Fashion for Action at the Housing Works. The Aplomb!
Last night we had the good fortune to attend the Fashion for Action Housing Works benefit - a four-day charitable fashion event, silent auction and sample sale that seeked to raise funds for Housing Works’ lifesaving services for homeless...
Notional and Chopped at the IAC. Too delicious!
I have to admit at the outset I know nothing about cooking or for that matter very little about the reality show called 'Chopped' which has been making heads turn around town. Our photographer, Mr. Keith Lew, can never...
Once upon a time in Manhattan courtesy of Ronald Mcdonald House.
The “Once Upon a Time in Manhattan” benefit at Marquee celebrated the ongoing achievements of the Ronald McDonald House, a not for profit center that provides housing and social programs for children with cancer who are outpatients in one...
What is it with Korean celebrities that keep committing suicide?
Depression and self-loathing in Korea.
According to the Associated Press, the recent suicide of Korean model Daul Kim, 20, in her Parisian apartment marks a mysterious string of suicides amongst Korean celebrities. Apparently, her death brings the suicide death toll...
Demolishing soccer stadiums because they don’t comply with Israeli codes.
When politics gets in the way of good will.
Here’s an interesting (distressing) situation out of Israel (you know, that fun place where the Palestians and Jews attack each other like madmen):
In anticipation of the completion of a friendly soccer...
Dilemmas on the Upper East Side.
When marrying the help is never a good career move.
Life for society gal Christina Ambers has gotten difficult ever since she had the temerity to marry the local porter at the posh Upper East Side residence where she lives....
Terror: India Labor Class Uprising 2009.
Why the Yanks prefer to ignore their pain instead.
You might not know it but India has been one of the most dynamic countries in the world in recent years. With 8 percent annual growth there has been a shifting...
Victoria Secret Runway Show Great Success For Fat, Rich, Men.
Blowing money as scantily clad ubermodels blow kisses. Keeping it simple in America.
Unfortunately for us, our request to cover last night’s Victoria Secret’s fashion collection at the Lexington armory fell upon deaf ears. We think we know now why....
Sarah Palin Book Tour a Very Scary Success.
Right wing patriarchal slang and a winning smile always go hand in hand.
You would think that Sarah Palin getting the political beating of her lifetime last November never happened if you were to take a glimpse of the...
Landlord v. Tenant: the Unending Battle.
Characters
Tenant: 23 year-old naïve, recent graduate from a Pennsylvania suburb
Landlord: Cranky building-owner with residences all over Manhattan
Apartment: 200 sq ft. studio with no heat and no 2nd method of egress in case of fire
The City: ...
Dressing cross gender gets the NY Times thumbs up.
Reinventing fashion for the recession.
It seems the NY Times has come across a very interesting idea/trend of how to try and sell fashion to the world again. Simply, it involves convincing boys and girls that it's okay, sexy,...
Raul Castro’s Cuba More Opressive Than Ever.
Watching the human rights violations mount.
Here's a trick question. Because Fidel Castro, Cuba's longest reigning strongman, effectively moved aside for his brother Raul, what do you think has happened regarding human rights violations? If you believe they worsened,...
Devorah Rose gets in another cat fight.
Why the world (Gawker) can't live without Devorah.
It looks like Gawker is at it again, picking on our favorite media celebrity (after Rachelle Hruska) and Nick Ogre Denton (who actually owns the beast that feeds on desolate souls). The...
Coalition for the Homeless Artwalk Party: Oh, the Glamour!
Tuesday night's benefit, Artwalk Coalition for the Homeless, brought in a sundry of discerning social types to help raise awareness and funds for a wonderful cause that has now been 15 years in the making. Chaired by Alec Baldwin...
Mike Bloomberg Ran on “Progress not Politics.” Whose Idea of Progress?
Special Guest Contribution from Clayton Patterson.
Bloomberg loves us, wants to protect us, save us. He wants to make us financially secure. At least that is what he promised when he used his enormous wealth to flip the democratic...
