OUR FAVORITE LUXURIES AND OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
This Week in Sports Talk (TWIST) is our weekly roundup of the top headlines from the past seven days in the world of sports, plus a preview of what’s up next. Heading into the week of October 11, 2020, here’s the top sports news, with just a bit of a twist. Skim it, and you’ll be good to go all week.
What you are going to be for Halloween this year? No idea? Us, too. So, we went in search of the best ideas for standout, chic, witty (or at least funny) Halloween costumes for this ghoulish year 2020. Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has curated a list of some of the best topical ripped-from-the-headlines Halloween costumes – plus some timeless classics. Happy Haunting!
In the array of micro-luxuries that can brighten even the dullest day, a really good pot of jam has to be right up there. Like the iconic 1964 tune by the Newbeats declares: “I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam.” Like, who doesn’t? With that in mind, our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of what to buy when you’re seeking the best luxury brands of sweet and savory gourmet artisanal jam. A really delicious helping of jam may not solve everything – but it might just help make peak 2020 a tiny bit sweeter.
The “it” accessory of fall winter 2020-21 is the leather glove. And why not? In this never-ending 2020, a chic way to protect ourselves from contagion and frostbite that’s brightly colored or fringed, extremely easy to put on and off, and not dependent on the size of our waistbands sounds like exactly what we all need. Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has curated a list of the best stylish luxury leather gloves to buy right now for the fall winter 2020-21 season.
What are you doing about Thanksgiving this year? 2020 has been . . . well . . . trying (that would be a polite way to say REALLY SERIOUSLY AWFUL). And yet if we are lucky enough, we will still have the opportunity to share a meal with loved ones and focus on the things we are grateful for. But where? With the pandemic putting a damper on family Turkey Day gatherings this year, consider traveling solo or with your quarantine pod to these delicious, socially distant dining destinations. We’ve got the intel on where to travel for a luxury gourmet meal for Thanksgiving 2020. Our ace correspondent Jeanette Settembre has curated a list of the 7 best foodie destinations in America for the fall and Thanksgiving this year.
