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Joanne Bamberger

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Five Reasons Martha Stewart Can Take On Sarah Palin

Joanne Bamberger | Posted November 25, 2009 | Style


My favorite recovering felon, Martha Stewart, was asked her thoughts on our most recent political pin-up girl, Sarah Palin. I wasn't surprised that Martha didn't pull any punches:

Eve Pearl

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In Defense Of Sarah Palin's Makeup

Eve Pearl | Posted November 25, 2009 | Style


With the launch of an already best-selling book "Going Rogue", Sarah Palin is on a full-time media/campaign blitz. She first appeared with Oprah and then Barbara Walters. I am certain there's a long list of additional appearances to follow. Personally, I keep waiting for Tina Fey to appear and do...

Steve Clemons

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Who Is Hot And Who Was Blocked (Or Forgotten) At First White House State Dinner

Steve Clemons | Posted November 25, 2009 | Politics


The White House just released the list of those attending the State Dinner honoring India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Cool list actually. But not just because it's India night -- but because there are a lot of folks that could push other agendas in Obama Land.

Domestic Policy Council...

Craig

In 1963, A First State Dinner For The Record Books

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted November 24, 2009 | Style


Tuesday night President Obama had his first state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Somehow my invite got lost in the mail.

The one I'm really sorry I missed, however, took place in December 1963, just a month after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Lyndon Baines Johnson's first...

Rosalyn Hoffman

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Going Rogue, Going Rouge, Going Red

Rosalyn Hoffman | Posted November 25, 2009 | Style


Chalk it up to pre-traumatic-Thanksgiving-stress-syndrome, we've been lying awake for nights obsessing about the big O's big state dinner, and our imagination has been working overtime. After all, what better distraction from imminent family holiday dysfunction than fretting about someone else's party and worrying about someone else's attire?

Four...

Marissa Bronfman

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Fabulous Fundraisers Use Fashion For a Good Cause

Marissa Bronfman | Posted November 25, 2009 | Style


The Frocktail Party

Fashionphiles flocked to the first annual Frocktail Party on November 12th, eager to bid on a bevy of designer dresses up for auction in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Held in the penthouse loft of the fabulous Burroughes Building, supporters were...

Gordon Laird

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Black Friday Forever: Can Shopping Save America?

Gordon Laird | Posted November 24, 2009 | Style


Black Friday is a huge event in American life. Roughly one out of every two American citizens - an estimated 172 million people -- went shopping on Thanksgiving holiday weekend last year. Facing the greatest economic crisis in living memory, shoppers charged gates and malls across the country in 2008....

Lesley M. M. Blume

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State Dinner Menus of Eras Past: Aspic, Hot Dogs, and Boiled Mutton

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted November 24, 2009 | Style


Tonight President Obama and Mrs. Obama will host their first state dinner at the White House, honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Few events are more glamorous than these; they make Vanity Fair's famous annual Oscar party seems like kindergarten in comparison. A thousand egos must perish on the vine...

Nora Ephron

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Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipes You're Cooking This Year That You Didn't Cook Last Year

Nora Ephron | Posted November 23, 2009 | Style


I know you've been on tenterhooks waiting for the winners of the contest with the longest name of any contest -- the Third Annual Huffington Post Tell Us What You're Cooking for Thanksgiving This Year that You Didn't Cook Last Year Contest -- and here they are.

I...

Irene Monroe

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Remembering Two-Spirits This Thanksgiving

Irene Monroe | Posted November 25, 2009 | Living


As I prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of the autumnal harvest time's spiritual significance. As a time of connectedness, I pause to acknowledge what I have to be thankful for. But I also reflect on the holiday as a time of remembrance -- historical and familial.

Historically,...

Robert Rosenthal

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Food And Wine All-Stars Dish On Thanksgiving

Robert Rosenthal | Posted November 23, 2009 | Style


For this quintessential American holiday, I asked food and wine luminaries for their Thanksgiving meal plans, thoughts, memories and advice.

RR: WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE THANKSGIVING EXPERIENCE, WHETHER FABULOUS OR FIASCO?

DANA COWIN: (Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine Magazine)
My most memorable Thanksgiving fiasco took place about 20...

Marika Holmgren

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Simulating Reality In The Facebook Era: If You Unfriend Someone, Do They Still Exist?

Marika Holmgren | Posted November 23, 2009 | Living


For those of us over the age of say, 30, navigating social media networking is like learning a new language. We are, as we've been aptly named, digital immigrants. During our formative years -- the ones where we started dating, navigating friendships, figuring out how to stay connected with people...

Tony Sachs

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Luxury Travel For Budget-Conscious Big Shots? Fame Route Has The Answer

Tony Sachs | Posted November 25, 2009 | Style


What do you get when you combine luxury travel with carpooling and membership discounts? A new company called Fame Route, a company aimed at execs and celebs who want to travel in style but without busting their bank accounts or pissing off their shareholders. And what do you get when...

Jesse Kornbluth

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The Canal House Cookbooks: Great Home Cooking by Home Cooks for Home Cooks

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted November 23, 2009 | Style


When last we left Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton, they had triumphantly self-published Canal House Cooking Volume No. 1 -- and we had adopted it as our never-fail summer cookbook. Now our tans have faded, the leaves have fallen and they're back with Volume No. 2,...

Jon Bonnell

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A Professional Chef's Perfect Thanksgiving

Jon Bonnell | Posted November 23, 2009 | Living


With today's fast-paced fine dining kitchens and a demanding restaurant clientele, I often forget that the real purpose of eating out for many is usually more about the companionship than the food. But once a year, on Thanksgiving, I get the rare opportunity to sit down with friends and family...

Ariston Anderson

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Jonathan Adler And Simon Doonan On Living Fabulously

Ariston Anderson | Posted November 23, 2009 | Style


At the recent Moth Ball this week the fabulous men-about-town Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan were on hand to present the annual $5000 MothShop scholarship. The recipient, New York City high school student Terrence Buckner, told a wise beyond his years story on his struggles with coming out in...

Louise McCready

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Barbara Fairchild On Today's Changing Foodscape

Louise McCready | Posted November 23, 2009 | Style


Thirty-one years after starting at Bon Appétit as an editorial assistant typing recipes, Barbara Fairchild is being honored by MinOnline as one of 2009's 21 Most Intriguing People in Media and will be celebrating ten years as editor-in-chief in 2010. Recently I sat down with her to discuss Thanksgiving, 2009's...

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson

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Top 8 Items To Make Your Travels Easier, Safer & Healthier

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson | Posted November 21, 2009 | Style


I just got back from a grueling trip to Europe. After thousands of miles of travel, I have found some great items that have really helped me out. They have kept me safe, sane, healthy, and fresh. All of these items are super easy to use . Here is a...

Denise Vivaldo

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Talking About Turkeys

Denise Vivaldo | Posted November 20, 2009 | Living


Years ago, I cooked for one of the richest men in the world. He had been a catering client and then asked me to come to work for him full time as his private chef. His peeps offered me a big bag of money, health benefits, and even stock options...

Una LaMarche

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Project Runway Finale Recap Part Two

Una LaMarche | Posted November 20, 2009 | Style


And so, my friends, it has come to this. As Boyz II Men sang so soulfully, we've come to the end of the road. Or, the runway, I guess. Which means we're about to fall off into the lap of the Malaysian Prime Minister, if Zoolander is to be believed....

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