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Totally Tonalist

June 14, 2013

Thompson Beverly Hills opens new art show by Pamela Sztybel From June 20th through June 27th, the works of Pamela Sztybel will debut in a pop-up solo exhibition at Thompson Beverly Hills (9360 Wilshire Blvd.), sponsored by The Committee, the … Read More

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Food & Drink

Bar of the Week

May 17, 2013

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

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Food & Drink

The Russian Models Are Coming!

May 17, 2013

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

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Art

Gargoyle’s, Take Cover!

May 3, 2013

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

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Film

‘The Great Gatsby’ Opens Cannes

April 19, 2013

We’re getting behind it, despite the comments of the careless critics. What do they know? The Robert Redford-starring adaptation in 1974 was NOT all that, and it featured a utterly bonkers Mia Farrow in the Daisy role. Fun fact: there … Read More

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Food & Drink

Faux-Speakeasies Finally Lightening Up?

April 19, 2013

Yes, you can finally order a vodka soda without being 86’d by some mustachioed barkeep at a mixology bar. So says Robert Simonson in The New York Times last week, in an article titled “A Good Drink, Hold the Pretense,” … Read More

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Food & Drink

The Windy City Top 10

April 5, 2013

Because we trust Chicago magazine’s culinary acumen, here are the current hotsy-spots in the city that’s keeping Manhattan on its epicurean toes.  1. The Boarding House 2. Found 3. Grace 4. Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House 5. Little Goat … Read More

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Food & Drink

Bistro of the Week

March 22, 2013

The tony Clarkson transports us to the days of the big game hunters (and the joint breathes)! Manhattan is starting to ride again as the gastronaut-and-nightlife Mecca you always hear about, and then go…feh. And it’s evident in the opening … Read More

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Refinery 29 + DKNY @ Thompson LES

March 6, 2013

Last week Above Allen at Thompson LES was the location for the party to celebration a bag collaboration between DKNY and Refinery 29. With the help of Svedka, DKNY, and DJ G*Lee the soiree was a night to remember. Peruse the bags from the collaboration here. Check out … Read More

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Food & Drink

Wasted Away, Again, in Manhattan

February 8, 2013

Tommy Bahamas’ new Marlin Bar is aging its own rum drinks! …And not just regular ole rum, but rum cocktail concoctions are held within that row of oak barrels behind the Marlin Bar up there on Fifth Avenue at the … Read More

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Food & Drink

One Serious-Ass Brunch

January 25, 2013

Thompson LES debuts, dare we say, a weekender-can’t-beater, all-you-can-eater, Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya style We’re shocked! Shocked! Yes, even WE are! This is a scrumptious dealo-wheelo: Thompson LES and its in-house Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya are introducing RIGHT NOW an all-you-can … Read More

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Our Fave Goosebump-Inducing Dead-of-Winter Movies

December 21, 2012

‘Deadfall’ is the latest all-fall-down thriller to make us snuggle up in bed and watch the snowy Domino Effect go into play. Of course, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is as scary and tragic as it gets, but for real holiday … Read More

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Groovy, Baby!

December 21, 2012

Virgin America debuts its uber-jet-setty new Loft lounge at LAX. We’re so there, man. It just opened, and you can get a day-or-night pass to sample those “Lofty Libations.” Here’s a sneak peek. Mister Branson, you’re taking air travel back … Read More

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Tick-Tocking Toward New Year’s

December 21, 2012

In the nick of time, MoMA’s is showing ‘The Clock’ video installation. If you think you have let the days just wile away, Christian Marclay’s video installation, “The Clock”–winner of last year’s Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale, will … Read More

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Editor's Note

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

December 12, 2012

Coming soon: Thompson Hotel’s Grandiloquent 5 Beekman! That’s this dork editor, pictured, aspiring to be the first doorman at 5 Beekman, the Thompson Hotel’s upcoming tour-de-force of a hotel-condominium-entertaining palace housed within the historic Wall Street area landmark. We’ll be … Read More

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