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A close-up portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati, her face framed by her hands, wearing a fur-trimmed garment and her signature heavily kohl-lined eyes. The sepia-toned photograph captures an unusual stillness — intense but unperformed, unlike nearly every other image she left behind.

The Most Outrageous Woman Who Ever Spent a Fortune

Before Karl Lagerfeld, before Alexander McQueen, before anyone thought to call fashion art, one Italian heiress was wandering through St. Mark's Square in nothing but a fur coat and a philosophy.
By Jennifer Ashley Wright
A collage featuring photographs of celebrities, socialites, and fashionable guests attending various events and parties at The Pierre hotel in New York City over the past 95 years. The black-and-white and color images showcase elegant attire, joyful moments, and the timeless glamour associated with the legendary venue.

Iconic Moments from 95 Years of Glittering Galas at The Pierre

From debutantes to designers, the legendary hotel has been the epicenter of chic New York soirées since 1930.
By Jennifer Ashley Wright

Opera’s Tradition of Wealth: Diva Eleonora Buratto Performed at a Decadent $12,000 a Table Gala

In April at the Metropolitan Club, diva Eleonora Buratto performed at a lavish fundraiser supporting Festival Verdi. Gilded age indeed.
By Annie Levin
Within a human society, the people most adapted for conquest and discovery were invariably young men.

What’s the Problem With Men?

By Mark Manson
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan cancelled a vote for the American Health Care Act, the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also called 'Obamacare.'

Three Lessons Learned from the GOP’s Health Care Reform Failure

By Charlie Gerow
Tatiana (Anna Netrebko) composes her fateful love letter in 'Eugene Onegin'.

A Shy Teen-Turned-Grande Dame Heats Up the Met’s Box Office

By James Jorden
Why — how — did American health insurance become tied to employment?

The Folly of Health Insurance Tied to Employment

By Leslie Loftis
Jenni Konner, Tracy Anderson, and Lena Dunham, left to right, FaceTime with Gwyneth Paltrow.

Lena Dunham FaceTimed With Gwyneth Paltrow in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Frankie Barrymore Kopelman, Drew Barrymore.

Drew Barrymore Decorated Donuts With Her Daughter in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Chelsea Clinton, Marc Mezvinsky.

Chelsea Clinton’s Night Out at The School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball

By Zachary Weiss
It’s time to get honest.

11 Sh*tty Things We All Do But Never Admit

By Mark Manson
Jennifer Lopez.

Jennifer Lopez Takes New York in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Glenn Close, Christian Louboutin.

Glenn Close & Christian Louboutin Celebrate Broadway in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Dane Dehaan.

Elon Musk, Jason Isaacs, Electric Eels and Supermodels at This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
Dorian Grinspan, Jean-Christophe Babin

Tabletop Dancing at Mr. Chow’s in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
To claim cultural appropriation is to claim your group is above the mixing and influence happening when cultures meet.

I’ve Learned This the Hard Way: There’s No Such Thing as Cultural Appropriation

By Eric M. Ruiz
Jude Law, Paolo Sorrentino==The Cinema Society Hosts the After Party for HBO's "The Young Pope" - EXCLUSIVE==Cafe Medi, NYC==January 11, 2017==©Patrick McMullan==Photo - Sylvain Gaboury/PMC====

A Nude Jude Law and Louis Vuitton Teams Up With UNICEF in This Week’s Best Parties

By Zachary Weiss
And the old saying is true: often the fear itself is much worse than whatever you’re afraid of.

This Is How to Overcome Social Anxiety: Five Powerful Tips Backed by Research

By Eric Barker
Ron Burgundy attempts to answer the question, “What in the hell is diversity?”

I’m a Latino in Tech, and I Think the ‘Diversity’ Discussion Is Utterly Broken

By Eric M. Ruiz
The Season of the Brich

Season of the Brich

By Richard Kirshenbaum
“Boys will be boys” is a logic that excuses or trivializes male behavior at all stages of their development

Boys Will Be Boys: The Uncomfortable Truth About Trump, America and Women

By Selena Strandberg
There is no specific word to describe someone who loses a child.

What I Learned Since I Lost My Son

By Pete Marsh
Standing by for the upgrade.

The ‘2 Percent’ Aim to Make the Move to Elite Status

By Richard Kirshenbaum
Real estate wood.

Viagra for the 1%

By Richard Kirshenbaum
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