One of the masterminds of the world’s luxury good market is Bernard Arnault. The NYT has a piece about his family empire. 

When we were in Italy this summer, I was fascinated by the luxury good stores that were smart enough to place their modern purses and shoes alongside ancient ruins. These are some of my pictures.

“A 12-year-old schoolboy from a small rural town in the Bay of Plenty has caused a seismic shock-wave in New Zealand’s golfing scene – winning a national title after only having played three rounds of golf in his life…. Bayleigh also has autism; until recently, he spent most of his time in class under his desk, not speaking.”

I’m going to start talking more about homelessness. In the meantime, check out this article in the WSJ that explains that Boomers are starting to slide into Homelessness. “The fact that we are seeing elderly homelessness is something that we have not seen since the Great Depression…” Also on my reading list: Jennifer Egan’s piece in the New Yorker.

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