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Three New Exhibitions at the Met
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
This Spring, New York’s venerable institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is offering us an array of goodies – in addition to Schaparelli/Prada — to
Cindy Sherman: From the 1970s to the Present
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Two major exhibitions arrived in New York this week: a retrospective of Cindy Sherman at MoMA and The Steins Collect at the Met. They are,
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
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