there. A lot of my friends had already done just that, and I thought I’d do the same.I was living with my parents…
