No Strings Attached isn’t just another bad Ashton Kutcher movie (though, wow, is it that). It’s a movie that “could destroy everything” for would-be Oscar winner Natalie Portman, says Rex Reed. Whether or not Portman’s march to the podium is interrupted, there’s a long tradition of Best Actresses immediately following up their Oscar roles Read More
Speculating on star buys before they happen is, as they say, risky business.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were rumored to have bought one of the penthouses at 200 Eleventh Avenue, but it’s now back on the market.
As of this morning the three-bedroom penthouse in Annabelle Seldorf’s West Chelsea creation is re-listed Read More
Life imitates art after all. Former Whitney chairman Robert J. Hurst is following the cultural arbiter he once ruled from uptown to the High Line.
The former Goldman Sachs chairman and Crestview Partners head sold his apartment at 950 Fifth Avenue-steps from the museum-for $25 million in September. The sale of a coveted duplex in Read More
–You don’t have to look far to find Ralph Lauren on the Upper East Side. Now the firm’s COO and president Roger Farah is strutting into a $2.125 million co-op in the neighborhood he helps clothe.
Mr. Farah, who also lists a suburban abode, will enjoy three gracious bedrooms and a Viking stove in the Emery Roth-designed gem Read More
The only thing more famous than Richard Meier’s Perry Street lofts, those glassy box spires looking out on the Hudson River, is the people inside.
If you’re looking to get in and can’t afford the eight-figure price tags, perhaps a five-figure rental will do. But not just any apartment will suffice. How Read More
The iPhone has been gobbling up the smart-phone market once dominated by the BlackBerry—and if it’s made available on the Verizon Wireless network, as rumored, it’ll get another big bite. But which gadget is really better?
USER-FRIENDLINESS
Any idiot can use an iPhone—and we know, because we’ve seen it happen. BlackBerry gets a Read More
With only thirteen days left in 2009—seriously, where did this year go?—it should come as no surprise that Hollywood is pulling out the big guns. Five films reach theaters today, but all everyone will really care about come Monday is the one with 10-foot tall blue aliens. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy Read More
NINE
Running time 119 minutes
Written by Michael Tolkin and
Anthony Minghella
Directed by Rob Marshall
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson
To the already overcrowded list of year-end disappointments bringing 2009 to a sorry close, you can add Read More
On the night of Monday, Nov. 16, at the sixth annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards to support emerging designers, Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour stood at the entrance to the back room of Skylight Studios, greeting guests and nominees. Like any good host, she wore a welcoming smile.
“Hi, Thakoon!” she said warmly Read More
Monday: Chuck
We’re not exactly sure when it happened, but sometime during the last four months, Chuck became our favorite show on television. Maybe it’s because of the brilliant cast, which seems to have chemistry on top of their chemistry; or perhaps it’s the fact that we find it impossible to watch Chuck without Read More
