Who says there isn’t still some bohemia left in the East Village? Club Cumming, a cabaret bar operated by Alan Cumming, the actor, occupies a space on East Sixth Street that has been a gay dive bar, under different names, for about three decades. In its incarnation as Wonderbar during the 1990s, a flimsy wall…
Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher The form at the animal shelter asked Bob Morris a simple question: “Why do you want to get a dog?” Although the answer could have been simple, Mr. Morris was unsure. Was his newfound desire for…
Days before he was found dead in the East River this week, Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTube personality known as Etika whose gaming videos attracted thousands of fans, recorded an eight-minute video that worried, rather than amused, his followers. In the video, which has since been removed by YouTube but was copied and posted in…
Courtesy From Michael Kors’ French Polynesia-inspired collection to Chanel’s faux-beachfront catwalk in Paris, we’ve basically been willing beach days our way. With our swimsuit looks in order, next up on our shopping list is accessories and that includes a stylish beach bag. Here, shop 26 totes, shoppers, and baskets for every style — we even…
On the heels of an epic BET Awards performance this past Sunday, Cardi B returned to New York this week to appear in court to fight charges stemming from an altercation she was allegedly involved in at a New York strip club last year. Swanning into the courtroom with a group of bodyguards surrounding her,…
Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, even if you want them withheld. Letters may be edited. Congratulations, You Have Won! For more than 20 years I had the job I always dreamed about. I knew since junior high I wanted to work in what…
Nic Wilkins started selling parts of his sneaker collection online two years ago as a way to make some extra cash in college. The hobby took off and this year, he expects to move 10,000 pairs of shoes. His anticipated take is a 25 percent profit from over $1 million in sales. The main website…
For five seasons, fans of “Jane the Virgin” have swooned over the transformation of Rafael Solano from playboy hotelier to doting baby daddy and the wokest bae in Miami. But for Justin Baldoni, who plays him, that evolution wasn’t just an act. “What’s interesting about the journey of Rafael as a character is it in…
On a recent night on the dance floor at Elsewhere Bar in Brooklyn, the air was heavy with sweat, joy and sorrow. I’d seen someone bury their face in their hands, shoulders shaking with silent sobs, and then, in what felt like seconds later, drop to the floor, behind bouncing, hands blurry with the tight…
Of Balmain’s Theme Park PARIS — A crystal ball prediction: The real money in the future of fashion will be spectacles and theme parks. Tyra Banks had it right. Like “America’s Next Top Model,” Ms. Banks’s widely syndicated and entirely unrealistic game show, her proposed new attraction Modelland appears to be a logical next step…