The winter is looking bright and sunny and balanced, emotionally speaking. February brings a Valentine that could be a person … or a thing. Does this mean I have to buy my laptop an...
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The Standard Spa, Miami Beach has a facial that every woman (and man) needs to know about. It’s called the “Repairer Energy,” and it repairs the skin on a cellular level. The...
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As the New Year approaches, we are all starting to think about how to repair our body from the grueling Holiday season. For us, we knew we needed professional help and so we sought the advice...
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And now, here’s a word from our Resident Astrologist and Acupuncturist Lori Bell at The Standard Spa, Miami Beach. We’ve asked her to share a few astrological pearls for those born...
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A Year in Standard Culture from The Standard Hotel on Vimeo.
That’s a wholelotta culture. Now onto the Highlights!
OUR TOP CULTURAL MOMENTS OF 2011
If we had to call it, 2011...
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The Lobby and The Roof at The Standard, Downtown LA 550 South Flower St, 9pm-1:30am
What’s happening: In the lobby, NYE Collective, Pretty Paul, Dirty Dave, Mancini 500, Live...
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Did you know that the Widow (Veuve) Cliquot was the first woman to own and operate a Champagne house? Just a little tip overheard at our members bubbly night sponsored by Moet Hennessy. Last...
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A friendly reminder that this is the last weekend to visit Dzine’s Imperial Nails at The Standard, Miami. If you haven’t read about our latest book project, or the fabulous launch...
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I always find it funny when people take an interest in me. I don’t see what all the fuss is about? I wake up, I get ready, I read a few newspapers, I call in to all the hotels to make...
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Often referred to as “Spiritual Warriors” (bu= warrior, do=way, kon=spirit) because of their combat expertise and our deep concentration on the spiritual, mental and emotional...
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As we race into December with the chaos of holiday planning, we’d like to take a breather and just soak in the whole month of November. It was, after all, the month of the 11-11-11 thing....
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The week was, how shall we say, full, brimming, chockablock, a cyclonic onslaught of art, cocktails and collaborations such that the world should never, we mean has never seen (more on that...
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Art Basel is finally over, however just before everyone pulled the big plug, there was one final bash by our pool attended by all the cuties who decided to stay the final Sunday. Thank god they...
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A few years ago a German art director friend of ours thrust a late-70s Helmet Newton photograph in our face and proclaimed, “Zis is all you ever need to see. Zis is all you ever need...
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Last night all three were here at The Standard Spa Miami Beach, each trying to keep their hands from cramping as they eagerly dedicated their books. OHWOW’s Al Moran was on hand to...
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25 year-old online impressario Ryder Ripps is in Miami and representing for the Facebook set. His group show at Workshop Collective is called LikeArtBasel and features work by more than a...
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Day 4, the final day of Art Basel and that means that you’re probably feeling like the folks in the beginning of this video. Well we’re here to help! We asked our spa team for...
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Last night Exhibition A and DETAILS celebrated the release of Richard Phillip’s “Most Wanted” prints at The Standard Spa, Miami Beach. The pop culture painter’s prints...
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OK it’s not an elephant and it’s not in a room. It’s a mastodon in our garden. Technically it’s an abstract neon light sculpture entitled Mastodon (2008) by...
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Miami mornings: “dark”, “dizzy”, “difficult”, “painful”, and maybe you vomit. The second camp seems utterly productive, like Scott Campbell says,...
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Ruba Katrib has made both a home and name for herself in the six years she’s been in Miami as the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami’s Associate Curator. She has organized solo...
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