Cocktail Parties
Noted essayist and tippler H. L. Mencken once wrote that the cocktail was "the greatest of all the contributions of the American way of life to the salvation of humanity....
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Quarterback Tim Tebow grew up in Jacksonville and went to the Florida-Georgia game just about every year. Although he knows plenty about the storied rivalry, his memories are pretty much one-sided ...
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The clink of ice cubes in a glass, the lilt of laughter and some samba on the stereo -- of all social affairs, the cocktail party should be the simplest to plan and the easiest to execute. And if i...
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The proprietors of the Old Town Bar & Restaurant are usually pretty accurate when it comes to advertising.
So the bar's brand-new 2008 calendar magnets gave us pause:
Did Carrie really meet Mr...
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The Power Broker fame, started off his lecture on Sunday praising the exhibition which challenges his pre-eminence in Moses scholarship if it doesn't also challenge his interpretation of the city's...
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Oy! August! Between giant bridges tumbling down, peacocks running amok in Burger King parking lots and New York women showboating their toes—metallic pedicures? still with the toe rings? blac...
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banquet's steaming wreckage, REBNY keeps the big announcements rolling.
It's finally time for the creme de la creme of broker's back-biting and politicking: The Ingenious Deal of the Year Award. R...
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[Ed. note: this article was originally published in Dec. 25, 1995 - Jan. 1, 1996 issue of The New York Observer.]
Christmas season in New York. The parties. The star on 57th Street. The tree. M...
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The lunching ladies who consider Bill Blass a staple of their wardrobe don't have to fret over what they'll wear next spring. The line's creative director resigned midway through preparing the spri...
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Peter Som turned out a collection of classic American sportswear at his fashion show on Sunday, offering chic daytime dresses with full skirts, metallic eveningwear and even tweed _ no matter that ...
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Sometimes what you don't see is the sexiest thing at a fashion show. Derek Lam unveiled his spring collection Sunday at a cavernous space near the Hudson River with models wearing black pantyhose w...
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Cocktail Parties
'Cocktail Party' tasty for Florida
