Shanghai Social Diary
One of my favorite activities in China is sampling authentic regional food, such as the Shanghainese fare of Jesse Restaurant, a favorite among tourists and locals alike.SHANGHAI SOCIAL DIARY: SHANGHAI...
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THE NIXON RESIGNATION FROM INSIDE THE CBS EVENING NEWSby Carol Joynt The front-page story in The Washington Post of Friday, August 9, 1974, ends with this paragraph: “Thursday was a wet, humid August...
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Gotta keep secret what prompted this expansive pose aboard Celebration from CJ and Cathy Merrill Williams.A Juicy Rumor, Celebrating on “Celebration,” and Toki Undergroundby Carol Joynt There’s not a...
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"Oh Shenandoah."COUNTRY MOUSE, CITY MOUSEby Carol Joynt In the last week I was fortunate to have the best of two worlds, to be a “city” mouse and a “country” mouse, each for one memorable night. There...
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The view from our table at Fiola Mare restaurant. The fireworks are set off from near the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. In the distance, Watergate and the Kennedy Center.DC FOODIE FUN: MARK...
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Spring House, interior. Tallahassee, Florida. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect. 1954. Despite the house's provenance, architectural stature and landmark designation, Spring House has landed on the...
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Diana McLellan, swaddled in children, "my peeps."DIANA MCLELLAN, THE FRIEND KNOWN AND NOT KNOWNby Carol Joynt I heard about Diana McLellan’s death on Facebook. At first I was alarmed but then imagined...
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When in Shanghai, I love trying foods both new and traditional. One of my favorites is Beggar’s Chicken, one of the famous dishes of China.SHANGHAI SOCIAL DIARY: CULINARY ADVENTURES IN SHANGHAI by...
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The Inn at Little Washington — ranked #1 for the Washington DC area by Washingtonian magazine, Zagat, and The Washington Post. Open almost 40 years, it attracts patrons from all over the world. LITTLE...
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Soon-to-be Ambassador to the United Nations Francois Delattre, with his wife Sophie.French Ambassador Francois Delattre Is Reassigned to the United Nationsby Carol Joynt Ambassadors to Washington come...
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Among the Bay City’s many recent charitable events was the fashion show/lunch benefit for the San Francisco Ballet, sponsored by Neiman-Marcus at the Fairmont Hotel.SPRING IN THE CITY: CHARITABLE...
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Untitled Document"Wisdom is better than Strength." Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1932. National Register of Historic Places. Ralph Adams Cram (1863-1942), architect. Rollins College, Winter Park.Winter Park...
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Having a good time at the Hillwood gala: Gabrielle Bekink, Rudolf Bekink, and Sophie Delattre.A HORSE, A BALL, A GALA, A BARBECUE, AND A CAFTANby Carol Joynt From the top I want to say something I’ve...
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Having a good time at the Hillwood gala: Gabrielle Bekink, Rudolf Bekink, and Sophie Delattre.A HORSE, A BALL, A GALA, A BARBECUE, AND A CAFTANby Carol Joynt From the top I want to say something I’ve...
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Intermittent rain made the bar on the lawn a sometimes lonely spot at the Tudor Place garden party, but what lovely green grass.SPRING’S BIG BANGSby Carol Joynt The spring social season is winding down...
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Luci Baines Johnson Turpin, Lyndon Boozer and Lynda Bird Johnson Robb at a Washington reception for the Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award.THE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER (and a...
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At the San Francisco Opera Guild’s fundraiser, POPera!, famed drag queen Kotya Smirnoff Skyy and award-winning soprano Deborah Voigt performed for the glamorous, nostalgic evening.SAN FRANCISCO OPERA...
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Sunday night fireworks over Palm Beach, view from corner of Peruvian and Cocoanut. On Palm Beach, the political fireworks have been non-stop since the Royal Poinciana Way zoning referendum was voted...
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Monica Lewinsky and William Ginsburg, her attorney at the time. (Dan Loh, The Associated Press)Everyone Has a Monica Story. Here’s One Moreby Carol Joynt There was a media riot of conspiracy theories...
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AtSan Francisco’s recent FOG Design+Art Fair, some of the nation’s top artists, designers, and galleries were represented. SF’sJohn Berggruen Gallery, shown here, showcased pieces by such famed artists...
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