And in line with this illustrious history, on Tuesday Vanity Fair and Art Basel Paris partnered to take over the entirety of Laurent’s stately anterooms, ballroom, and courtyard in celebration of the official opening party for the fair’s first edition at the Grand Palais. Look, obviously we’re a bit biased here, but I can objectively … Read more
Several of the world’s problems could probably have been solved in the warm glow of the Republique restaurant in Los Angeles Thursday night where filmmaker Ava DuVernay, philanthropist and climate activist Aileen Getty, Shondaland producer Betsy Beers, campaign strategist Beth Lynk, podcaster Monica Padman, journalists Lisa Ling, Jessica Yellin, Olivia Nuzzi and more gathered for … Read more
DKMS, a nonprofit dedicated to blood cancer and disorders, will honor fashion designer Vera Wang at its 18th annual gala. The event will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Oct. 17. DKMS, which has more than 1,300 employees, was founded in Germany in 1991 in an effort to champion research … Read more
Colorado voters are set to weigh in on ballot questions related to abortion rights, veterinary services, mountain lion trophy hunting and an overhaul of the state’s election system in November. The deadline to finalize the state’s ballot is coming Friday, but all of the citizen initiatives — meaning ballot questions pursued by members of the … Read more
What’s red and white and sprouts up all over Telluride this time of year? We’re not talking about just amanita muscaria mushrooms, but rather a whole festival dedicated to fungi. The Telluride Mushroom Festival is gearing up to celebrate its 44th year from Aug. 14 to 18. That’s when mycology enthusiasts from around the country … Read more
On a sticky August Friday afternoon on Fire Island, New York City’s second most illustrious summer weekend destination, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and First Secretary of Transportation Gentleman Chasten Buttigieg held the most successful fundraiser in the island’s history, according to event co-chair and former 18-year treasurer of the Democratic National Committee Andrew Tobias. He … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has qualified for Colorado’s presidential ballot as an unaffiliated candidate, state election officials said Thursday, while an escalating internal dispute about him between state and national factions of the Libertarian Party continues. But the Colorado Libertarians’ separate attempt to designate Kennedy and his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, on the party’s ballot … Read more
The Libertarian Party and its Colorado affiliate are poised to submit competing presidential tickets for the state’s ballot in November as quarreling among party officials turns into an unprecedented tug-of-war over who gets to pick a party’s candidate. The dispute pits Colorado party officials, who announced last week that they would swap out the Libertarian-nominated … Read more
The first time Sarah and Joseph Stanoch hosted a “Hot Ones”-inspired party in 2017, they debunked the theory that milk is the best way to extinguish a spicy mouth. After watching one of their friends chug a gallon over the sink and then proceed to puke, the couple was grateful they stuck to beer. “I … Read more
A fashionable crowd helped to raise more than $2 million at Tuesday night’s spring gala for the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This year’s initiative at the Plaza Hotel in New York City focused on artificial intelligence and noninvasive technologies for oncologic dermatology in order to fund research using advanced technology to improve … Read more
