Here’s the thing about Patricia Clarkson: She makes people happy. To wit, when our team at The Mountains was mulling over possible cover options for this issue, we were hoping…

When I was a kid, this was the time of year when Perry Como, America’s favorite crooning dad and ex-barber (Google him if you must) would sing “Oh, there’s no…

If you’ve ever spent a holiday season in the mountains, you know the party circuit moves fast. One night it’s a roaring fire in Woodstock, NY, the next it’s a…

During the holidays I must confess to absolutely loving a proper eggnog—the kind that requires separating yolks from whites, whisking, folding and chilling overnight with enough bourbon, rum and Cognac…

When winter rolls around, I always get the itch to go play in the snow. Despite being far removed now from Chicago winters, the first snowfall always reminds me of…

The Barn: RHONY’s Heather Thomson Leaves Her Mark By Sean McAlindin As you drive around a sweeping corner on Route 23 in Egremont, MA, it’s hiding quietly, right there. Known…

Olana, the former home of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church in Greenport, NY, is a New York State Historic Site and public park. Set on a breathtaking 250-acre estate,…

Photograph by Kathy Landman On screen, the mood is dark and anxious as a mother (Julianne Moore) teeters between losing her daughter (Sydney Sweeney) and losing her own moral compass.…

When a railway dies, it leaves a body behind—miles and miles of rails, often left to fade into the underbrush. But a body will eventually enrich the soil around it,…