‘Whatever Lola wants’…
This happy 1-year-old pup is looking for an active forever home.
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Give and take
Without individual free will, gift-giving is meaningless.
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A different tune
For opera singer turned news anchor Trish Regan, mentorship is a big part of the gig.
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Inspiring the young to a better world
Surely, if there was ever anyone who understood the high-profile challenges of childhood, it is Chelsea Clinton. Perhaps that is why she’s drawn to help kids as a children’s author.
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Cool warrior on the court of activism
Arthur Ashe saw his activism in the arenas of civil rights and AIDS awareness as more important than his athleticism and groundbreaking accomplishments on the tennis court.
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Time to sip
Tea Forté ethos of rarefied teas embraces the nonprofit world.
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Extraordinary everyman
He’s played villains and Jesus. So what makes Hollywood scion Tony Goldwyn so normal?
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Stemming a biological ‘red tide’
The ever-entrepreneurial Renaissance man Andrew Economos has started The Red Tide Institute to combat the algae plaguing Florida’s Gulf Coast.
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Three that give
WAG wanted to bring to your attention three stories of organizations – two of which we’ve regularly featured; one new to us – that are giving back to the world in novel ways.
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Neiman Marcus: gifts that give back
Neiman Marcus is the gift that keeps giving. Not only is the luxe retailer out with its Christmas Book, complete with new fantasy items, but its The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation has pledged to support The Boys & Girls Club of America youth arts programs, which serve 4.3 million children through 4,300 clubs nationwide.
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No butts about it
EMSCULPT uses high intensity, focused electromagnetic technology to increase muscle mass, thereby sculpting the tummy and lifting the butt.
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Reveling in sibling rivalry
Siblings are our most enduring relationships – longer than that of parent and child or spouses – and more complex than friends, because they assume a friendship, bound by blood.
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Out of their sisters’ shadow
The sisterly relationships of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill and Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret had more in common than you might think, as two new, to-be-devoured-like-a-box-of-chocolates books illuminate.
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Sister acts
While the world of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion has in some ways contracted, the sisters’ sense of community and mission of service, always the core of the order, has continued and strengthened.
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The sun god’s journey to the moon
An awe-inspiring new book by teNeues Publishing on the Apollo space program – timed to anticipate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing next summer – also offers a reminder of the classical, familial origins of the program’s name.
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Older sibs are smarter – still
Older children tend to have higher IQs than their younger brothers and sisters — anywhere from one to three points. It’s a small difference but a significant one, scientists say, one that can mean the difference between a good and a great school, a good and a great career.
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Two for the (artistic) road
Over the summer, we caught up with artists Chris DeRubeis and David Najar – or rather, their work – during a presentation at The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester by Park West Gallery, which presents art exhibits and sales in hotels and on cruise ships around the world.
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Everyone loves Kobi
It’s time to dress up again, says Kobi Halperin, who was at Bloomingdale’s White Plains to show you how to do it.
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A charmer on the Hudson
When we first met Andy Todd – president of the Greystone on Hudson luxury residential development in Tarrytown – in the late fall of 2016, he toured us around the more than 100-acre site, which opens onto pastoral Taxter Ridge Preserve. Among the houses he had in the works at that time was a charming Dutch Colonial Revival manse – with the characteristic gambrel roof and curved eaves; a turret; and a wrap-around porch – all of which made it at once cozy and commanding.
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The remains of James Ivory’s days
At 89 and fresh off an Oscar win, director James Ivory of Merchant Ivory fame remains true to his credo – “follow your instincts and make films about things that interest you.”
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