“You should be kissed…
by…and often and by someone who knows how,” goes the famous film quote by “Gone With The Wind” heartthrob Rhett Butler. Why not celebrate…
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August in March
byAre you ready for some summer? After this winter, who isn’t? The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx is feeling your pain and…
Remembering the Ladies
byJust a reminder that Kendra Charisse Porter, featured in February WAG’s “Voluptuaries” issue, will be presenting “The Iconic African American Women With Style” event…
Art Imitates Life
bySo there was Alex Karpovsky, a star of the HBO hit “Girls,” talking to the Emelin Film Club about his production, “Red Flag.” The…
Fashion Week in Westchester
byHaste is the bane of a runway show. A splashy turn does little to highlight each painstaking stitch, sublime fabric and inspired form from…
Master classes
byBy Georgette Gouveia Have you been watching the “Shakespeare Uncovered” series on Thirteen/WNET? It’s like a rehearsal, kaffeeklatsch, symposium and lecture with your favorite…
A bit of recognition
byBy Mary Shustack Rockland County artist Eric David Laxman has good news. The sculptor who WAG featured during our coverage of the ArtFull Living…
View the va-va-voom
byBy Andrea Kennedy During her stage days, famed burlesque dancer turned Broadway scriptwriter Gypsy Rose Lee was rumored to take 15 minutes to slip…
A star is born
byBy Georgette Gouveia Something special happens every time my friend, the novelist Barbara Nachman, and I hear Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez. Last year,…
Book ’em
byWhat does it mean to be literate in the 21st century? Stephen Apkon, executive director of the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, provides…
Home, tiny home
byOur March issue is going to be devoted to “Gimme Shelter” with stories exploring the topic of home. The newest exhibition at The Museum…
For l’amour of food
byNew York magazine’s Insatiable Critic Gael Greene, who courted New York City for more than 30 years through her burgeoning affair with all things…
Ahoy, mateys
bySadly, lots of people in our area lost boats during Hurricane Sandy and many others find that their beloved vessels are no longer seaworthy….
Upgrade your Super Bowl spread
byInterested in having a Super Bowl party with a spin? Mediterranean-flavored Douro Restaurant Bar in Greenwich – profiled in WAG’s December “Bedazzled” issue –…
Brothers in arms
byWith brothers Jim and John Harbaugh pitted against each other this Super Bowl Sunday – Who will the parents root for? (Just kidding. They…
Marilyn as muse
byProlific novelist and short story writer Joyce Carol Oates still finds inspiration in Marilyn Monroe. The author conjured her 12 years ago in the…
Home (abroad) for the holidays
byDuring the Christmas holidays, I had the pleasure of visiting Indonesia, specifically the capital of Jakarta and the provincial island of Bali. And though…
Booty call
byThere’s no butts about it: People notice a shapely caboose, and that goes for the male as well as the female of the species….
Still having fun?
byWAG’s February “Voluptuaries” issue features a piece on blond bombshells of the silver screen. But why stop there? The small screen has had some…
Unzipped
byIn just a month, Valentine’s Day will sweep Cupid-struck citizens of the nation with love, lust,and lots of chocolate. But what about the date-less?…