It’s pretty meta that I’m sitting with an actress who’s the epitome of Upper East Side sophistication in a hotel that’s the epitome of Upper East Side sophistication. But then, some Wednesdays are better than others. Christine Baranski showed up for lunch at the Mark looking like a million bucks, wearing a belted black Michael…
To get the house they wanted, Javier Morales and Alex Morris realized they would have to build it. When they began looking for a rural upstate escape from their TriBeCa apartment in 2017 before starting a family, nothing on the market moved them. “There were some beautiful homes in a typical colonial or New England…
It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. In 2019, Maureen McNamara and her wife, Jennifer Stark, now both 60, took a leap of faith and decided to sell their popular restaurant, Amici’s Kitchen & Living Room, in the Detroit suburb of Berkley, Mich.…
Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small, serrated blade, he carefully carves tiny leaves from the turf, extracting as much of their roots as he can reach, and places them in a plastic container beside him. Dandelions, I learn, are as prolific…
Do you really need a long rug in your hallway? Not necessarily. Bare floors are fine for getting from A to B. But a runner can make the journey more comfortable — and more stylish. “It’s softer underfoot, it helps with noise, and it can be that finishing touch,” said Elizabeth Lawrence, a partner at…
It was 2020, and like pretty much everyone else on planet Earth, the actress Betty Gilpin was having a strange year: Her first leading role in a movie, Craig Zobel’s “The Hunt,” had already stirred a manic level of controversy and drawn the ire of President Trump, before it came out on March 13. Shortly…
I care about the environment and appreciate a classic, natural style. The problem is my weight fluctuates quite a bit, and I no sooner invest in something lovely then it doesn’t fit. Sure, I can keep items around but they’re haunting reminders of weight gain. Are there good, natural, eco-friendly brands that also shrink and…
Then came Nov. 4, 2001, a Sunday, 54 days after Sept. 11. Initially I had been as devastated and upset by the attacks as anyone. I hated that my beloved and adopted city had been so cruelly violated and that the American people, whose default goodwill and optimism I admired so much, had been so…
It was Serena Williams’s night. Celebrities and politicians thronged the opening night of the U.S. Open on Monday, many dressed in pink — Ms. Williams’s favorite color. They cheered her on and helped raise $3 million for the United States Tennis Association Foundation, which supports underprivileged youth. Dr. Barbara Sturm, the German aesthetics doctor, held…
Name: Timothy McGurr Age: 38 Hometown: New York City Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Shooting under the alias 13th Witness, Mr. McGurr is a photo-documentarian who works in two contrasting forms: quiet glimpses of urban life (an empty street, a growling dog) and unguarded portraits…