Happy 300th Birthday, New Orleans! Founded in 1718 by the Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city was named after Philipp II, Duke of Orléans, who was an avid art collector. As part of the celebrations, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is showing his treasures from Oct. 26.
The facade of the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, designed by Frank Gehry, is no shrinking violet. Inside, it’s even more vibrant, with shows on Jimi Hendrix and David Bowie. The defining color of the latest exhibition, dedicated to Prince, who died in 2016, is purple.
Eyes open, taste buds ready to receive! Gourmets from around the world flock to Spectrum, the two Michelin-starred restaurant at Amsterdam’s Waldorf Astoria hotel. Sidney Schutte and his team not only serve the finest food, they are also masters of presentation, as evidenced by this herring with puffed potato and dill milk, miso cinnamon cream, and bacon-infused egg yolk (above).
Portable Nemo: zippered, fine-leather crossbody bag by Tod’s.
Ready for takeoff: polished silver cufflinks by Paul Smith.
Drum up your own personal fan club in this Seventies-style Être Cécile shirt.
Grab the spotlight with this gluten- and paraben-free highlighter by Too Faced.
These charming porkers are the sole inhabitants of the Bahamian island Big Major Cay. Popularly known as “Pig Beach”, the island attracts throngs of tourists who come here to pet and feed the swimming piggies.