Paper magazine’s man about town is all about dandy candy, elusive Garbo, and something called Toto 79. ROOM 100: Name your poison, and why? Candy. I think I am the reason Dylan Lauren’s Dylan’s Candy Bar pays their sky-high rent. … Read More
The ’70s-inspired cool huntress and queen of rockin’ T-shirt designs is nerdier (in a good way!) than you’d think. Give her a plate of spaghetti and meatballs and she’ll be just fine. Name your poison, and why? Vodka soda, because … Read More
Fossil from Hurricane Katrina casts a pall on Louisiana port. Driving to the Southernmost point of Louisiana several weeks ago, to the oil spill-devastated fishing town of Venice–where the livelihood has come to a stand-still–we spotted this deserted BP sign … Read More
For two weeks, the Purple One took over our legendary hotel, and… …here’s a look at how maid service fixed up his penthouse digs. We approved-though they weren’t exactly un-regal already when he arrived–but the murals came down when HRH … Read More
The rockin’ fashion designer holds forth on carrots, bath mats, Obama, and rose-gold Rolexes. Name your poison, and why? A beer. It’s an honest drink for an honest man. I grew up trawling the local pubs in my small village … Read More
The iconic Rock and Roll photographer holds forth on feral cats, his stripper name and the well known person he looks up to. Name your poison, and why? Coffee after a yoga session or massage. It puts a little edge … Read More
Our favorite French photographer’s no friggin’ wuss… Alexis “Escargot” Dahan is ready for his closeup. And he got it, one recent night at 77 Warren, when the doors were shut, and the “Fight Club” began. What, you didn’t know that … Read More
Before punk renaissance man Malcolm McLaren passed away this month, he was interviewed in our house mag Room 100 by renaissance wonder-boy Mark Ronson. Here’s how it went down. Pretty cool… By Nick Haramis | Photo Paul Costello “Today’s music … Read More
From hotels to homes, restaurants to retail, the design visionary who imagined Wall Street’s Gild Hall and the Lower East Side’s Thompson LES – holds forth on Arabic doors, radio nurses, the Coca-Cola bottle, and why Elaine’s is more than … Read More
Brian Wilson, per usual… We didn’t know what, in the name of all that is holy, we were doing at the Beverly Glen Center yesterday, until we witnessed at an empty table in the delicatessen there a lone, pale, Brian … Read More
The acclaimed author of Up in the Air and Thumbsucker-as well as last year’s memoir Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever and countless magazine stories-holds forth on fishnets and dolphins, dining with Greta Garbo and the menu … Read More
WHERE WE’RE CALLING FROM… An Introduction to Thompson Hotel’s new website ROOM 100 Blog. When we set about creating a website and blog for our sophisticated, world-traveling guests, and other like-minded nomads, we knew what we didn’t want to do: … Read More
