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Archive for May, 2008

Huntington Hartford, A. & P. Heir, Dies at 97

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

Mr. Hartford inherited a fortune from the A. & P. grocery business and lost most of it chasing his dreams as an entrepreneur, arts patron and man of leisure. Read full story

Abroad: No Rescue, Yet, for Airport That Saved Berlin

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

Despite the 60th anniversary of the airlift that supplied a besieged city, Tempelhof Airport will soon be closed. Read full story

A Developer?s Unusual Plan for Bright Lights, Inspired by a Dark Film

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

Sonny Astani wants to borrow an idea from ?Blade Runner? for his condos. Read full story

Telescope Takes a Long View, to London

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

A fanciful device born equally of history and imagination, the Telectroscope will visually connect New Yorkers to people in London. Read full story

Abroad: Patrick Ireland, 36, Dies; Created to Serve Peace

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Design | No Comments »

After 36 years Brian O?Doherty put to rest his alter ego, Patrick Ireland. Read full story

Skin Deep: I Love What You Didn?t Do to Your Chipped Nails

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

Having streaked, chipped or just plain grotty nail polish no longer suggests drug addiction, manual labor or pure laziness. It?s now part of a deliberate look. Read full story

Cyberfamilias: Organize: It?s Your Civic Duty

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

I vowed to fulfill my civic obligation and report for jury duty with my most important organizational tool, a laptop. Read full story

Where Ralph Buys Blouses

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

If you buy beautiful American clothes, there is a good chance that some of them were made at Pat & Rose Dresses, on West 37th Street. Read full story

Faster, Higher, Stronger: From a World-Class Rower, Tips to Sharpen Technique

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

During Michelle Guerette?s ascent in the ranks of elite rowing, she has learned a few lessons that could also benefit recreational and collegiate rowers. Read full story

Fashion Diary: Sizing Up the Cut of a Man

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Style | No Comments »

If Thom Browne has come to represent sartorial arrested development, Tom Ford is a throwback to a different manliness. Read full story