For the Saudi prince who has everything, Neiman Marcus’s holiday book includes a $45,000 ping-pong table and a $1 million programmable fountain. Vanity Fair excerpts an upcoming biography of the Purple One. With the pattern showing up everywhere from ties … read more →

The alley behind the old CBGB’s, once known for illicit drug use and well, other things, is now home to a taqueria and luxury apartments. But before we set about decrying the anesthetizing effects of gentrification, one storefront on Extra … read more →

In his “Director’s Note,” which prefaces the just-out Fall-Winter ’10 issue of Inventory, editor Ryan Willms says he shares “a similar drive to many of our subjects—a desire to refine ideas, develop the concept, and make something better every time.” … read more →