Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Owning a house is a luxury, and owning one with a pool is even more so. Apart from being a fantastic way to keep cool during the hot summer months, pools provide a fun, outdoor place to entertain ...

The pool house, once a humble and utilitarian place to change into a swimsuit, shower, and stow seasonal gear, has been reborn as the shining star of the home’s outdoor entertainment space. Sometimes ...

Anyone who owns their own pool knows it’s not as simple as filling it up with water and jumping in whenever you want. There’s pool covers to deal with, regular cleaning with the pool vacuum and ...

Archival images of Elton John's 1982 pool show an outdoor bathed in sunlight, red flowers, and gorgeous simplicity – here's ...