The idea of a ‘Weekend Update’ here is less an SNL parody and more a consideration in the evolution of my life. Like wine, weekends change with age.   As a pre-teen, it meant two 5 AM wake up calls in a row and an average of 200 early morning lengths of an Olympic-size pool.  Slightly older, I went to boarding school, where Saturday generally meant classes again and Sunday meant morning study hall (Note: this was not a requirement so much as a punishment. However, I once served 9 Sunday morning study halls in a row).   In college, Saturday night was spent playing pool in my friend’s garage….

If you are trying to escape the desperate heat of Madrid in the summer, I suggest the ‘Like a Painting’ exhibit at the Thyssen. Museo Thyssen opened up its exposition space to Vogue Magazine. Vogue shuttled in a number of fashion photographs from its archives inspired by art. The idea is old as time. After all, fashion is art. Just ask Coco Chanel or Oscar Wilde. In fact, ever since the Met opened the Costume Institute, it seems museums everywhere have been overrun with fashion interpretation. It doesn’t make it any less fun! In the continued trend of ‘Fashion at the Museum’, Vogue magazine opened it’s archives for the privately-owned…

In my constant search for reason to avoid showering, I am just down from 6 days of hiking in the alps. Photos below.