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"Gossip Girl" Spinoff Focuses on '80s Fashion

Posted on May 11, 2009 by admin
Excellent news today: “Gossip Girl” executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are creating a spinoff show based in the '80s, premiering this fall. The TV series will focus on the misadventures of a teenage...
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Tonda

Posted on May 8, 2009 by admin
CLOSED The preview menu I saw was almost too good to be true, but there it was - the insanely craveable fried polenta I remembered from little take-out shops in Italy, heretofore unavailable in NYC....
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New Brooklyn Bars: Sharlene's and High Dive

Posted on May 7, 2009 by admin
Where some see a recession, others see an opportunity: At Sample last night, D. and I heard about the opening of not one but two - count 'em, two - new bars by the owners...
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The Advent of Evil: Domino's Bread Bowl Pasta

Posted on May 6, 2009 by admin
Have you seen the ads for Domino's "Bread Bowl Pasta"? It's a big, healthy serving of chicken alfredo, Italian sausage marinara, or three-cheese mac-n-cheese in a bread bowl. Because why have just pasta or bread...
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Best and Worst Dressed of the Met Costume Institute Ball

Posted on May 5, 2009 by admin
There was a lot to love - and so much to hate! - about the celebrity fashion at the 2009 Met Costume Institute Ball. First off, the theme of "The Model as Muse" guaranteed that...
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She Said, She Said: Post-Game Hissy Fit Analysis, Met Costume Institute Ball

Posted on May 5, 2009 by admin
I would say that fashion is like high school, but that wouldn't be fair: actually, it's more like junior high. The amount of sniping that went on before this year's Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Ball...
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Monkey Bar

Posted on May 4, 2009 by admin
Back in the mid-'90s, when investment banking ruled the day, Monkey Bar was the place to see and be seen. There was a certain type of guy who gravitated here - the one who would...
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Cinco de Mayo Recipe: Michelada ZAMAS

Posted on May 4, 2009 by admin
Poor Mexico! Just when they were getting the drug cartels under control, along comes the swine flu. On this Cinco de Mayo, toast to their improved health - and the future health of tourism there...
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Street Chic: Union Square Greenmarket

Posted on May 1, 2009 by admin
It may seem like forever ago that it was warm and sunny, but spring will be sprung again - and when it does, what will you wear? Dresses are still a strong trend, though this...
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You’re Cut Off: Denim Shorts

Posted on April 29, 2009 by admin
Another clothing item women are still buying during the recession? Denim, which can be worn so often, day or night, dressed up or down, that women essentially “amortize” a high price tag over a high...
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Texts From Last Night

Posted on April 29, 2009 by admin
If you've ever wanted to eavesdrop on crazy text message exchanges, here's your chance. TextsFromLastNight.com has a whole bonanza of anonymous, reader-submitted texts on timely topics like Bea Arthur, swine flu (STD or no?), and...
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Leyendecker Leggings

Posted on April 28, 2009 by admin
If you hate leggings, we have bad news for you: They're not going away anytime soon. Not only were they all over the runways for fall - in luxury fabrics like leather and suede, no...
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Paul Love's Potato Chips

Posted on April 27, 2009 by admin
No, that's not an accidental apostrophe - we actually do know a guy named Paul Love, and this weekend he made the most amazing potato chips for the first BBQ of the season. NYC restaurants...
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Matthew Williamson at H&M

Posted on April 23, 2009 by admin
Today's the day: Matthew Williamson's collection for H&M launches in stores. The ads, like this one from W, are tantalizing - displaying the same kind of boho chic that had us pressing our noses against...
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Baoguette Cafe

Posted on April 13, 2009 by admin
CLOSED What should banh mi be: traditional or new-style? How you answer that question greatly affects which banh mi you'll like of the many new sandwich shops opening now. Just arrived in the old Bamn...
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