In August 2016, Suits actress Meghan Markle starred in a photo shoot for the US version of Good Housekeeping. She had met Prince Harry a year earlier. Now her work on the drama “Suits”, pre-Duchess of Sussex fame, or infamy, is gained new attention on Netflix as the most watched streaming show ever. ( M Douchette Productions/Wikimedia Commons) Suit Yourself: The Drama “Suits” Takes on a Whole New Look the Second Time Around OK, I’m guilty. I binged Suits, the New York City-based legal procedural aka the latest Netflix sensation. When I first heard... News 08 Sep 2023 | 02:45
An elegant table setting on the Tea Around Town tour bus, where waiters can skillfully pour tea although they also make sure the cups have tops for when the bus hits the occasional pot hole on its journey around Manhattan. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Alice in Wonderland on Wheels Let’s get this par-tea started! Tea Around Town is “a journey of sight, sound–and of course taste” that lets you tour NYC... News 22 Aug 2023 | 02:25
In 2022, fitness guru Brianna Kohn launched an innovative initiative, City Girls Who Walk, aimed at fostering social interaction in a fun and active manner after the pandemic. ( Photo: Joe Vennare/Twitter ) The Remarkable Benefits of Walking While Forming Long-Lasting Friendships For the past 20 years, my sole mode of exercise has revolved around walking, religiously monitoring my progress toward the... News 28 Jul 2023 | 02:56
Shakespeare in the Park is still free in the open air Delacorte Theater, which this summer features a modern take on the tragic drama “Hamlet. Photo: Courtesy Shakespeare in the Park Still Time to See Hamlet in the Park Which Runs Through Sunday, Aug. 6th It’s taken 43 years, but I finally got really good seats for Shakespeare in the Park. Silver hair and becoming eligible to... News 17 Jul 2023 | 02:01
Surf’s Up! The Malibu Barbie Cafe is a two story experiential store and restaurant that popped up in the South Street Seaport in mid-May and will be there through September 15. Photo: Instagram/ barbiecafeofficial Surf’s Up! Malibu Barbie Cafe Pops Up at the South Street Seaport I’m a Barbie girl in a Barbie world. Or at least I was for two hours when my daughter Meg and I visited the Barbie Café in... News 23 Jun 2023 | 03:13
Tinsley Mortimer at the Spring Mercedes Benz Fashion Week celebration, September 2008. Photo: David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons When NYC Socialites Reigned —Those Were the Days Oh, to be young, pretty, and rich. In the first decade of the 2000s, the New York socialite was the girl to be. It was an... News 23 May 2023 | 12:27
Candace Bushnell shot to fame in the 1990s with her “Sex and the City” column in the New York Observer, inspiring the long-running TV series starring Sarah Jessica Parker. She recently closed the one woman show at Café Carlyle reflecting on her life in and out of the limelight. Photo: Candice Bushnell/Instagram. Reflections on the Candace Bushnell One Woman Show that Recently Closed at Cafe Carlyle I got a glimpse of the road less traveled and am glad I didn’t take it. I recently went to see Candace Bushnell at Café Carlyle,... News 10 May 2023 | 03:03
Can she put the “hay” in Hayley? She is one of the two remaining NYC metro area contestants of the Fox reality show, “Farmer Wants A Wife. Photo: Fox Entertainment The Farm Life: Surprisingly, Two NYC Gals Still in the Running Are single, NYC women so desperate for a husband they’re willing to shovel manure and rope a calf to snag one? Well, a few... News 31 Mar 2023 | 04:23
She’s Leaving Town, Bye Bye: Yoko Ono is the latest New Yorker to exit for greener environs. Photo: Ed McGehee Wikimedia Commons Can NY Rebound? Yoko Leaving the Dakota, Latest City Dweller to Exit for the Leafy Burbs Another one bites the dust. Yoko Ono is leaving NYC—The Dakota, in particular after 50 years–for her 600 acre farm in upstate... News 03 Mar 2023 | 09:53
The famous fake orgasm by Meg Ryan as she dined with Billy Crystal on pastraimi sandwiches was filmed in Katz’s Deli on the Lower East Side, which is happily still in business. Photo: Fandango Movie Clips Rom Coms Make Comeback But Many NYC Classics Would Need Major Changes to Fly Today Rom-coms are back. Thanks to the success of the new Netflix rom-com “Your Place or Mine” starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton... News 24 Feb 2023 | 05:54
Cover of “The Matchmaker’s Gift.” Photo via Amazon.com Have You Met Your Match? You don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate “The Matchmaker’s Gift,” you just have to have a grandmother you love and admire.... Voices 06 Oct 2022 | 11:07
Vintage school desk/chair found in the East Village circa 1994. Photo: Lorraine Duffy Merkl Second Hand Can be First Rate “What, are we poor?” my new-ish husband Neil yelled with a look of distress as he referenced a rolling desk chair I’d found... Voices 14 Sep 2022 | 02:02
“Partner Track” associates one-up and backstab along with their aspiring and impeccably dressed colleagues. Photo: Netflix A 2022 Office Series with a 1980s Work Ethic I feel young again. Not because my hair is once again growing in brown or my skin has reverted to dewy, but because I discovered... News 31 Aug 2022 | 03:36
Tik Tok creator Lex NIcoleta coined the CG term. Photo: @lexnicoleta/Instagram Coastal Grandmothers of Manhattan I was a pretty girl back in ’75, when hair was brown and skin was dewy. I had long straight locks, a clear complexion, and... Voices 24 May 2022 | 03:36
From “The Gilded Age.” Photo: Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO Manhattan vs. The Great Outdoors: No Contest I want my horses pulling pretty carriages around Central Park, my tea served by a lady’s maid, and my bespoke dresses in... Voices 25 Feb 2022 | 11:55
