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Postcards From the Fun-Employed, Part Deux

Paula Froelich | Posted 11.30.2009 | Books


Paula Froelich

I started writing a novel called "Female Kryptonite." It was about Jim - a never married, successful (in business and with the ladies), 40-something who starts to realize he's lonely.

Naos Shrine Returned By Metropolitan Museum Of Art To Egypt

AP | JOSEPH FREEMAN | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York


CAIRO — New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will return to Egypt a fragment of an ancient pharoanic shrine it purchased from a collector, Egyp...

Metropolitan Museum Of Art Reattributes Painting To Velazquez

AP | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has reattributed a painting in its collection to the 17th-century Spanish master Velazquez...

The Art of Back-Scratching

Michael Gross | Posted 08.31.2009 | New York


Michael Gross

It's been almost eleven months since the Metropolitan Museum named Thomas Campbell its new director. His choice of where to give interviews sends a strong message: the museum is only interested in publicity it can control.

To Heel or not to Heal

Tess Ghilaga | Posted 07.13.2009 | Style


Tess Ghilaga

Flats and my feet are more foes than friends. Draw a line on the runway separating the stiletto wearers vs. the skimmers and I'm always on the high-heel side.