JD Salinger died a few days ago. If by any chance you haven’t yet read Catcher in the Rye, it’s probably the time to do it. It fits perfectly the mood and the soul of people who love New York. The pace of the writing reminds the energy of the city and the story takes [...]

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Jeffrey Deitch is a figure in the art world, an art dealer and a renowned independent Curator and. He has a Harvard MBA and was the vice president of the City Bank’s art department. NYC is its hometown celebritywise and now he runs three galleries : two in Soho and one in Long Island. His [...]

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Fashion loves this photographer. He is one of the very chic porno chic photo movement spearheads. Richardson hangs out at Café Gitane in Soho and is often seen with Olivier Zahm, founder of Purple Magazine who also runs its blog where he shows how fashion people and friends -Terry Richardson includes- have fun. Have a [...]

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Chandler Burr wrote a comment under his post -that I just published -and wanted to let us know that  annerosenbaum.com, the website of  his book, is up now and is a public forum for discussion about his fiction and therefore religion. Think about it: Religious values are also about considering gays, women and children inferiors. They [...]

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Joseph Cilona is the type of guy you want to know in NYC. The city is incredibly appealing for the crazy amount of stuff that goes on. It’s pure life. But NYC is also strenuous and grueling relationshipwise. Not to mention the complete absence of silence. Therefore, shrinks and offshoots are requested : having someone with [...]

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When you live or love NYC, you want to know who is Graydon Carter. He is one of the most sought-after character in the city. He is the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and the owner of the snobbish Waverly Inn and the Monkey Bar two restaurants where schoomizing is the only thing you do – [...]

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1- qui a eu l idée de cette expo
This show was conceived in the framework of a festival on Muslim culture in New York City named “Muslim Voices”, organized by Brooklyn Academy of Music, Asia Society, the Metroploitan Museumand Center for Dialogues at NYU. The Austrian Cultural Forum, located on East 52nd Street was appointed [...]

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This afternoon, I met Derek Lam for Vogue. Along with Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schuller, Michael Kors, he is drawing the new elegance. He designes for women who like fashion but dont’ give it the first seats. He chooses high-end fabrics and sticks with simplicity even though his style has a special flavor.
Sometime in April, Derek [...]

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My brother introduced me to photography. He related to the American photographers to who a picture is not an illustration of the reality but a vision of its author. Private Views that collectes Barbara Crane’s photos/polaroids taken in the 80’s during the summer festivals in Chicago, fills the definition. The book is beautifully published [...]

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Went to see The Generational: Younger Than Jesus at the New Museum, one of the greatest buildings in NYC : all metal meshed. This exhibition presents the work of 50 artists born after 1976, selected from 25 countries and wants to examine the visual culture this generation has created to date. It’s the first [...]

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