Wedding planning and the male-female IQ gap
One night in the spring of 1997, some unlucky teenage dope parked his car under a tree during a rainstorm. The next day, the…
A savvy solution
Holly 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
All 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
We 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?
Photographs 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
Photographs 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
Photographs courtesy ArtsWestchester For more than 30 years, ArtsWestchester – a flagship arts council in New York state – has partnered with Westchester…
Celebrating an architectural genius
Though 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
A lot of elements – a lot of thought – go into a Judy Collins concert. “There’s the element of surprise – something new,…
His beautiful mind
Few 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
Photographs 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
Story 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
All 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
What 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
In 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
By 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
CENTURIES 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
Story 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
It’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
Story and photography by Doug Paulding Fifteen to 20 years ago, the organic wine industry was in its infancy, driven by crunchy-granola eating…
Beauty in the beast
Few creatures would seem to offer the antithesis to mental heft that the peacock does. Those feathers with the shimmering blue-green eyes. That fanning,…