The Dark Side of Charisma
TED
Like it or not, charisma matters when it comes to leadership. But we should be aware of the power that persuasion can have on us, says business school professor and researcher Jochen Menges.
This is Not My Beautiful House! This is Not My Beautiful Life!
New York Magazine
That night in 2007 when I slept in a luxury loft. “I jumped at the opportunity to spend a night there… to find out what it’s like to live in the high-rises that are sprouting up all over my neighborhood like stalks of white asparagus.”
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man
The New York Times Magazine
The timelessness of folk rock fashion. “Those 60's and 70's promotional photos of folk singers …sitting in grassy fields -- with their split ends catching the light behind them in a frizzy halo, their freckly, blotchy faces looking soulful, as if they have just cried, sneezed or lifted their heads from a major bong hit.”
Critical Shopper - John Varvatos store at CBGB's
The New York Times
“Regardless of their reference, the clothes here are unanimously amazing, even when they cost more than Joey Ramone spent on hair care in his entire life.”
Critical Shopper - J Crew Liquor Store
The New York Times
“A small glass case at the front of the store displayed vintage watchbands, belt buckles, aviators and pencils that have been chewed by the celebrated TriBeCan writer Max Blagg on sale for $25 each. Yes, that’s right, chewed pencils for $25.”
Critical Shopper - The Lower East Side
The New York Times
“I tried a pair of Manchester denim shorts. From the waist down, I looked like the subject of a Helen Levitt photo. From the waist up, I looked like a pathetic freelance writer who couldn’t afford them.”
Critical Shopper - Steven Alan
The New York Times
A look at the Steven Alan store - maker of the definitive “I’m wearing a button down that I was too lazy to pick up off the floor” shirt.
Critical Shopper - Thomas Pink
The New York Times
A look at where finance guys go to stay sharp, the Thomas Pink store on Wall Street, right before the 2008 crash. I was confused why everyone was so rich except for me at the time, but then I discovered that 75% of the money wasn’t real in the first place.
Phone Numbers
Word
From around 1997, one of the early essays I wrote for Word. com...me as a gay 20something who looks at all the phone numbers he has collected and feels the feels.
The Home Of Yabu Pushelberger
New York Post
Photo by Anne Wermiel/NY Post
Design duo turns their Perry street apartment into art.
The Home of Keith Anderson and Glen Senk
Elle Decor
Photo: William Waldron
The uptown apartment of this couple is a mix of art, collectibles, oddities, and keepsakes.
Sig Bergamin's Pied a Terre
Elle Decor
Photography by Elizabeth Weinberg
Well-known Brazilian designer's West Village is a study in clashingly cohesive print.
The Book Of Daniel
Out
Photography by Elizabeth Weinberg
A profile of the essayist, author and thinker, Daniel Mendelsohn.
Islands of Style in a Sea of Grit
The New York Times
Photo by Tyler Hicks
A survey of new boutique hotels downtown when the word boutique was new. As a journalist for the Times, I had to pay for my own rooms before being reimbursed. At the time my credit was shit and I had a credit card with a limit of 600 dollars. That meant somehow I had to pay up to 565 dollars for one room, and by hook or by crook figure out how to find liquid cash for the others. The life of a writer.
What is the DSA?
Lifehacker
Photo by Alec Perkins / Flickr
A primer on the Democratic Socialists of America - find out the 4 Ws.
9 Statements That Age You Instantly
AARP #DisruptAging
According to my research, here are statements that will psychically and physically make you old
Hotel Review - Kate's Lazy Meadow
The New York Times
Photo by Randy Harris
One of three travel articles for the NYT - the brass ring of travel journalism. This on Kate's Lazy Meadow in the Catskills, which was recently sold.
Generational Stereotypes Busted
AARP #DisruptAging
Image Source - Steve Russell/Getty Images
Are we really defined by our generations?