February 2011

Horoscopes for February 2011

SHERRYL NOVA

Dogged individualists, Aquarians were the rarest of signs until the early ’60s. Now they proliferate.

Word Association - Heather Hundley

Heather Hundley : Views From the Fairway: Media Explorations of Identity in Golf

Intelligencer - Julius Shulman DVD Giveaway

Tell us about your Palm Springs’ Modernism Week experience to enter a drawing for the DVD Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Intelligencer - Anything Goes

When Luxist posted a story and photos on its website about the 1957-built Thunderbird Heights house once owned by Bing Crosby, readers had some interesting comments.

Intelligencer - Top Collectors

The venerable ARTnews magazine named part-time Palm Springs residents Anne and John Marion to its list of the world’s top 200 art collectors.

PSST - Harry Newman Thinks Outside the Square

By Janice Kleinschmidt

This puzzle set Harry Newman on his life’s path when he was a boy: Connect a square of nine dots with four lines without raising your pencil off the paper.

PSST! - Above it All

By Janice Kleinschmidt

The five-star Rosewood hotel planned for a site along Highway 74 just south of El Paseo in Palm Desert

Remembering a Gracious Couple: A Firsthand Account

GLORIA GREER

Leonore and Walter Annenberg not only were philanthropists who enriched the desert, but they also were warm individuals who enriched the lives of all who knew them.

Return to Sunnylands

BY LINDA L. MEIERHOFFER

Walter and Leonore Annenberg’s estate becomes a retreat for world peace, visitors center for the arts and education, and public gardens

Wheels - Two for the Show

BY PAT DEVEREUX

The Porsche speedster with German efficiency almost cossets the driver, while the new, open-top Lamborghini Performante offers an uncompromising thrill ride

The Quiet Elegance of Donald Wexler

BY MORRIS NEWMAN

A museum retrospective celebrates the classicism of a Palm Springs midcentury architecture pioneer

Editor's Letter February 2011

BY STEVEN BILLER

In this issue, Palm Springs Life celebrates modernism, with the cover story, “The Quiet Elegance of Donald Wexler,” which profiles the architect who’s the subject of a new Palm Springs Art Museum exhibition

Romance Among the Vines

BY ADAM ZACK

Roses are red, but so are wines that make an ideal Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone

Wealth - Play it Safe

BY ELLEN PARIS

Online “vaults” allow users to store and access important documents anywhere, anytime

Sass in the City

BY MONA DE CRINIS

The cheeky charm of Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District lures entrepreneurs — and patrons of the distinctive

Pure Gold

BY JAN SILVER MAGUIRE

The Quarry at La Quinta leaves no stone unturned to offer members and guests an incomparable golf experience

Retro Casual

The colorful, modern designs of the late-’60s Pucci flight attendant uniforms make a comeback at the Riviera

Beyond the Gate

BY ANN JAPENGA

When you pull up to the Indian Canyons tollgate, there’s plenty of time to study the posted rules (no pets, no loud radios) and watch the resident chipmunks play.