Last week Neiman Marcus unveiled its 2009 Christmas Book. As usual, the extravagant offerings in the 83rd annual catalog do not disappoint, particularly the A5 Sports Aircraft and Pilot Training for $250,000, Algonquin Round Table Experience with such luminaries as Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Nora Ephron and George Stephanopoulos for...

It recently came to my attention that opportunity once knocked on my door but unfortunately I was upstairs at the time taking a nap with a pillow over my head.

In light of the David Letterman extortion incident, it dawned on me that at an earlier time in my life...

Twitter can now count me among its millions of users. Never one to miss out on a trend that involves naming rights, I actually became a registered Tweeter (Twiddle?) months ago, but didn't really know how it worked or what its purpose was (and still kind of don't) until recently.

It's a strange feeling to stare up at the greatest mountain in the country (or the 14th greatest, actually, according to the latest SKI magazine poll) from my bedroom window but know that I most likely won't ski down it this winter.

I'm not joining the chorus of complainers who've...

Despite finishing third in this summer's Tour de France, seven-time champion Lance Armstrong remained the big man on campus in Aspen, Colorado, because his son was born a few weeks prior to the start of the race at Aspen Valley Hospital. The cycling legend's presence around town put Aspen back...

Earlier this month KFC unveiled the latest addition to its menu: the Double Down. The instant classic includes slices of pepperjack and Swiss cheeses, the Colonel's secret sauce and bacon wrapped not in bread, but between two slices of boneless KFC original recipe fried chicken. At present there are no...

It's been a good summer for Bill Clinton. He was roundly praised for his role in the release of two imprisoned American journalists in North Korea; and, if the political rumor mills are worth their salt, the former president will have the pleasure of walking his only child down the...