Spanish one day, French the next: Pheasant Island in the Bidasoa River changes sovereignty every six months. This curious state of affairs dates back to a treaty signed in 1856. Luckily, the tiny island has no inhabitants who might otherwise suffer an identity crisis.
Groundhog Day, the Hollywood comedy starring Bill Murray, put the little town of Punxsutawney on the map. Every February 2, which is Groundhog Day, there’s a celebration there and a furry rodent “predicts” the end of winter.
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A lucky charm for Buddhists, for this Stella McCartney bag, a stylish goldfish.
Talismanic: a metal dragon pendant on a chain of ribbed beads by Hermès.
A 100-percent merino wool sweater by Moschino with a good-luck troll on the front.
20 I 20 by J.F. Schwarzlose Berlin is a feel-good scent for a brand-new decade.
Edward Hopper, Railroad Sunset, 1932-1942, oil on canvas, 112 x 103 cm
©Edward Hopper (1882–1967) is a master of American Realism. Some 60 pieces of his are showing at the Fondation Beyeler art museum in Basel, Switzerland.