Woody Allen may soon need to ask the State Department for extra pages in his passport: he's just announced that he's making yet another film in a foreign land. This time, he's off to Rome (we hope his film's more La Dolce Vita than Nine)--this after four films set in London, one in Barcelona, Read More
A princess begins work at Christie's, ancient apostle paintings discovered in Rome, and work by Stephen Vitiello and Yoko Ono take root in New York. It can't be a slow summer when there is this much action in the art world.1. Princess Eugenie of York Interns at Christie'sPrincess Eugenie, the 20-year-old daughter of Prince Andrew Read More
Yesterday's unusual reply by Cardinal Edward Egan to a critical and anonymous letter about him circulating in New York's archdiocese would have once sent major ripples across the city's political landscape. That it hasn't is a measure of the diminished influence of the Catholic hierarchy in public life here, a fact that critics of Read More
The viability of an artistic tradition depends upon the determination and momentum an artist brings to it. We’ve all seen paintings, drawings or sculptures that reiterate firmly established conventions, often with appealing dexterity and patent intensity. They can be pleasing to look at. Invariably, though, they’re unnecessary—nostalgic glosses with noble intentions. It’s one thing just Read More
DR. SELMAN: Good to see you. What’s up?
HILLY: Nothing. DR. SELMAN: Last time you were here, Hilly was about to go to Rome. HILLY: It was fun! It wasn’t anything like when we went to Rome, because George wasn’t there and I was with work people, and the first couple nights we were actually Read MoreWouldn't it be weird if Madonna got divorced from Guy Ritchie? Like, soon? And why have, like, eighteen people mentioned this idea in the last week? Madonna is a good bit shy of 50. Two-thirds, or so, of second marriages end in divorce. The former pop tartlet is currently on tour, heading towards Rome, and Read More
Having vowed not to f--- up another dinner party, I said I'd report on a party last weekend, and my continuing effort to socialize myself. Herewith: I thought I did fine. I didn't seem to make anyone uncomfortable. I probably laughed too loud at an anecdote a friend told, about a big meeting of Read More
ROME—Exactly how scared am I supposed to be over here? I’ve been wondering about this since last month, when the U.S. State Department announced that Americans living in Italy are now in danger of possible terrorist attacks. For some reason, the terror isn’t sinking in. Even after they warned me that: Demonstrations are planned in Read More
ROME—Exactly how scared am I supposed to be over here?
I’ve been wondering about this since last month, when the U.S. State Department announced that Americans living in Italy are now in danger of possible terrorist attacks. For some reason, the terror isn’t sinking in. Even after they warned me that: Demonstrations are planned in Read MoreGEORGE: Hilly’s paying half the rent. That’s another positive. Aren’t you?
HILLY: So far. Ha ha. GEORGE: Maybe about a third of the rent. Gonna start paying half, and half the Con Ed bill. I’ll pay the phone. HILLY: If I get two full closets. Bobbie’s litter box is in one, and then half of Read MoreBill Weld has, his spokeswoman says, been dispatching the occasional postcard to Eliot Spitzer from his swing along the "supposed ribbon of gloom." Apparently lots of teeth and no rickets up there. Though it certainly isn't conventional wisdom that the parts of Upstate deeply dependent on state handouts want to be told they're actually doing Read More
Hilly and I are in Rome. Her landlord has evicted her from her Manhattan apartment. We’re at the Bulldog Inn where our waitress, Frieda, is Swedish. HILLY: If I don’t get my apartment back, I’ll go to Valentino and spend every last cent, except for 40 bucks that I can spend on two bottles of Read More
Nary a night passes on CNN that Lou Dobbs, the cable network’s advocate for the frightened middle-class masses, doesn’t let go with a blast against the “illegal-alien invasion.” He is not alone in his opinions. Liberals suffering from political neuropathy may cringe, but many a head nods in agreement when he tells his viewers “an Read More
Nary a night passes on CNN that Lou Dobbs, the cable network’s advocate for the frightened middle-class masses, doesn’t let go with a blast against the “illegal-alien invasion.” He is not alone in his opinions.
Liberals suffering from political neuropathy may cringe, but many a head nods in agreement when he tells his viewers “an Read More
Hilly and I are pushing our luck. We’re not far from the gate at J.F.K., but our flight to Rome is boarding and the waitress at Chili’s has yet to serve us our snacks. Hilly’s working on a Pinot Grigio and I’m chasing a double Black Label and soda with a Sam Adams. Hilly looks Read More
