Staying In

Read Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead

The third and final novel in Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy is on shelves today. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner is best known for his novels The Underground Railroad (2016) and The Nickel Boys (2019), the latter of which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film in 2024. Taking us back to ‘80s Harlem (after Harlem Shuffle’s ‘60s setting and Crook Manifesto’s ‘80s setting), Cool Machine centres on furniture shop owner Ray Carney who leads a double life as a part-time criminal fence – someone who buys and sells stolen goods. The changing New York City in all of its grit and glamour makes for a rich backdrop – perfect for some summer afternoon escapism. Out now.

Going Out

Try Miami’s JETSET Pilates

Miami’s hottest reformer pilates studio has landed in London. Opening today in Shoreditch is JETSET Pilates, which has built up a cult following Stateside (with fans including the actress Sophie Turner) and is now planning a wider UK expansion. Founded by Tamara Galinsky, the brand is known for its 50-minute, music-led classes performed on custom-built reformers alongside pilates rings, resistance bands and light dumbbells. The sessions are notoriously challenging, but guests can learn the ropes at the JETSET Fundamentals class before progressing to the signature – or try targeted upper or lower body workouts. Prepare for this to become your new pilates obsession. jetsetpilates.co.uk

Property Of The Day

Though cosy cult classic Gilmore Girls was shot in Hollywood and set in Connecticut, its pilot episode was in fact filmed in the small Canadian town of Unionville, Ontario. And now the historic, clapboard home where Lorelai and Rory lived is for sale. 

On the market for C$3,880,000 (around £2m), sylvia-morris.c21.ca

Little Luxury

If you’re hosting a summer shindig, mix up some bar-worthy tipples for your friends using one of the new cocktail kits from Berry Bros. & Rudd. These allow you to mix up spritz drinks with ready-to-pour ingredients: choose from cocktails like the crisp No. 3 Gin Long Martini, the floral St-Germain Spritz, or the citrus-infused Kiyoko Lemon Spritz. From £40, bbr.com

Competition Time

Want to plan the perfect summer escape, but can’t quite decide where? Well you’re in luck, PoB Hotels is offering you a chance to win a £500 Night & Day voucher to use at any of its 56 hotels across the British Isles. Enter here.

Psssst…

One for the younger people in your life: The National Portrait Gallery has launched CLUB NPG, a new free membership scheme for people aged 16 to 25. A bid to broaden access to art and culture,  it will grant members special perks like exhibition tickets for just £5, discounted event tickets and online access to the NPG’s quarterly Face to Face magazine. Sign up here.

Whatever You Do, Don’t

Pack away your knitwear for summer. 'A good cotton knit is one of the hardest-working pieces in a summer wardrobe,' says Holly Von Bock, founder of Slow Love – and she's right. Garden parties, long lunches, festivals, cool evenings that creep up on you: an oversized hand knit does the job every time. Just enough warmth, never too much. The brand’s Young Hearts knit is an all-time classic. £325, slowloveknitwear.com

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