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Waris Ahluwalia, Marissa Montgomery, Alexander Soros (Patrick McMullan)

Hammer Goes Hamptons: The Rapper of Yore Performs at Unmasking Gala Thrown by Soros Scion

Saturday night the skies grew ominous as The Observer rounded the bend toward Fairview Farm, located right on the water in Bridgehampton. Luckily, we were greeted by giant white tents arranged for “Unmasked,” the Alexander Soros Foundation’s Global Witness Gala.

Like his father, 26-year-old Alexander Soros is quickly becoming a well-known figure on the philanthropic scene, most noticeably with a donation of $250,000 to Jewish Funds for Justice. Although this was his foundation’s first public event, the names on the host committee were enough to fill a Weinstein dinner party. Read More

The Fifth Anniversary of 9/11: Is It Too Soon?

Gerald Marzorati, editor of the Times magazine, this week, discussing coordination and duplication at the New York Times: I’ve just returned to my desk from a weekly meeting of the editors of the various “feature” sections of the paper—Dining In/Dining Out, House & Home, the Book Review, etc., along with the magazine, or magazines Read More

Me, Too! Me, Too! All Girls in N.Y.C. Once Had B.D.D.

Now that cutting little slits in one’s arm is the preferred form of self-mutilation, eating disorders seem almost passé. Like Balenciaga bags, everyone in New York has had one, and they’re worn fairly casually.

But what’s more curious to me is that my admission of having once been bulimic has often been met with nods Read More

Me, Too! Me, Too! All Girls in N.Y.C. Once Had B.D.D.

Now that cutting little slits in one’s arm is the preferred form of self-mutilation, eating disorders seem almost passé. Like Balenciaga bags, everyone in New York has had one, and they’re worn fairly casually.

But what’s more curious to me is that my admission of having once been bulimic has often been met with nods Read More