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Speak Up New Yorkers and Washingtonians!We Are Not Rude! And We Love Tourists
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Travel & Leisure Magazine recently ranked cities for rudeness. New York topped the list, followed by Washington at number three. Los Angeles, usually number one,
Woman Around Town: Nancy Lee—Celebrating the Year of the Dragon
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
According to the Chinese calendar, Nancy Lee was born in the Year of the Monkey, specifically the Fire Monkey whose traits include strength and determination.
White Is Not Just Oxford Anymore
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
The era of the classic white Oxford shirt has passed. (Even men rarely wear them these days). Blouses just as fresh can be structured or
Stieglitz Reigns at the Met
Friday, October 14th, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Didn’t we just see Stieglitz at the Met a year ago? Well, yes and no. We saw Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand, three masters of early 20th
An Accidental Artisan
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Jill Hurant alloys her own 24k gold; in layman’s terms, adding a percentage of silver and copper to make the final substance harder and more
Frans Hals Portraits at the Met
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
If you want to avoid McQueen mania at the Met, and enjoy a lovely little show blissfully free of crowds, head to the just opened
Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging
Guitar Heroes at the Metropolitan Museum
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They made up an incredible musical trio—John D’Angelico, James D’Aquisto, and John Monteleone—but never won a Grammy. The guitars these luthiers created, however, found their way
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