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Marco Vacchi isn’t the original mad man behind Madman Espresso, but over the years he’s come to embody the brand.
Tipples

Pass the Aperitivi

Marco Vacchi adds a homey wine bar, Sorsó, to his burgeoning Madman Espresso empire.

Designer Manfred Thierry Mugler photographed in Montreal, 2018. Photo credit: Max Abadian
Fashion

Agent Provocateur

“Thierry Mugler: Couturissime” makes its grand finale at the Brooklyn Museum.

A bar mitzvah celebrant is thrown in the air at his party. Photo courtesy of Chad David Kraus (@chadkrausphoto, www.chadkraus.com)
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It’s My Party And I’ll Kvell If I Want To

The return of the big ticket bar mitzvah.

Edward Hopper, Self-Portrait, 1925–30. Oil on canvas, 25 3/8 × 20 3/8 in. (64.5 × 51.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.1165. © 2022 Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper/Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
The Art Scene

HOPPER TAKES NEW YORK

In a new Whitney exhibit, the Big Apple is the muse for America’s greatest realist painter.

Portrait of James Joyce in 1928 by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991). Photo courtesy of The Morgan Library & Museum
Literature

“We’ll print it if it’s the last effort of our lives”

How two American women braved U.S. censorship laws to publish James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Hotspot

Is Lucien the New Elaine’s?

Manhattan’s hottest reservation right now is an East Village bistro that opened in the ’90s.

The Arts

Revisiting the Sixties

The Jewish Museum’s superb New York: 1962 - 1964 explores the city’s art scene at a time of potent social upheaval.

Gala Productions founder, Alexandra Lind Rose, and president, James Hallquist with their event truck
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Planning Makes Perfect

From elegant charity galas to edgy club parties, Alexandra Lind Rose’s Gala Productions has become the go-to event planner for Manhattan’s elites.

Revelers party under the light of the arch, with nary a policeman in sight. Image courtesy of Daisy Prince
Downtown Vibe

Agita in Greenwich Village

The pandemic brought heroin and all-night ragers to Washington Square Park. What’s next?

Adelena Masana, Carmelina Pica, and Nina Picariolo prepare a homemade pasta at Enoteca Maria in Staten Island, New York.
Nonnas Unite!

Just Like Grandma Used To Make

A rustic Staten Island restaurant features a rotating cast of homespun chefs: Grandmothers from all over the world whose recipes star on the menu.

Lewis Miller’s Flower Flashes are often Valentines to New York City, especially during the pandemic. Credit: Irini Arakas Greenbaum
Flower Power

Gone in a Flower Flash

Thanks to Lewis Miller, deemed the “Banksy of Flowers,” New York trash cans and street corners have never looked better.

William Klein, Auto-Portrait, 1993. © William Klein, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery
Photography

A New York Homecoming

A major retrospective celebrates artist William Klein’s 65-year career capturing the vivacity and complexity of New York City.

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