Todd English Cracks the Whip at Libertine

What a great week to launch a new restaurant in the Financial District!

“We’re all nervous about what’s happening with the economy, but we’ve got to charge through it,” said chef Todd English, dressed like an urban Johnny Cash in all black, as he celebrated the opening of his latest eatery, Libertine, at the Read More

In Which I Get Over My Delusional Optimism About My Wedding Dress

LAURIE:A few months ago, I bragged about having found, in the space of five minutes, the “perfect” wedding dress for just over $100 at Barneys. Last week, I tried the dress on again and faced the truth: it is an unflattering, inappropriate dress, and I cannot wear it to my wedding. I like to think Read More

After His Tony Loss, How Fiennes Is Ralph?

Julia Roberts performs each night in Three Days of Rain at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater on 45th Street. The audiences chanting her name can be heard through the walls all the way into the theater next door.

That neighboring theater, the Booth, is where Ralph Fiennes performs each night in Faith Healer. And sometimes Read More