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Miami Herald
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Paw-sitively Romantic Getaway in Banff's Lake Louise
As an empty nester, I believed my toddler-traveling days had ended until Porkchop, the Traveling Corgi, trotted into our lives. I hate to leave him at home so what's a luxury loving gal to do when planning a couples getaway? Book a corgi-friendly getaway at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. This iconic hotel built in 1911, overlooks Lake Louise in the heart of Banff National Park, Alberta. The stunning natural beauty of the area and the luxurious hotel draw visitors from all over the world. Reasons why the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is perfect for couples traveling with a pet Luxury Accommodations – Pet friendly doesn't mean basic. Luxury rooms and suites perfect for a romantic getawayPet Amenities – Pet bed, bowls, treats, and doggie bagsRun of the House – Pets are welcome everywhere except for food service areas and the pool and fitness areasPet Sitters – Off duty Fairmont employees makes scheduling a breeze I paid for our rooms and the hotel hosted us with an upgraded room, meals and experiences. You've probably gazed upon a photo of the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise with the gorgeous turquoise lake and the Victoria Glacier in the background. It ranks as one of Canada's most photographed spots. Once I viewed it, I knew one day I would stay here. It lived up to all my expectations. Interesting Facts About the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Famous visitors – Hollywood royalty Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Alfred Hitchcock and many filmed at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise – Eternal Love (1929) and Doctor Zhivago (1965). It was a popular silent film location in the 1920s and considered "Hollywood North".UNESCO World Heritage Site – The hotel is located in Banff National ParkOne of the first hotels for outdoor adventurers – Mountain climbers have flocked to the area for over 100 years and it is considered the birthplace of Canadian mountaineering. Are you ready to explore more destinations? Get inspired with our newsletter! The accommodations at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise offer a luxurious neutral decor which doesn't distract from the gorgeous views of either Lake Louise or the surrounding mountains. The cozy room, elegant furnishings, plush bed with luxurious linens provide the perfect atmosphere for a couples getaway. Porkchop liked it too! He had his own comfy pet bed, food and water bowls, and a welcome gift with treats and waste bags. Resort Experience Fee Inclusions – Highlights, too many to include all Mountain Adventure Guide Program – Discounted rates on a variety of activities and excursions. Family, Recreational, and Cultural, Programs – A variety of mostly free activities including Lakeside Campfire, Live music, Movie night, Lake Louise History Presentation and many moreHigh Speed InternetSki Louise Shuttle Bus – SeasonalDaily Classes – Fitness, yoga, and meditationOutdoor Equipment Use – Ice cleats and hiking poles SheBuysTravel Tip – Rooms vary from the photos on the website and many are unique. Once booked, call and see what your options are. We had a junior suite that had the cutest nook with a window seat with a view of Lake Louise. This little note touched my heart. Elio, Aidan, and Anna took great care of Porkchop during our visit. Due to its isolated location the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise allows off duty employees to pet sit before or after their shifts to earn extra income. We loved the convenience and used the service throughout our stay. Typically guests must book at least 24 hours in advance. Porkchop went for long walks and hung out in "the Living Room" , an amenity area for guests staying at the hotel. Toasty fires, sleigh rides, and cocktails, bring romance to the forefront at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Gorgeous mountains and Lake Louise with Victoria Glacier in the background frame the views of the natural features of Banff National Park. Take time to explore together, relax with a couples massage at the serene spa, or try a new activity with the Mountain Adventure Guide Program. Go for a Sleigh Ride My husband and I climbed aboard the sleigh, and snuggled into a seat for two for a ride along the shores of Lake Lousie. The fresh snow covered trees added to the ambience. Our guide regaled us with history and anecdotes about the area while pointing out the sights along the way. In addition to the snow covered frozen Lake Louise, we had great views of the Victoria Glacier and a frozen waterfall with ice climbers. At the halfway point, guests disembarked the sleigh to take photos of the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise from the opposite end of the lake. It was a magical experience and one I highly recommend. SheBuysTravel Tip: For those with no budget or a special occasion guests can book a sleigh ride with the Mountain Adventure Guide Program. Sip Some Afternoon Tea Famed afternoon tea at Fairmont Hotels offers a variety of teas from their tea program and a tiered tea tray with a sampling of savory tea sandwiches, flaky scones and other delicate pastries. Majestic mountain views and the snow covered lake create a peaceful setting for a romantic afternoon tea. Sitting by the grand windows, sipping champagne, and enjoying my husband's company, I savored the moment. The fine china and culinary delights just added to the overall experience. Give a Gift Guests can shop at more than 15 shops at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. I like to purchase a Christmas ornament to remember our travels. Each year our Christmas tree commemorates our life together and we love reminiscing as we decorate the tree. My husband knows my love language is books/ The Mountain Lights Bookstore, a local small business, immerses visitors with floor to ceiling shelves of antiquarian books, Canadian Pacific-Railway posters, and books of the area's history. Guests who want to step it up can visit the Stones Jewelry Store. Have a Cocktail I can't imagine a lovelier or more romantic place to sip cocktails than at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise, and the Victoria Glacier, guests will enjoy a diverse and memorable experience. Cocktail menus change seasonally and utilize regional ingredients. From cozy lounges to an exhilarating ice bar, cocktail aficionados will enjoy the variety of venus. Lakeview Lounge – Cozy indoors and gorgeous patio in the warmer monthsAlpine Social – Fun, vibrant mountaineering themed bar and restaurantIce Bar – Seasonal, exhilarating, and unique bar made entirely of iceFairview Bar & Restaurant – Elegant space to sip a craft cocktail Other Romantic Activities for Two The area surrounding the hotel and Banff National Park provide a variety of options for romantic things to do. Options for both winter and summer seasons: Canoe on Lake Louise – Working in tandem, explore the turquoise waters of the with a Couples Massage – Cliche for a reason, the ultimate romance activity, book at the Skate on Lake Louise – Participate or watch, ice skating just oozes a Couples Getaway Package – The hotel offers a variety of themed packages and a romance itineraryGrab a Picnic – The Guides Pantry has to go picnics. Fill out a form and order 24 hours in advance. If the weather is too cold, enjoy at one of the hotel's beautiful common areas such as the Living a Romantic Stroll – Enjoy a walk along the lake. In winter months you can walk out onto the ice. The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise sits within Banff National Park, far from major cities. I live in Washington so I drove to the hotel. Major airports can be found in Vancouver, British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta. For an epic road trip rent a car and drive from Vancouver spending the night along the way. From Calgary, the drive is a little over two hours or visitors can book a shuttle to the hotel. Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise 111 Lake Louise Dr, Lake Louise, AB T0L 1E0, Canada +1 404-522-3511 To Book All seasons are beautiful at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Iconic bucklist hotels have high prices. In season even a basic room cost $1500-$2000 a night. I scored a great deal traveling at the end of March. Using my American Express Platinum for the perks and discounts really helped cut my costs. Book with Fine Hotels and Resorts – American Express Platinum benefit for special perks. Upgrade if available, $100 food and beverage credit per stay, breakfast a $90 value for two, early and late check out.$200 Hotel Credit – Each year American Express Platinum offers a $200 for Fine Hotels and ResortsLow Season – Booked a rate of $490 including resort feeAmerican Discount – During my trip $1 USD = $1.42 CAD. A sweet exchange rate. 16 Things to do in Banff National Park: Rejuvenate Your Mind & BodyWhen is the Best Time to Visit Banff? Any Time of the Year!Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel Review: Canadian Castle in the RockiesFairmont Palliser Calgary Review: Timeless Elegance Redefined The post Paw-sitively Romantic Getaway in Banff's Lake Louise appeared first on She Buys Travel. Copyright © 2025 SheBuysTravel · All Rights Reserved
Boston Globe
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Bestselling authors implore New Hampshire lawmakers to kill ‘book-banning' bills
Advertisement Picoult, whose acclaimed novel 'Nineteen Minutes' ranks among Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up Prescott said books are powerful vehicles for storytelling that builds a reader's sense of empathy. 'When you can imagine what life is like for someone completely different than you, you gain understanding and with that a deeper connection to the world,' she said. Prescott said her novel 'The Secrets We Kept' — which discusses Soviet censorship of the novel 'Doctor Zhivago' — was banned in China because it includes a storyline about a romantic relationship between two women. Advertisement 'It's hard to believe we're seeing echoes of that in our own country today,' she added. The legislation defines what is considered 'harmful to minors' based on what adults determine is 'suitable' and age-appropriate, so critics have said the proposal would expose teachers, librarians, and other school officials to civil, professional, and even While higher educational' justifications, essentially depriving K-12 school personnel of an affirmative defense that is presently available to them. 'That one-word change makes it possible to criminally charge a high school teacher for, say, showing a nude in a classical painting during an art history class,' Bowen said. 'That is completely unacceptable to me, and hopefully to you.' Although this proposal is The bill's prime sponsor, Republican Representative Advertisement A topically similar proposal designed to give people a right to challenge the age-appropriateness of school materials, This article first appeared in Globe NH | Morning Report, our free newsletter focused on the news you need to know about New Hampshire, including great coverage from the Boston Globe and links to interesting articles from other places. If you'd like to receive it via e-mail Monday through Friday, Steven Porter can be reached at
New York Times
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Broadway's Debacles Live On at Joe Allen's ‘Flop Wall'
Good morning. It's Monday. Today we'll look at a wall of posters in a Manhattan restaurant that spotlights failed Broadway shows. We'll also get details on a state senator who wants to take away Tesla's right to operate five dealerships in New York. There's a place where Broadway flops live on: a wall at the restaurant Joe Allen in the theater district that is lined with posters of duds and disasters. 'Everyone remembers the hits,' Joe Allen's website says, 'but we revel in the flops.' My colleague Sarah Bahr, who revels in both, writes about what it takes to make the flop wall: Donald Margulies, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the 2000 drama 'Dinner With Friends,' has a spot on the wall. But it's not that play that earned him that place. It's a show almost no one has heard of, a comedy called 'What's Wrong With This Picture?' that starred Faith Prince. It opened on Broadway on Dec. 8, 1994, and ran for just 12 performances. A poster for that production is one of the more than 50 posters for little-known Broadway shows featured on what is known as the 'flop wall,' the brick wall opposite the bar at Joe Allen. Among them are 'Doctor Zhivago,' which ran for 23 performances a decade ago, and 'Moose Murders,' which closed the same night it opened in 1983. 'Sometimes having a life in the theater is electrifying, and sometimes it is electrocuting,' Margulies said after a rehearsal for his latest play, 'Lunar Eclipse,' which is set to begin performances Off Broadway next month. The first poster at Joe Allen went up in 1965, a few months after the restaurant opened. It was for the musical 'Kelly,' about a daredevil busboy who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived. The cast gave it to the restaurant's eponymous owner. They asked him to hang it as a joke, said the restaurant's longtime manager, Mary Hattman. Since Allen's death in 2021 at age 87, she has been in charge of deciding on new additions. The rule was once that a production had to have cost at least $500,000 and run for less than a week, Mr. Allen told The New York Times in 2011. Nowadays, Hattman said, there are no formal criteria. It's often a matter of how public the flop was, she said. For instance, the 2004 production of 'Dracula, the Musical' starring Tom Hewitt ran for 157 performances — the only show on the wall to reach triple digits — but was notorious. Ben Brantley, then the chief theater critic for The Times, called it 'bad and boring.' Margulies is not the only writer of some renown to make an appearance: Stephen Sondheim is represented by 'Merrily We Roll Along,' a 1981 musical that deconstructs the unraveling of a three-way friendship. Though it initially ran for just 16 performances, it has become a much-loved show in the decades since. A 2023 revival that starred Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe won four Tony Awards. The most recent poster added was for 'Face Value,' a 1993 comedy by David Henry Hwang. Hwang asked that it be put up last year when 'Yellow Face,' his semi-autobiographical play about staging 'Face Value,' ran on Broadway. It's unusual for a show to be added retroactively, Hattman said, though it does happen on occasion, as with the 1957 musical comedy 'Copper and Brass,' whose monthlong run came and went before the restaurant opened. Most of the flops on the wall are from the 1970s and '80s, when a shift in tastes away from musicals, rising production costs and economic instability spelled curtains for many shows. Now, with greater awareness of the financial risks and a focus on spectacle and adaptations, shows that actually make it to Broadway almost never close before opening night. The last to do so, excluding productions affected by the pandemic, was 'Bobbi Boland' in 2003, about a former beauty pageant queen. It has been nearly a decade since a contemporary show was added. There has been no shortage of candidates, among them the campy 'Diana, the Musical,' Andrew Lloyd Webber's baffling 'Bad Cinderella' and Elton John's over-the-top 'Tammy Faye.' But the restaurant does not add posters on its own, Hattman said; all requests originate with the cast, the writers or the producers of a flop. Allen told The Times in 2011 that he was glad to function as an unofficial documentarian for an industry in which it's easier to make a killing than a living. 'Sometimes there's a bit of anger in the beginning when you put the poster up,' he said then. 'But it becomes some kind of badge of heroism over time.' Expect sunny skies with a high in the mid-70s. In the evening, it will be mostly clear with a low of 55 degrees. In effect until May 26 (Memorial Day). The latest New York news New York considers a move to shut down Tesla dealerships Elon Musk's alliance with President Trump has prompted Democratic lawmakers in Albany to propose taking away Tesla's power to sell its cars directly to consumers. State Senator Patricia Fahy, a Democrat whose district includes Albany, is one of several state lawmakers pushing to revoke a legislative waiver that has allowed Tesla to operate five dealerships in New York rather than sell through dealer franchises, as other carmakers do. Fahy, who once supported Tesla's right to open its own dealerships in the state, says the company no longer deserves favorable treatment and wants it to forfeit the five licenses. Musk, who is Tesla's chief executive and has led the Department of Government Efficiency in Washington, is 'part of an administration that is killing all the grant funding for electric vehicle infrastructure, killing wind energy, killing anything that might address climate change,' Fahy said. 'Why should we give them a monopoly?' My colleague Benjamin Oreskes says that Fahy has become so disenchanted with Tesla since Musk started DOGE that she has taken part in demonstrations about a planned Tesla dealership in Colonie, N.Y., an Albany suburb. Tesla did not respond to requests for comment. Musk, in a social media post that he later deleted, criticized New York's efforts against Tesla, writing that it was 'improper for lawmakers to target a single person or company.' (Last week, as Tesla announced that its profits had dropped 71 percent, he said that he planned to start spending less time in Washington.) Lost and found Dear Diary: I recently went to the Lost and Found at Grand Central, a musty office tucked in a subterranean corner of the terminal. I explained to the man there that I was looking for my bright orange AirPods case, which I had left on a train about a month before. He disappeared and then returned with a bin of at least 100 AirPods cases, each one carefully bagged and tagged. We looked through them together, one by one. A young woman appeared at the counter. She said she was looking for her purse. Another employee disappeared into the back. 'I've been here four times since Tuesday to see if it's shown up,' the woman told me, an air of desperation in her voice. She ticked off some of the important things in the purse: her wallet, a favorite lipstick, a deodorant she loved. I told her about my missing AirPods case. We stood there looking forlorn together. The employee helping her emerged from the back. He was holding a purse. Her face lit up. 'Oh my god!' she said. 'I can't believe it!' She threw her arms around me, and we hugged. By then, the man helping me had gotten to the bottom of the bin of AirPods cases. Mine wasn't there. 'I'm sorry you didn't get your case back,' the young woman said. 'Well, I'm really glad they found your purse,' I replied. 'Thanks!' she said, running off to a train. 'If it's any consolation, they didn't find my gloves.' — Jennifer Bleyer Illustrated by Agnes Lee. Send submissions here and read more Metropolitan Diary here. Glad we could get together here. See you tomorrow. — J.B. P.S. Here's today's Mini Crossword and Spelling Bee. You can find all our puzzles here. Natasha Cornelissen and Ed Shanahan contributed to New York Today. You can reach the team at nytoday@ Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox.
The Guardian
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Phyllis Dalton obituary
Phyllis Dalton won her first Oscar in 1966 for designing – also abrading, staining, tattering and otherwise making more real – the 5,000-plus costumes of David Lean's epic movie of Doctor Zhivago. She clad Tsarist socialites and post-revolutionary masses, and talked extras out of shedding their Russian army greatcoats on location shooting in a hot Spanish summer. The star Julie Christie was uncomfortable in a sultry red satin gown vital to the story. Dalton and Lean persuaded her that her character would be ill at ease in it too, for the same reasons – sex and shame– so she should just let the dress inspire her performance. Film designers often explain that their most important job is dealing with actors' feelings, and the costumes of Dalton, who has died aged 99, could provide actors with psychological profiles for their characters. Elegant Peter O'Toole, cast as the lead in Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), enters as an awkward gawk in a crumpled British uniform, which Dalton shrunk so it was too short at the ankles and wrists. Once robed loosely in fine pale wool, gold-trimmed, with Damascus-embroidered silk tunic, he is transformed into myth. Clothes maketh the hero. Lean thought Dalton should have won an Oscar for Lawrence, with its prodigious logistics – multiples of costumes for each of the many extras as well as the principals, in natural, desert-toned fabrics, constructed and embellished in well-researched styles of different Bedouin tribes; more than three hours of supersharp images in Panavision 70mm meant every garment had to reward the eye. Dalton preferred Lawrence of Arabia to Zhivago not least because its few merely glimpsed female extras wore hats or headdresses, so no inescapably modern hairstyle broke the period spell. Dalton had been in the business for nearly two decades by the time Lean called her, in a hurry, to dress a screen test for Lawrence. Drawing and researching clothes from other times or places had absorbed her childhood (her interest in current fashion was somewhat anthropological). She was born in Chiswick, west London, where her father, William, worked for the Great Western Railway, her mother, Elizabeth (nee Mason) in a bank, and went to school locally. After studying design at Ealing Art College, she sewed for the couturier Matilda Etches, who also did theatre and film costumes. Dalton's first film experience was searching Soho's wartime-depleted haberdashery stockists for details for Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944). She enlisted in the Wrens, and was directed to Bletchley Park. Meanwhile, her artwork had been entered in a Vogue talent contest. Dalton did not win it, but the editor gave her an introduction to Gainsborough Studios, which she joined when demobbed, moving later to Twickenham Studios. For her first credited period design, Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953), she presented Walt Disney productions with subdued lichen-dyed tartans and a surprisingly era-correct white satin gown for the Jacobite outlaw's wife, Mary (Glynis Johns). In period films, Dalton's sympathies were usually with the lower orders and, in pictures with exotic locales, with the locals. In Island in the Sun (1957), set in the Caribbean, Our Man in Havana (1959), in Cuba, and The World of Suzie Wong (1960), in Hong Kong, her colonials were stiff in uniforms and London-tailored suits, and their wives, daughters and secretaries Mayfair oversmart, whereas locals' clothes had a modern ease in cut and fabric. Her narrow cheongsams in bright silks for Suzie Wong and her fellow 'hostesses' prefigured young fashions of the 1960s. Dalton worked chiefly in the past through the 60s and 70s, yet interacted with contemporary fashion: Zhivago's fur hats, boots and long, mighty coats attracted huge publicity just as the modish mood turned romantic, and the styles influenced Paris couture and London boutiques. Her women's costumes of the 1830s for Oliver! (1968), amply skirted in printed cotton, caught fashion on its way to the Laura Ashley milkmaid period. She deserved an Oscar for The Hireling (1973), a drama of class in the 20s, which, with Sarah Miles in soft greige crepe caring for Robert Shaw in an iron-hard chauffeur's uniform, was bound to end in tragedy. As a freelance, Dalton went into prestige made-for-television films in the 80s, occasionally returning to the big screen. A pale apron she wrapped round Maggie Smith for her confrontation with an incontinent pig in A Private Function (1984) was a brilliant joke: the film was set in 1947, a year when Dalton's own assignment had been to buy ready-made clothes for Gainsborough's Huggett Family comedies. She recreated all their worst aspects. In The Princess Bride (1987), she reduced fairytale-wear to prototypical essentials, and improvised swashbuckler Cary Elwes's black satin bandana and sash impromptu. She also borrowed a mudcaked approach to medieval warriors which had been new in the 70s, and for Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (1989) took this idea seriously, enquiring into the soil colour of the miry fields the English army had been marching in. Branagh meant his film as a dark opposite to Olivier's heraldic Technicolor, so Dalton's court robes were sombre, the battle-wear broken-down to the last thread: they helped Branagh deglorify every scene. She won her second Oscar for them, and designed two more films for Branagh, Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993), its rustic Italian garb from no particular past time white in the sun. Dalton was appointed MBE in 2002, and given a Bafta tribute in 2012. Her marriage to the theatre producer James Whiteley ended in divorce; he died in 1976. Her second husband, Christopher Synge Barton, survives her. Phyllis Dalton, costume designer, born 16 October 1925; died 9 January 2025
