Before I get to a couple Natalie news items, I wanted to say goodbye for a few days. As mentioned previously, I will be spending three months in Berlin and the journey begins on Monday, with a brief stint in Munich, before finally settling into Berlin on the 30th. Have no fear, Rachel and Andreas will keep the Natalie content coming.

– The Natalie hosted John Williams tribute on PBS came and went. Did anyone watch it? So far all we have is a brief glimpse of Natalie from this promo video. Thanks to Belerofonte.

– Cherryvanilla has heard that Natalie’s Ellen von Unwerth shoot will manifest in a cover appearance in September’s Marie Claire UK. We should be seeing that any day now.

– And finally, here is a piece about Natalie’s Italian vacation, which took her from Florence to Cortona.