Badoit (pronounced ba-dwah) is French for fine bubbles, and to launch its sparkling natural mineral water nationwide, the company, founded in 1837, is hosting a “unique gastronomical experience” in the private rooftop garden at Rockefeller Center. The menu is by Timothy Hollingsworth, the former chef de cuisine at The French Laundry. And of course there Read More
These questions regard last night’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Please answer the prompts with specific examples from LAST NIGHT’S EPISODE, though supplementary material will be accepted as a secondary source. Please write legibly. No. 2 pencils only. You have an hour to finish this test. See below for questions and sample responses.
1. Daenerys’s negotiating style is less familiar to us from fantasy narratives than it is from gangster movies. She is not unlike an rising underworld kingpin using her muscle to build her empire, drawing her competitors into negotiations and then turning the tables with the threat of violence. “You thought this was a negotiation? Sorry, no. Say hello to my little friends. Oh, and leave the gold.” Of course in this case, the weapons are her children (happy Mother’s Day!), who also happen to be flying, fire-breathing teenage reptiles. How does this detail affect the genre conventions? Are the dragons more like guns or more like the ranking members of her growing gang? Read More
It’s Mother’s Day, so bring your mom to a showy Scandinavian brunch at Michelin-starred restaurant Aquavit. Chef Marcus Jernmark’s seasonal menu of modern Nordic dishes will make mummy happy, and the expensive eatery is serving up a special four-course prix fixe menu, including a complimentary cocktail, for just $78, which is about the cost of Read More
The second annual brunch fund-raiser benefiting the Olevolos Project, a nonprofit organization that helps orphans and disadvantaged children from the Olevolos Village in Tanzania, is hosted by actor Bryan Greenberg, fellow trendy thespians like Gina Gershon, Jena Malone and Justin Long, and blonde supermodel Julie Henderson. It’s the perfect Saturday wake-up call—the daytime fun includes Read More
New York is an art-buying playground this week, and NADA—the New Art Dealers Alliance, founded in 2002 as a nonprofit collective of professionals working with contemporary art—opens its annual fair today. NADA believes that “the adversarial approach to exhibiting and selling art has run its course,” so it aims to foster a new dialogue in Read More
The only members of the hoi polloi who visit Randall’s Island are Buckley private school boys—the tykes of the truly rich and sometimes famous—during sports hours. But the Frieze Art Fair lures the chic culture vultures to Randall’s Island Park from the 10th to the 13th to check out pieces from a careful selection from Read More
The French label IRO, started in 2004 by brothers Laurent and Arik Bitton, is opening a New York flagship superstore in Soho, complete with a black and white New Wave interior. The label fuses Paris street style with laid-back luxury. Think long-sleeve silk playsuits, boyish blazers and printed tunic dresses for girls and the perfect Read More
The unlikely double bill of rapper/actress (or raptress) Queen Latifah and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman will appear as guest artists at The New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the American Musical Festival. Ms. Latifah will perform George Gershwin’s “The Man I Love” with the New York City Ballet Orchestra, and Mr. Read More
Hosts Nigel and Cristen Barker, Russell James and Donna Karan will be at the Fourth Annual Solving Kids’ Cancer Spring Celebration this year honoring Ms. Karan’s BFF Bonnie Young and daughter Gabby Karan De Felice. The committee includes supermodel Helena Christensen, socialite Jennifer Creel, Carolina Herrera, nightlife queen Amy Sacco and photographer Kelly Klein, to Read More
Help feed New York’s hungry and dine with entertaining mogul Martha Stewart at City Harvest’s Ninth Annual “On Your Plate Luncheon.” Ms. Stewart is the guest speaker (no word yet on whether she will offer brownie-baking tips), and co-chairs include Gillian Miniter and Topsy Taylor. Society columnist David Patrick Columbia of the website New York Read More
