Michael Colbert

1 month ago | organicspamagazine.com | Michael Colbert

While Milan has always been a global fashion capital, the last few years have delivered the city a special moment. The 2015 World Expo attracted an influx of investment and international interest, which has only grown since Italy’s second city was named host of the 2026 Winter Olympics. While the city may have once been a sleepy northern Italian hub for businessmen and Armani aficionados, Milan today is one of Europe’s preeminent destinations.

1 month ago | azureroad.io | Michael Colbert

Waste ManagementCertificationsWildlife EcosystemsThe Azure Road TakeWhen you visit Untouched World’s website, one of the first things you might notice is a photo of Barack Obama. Seated at the Resolute Desk, he smiles as he makes his Thanksgiving Day calls, a navy half-zip breathing open off his collarbones. For years, I wouldn’t have considered wearing a half-zip. It evoked images of après-ski dads or Kendall Roy on the weekend.

2 months ago | pressherald.com | Michael Colbert

In her heavily researched sixth novel, J. Courtney Sullivan brings kaleidoscopic focus to a quaint and dreamy fictionalized version of Ogunquit. Jane, a research librarian at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library, returns home to Awadapquit after the careful equilibrium she’s calibrated throughout her life comes undone: She’s been placed on leave at work, she and her husband have separated, and her mother recently passed away.

2 months ago | decormaine.com | Michael Colbert |Miranda Valentine

When lightning struck a patch of land on Owls Head, a “Scandinavian Wonderland” was born. “The soil that resulted from the burn is both rich and quite acidic,” said Andrew Frederick, founder of carbon-capture design build firm, Croft.

2 months ago | interviewmagazine.com | Michael Colbert |Jake Nevins

Vi, the protagonist of Maggie Su’s debut novel, Blob, lives a subterranean life. She stumbles out of her basement apartment and reports to work at a hotel, late and unkempt. Since her last relationship ended, she pines for love but pushes people away. So when she encounters a gelatinous blob, “the size of a dinner plate,” outside a bar one night, Vi sees an opportunity: craft the ideal boyfriend without any of the baggage.