Josh Smith, whose figurative paintings feature skeletons, devils, and their macabre ilk, is no stranger to artist collaborations. He has made painterly fleece jackets for Givenchy, and Grim Reaper T-shirts for Supreme. Such projects don’t always offer Mr. Smith, 47, opportunities to acquire new skills, but for a recent one he explored an unfamiliar medium:…
How does it feel to have your life change in an instant? Emilie Gossiaux was an art student at the Cooper Union in 2010 when she was hit by an 18-wheel truck while on her bike in Brooklyn. Taken to Bellevue Hospital, she had suffered a traumatic brain injury, a stroke and multiple fractures. While…
In the Bordeaux region of southwest France, scores of vineyard estates transform finicky grapes into bold blends of red wine. Some bottles sell for thousands of dollars each. Prestigious chateaus boast about the soil, microclimate and traditional methods that make their own wine superior, an inscrutable mix known as terroir. “It’s one of those terms…
Fans of Winona Ryder lined up outside Dover Street Market in Manhattan on a recent chilly evening to attend a launch party for “Winona,” a book of Polaroids and cellphone shots of the Gen X cultural idol. “She’s so famously private that any peek into her interior life is delicious,” Daniela Tijerina, a writer and…
On a recent evening in a dimly lit Japanese restaurant, nearly a dozen diners watched rapt from across the bar as a chef blowtorched a sliver of sturgeon until it was kissed with char. He topped the nigiri with crisped fish skin and a spoonful of caviar. The quiet veneration from the customers, the practiced…
Imagine the darkest time of year in Sweden, when the sun never climbs above the horizon in the northernmost part of the country, and in Stockholm, the capital, there’s a scant six hours of daylight. Every day is shorter and gloomier than the last until the nadir — the darkest day of the year —…
You know what they say about too many cooks? It did not happen with “Made Here: Recipes and Reflections From New York City’s Asian Communities,” a cookbook celebrating New York’s extended and diverse Asian communities. This hefty, brightly photographed volume was assembled and written by volunteers at Send Chinatown Love, a nonprofit that grew out…
For the members of Brooklyn’s Aleppan Jewish community, the tinier the meat- or cheese-filled pastry, the better the cook. At Hanukkah, which this year begins on the evening of Dec. 7, they take as much pride in their distinctive tradition of using two candles rather than one to light the menorah — representing both the…
Who: Alessandra Ambrosio and PatBO What: Collaborative collection Where: Online at patbo.com and in PatBO stores Why: Miami is the ultimate winter escape for the chillier months, and supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio brought her love for the humid city to life in her second collection with resortwear label PatBO. You can expect the ideal getaway wardrobe,…
Coralie Charriol is the friend you want to have around when it comes to holiday gifting. As the CEO of her late father’s eponymous watch brand, she has the refined taste of someone working in fine jewelry and watches, coupled with the humor and warmth of a mother and close friend. After all, the best…