Baz Luhrmann’s 3D extravaganza’d Great Gatsby premiered this month and has left us with more than a bit of nostalgia for days gone by. In honor of Hollywood Roosevelt being named one of the top ten Gatsby-esque hotels we’ve rounded … Read More
He dares you: For all the world’s a hand-held mirror, and all the men and women merely arrivistes–like cicadas–in the life-challenging canvas of gallerist Peter Makebish. Sit for him (clothing optional)… “The tree sloth. Where…in…Madagascar…is that TREE SLOTH? And those tranny hula … Read More
Kodachrome moments in the ‘Fire Island Pines,’ circa 1975-1983 Even if you aren’t a “boy of summer,” you might pine for more decadent times after paging through Tom Bianchi’s new “Fire Island Pines. Polaroids 1975-1983” (Damiani, 212 pgs.). With an … Read More
Do some serious beach time on a One Kings Lane designer-series towel. From Nanette Lepore to Steven Alan, eight super-cool designers have come together to roll out their limited-edition patterned beach towels for various charities and causes through the months … Read More
Matthew Barney does the Morgan Library (really?) Amid the art-world big top pin-wheeling through the month–double Koons shows, FRIEZE-alooza, etcetera–the most unlikely of artist to keep it on the down-low is the typically-exhibitionistic Matthew Barney, showing his mesmerizing drawings at … Read More
The Sassafras saloon transports Savannah to Sunset. Newish Sassafras, in the heart of Hollywood (at Sunset and Vine), from the people who brought you the Bigfoot Lodge, is our new clubhouse. There’s nothing like it in L.A. nightlife. It feels … Read More
Squeeze into your tube dress! Cipriani Downtown Miami hits the beach. While Guiseppe Cipriani will never get to sip one of his trademark Bellinis there, his Manhattan followers will surely be popping by to the just-opened Cipriani in Downtown Miami … Read More
The new Thompson Hotels Pet Program will provide amenities for your beloved Spot or Kittyball. As part of a new amenity program, Thompson Hotels are welcoming pets. The plan, which will be implemented next week, will include pet food bowls … Read More
Because you can’t spend your ENTIRE summer at the pool, (though we encourage you to try) we’ve rounded up some of the season’s best music festivals around the country to remind ourselves that there’s life after Coachella. Clockwise from top … Read More
The MET’s Costume Institute saves the Queen…again. Opening May 9th (through the snoozy museum dog-days of August 14th) is the Met’s “PUNK: Chaos to Couture,” and we surmise they figured: “If it worked with glam-rock style?” Roll out all those … Read More
Check out the new documentary on trippy but influential ‘60s guru Father Yod and his howling Ya Ho Wah 13 band. A pretty neato new documentary which opened this week at Manhattan’s IFC Center in New York –and coming to … Read More
John Newsom’s ‘Bestiary’: Into the Great Wide Open If captivating escapism from the neurotic concrete jungle is what you need, hit the first solo exhibition in seven years of John Newsom–the Rooster Cogburn of seize-the-day-and-molest-the-canvas oil painters–at the Marc Straus … Read More
Look of the week for rocking the concert fields. There’s a lot of faded denim going round on the summer trend alerts, but standing out from the pack is the ‘70s-retro look of 69 brand, a sportswear line by A. … Read More
Coachella’s over, Bonnaroo’s a-ways away…introducing the little concert gala that could. Never heard of the Shaky Knees Music Festival? Well, it’s hitting Atlanta May 4th and 5th, with a great alternative and indie-line-up. And just in time for you to … Read More
Jane Alexander’s half-human, half-beasts are creatures to behold. Now bow! We mentioned John Newsom’s “Bestiary” as a great mother-of-nature exhibition to check out this week, but an altogether different menagerie can be found at the Cathedral Church of St. John … Read More
