One of our favorite things to do in New York is pop into an independent bookstore and walk out with the first three titles that grab our eye. Yes, we’re knowingly overpaying for titles (thank you, Amazon) but we tell ourselves that we’re paying for the experience of discovery. Overnight it seems we’ve become voracious readers. It’s the subways here. Spend two hours a day on a train and see how long it takes for your “incredibly original” band’s new album to get old. We’ll spare you the social experiment—it’s three days...
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Millbrook, New York in the summer is God’s country. We're convinced of it. We catch the 7:48am Metro-North Saturday morning and half-consciously witness the city fade into wide open spaces over the next three and a half hours. And then time just stands still. We meet Cooper at Smithfield Farms, Karen and John Klopp’s place. Hospitality is one of their many virtues. The two story house is buzzing with family and friends while still nudging you to get lost in a novel. It doesn’t take long for us to realize this might be the most heavenly escape from the city possible...
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