The Increasing Disappointment of the VIP Experience
Plus: A $3.5 million electric Rolls-Royce, an Irish pizza, and the decline of 4/20.
Welcome back to Pursuits Weekly, our look at the world’s biggest culture stories, as well as ideas and recommendations around travel, dining and art. Sign up here to get this newsletter every Saturday in your inbox. This week I wrote about the Met’s attempt to sell its Chagall murals while retaining possession of them, and also asked Pursuits reporter and Coachella veteran Melos Ambaye to explain what’s going on in Indio, California.
Melos Ambaye writes: Each spring, music lovers from around the world flock to California’s Palm Desert, for a real-world lesson in the dubious economics of VIP ticket packages. There’s big-name musical acts too.