We felt woefully under-dressed as we stepped into the 2nd floor foyer of the Waldorf-Astoria, the entrance to Bette Midler's Hulaween party. The theme was Día de los Muertos - the Mexican Day of the Dead - and although we felt like zombies after occupying Wall Street earlier that Friday evening, we weren't decked out in any apparel that suited the $1,000-a-plate dinner.
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The swans in Town Pond paddled on serenely, unfazed by the crowds filing up James Lane toward Guild Hall. The birds, evidently, are accustomed to such revelry. The event, last Saturday, was a celebration of Richard Prince’s exhibition “Covering Pollock,” currently on display at the Hall’s gallery. The work, Mr. Prince’s latest, consists of black-and-white photographs of Jackson Pollock obscured by images of models, ’80s punk stars and various forms of old-school erotica. Inside, groups of curious viewers—some of them peering over their spectacles at the prints—made polite banter about the graphic images. Read More
Friday night, East Hampton's finest gathered to celebrate the art of Richard Prince, whose collection "Covering Pollock" is currently on exhibition at the town's cultural center, Guild Hall. The evening went on to honor Martha Stewart and her contributions to the institution. The event was emceed by Alec Baldwin and deejayed by Alexandra Richards, the Read More
A beshorted Mario Batali, purple socks tucked into orange Crocs, barreled toward a makeshift podium in a corner of Birreria, the new Eataly brewpub 15 stories above the Flatiron, on its invitation-only opening night Thursday.
He grabbed an orange from a huge tub on the way and placed it on the podium.
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We had a beautiful event last weekend for Todd Eberle, the photographer, celebrating his new book, Empire of Space--which features the Four Seasons 50th anniversary portrait Mr. Eberle took two years ago, with lots of regulars including Michael Ovitz, Peggy Siegal, Dolly Lenz, Aby Rosen, Ed Koch and, of course, me! Larry Gagosian, Vanity Fair Read More
On a damp evening in May, the great and the gray trooped up the marble stairs of one of New York City's most hallowed institutions, the New York Public Library, for its centennial celebration. A smorgasbord of talent had been hired to showcase the library's varied nature, including an outdoor electric harpist, the Abyssinian Baptist Read More
On Friday, the weather was so wonderful, everyone was in a great mood. The sun filtered through the chain curtains--it was perfect! Martha Stewart came in for lunch. We had to open the restaurant early for her because she arrived at 11:30 a.m.! So it was a Martha Stewart day. She looked better than ever. Read More
The country observed a moment of silence, as did city records, but the blogosphere never stops chattering.
--Recording exec Edgar Bronfman Jr. buys a $23 million pad. Or does he? The item was in The New York Post this morning but is no longer up on the Web site.
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Having made successful forays into a number of diverse industries, lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart seems to now be headed to the storefront. In a onstage interview with Home Shopping Network CEO Mindy Grossman held during the Fashion Institute of Technology's Executive Women in Fashion event, Ms. Stewart said that there is a chance we will Read More
- Behold, a Kevin Bacon statue made out of...BACON! We demand a Mia Hamm statue made out of Hamm. And then a companion Jon Hamm ham statue. And then an entire meat museum built next to Madame Tussaud's. Lady Gaga's meat dress needs a new home.
- Times' columnists before-and-after hot-or-not slideshow. Spoiler warning: Maureen Read More
"Holy crap, it's Martha Stewart!" gasped Precious star Gabourey Sidibe at the premiere of the The Big C hosted by The Cinema Society & Showtime at Donna Karan's East Hampton cove-front home on Saturday, Aug. 7. "I like knowing how to make things out of pine cones," she said, explaining her awe.
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After a second-quarter earnings call yesterday, stock for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. took at 12 percent drop. Bloomberg Businessweek attributes the movement to loses suffered by the company's publishing group, where operating income fell 30 percent. The spring issue of Martha Stewart Weddings, which bolstered the company's second quarter last year, counted in Read More
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MTA hikes, unsurprisingly met with anger. [NYT]
Both the Post and the Daily News examine the dark secrets of Chelsea's future in-laws. [NYP/NYDN]
New Kindles Today. [BloombergBusinessWeek]
That's more like it: higher standards mean half of all New York students fail their English and Math tests. [NYT]
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Red Carpet Comprehensive Lists
Before any of his guests arrived, Time editor Rick Stengel rotated between the dozens of reporters waiting along the red carpet outside the Time Warner Building's Frederick P. Rose Hall, the scene of the Time 100 gala Tuesday night.
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Homemaking hyphenate Martha Stewart, chef Mario Batali, Esquire editor David Granger and former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl were among those previewing David Chang's new midtown restaurant, Ma Peche, at the Chambers Hotel, in the space formerly occupied by Town, on Monday, April 5.
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