Who needs CNBC with all the action that’s been going on in the Grill Room over the last week? It’s more interesting to watch the news happen in real time in the Four Seasons–especially when Adriana stops in.

Wall Street was the talk of the restaurant in the last week, as bankers and dealmakers showed Read More

According to Matt Diffee, there are 10 reasons why a cartoon might be rejected from The New Yorker: too lowbrow, too politically incorrect, too dark, too weird, too political, too difficult to “get,” too dumb, too bad, too dirty, too all-of-the-above.

But at Fisticuffs, an Iron Chef-like battle of the cartoonists, held last Thursday night Read More

There’s a whole other art world, and an increasingly vibrant one, outside the mainstream art gallery and museum system. So-called “alternative art spaces” date back more than a generation but have multiplied in recent years, especially in Brooklyn. Usually headquartered in ad-hoc, unlikely or industrial locations, these spaces showcase emerging artists and performers, and artwork Read More

I keep an eye on the Impressionist and Modern art auctions because they’re thought to be an early indicator of the contemporary art sales that follow. But talking to Impressionist and Modern art experts about my penchant for contemporary artists like Maurizio Cattelan or Urs Fischer always leaves me feeling like an insecure fashionista. They’re Read More