Join us each week as we explore what’s shaping our world in beauty, wellness, lifestyle, and culture. Through the lens of our team, The Weekly R.E.P.O.R.T. is a curated reflection on what we’re reading, eating, purchasing, obsessing over, recommending, and treating ourselves to!
What We’re Reading This Week
The Odyssey, Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Nearly three thousand years old and somehow still relevant. Wilson's landmark translation, the first by a woman, renders Homer's epic in iambic pentameter that actually moves, matching the original line for line without losing a beat of its momentum or its humanity.
With themes of war, homecoming, grief, and a hero who is complicated in the most modern sense of the word. This is the Odyssey that reminds you why the story never left us.
And with Christopher Nolan's film adaptation arriving July 17th, there's never been a better moment to read it ( or revisit it) before the whole world is talking about it.
Land, Maggie O'Farrell
Ireland, 1865. The famine has hollowed out the land, and now a father and his reluctant ten-year-old son are tasked with mapping what remains. However, a strange encounter stops everything cold, and exposes both characters to unknown dangers from within.
From the author of the bestselling Hamnet, this is a story of buried treasure and persistent ghosts, of ancient woodland and a very loyal dog, of colonization, rebellion, and the stubborn refusal to disappear. O'Farrell does what she does best: takes history that feels impossibly large and makes it devastatingly intimate.
The Odyssey, Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Nearly three thousand years old and somehow still relevant. Wilson's landmark translation, the first by a woman, renders Homer's epic in iambic pentameter that actually moves, matching the original line for line without losing a beat of its momentum or its humanity.
With themes of war, homecoming, grief, and a hero who is complicated in the most modern sense of the word. This is the Odyssey that reminds you why the story never left us.
And with Christopher Nolan's film adaptation arriving July 17th, there's never been a better moment to read it ( or revisit it) before the whole world is talking about it.
Land, Maggie O'Farrell
Ireland, 1865. The famine has hollowed out the land, and now a father and his reluctant ten-year-old son are tasked with mapping what remains. However, a strange encounter stops everything cold, and exposes both characters to unknown dangers from within.
From the author of the bestselling Hamnet, this is a story of buried treasure and persistent ghosts, of ancient woodland and a very loyal dog, of colonization, rebellion, and the stubborn refusal to disappear. O'Farrell does what she does best: takes history that feels impossibly large and makes it devastatingly intimate.
What We’re Eating
Cucina Alba in NYC
There are Italian restaurants, and then there is Cucina Alba. Tucked into West 18th Street in Chelsea, this is the kind of place that earns its rave reviews honestly, through food that is deeply flavored, beautifully composed, and somehow both refined and completely unfussy.
Start with the meatball norcerini, then let the pasta do the rest of the talking. The orecchiette, the agnolotti, the Calabrian tuna, every dish lands like someone's been perfecting it for years. Save room for the Roman Artichokes. You'll want to order a second one to go!
The space is warm, modern, and elegant without trying too hard. Reservations recommended: this one fills up for good reason.
What We’re Purchasing
Naghedi Gramercy Bucket Onyx
Because a great bag doesn't just carry your things, it carries the whole look. This one is perfect to transition from running errands to dinner dates without missing a beat. Consider it your most hardworking accessory.
Tegen Curved French Pleat Comb
A chic updo shouldn't require a tutorial or a second pair of hands. This one makes it surprisingly simple, which means summer hair just got a lot more fun.
Leatherology A5 Snap Spiral Journal
There's something about a beautiful notebook that makes you actually want to use it. Whether you're mapping out your week, journaling, or just keeping a running to-do list, doing it in something monogrammed and well-made makes the whole thing feel a little more intentional.
Naghedi Gramercy Bucket Onyx
Because a great bag doesn't just carry your things, it carries the whole look. This one is perfect to transition from running errands to dinner dates without missing a beat. Consider it your most hardworking accessory.
Tegen Curved French Pleat Comb
A chic updo shouldn't require a tutorial or a second pair of hands. This one makes it surprisingly simple, which means summer hair just got a lot more fun.
Leatherology A5 Snap Spiral Journal
There's something about a beautiful notebook that makes you actually want to use it. Whether you're mapping out your week, journaling, or just keeping a running to-do list, doing it in something monogrammed and well-made makes the whole thing feel a little more intentional.
What We’re Obsessing Over
Peony Season
That glorious, blink-and-you'll-miss-it window from late April to early June when everything feels a little more beautiful. No other flower commands a room, a table, or a mood quite like a peony in full bloom, and somehow the fact that they're here and gone so quickly makes them even more worth obsessing over. If you see them at the market, buy them. No further justification needed.
Weight Training for Longevity & Beauty:
We've been deep in the research and the verdict is in: lifting heavy is one of the best investments you can make in yourself. Stronger bones, better posture, improved metabolism, and yes, it absolutely shows on the outside too. The conversation around beauty and aging is shifting, and strength is at the center of it. It's not just about how you look, it's about how long you feel good in your body. Turns out longevity and beauty have been on the same team all along!
What We’re Recommending
Bloomsday at the Rosenbach
A little-known Philadelphia treasure, the Rosenbach Museum, houses the original manuscript of James Joyce's Ulysses, one of the most influential, scandalous, and endlessly compelling novels ever written. It lives here, in our city!
Every June 16th, the Rosenbach celebrates Bloomsday, named for the fact that Ulysses unfolds entirely over a single day, June 16, 1904, following Leopold Bloom through the streets of Dublin. The annual tradition of gathering on Delancey Place to read aloud from Joyce's masterpiece has become a cornerstone event in Philadelphia, the kind that reminds you how powerful great literature really is.
This year's festival brings some welcome additions. The public reading begins at 1:00 p.m., with the museum and historic house open for guided tours and special presentations from the collection. The evening culminates in Molly's Soliloquy at Sunset, a one-woman performance featuring Philadelphia actor Kirsten Quinn at 6:00 p.m., an ending as memorable as the novel itself.
Many of the readings, presentations, and performances are free to attend.
Whether you've read Ulysses cover to cover or have always meant to, this is one of those rare afternoons worth clearing your schedule for. We'll see you on Delancey Place!
Treatment Highlight
Why We Love LED Therapy
If you've noticed a glowing panel hovering over faces during facials lately, that's LED therapy, and it's one of the hardest-working steps in a treatment.
Different wavelengths of light penetrate the skin at different depths, triggering specific biological responses. Red light stimulates collagen and accelerates cellular repair. Blue light targets acne-causing bacteria without irritation. Near-infrared works deepest, improving circulation and amplifying everything else happening in your treatment.
No heat, no downtime, no discomfort, just light doing remarkable things beneath the surface. Used consistently, it improves tone, texture, and radiance over time. Good skin is cumulative, and LED is one of the reasons why.
