Wedding planning and the male-female IQ gap
byOne night in the spring of 1997, some unlucky teenage dope parked his car under a tree during a rainstorm. The next day, the…
OCTOBER 2014
Brain power
A savvy solution
byHolly Alexander is at home in the world of nonprofits. That is quite clear on a recent morning as she checks in with her…
Lingerie for the workingwoman
byAll photographs courtesy of Naja Lingerie. Lingerie has long been used to boost sex appeal and add oomph to the physical. But Catalina…
Fathers of invention
byWe ride in their creations, listen to them, play games with them. Without them, the world would be a truly inconvenient, less exciting place….
What do YOU think?
byPhotographs courtesy Yaeger Public Relations Neuroscience is having another big moment. Not a day goes by that there isn’t an article about the…
Let the chips fall where they may
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki. Where some see a fallen tree as kindling, sculptor Judith Economos sees artistic potential. It was right after Superstorm…
Mental wellness through the arts
byPhotographs courtesy ArtsWestchester For more than 30 years, ArtsWestchester – a flagship arts council in New York state – has partnered with Westchester…
Celebrating an architectural genius
byThough just slightly larger than a traditional business card, the full-color, foldout Helen Post Curry hands you says it all. “Woolworth Building Lobby Tours……
The creative mind of Judy Collins
byA lot of elements – a lot of thought – go into a Judy Collins concert. “There’s the element of surprise – something new,…
His beautiful mind
byFew people embody the idea of “the brain” – the mind, really – the way Stephen Hawking does. The word “embody” is not used…
A different kind of matchmaking
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki. Lainie Wimberly has impossible conversations on a daily basis. Wimberly, an equestrian, can’t verbally converse with her athletic collaborator….
Smooth as Zilka
byStory and photography by Bill Fallon. Zilka knew stress. Her published book might even be considered must-read material for certain high-stress achievers –…
A smart heart
byAll photographs courtesy of Vince Camuto. Braininess becomes Vince Camuto. You don’t co-found a legendary fashion company like Nine West and go on…
A meal fit for a president
byWhat do you serve a president? That was the question that David Pellon had to answer recently. Luckily, the director of catering for New…
Getting in the game
byIn our myopic, attention-deficient, gossip-loving society, the mass media did not disappoint when it came to reviewing U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s new book “Off…
The nifty shade
byBy Frank Pagani This season, Neiman Marcus has used its gray matter to discern that “Gray Matters,” hailing the color as “fall’s definitive…
October Chic choices
byCENTURIES OF STRATEGY The origins of backgammon date from some 5,000 years ago, but it’s probably safe to say those testing their brain power…
Italy through the lens
byStory and photographs by Douglas Ruby While there are many beautiful places in the world to photograph, among my top choices will always be…
Red-hot Red Hat
byIt’s hard to imagine a more wonderful place to dine than at Red Hat on the River in Irvington. Great ambience, service and nouvelle…
Organic wine comes of age
byStory and photography by Doug Paulding Fifteen to 20 years ago, the organic wine industry was in its infancy, driven by crunchy-granola eating…