For most of his life, Dr. Robert Atkins was a renegade, fighting endless battles with the medical Establishment over his notorious low-carb diet.
Many of the dresses and shoes and handbags Tom Ford sent down the runway for Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent in the past ten years were instant classics.
Nellie McKay, the 19-year-old with one of the winter’s hottest records, writes lyrics like a gonzo Cole Porter and lives with her mother in Harlem.
Readers sound off on parental anxiety over childhood obesity.
How did market analysts fail to foresee AT&T Wireless’s ascent? Blame Eliot Spitzer.
Last week, Jason West became the Marrying Mayor—and landed a political career.
Backseat machismo, romantic roommates, and the skinny on “no gift” birthdays.
Bally sneakers, the Dalmatian handbag, and a MetroCard holder by Hermès.
Deal of the Week: High-heeled flip-flops from Target.
How can I get a customized handbag?
Six stellar iPod alternatives.
Always pushing the envelope, David Mamet takes the political thriller to a scarier level; Hidalgo is a Seabiscuit mirage.
Christopher Plummer’s Lear leaves the viewer howling, but Bug is a riveting—and sexy—new drama.
Adrianne Pieczonka and Cecilia Bartoli make us beg for more.
Auteurs keep reinventing Dangerous Liaisons; Century City takes L.A. law into the future.
In the Hamburg Ballet’s Nijinsky, clothes make the icon.
David Burke’s dramatic return to the culinary stage.
Elizabeth Jagger, Theodora Richards, Larry David, Vanity Fair, Naomi Campbell, Ryan McGinley
The demise of favorite restaurants leaves us hurt and nostalgic. But is it our fault?
Veteran Robert Loggia alights in Soprano-land.
Can Jason Calacanis challenge Nick Denton’s blog kingdom? Either way, he’ll pay for it.
Louis Vuitton’s new pump sold out in a matter of days (and it’s virtually knockoff-proof).
As her trial progressed, so did Martha’s mug.
Neil Simon’s press agent gave him a kidney. What would you do for your boss?
We’ve got a yen for these cheap, chic wares.
“We’re very anti-brand,” insists Lavinia Errico. Hard to believe, since she and brothers Danny and Vito are the trio behind Equinox.
Gael Greene indulges in Masa Takayama’s extravagant omakase.
What are the hottest restaurants serving for dessert these days? Doughnuts and fritters fresh out of the fryer.
Schindler’s List, Croupier, The Raquel Welch Collection, Mona Lisa Smile and Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage are all new on DVD.
Don’t abandon the bookstores just because outdoor season is coming
New fests, from the French to the just plain weird, for March 2004.
