A new line of slate and wood boards puts urban chauvinism on display. The skyline of one of eight American cities adorns each of these new boards and slates from JK Adams, a cutting-board company in Dorset, Vt. The boards are nifty serving pieces to use for charcuterie, hors d’oeuvres or cheese, or to give.…
The question for Thanksgiving is not whether to have pie, it’s simply what kind. This year, for the first time, Goldbelly will ship nationwide fresh-baked holiday beauties from several Danny Meyer restaurants in New York. (Mr. Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments recently led a $20 million investment in Goldbelly.) Sweet potato pie ($49) from Blue Smoke,…
Rule number one for being the best house guest possible: Never show up empty handed. Gift unexpected coffee table books on topics that range from surfing to fine dining; be the world’s greatest friend with an Hermès punch bowl; or stock up on mini Diptyque candles to offer from now until the end of the…
Concealed behind the pasty mask, the trademark fright wig and the impassive expression Andy Warhol showed to the world was a man of roiling complexities. Depending on who does the talking, Warhol was either an emotional vampire draining vital juices from the animated nut-jobs he gathered to him or a kindly, if slightly creepy, avuncular…
The Dutch actor Michiel Huisman doesn’t believe in ghosts, but he does worship Ping-Pong. On a recent Thursday afternoon, Mr. Huisman had tip-tapped down a steep flight of stairs on East 23rd Street and into Spin New York, a neon-lit basement Ping-Pong palace with a view of the downtown 6 train. It’s around the corner…
Image Pots and pans by Great Jones. The full collection retails for $395 and includes the Dutch oven, a stainless steel stock pot, a stainless sauce pot, a stainless deep saute and a ceramic nonstick skillet. The Dutch oven, called The Dutchess, retails for $145 and comes in five colors: Blueberry, Broccoli, Earl Grey, Mustard…
By now you have probably heard of influencers, that group of internet-famous people who have more than a million social media followers and can make big money by plugging various brands. And you may have even heard of microinfluencers, who do the same thing for a still sizable but somewhat smaller social media audience —…
Getty ImagesTIMOTHY A. CLARY Since it launched in 1995, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show has become a global spectacle of toned bodies, feathery costume wings, big hair, and bright white smiles, consumed by millions across TV and social media. It bolsters the superstardom of the models it casts, with alumna including Tyra Banks and Gisele…
Susan Good was sitting with a group of women in her home in Palm Springs, Calif., when one of them began lamenting the difficulties of aging. But it wasn’t the usual script about aches, pains and skyrocketing cholesterol levels. “She said that she felt invisible,” recalled Ms. Good, who is in her 70s. The speaker…
Two years ago, Dane and Brooke Carillo brought home Mackey, an English cream golden retriever, to their two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, but they quickly realized he wasn’t cut out for city life. When they leave for work, “Mackey’s usually a little sullen, a little sad,” said Mr. Carillo, 34, a finance trader who lives in…