The Tortoise and the Whoopee CushionSince Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman spent months in a holiday-gift wonderland for ‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,’ we thought we’d ask the […]
Toys to the TestWe asked the best toy stores in the city to send us their most irresistible items. Then we put them all in the same room and asked the kids to p […]
Ugly Shoes: A Brief HistoryA look at the most memorable assaults on our fashion sense, and a forecast for the ugly shoe of spring 2008.
Get Up and GoWhether the New York Marathon inspires you to run or just to think about it, here’s the gear.
Owners in TrainingAfter 33 years in retail, Marjorie Stern had a new idea. How about a kids store that sells…careers?
Mind the GapWhen your sale goes through quickly and your purchase is delayed, where do you move?
It’s 1 a.m. Do You Know Where Your Guests Are?A crew of four New York nightlife experts plan wee-hour high jinks, from a limbo party in Chinatown to a raucous sleepover in the Bowery Hotel.
How Would Venus Williams Spend $1.4 Million?We asked the Wimbledon ladies champ—the first ever to receive the same jackpot as her male counterpart—to blow her prize money in a New York sho […]
The New Style MerchantsSmall boutiques run by young women with very decided tastes are guiding the look of the city.
Now Accepting Working GuestsTen years ago, David Page and Barbara Shinn walked away from three West Village restaurants for a North Fork vineyard. Now they’ve added a B&B, […]
Yoga on a BikeJulie Rice, Ruth Zukerman, and Elizabeth Cutler (below) wanted a spinning-only oasis with no thumping techno and no screaming instructors (1) […]
Everyone Says I Love YouSome of New York’s most memorable weddings: from Alfred Hitchcock’s daughter’s at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to Cynthia Rowley’s in a Brooklyn airp […]
The Nap RevolutionarySleep deprivation made Nick Ronco crazy. So crazy that he opened a space-age sanctuary for power napping on West 57th Street—the first, he hopes […]
The Last Go-RoundFor decades, locals and visiting celebrities alike have circled beneath the pink neon palm trees at Brooklyn’s Empire Roller Skating Center. A f […]
Coming to Your Kitchen TableEight years ago, ceramicist Jono Pandolfi was teaching high-school kids how to make birdbaths and cookie jars. Now, he’s selling at MoMA, making […]
Locally GrownShe’s happy to model spring’s pretty dresses, but Claire Danes prefers the comforts of jeans and her Soho bistro.
Dance Workouts: A Brief HistoryDance-based exercise regimens, which have twirled in and out for decades, are back in style. A look at how the original low-impact craze has com […]
Ask The Foot DoctorWe asked Dr. Rock Positano, director of the Non-surgical Foot and Ankle Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery, what high heels really do t […]
Retreat! Retreat!Some people need high-thread-count sheets to relax. Some don’t. There
are destinations for both.
Go Hard, or Stay HomeCablessness, tourists, and drunkards conspire against you on New Year’s Eve. To make it work, be decisive: Head for the eye of the storm, or tak […]
The Rules of the MasqueradeH alloween is full of hazards: costume breakdowns, overheating, booby-trapped candy. But none is as painful as walking into a party and seeing s […]
Under SurveillanceAnother day, another fall from grace for a public figure with a checkered past. How to watch your back—and your cell phone, your e-mail, your hu […]
Gangs of New YorkTheir twins due home from intensive
care any minute, an anxious couple
considers the high cost—physical, marital,
and financial—of multiples.
Goalie OrientedRookie goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is the unexpected savior
of the New York Rangers. This is the fitness routine that helps him keep the puck […]
Los AngelesFor this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises—London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami—to the same scru […]
LondonFor this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises—London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami—to the same scru […]
SydneyFor this special edition of Strategist, we subjected six great metropolises—London, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney, Rome, and Miami—to the same scru […]
Her MystiqueA portrait of the feminist as an unhappy portrait subject.
Here’s JohnnyJohnny Weir is the best male figure skater in the United States—and the most outrageous. This is the fitness routine that got him to the 2006 Wi […]
Maven in TrainingCover model Louise Pederson likes staying in so much, she’s bought two (and a half) houses.
How Would Jade Jagger Spend $11,250?The creative director of Garrard plays with the price of the most
expensive pearl necklace from
her latest line of jewelry.
Founding FathersThe Odeon and Union Square Cafe would seem to have little in common other than the fact that they’re both celebrating anniversaries this month ( […]
Going DutchThe next Northern European design invasion has begun.
Collection AgentsPhillips de Pury makes a bid for first-time auction buyers.
The U.S. OpenWho to watch, where to score tickets, what to wear, and more.
How Would 50 Cent Spend $3.5 Million?It’s taken the rapper and first-time memoirist four years
to renovate the Connecticut house he bought from Mike Tyson. We asked him how he’d s […]
How Would Adrian Grenier Spend $9,000?The New York actor doesn’t live quite as large as Vincent Chase, the movie star
he plays on HBO’s Entourage. Chase just treated his pos […]
How Would Enrique Norten Spend $100,000?The Mexican architect is a contender to design a Guggenheim in
Guadalajara, and he has two major New York projects in the works: the Harlem Pa […]
