It's no news that in New York City, small living space is a big issue. It's one of the reasons storage companies are so successful, capitalizing on our dream of "bigger" and "more" some day and our inability to accept…
I couldn't resist... Justin Timberlake released his new track yesterday: "Suit & Tie." It was produced by Timbaland and features a verse performed by Jay-Z. In the song, JT professes his love of dressing up and Jay-Z waxes about how…
As Vesper Lynd famously said to 007 in Casino Royale: "There are dinner jackets and dinner jackets. This is the latter." While there was a whole lot of handsome at the 70th Annual Golden Globes last night, there was a…
The two-hour Season 3 premiere of Downton Abbey was all about the threat of change in the dawn of a 1920s world outside of the snow globe that is Downton. The unstoppable changes in the way people lived forced people…
On this episode of Here's The Thing (12/24/12), Alec Baldwin talks with Alex and Jamie Bernstein, the children of legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. It's an incredibly worthwhile conversation that offers a fascinating peek into the inspirations, stimulations, home…
A few weeks ago, while visiting my friend George Bliss, owner of Hudson Urban Bicycles, I had the pleasure of meeting photographer Billy Powers. For 11 years, Billy was a photographer and art director at Time Magazine and is currently…
We all love the Hollywood Issue, but the January 2013 issue of Vanity Fair is the magazine's first ever comedy issue. Guest edited by Judd Apatow, with photos by Mark Seliger, the issue features some of my favorite funny people:…
Last week on on Bullseye, one of my favorite podcasts, host Jesse Thorn spoke with writer, public speaker and dryly hilarious (and honest) social critic Fran Lebowitz. In 47 of the most worthwhile minutes I've spent listening to a podcast,…
When Oscar winning collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross spun out their stunning score for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we were treated to a taste of Trent's post-Nine Inch Nails project: How to destroy angels_. The taste on…
For SKYFALL, veteran Harry Potter costume designer Jany Temime did an outstanding job suiting up Daniel Craig in his third turn as James Bond. With suits made by Tom Ford, Craig cut a most impressive figure. His Bond is a…