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There is a particular kind of house that exists only in fiction, and then, occasionally, someone finds it standing in the world, waiting. This is what happened to the team behind “Verity,” Michael Showalter’s seductive adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, when location manager Elizabeth Krekel stumbled upon a multimillion dollar property in upstate New York designed decades earlier by the Danish sculptor Jens Quistgaard.

Mousetrap is a ten episode Korean thriller that arrived on Netflix on August 28, 2026, starring Ryu Jun-yeol and Sul Kyung-gu, created by Kim Hong-sun and Lee Jae-gon and based on the webtoon Field Mouse. It takes its title from an old Korean folktale in which a rat that eats a person’s discarded fingernail clippings can transform into that person’s exact likeness.

Netflix’s highly anticipated period drama The Scandal has arrived, and it is quickly becoming one of the most talked about K dramas of 2026. Combining a star studded cast, a bold source story, and a visionary director, this series is a must watch for fans of romantic period dramas. Here is a complete breakdown of the cast, plot, and background you need before starting the show.

Art Basel Paris is celebrating its fifth edition under new Director Karim Crippa, and this year’s fair places the city of Paris at the center of its artistic and cultural identity. The 2026 edition brings together 211 leading international galleries, including 64 exhibitors that operate spaces within France, reflecting the depth of the Parisian gallery scene while extending the fair’s reach into the city’s museums, institutions, public spaces, and creative communities.

Hanoi has a new address for travelers chasing both heritage and a little pampering. LÈGACY Hanoi, A Fusion Original, has just thrown open its doors in the leafy Ngoc Ha ward, and it is already shaping up to be one of the city’s most stylish new stays.

There’s a particular kind of confidence that settles over a dining scene once it stops trying to prove itself. Colorado has that now. On September 17, the Michelin Guide released its first ever statewide selection for the state, and the news traveled fast through group chats and reservation lines from LoHi to Aspen: Milpero, chef Johnny Curiel’s ambitious Mexican tasting counter in Denver, has earned the state’s newest Michelin Star.

Sony Electronics has introduced two G Master super-telephoto prime lenses for its Alpha full-frame E-mount system, the FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS and the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS. The company describes them as the lightest lenses in their respective categories, a claim that stands up given each weighs under a kilogram. The FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS weighs approximately 994 grams and the FE 600mm F6.3 GM OSS weighs approximately 995 grams, a difference of just one gram between the two.

At The Anam Mui Ne, a new pop up dining experience is quietly redefining what resort gastronomy can feel like, trading the usual buzz of a hotel restaurant for something far more hushed and exacting. Staged inside The Indochine Restaurant, the concept welcomes no more than eight guests each evening, seated across just four tables in a private space that opens onto the restaurant’s outdoor terrace.

Ten years after East Mamma first proved that Big Mamma could make Parisians wait in line for spaghetti, the group’s latest opening feels like a victory lap. Gloria Osteria, which quietly opened its doors on November 28, 2025, at 41 rue de Lille in the 7th arrondissement, is Big Mamma’s first new Paris address in six years, and its most self assured yet.

In the 9th arrondissement, tucked onto a quiet residential street, a small new restaurant is making a big case for tension as a flavor. Double Impact, opened in April 2026 at 57 rue Claude Rodier, is the work of two longtime friends, chef Étienne Dupuy and host Mickaël Robinault, who met on the benches of hospitality school and always knew they would eventually open a place together.