Christo Fifth Avenue Mes amis…welcome to the event of the month–at least so far (but I really think this is going to be difficult to beat). There are a few things in this world that are inarguably true: We love fighting a worthy cause, and we love doing it at an eventwothy…event. It would be <... >

  Whoever said breaking up is hard to do should have said “making up is hard to do” and let me tell you why: 1. Sometimes you know you’re right, and he just doesn’t seem to understand that. 2. Sometimes you know you’re wrong, but screw that, he’ll have to eventually believe you’re right. 3. <... >

To be or not to be – been there done that. But, to stay or to stay – ok, clearly a rhetorical question, but let me tell you where you’re going to be rhetorically staying. The Hotel on Rivington. Riving-where? Yes, Rivington. The Hotel on Rivington opened on September 6th – makes it fresh and <... >

So, I don’t want to point out the obvious or anything but … exercise isn’t exactly awesome. Personally, I think it’s bullshit, and I wouldn’t do it if society’s crap-ass told me that it is perfectly acceptable to consider channel surfing physical activity. It’s just not enjoyable – granted, you get to buy cute outfits <... >

So, hi, how much do we love Kiehl’s? Yeah, a lot, I know. Now, I know this may be hard to believe, but I’m going to tell you why you’re going to love Kiehl’s even more than you already do. One word: grapefruit. Mmmmm, grapefruit. I like mine cut in half with a little bit <... >

Remember all those long and delicious nights at Park Avalon we used to share? No, neither do I because they had a killer cosmo, didn’t they? You may have noticed I’m using the past tense. Yes, it’s sad but true, that Park Avalon has closed its doors after a decade + 1 in Manhattan. But, <... >

When I say “launch,” what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Well, regardless of what comes to your mind, I’ll tell you what comes to mine. Initially I do the cliche thing, which is NASA, of course. Unoriginal? Yes. Honest? How could I be anything but? So the second thing that comes <... >

I like to think of the New York department stores as my friends – Bloomingdales, Barneys, Saks, Bergdorf, and Henri – yes, there are others, but they’re more like aquaintances (oh, shut up Macy, you know what you said about me at last year’s Christmas Party). So, as I’m sure you all know, I like <... >

“Cuddles has been sulking away ever since his return from his ‘that trip’ to the vet” whined my friend Esmeralda, for the seventeenth time, on the phone. Having to subject her precious pooch to the necessary but evil procedure was gnawing away at the poor girl’s heart. I had to do something. “Why don’t you <... >

Today I couldn’t decide what to share with y’all, so I bring ye three very different, yet very special things. How different? How special? Doubtful are we? Well, I promise I won’t fail ya … unless you don’t like what I write, and in that case, I’m terribly sorry you shmuck-a-rama. Numero 1: In honor <... >

I love dinner. It’s the thing I look forward to at the end of a long, toilingsome day. Call Webster’s…that’s a good one. It is the zenith of the Mondays through Fridays (and some particularly long Saturdays and Sundays). The end of a long journey that starts with waking up at the ass crack of <... >

Hear ye, Hear ye! There is a new development in teeth whitening products, and guess what?…oh, you guessed it, I am proudly patting myself on the shoulders for being the bearer of good news. Nah, I’m just kidding, I wish I could take credit for this. I know you probably have eight million partially used <... >

Today’s City Pulse is another “in-your-face, screw you, damn the man Katrina” Pulse. As long as there are still efforts out there to help the victims of Katrina, good ‘ole me will continue to tell you about them. It just so happens that I believe you’ll really enjoy these efforts and, for just this once, <... >

Name one person you know that doesn’t have a subscription to New York Magazine. You can’t, can you? That’s because it’s basically the New Yorker’s unofficial bible. It literally tells me where I should shop, what to eat, where to party, what I need to be waxing now in order to be hip, which New <... >

If we had to choose one word to describe Victoria’s Secret’s products, we’d probably select sexy. The company name immediately conjures images of lacy lingerie. But the online site of this Limited subsidiary now offers consumers one-stop shopping with the recent launch of the VS Beauty Book. A collaboration with longtime make up artist and <... >

I’ll Drink To That! If only I could send you all a belated birthday card for this entry – I’M SORRY, I’M LATE. Forgive and forget, OK? You’re going to thank me though when you read this, and…it’s only Tuesday, so you have a lot of time to make up the time. I know, the <... >

There are very few things in this world that I love…like love love. Shopping in the West Village on one of those “perfect” New York days–you know the kind, when it’s in the mid-70s, sunny, no humidity, a slight breeze…basically when California weather wanted a taste of East Coast goodness. Or, how about walking past <... >

It’s always something, isn’t it? Cleaning, cooking, shopping, laundry, kids, husbands, boyfriends, obligations. Ugh, I’m exhausted just thinking about it. What the hell happened to me time, huh? Aren’t we good enough and don’t we deserve a little pampering and glam? I know, I know, rhetorical statements just waste time and space. Well, this Monday <... >

Lia Schorr’s salon is turning 25! Yes, that means the salon was born in 1980, and no, I am not writing this for the sole purpose of bringing up those fab memories of mani’s and pedi’s a la side ponytails and cheap gold lame. You know you remember. I’m writing to honor the salon’s anniversary, <... >

Cinema Tuesdays at The Alliance Francaise – frankly, a much better idea than left-over Chinese food Tuesdays. On September 13, the film Celine et Julie vont en bateau (Celine and Julie Go Boating) will be playing at FIAF/Florence Gould Hall. Directed by Jacques Rivette, and starring Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, and Marie-France Pisier, this 1974 <... >