Donna Lennard was doing rustic long before it was cool. Her vintage store turned restaurant Il Buco has been a New York hot spot for 25 years. In addition to the original space on Bond Street, there’s now Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria and an outpost in Ibiza. And a generation of chefs who were […]
The day after Thanksgiving, I found myself slumped on a couch watching a 13-minute YouTube video of Jennifer Lopez doing incredible physical stunts on a stripper pole. In order to play the character of Ramona in the movie Hustlers, Lopez had to learn how to look natural while hanging upside-down on a metal rod using […]
David Webb earrings and necklace, price upon request, at davidwebb.com. Dior Men pants, $1,000, at Dior Men Boutiques. Photo: Erik Tanner The plan was to spend the afternoon in a hot tub with Diplo. The activity was offered to me. I didn’t even ask. But it seemed like fate. Like, of course, the only way […]
A new unauthorized biography of Melania Trump contains an intriguing theory regarding one of FLOTUS’s weirdest and most tone-deaf moments: that army green Zara jacket. You know, the one with “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” emblazoned on the back, which Trump decided was appropriate to wear en route to a visit with 55 migrant […]
Click:three piece forged wheels Fashion icon Tracy Jordan said in 30 Rock, “Dress every day like you’re going to be murdered in those clothes.” If I were following his advice, every single day I would wear the dress from The Row that Greta Lee wore to the Gotham Awards last night. And then I would […]
It seems congratulations are in order for Taylor Swift. Not for everything she has accomplished in her career thus far, no, nor for how many expensive candles she must own, nah-uh, but for this, perhaps her greatest accolade yet: She is the owner of the No. 1 musician-related dog name of 2019. Oh, hooray! The […]
The Cut’s Advent Calendar Gift Guide: Counting down to Christmas with one guaranteed-to-please gift idea every day. A cashmere sweater is a no-brainer gift, but consider this your reminder that sometimes it’s okay to just relax and take the easy route. After all, who doesn’t love cashmere? At $120, this is a present that’ll please your […]
I enjoyed this sweet story about life changes on the TED Ideas blog today. It’s about how humans naturally assume that the way things currently are will probably last forever, even if we rationally know they won’t. It’s also about how hard it is to meaningfully envision future change. It’s easier to see the past, […]
Dearest Polly, Even after all your advice on “embracing your flaws” and “letting your freak flag fly,” I still feel like I’m defective as a human being and because of that, I’m uptight about everything I do and say. This all started a year ago when I had a falling out with two of my […]
You may have noticed some posts from our friends at the Strategist on the Cut. They’ll be dropping in every now and again, sharing their expertise on the basics you don’t have time to research and the weird and wonderful things you don’t yet know you need. It’s not everyday that people refer to their pants or […]