Siberia: Still Open (Today! And Tomorrow!)

Around noon, the Transom received word from an unusually lucid–that is to say, awake!–Tracy Westmoreland. His beloved bar Siberia is not yet dead.

“My demise has been greatly exaggerated,” quoted the barman. “We are still open. We will be open tomorrow.”

Tomorrow, yes. But. Mr. Westmoreland confirmed that the situation between tenant and landlord–blogged yesterday Read More

The Transom

Who’s Had Work?

Alex Kuczynski had a book party on Thursday. Her book is about plastic surgery.

The Transom thought it would be funny to go up to random blondes and say, “Alex, it’s a pleasure to meet you, loved the book.” (Get it? Like she was unrecognizable from the knife?) But the first two Read More

Mark McMahon, Park Avenue Doctor, Forces Mrs. Clinton Into Primary

When a 38-year-old Park Avenue doctor named Mark McMahon decided to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton in a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, he sent a letter to the retiring incumbent, Daniel Patrick Moynihan. “My campaign motto is, ‘Say no to hatred,’” the letter read. “Please see my enclosed campaign brochure. I am requesting a meeting Read More