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Hotel Bars Making A Comeback In New York

Vanity Fair | Jessica Flint | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York


On a recent Friday night in New York City, just north of Madison Square Park, the Ace hotel's dimly lit lobby was buzzing. In one corner, beneath a gi...

Everybody Eats Where?

Mara Gibbs | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York


Mara Gibbs

New York is a fabulous restaurant town, maybe the best in the world, and there are so many places to discover and rediscover -- The Spotted Pig, The Breslin, The Standard Grill and more.

Whitney To Open Renzo Piano-Designed Museum At Entrance To Highline

nytimes.com | Carol Vogel | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York


Three years after reaching a tentative agreement with the city, the Whitney Museum of American Art is forging ahead with plans to build a second museu...

Shark Left On Australian Newspaper's Doorstep

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


SYDNEY — Journalists have a lot to be nervous about lately: layoffs, furloughs, newspaper closures. But reporters at an Australian paper may hav...

Inside Fashion Week: The (Not So) Calm Before The Storm

Joey Jalleo | Posted 10.07.2008 | Style


Joey Jalleo

Every fashion season in New York there's a hectic clamor to be the unofficial "official" party that launches Fashion Week, but only one usually comes out on top. This season, that party was without question.