“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” — Cicero Simple and true. And a whimsically-planted coffee table book is a crack in the door inviting you into the world of your host. Laze into a quiet corner by a window for a moment, and drift to a special place, with special people, and special feelings, the ones that remind you of what it’s like to be truly alive.

This Fortnight’s Highlight

Sun, Salt, and Nowhere to Be

Lucy Laucht — Il Dolce Far Niente

Lucy Laucht meanders from Naples to Puglia in pursuit of il dolce far niente — the sweetness of doing nothing. Tinny radios, bronzed old men, seafood lunches that outlast the sun: it turns pure idleness into something like a discipline, and a read that will actually lower your blood pressure.

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