There’s a wine bar on practically every corner in New York. But just because there’s a couple smooching at the one in your ‘hood right now doesn’t mean that it should become your go-to date spot. In a social city, you’re not just judged on your kissability but also on the locale you choose. I… Read more »
It’s the kind of visit that most media outlets can only dream of but today HM. Queen Elizabeth II popped into the BBC Studios in London. The Duke of Edinburgh had been expected to attend, but was admitted to hospital on Thursday for an operation. During her visit the Queen toured the BBC’s newsroom, dropped… Read more »
We all hear stories about bad plastic surgery but a New York man living in Tulsa went to get a nose job with a well-established Tulsa plastic surgeon and five years later does not have a nose. Now that’s a problem! As a result of his numerous operations Vishal Thakkar got a divorce and in… Read more »
When you’re Justin Bieber you just have to tweet out a dream, to make it come true. Back in February, the singer sent out a seemingly random dispatch that he wanted to perform in outer space. Well he is a bit out there! Anyway the team over at NASA picked up on it pretty quickly and offered to… Read more »
When it comes to great food no one knows Italian cuisine quite like Giacomo Alaio and that’s one of the reasons customers are flocking in droves to the new Patrizia’s on Staten Island. Touched by the people when he came with flood after Hurricane Sandy, Giacomo decided to open on the Island and give the… Read more »
They spent their lives helping others with problems but a Brooklyn couple who hosted a self-help radio show committed suicide by suffocating themselves with helium and plastic bags. Leaving behind tragic suicide notes detailing a battle with bipolar disorder, police sources and witnesses said, friends and neighbors were taken aback by the tragic and ironic turn… Read more »
AFP – France’s culture minister has branded online retailer Amazon a “destroyer” of bookshops in the latest confrontation between the Socialist government in Paris and America’s giants of the digital economy. “Today, everyone has had enough of Amazon, which, by dumping, slashes prices to get a foothold in markets only to raise them once they… Read more »
The world is in a mess and the fact that Victoria Beckham could be voted Woman Of The Decade at last night’s Glamour Awards ceremony doesn’t help matters. What type of role models are we promoting here? Now maybe she once sang a few catchy numbers. Certainly not Opera style, and maybe more recently she has become… Read more »
Today’s New York Post (a paper we adore) reports the high-end fund-raisers raking in dough for mayoral candidate Christine Quinn look more like a rogues gallery. We ask: Is she a good candidate? According to the NYP, Quinn’s “bundlers” — those who host events to collect large-sum campaign contributions for political candidates — include a… Read more »
It’s been a few months since we caught up with fashion designer John Galliano on the streets of New York and now he has given his first-ever sober interview. The fallen fashion iconic desiger tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Ingrid Sischy that, in spite of his words, he is not an anti-Semite or a racist. “It’s the worst… Read more »
