We took a trip to an island off Vietnam's southwestern coast & couldn't believe our senses! Have you ever heard of Phu Quoc? If the answer isn't an immediate yes (particularly as a Western traveler), you're not alone. What does luxury look like in 2026? Maybe it's less about excess & more about EASE. We recently discovered one of the island's newer builds: @SoulBoutiquePhuQuoc. Part beachfront retreat, part design-forward hideaway, the property embodies a growing shift i
Kevin Kane grew up in South Philadelphia in a large Irish family where storytelling was currency and silence—never empty—was simply the space between punchlines. Everyone had something to say and they delivered it with a velocity that bordered on art. Jokes weren’t just told, they were staged. Nights stretched long, often ending at the piano, each person reaching to outdo the last story told.
No one called it acting. It was simply how you showed up. And yet, Kane wasn’t
There is too much going on.
This isn’t about being lazy; it’s about recalibration.
When we talk about luxury in 2026, we are talking about the luxury of a quiet mind. Whether it’s a tech-free cabin in the woods or a scientific sleep retreat in Norway, the goal is the same: to move from "survival mode" back into "living mode."
We’ve spent the last decade optimized for output. It’s time we spent this one optimized for peace. Because at the end of the day, the most valuable th
When Zeeko Zaki walks into a room the atmosphere elevates. At 6’5, his physical presence is quite-literally undeniable. But what lingers, isn’t just stature; it’s stillness. A quiet, thoughtful countenance. A sense that behind the physicality is someone who has spent a lifetime learning how to read a room before speaking in it. On screen, as Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan, that instinct translates into a grounded authority. Off screen, it reveals something more compel