Philippe Petit is the Frenchman who captivated the world by walking between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on a high wire in 1974--a historic feat which was vividly depicted in the documentary Man on Wire. I had the chance to talk to Petit at the ABC Courage...

Formerly a fashion editor's best kept secret, Maria Cornejo entered the mainstream spotlight when Michelle Obama embraced Zero+Maria Cornejo as one of her go-to designer lines. Here Cornejo shares her perspective on power, Michelle Obama and her well-documented bohemian life with cult artist and poet Mark Borthwick.

Sasha Lazard, a classically trained opera singer, who rebelliously pioneered her own musical genre -- a fusion of opera, folk, rock and electronic -- kicked off a monthly concert series Wednesday night with André Balazs, putting the boom in the space formerly known as Boom Boom Room.

Lazard sang...

Since its inception in 2002, Miami Basel has been a lightning rod for debate, with some purists complaining that its rapid commercialization has translated into a fair fit only for the pretty party crowd. Has the scene overshadowed the art? Or has the scene catapulted the fair into mainstream success?...

Patrick Liotard-Vogt is a 25- year-old with big ideas, and a bank account to finance them. The Swiss media mogul earned his stripes this week when he bought out Harvey Weinstein's shares in the members-only online social community ASMALLWORLD and became the company's Chairman. Here Liotard-Vogt discusses his first encounter...

Don't let President Obama's warring tendencies fool you--the real warrior in the family is Michelle Obama. That is, at least, according to Olympic silver medalist Tim Morehouse who was recently catapulted to fame when photos of him teaching President Obama how to fence circulated all over the Web. According to...

With Serena Merriman and Alonso Dominguez

There's more to Paris fashion week than stilletos and sunglasses. From Japanese anime-inspired exhibits to scavenging for vintage accessories, our picks for contemporary happenings, classic haunts and unmissable events are certain to take your mind off Le Carousel and have you hitting the...

Twenty-seven-year-old Erin Wasson has a long list of accomplishments under her belt, which range from being the face of Maybelline to launching her own collection. Here the supermodel cum fashion designer discusses her development, tomboy status and screen debut. What's clear is that nothing is going to stop Erin from...

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta discusses life after an assassination attempt, hypocrisy and what it means to forgive in the face of an American-supported genocide that brutally took the lives of four of his siblings and one third of his country.

Sabine Heller: You've spent your life campaigning for...

For Maria Cornejo -- headstrong, fiercely independent, brilliant, beautiful -- not belonging has made her stronger. "It gave me energy, and liberated me from preconceived ideas of the way things should be," she says deliberately. Her words are fitting given that she has been an outsider for as long as...

While transsexual icon Amanda Lepore and naked Lady Fag were parading down the blue carpet at the Fellini-esque Life Ball in Vienna, the crème de la crème of old Viennese society joined founder Gary Keszler in honoring President Clinton at an intimate dinner at the historic Imperial Hotel.

"This...