Les Artistes

Timeless Topics

Shakespeare’s Been Reading the News NYTimes

“The topic of powerful men who can’t control their sexual behavior is unfortunately terribly current,” said Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York Public Theater’s annual Shakespeare in the Park gala at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater, which previewed this summer’s production of All’s Well That Ends Well’.

“There’s a moral compass in males that hasn’t evolved since Shakespeare’s time. Some men are willing to take great risks to get their way sexually,” Oskar Eustis continued.

Sublime as the production was, the poetry kept being upstaged by the real world’s vulgarity. “France is a dog hole,” one actor said, bringing to mind Dominique Strauss-Kahn. “Those girls of Italy, take heed of them,” said another, conjuring thoughts of Berlusconi. And “A young man married is a man that’s marred” (everyone else).

People

Northern Lights

Inside the Home of Swedish Designer Marie Olsson Nylander KNSTRCT

Swedish Interior Designer Marie Olsson Nylander is giving the world an intimate peek inside her family home. The shabby 1970?s villa humbly sits in the town of Arild, Sweden, where it hasn’t see any love for 30 years, until now. When Nylander and her husband Bill first laid their eyes on the unkempt villa they weren’t convinced it was going to be theirs, yet they couldn’t get the home out of their heads. The Nylander’s returned three times to view the villa which caused them to slowly catch feelings for the old home; a purchase came shortly after. More images @ KNSTRCT

Swedish Home of Designer Marie Olsson Nylander

Heidi’s Big Baubles

Heidi Klum Launches Costume Jewelry with QVC WWD

Heidi Klum’s new QVC collection called ‘Wildlife by Heidi Klum’ will kick off with Heidi on a Sept. 8 QVC special Fashion’s Night Out broadcast from Manhattan, supporting New York fashion week.

“All of the pieces are statement pieces. The only reason to wear costume jewelry is to wear something large — something you can’t do with real jewelry because it would be too expensive,” explained Klum, who added she takes design inspiration from her trips to flea markets and the many collectibles and knickknacks that fill her L.A. home.

People

No More Tea for Two

Any speculation about George Clooney marrying Elisabetta Canalis is over. The reasons aren’t clear although Canalis recently went to far as to say that she was ‘the marrying type’ and that ‘I am a firm believer in marriage … In the future, I will be married.’

The two have been inseparable but they issued a joint statement saying ‘We are not together anymore. It’s difficult and very personal, and we hope everyone can respect our privacy.’

Living

Big Snoozers

Reading new research that 12 men went to sleep faster and surprisingly also went into a much deeper sleep in a hammock, we found a cocoon hammock that’s not your average vintage tied between two trees. The Coccon Hammock is a private getaway for the back yard.

For a mere $19,500 you can snooze the afternoon away — or all night if you’re adventurous. The cocoon also weights over 400 pounds, so you can’t take it camping.