New York has $40 cheese pizza and a $28 corn dog, but are we ready for a $60 loaf of bread? The answer would seem to be yes. Rye bakery opened last week at 285 Lafayette Street with $60 loaves of rye bread coming out of the oven. On two visits, I watched curious customers snatch … Read more
Jack Forbes/NY Post Design Robert Harris (Doubleday)The author of “Conclave” and “The Cicero Trilogy” returns to Ancient Rome with a book focusing on Emperor Augustus’ right-hand man, Agrippa. Out now Marlon James (Riverhead Books)The recipient of breathless reviews and long-listed for the Booker Prize, this crime story is set in Kingston, Jamaica, in the late … Read more
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. August’s sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer … Read more
One of the hottest auditions in New York City isn’t on Broadway — it’s at a luxury gym on Wall Street. Hundreds of the city’s fittest recently descended on the FiDi location of luxury gym chain Life Time, hoping to score a job teaching their workout of choice. Gathered in a dim, sleek lobby, candidates … Read more
This fall at the movies isn’t about making up for a rough summer — it’s about maintaining pace. The last three months have enjoyed Hollywood hit after hit, both critically and financially. With giants like “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey,” it could even top 2019. So, soup season has big shoes to fill. … Read more
Islands in the mainstream. For its 59th anniversary, NYC’s legendary West Indian American Day Parade will dance down Eastern Parkway this Labor Day to celebrate all things Caribbean culture — and its biggest champions have a whole new reason to party this year. With packed restaurants, culinary accolades, star chefs and book deals galore, Caribbean … Read more
A sleepy fishing village north of San Francisco that was made famous by one of Hollywood’s most unsettling movies is suddenly the state’s hottest Labor Day getaway. Bodega Bay — the Sonoma County seaside town forever linked to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror movie “The Birds” — has landed among the fastest-rising vacation destinations in America for … Read more
Double Chicken Please is bringing its bizarrely brilliant food-inspired cocktails, hot honey chicken and buzzed-about bartending magic to West Hollywood this month. New York’s cocktail crown jewel is packing its shakers and heading west — giving Angelenos a taste of its wildly inventive booze-fueled madness. The wildly inventive Lower East Side bar ranked among the … Read more
They’re getting more beach for their buck. Hitting exotic sands can come as a gut-punch to one’s savings this summer, as travel costs have skyrocketed since 2025, forcing 52% of frequent flyers to forgo a getaway this year. Budgeted globetrotters, however, need not sweat nor fret as the world’s top 10 most luxurious, affordable stays have just been revealed via … Read more
The fountain of youth may be hiding in the graveyard. As Americans embrace cadaver fat to enhance their curves, South Korea’s latest anti-aging obsession is taking the dead-body craze even further, using human skin donated from corpses to help turn back the clock. But don’t book your flight just yet. While the treatment isn’t currently … Read more
Go big or go home for America 250. As the nation marks its 250th birthday this upcoming weekend, hotels, restaurants and nightlife hotspots are pulling out all the stops to remind us why we’re proud to be born in the USA. This 4th of July gives us even more ways to celebrate with high-end experiences … Read more
They say don’t chase a man for love, but in this dating scene, he may be running alongside you. Forget dating apps and late-night drinks — lonely, but fit, Gen Z and millennials are swapping heels for sneakers and tequila shots for celery juice, as “run-and-raves” are bringing an entirely new social scene to NYC. … Read more
Looking to party like an NBA star? Good luck. The confetti had barely settled after Thursday’s Knicks championship parade when the celebration moved behind some of Manhattan’s most exclusive doors. Fresh off their historic title run, the Knicks celebrated at a mix of invitation-only supper clubs, celebrity-filled private social clubs and restaurants so exclusive that … Read more
Step aside, fellas — all eyes are on the World Cup ladies. As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on American soil for the first time in 32 years, the wives and girlfriends of soccer’s biggest names are commanding attention — not just for their supermodel looks or glam style, but because they’ve become … Read more
This World Cup, the major players aren’t just on the pitch. The wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of soccer stars are increasingly stars in their own right, making millions with brand deals, sponsorships, and product launches. Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi, has a number of brand partnerships and has made millions. antonelaroccuzzo/Instagram “Social media has opened … Read more
Need a bandeau bikini, a best-selling biography or bag charms? The East End’s newest pop-ups and stores have you covered. Here’s a peek at some of the establishments slated for this season, from an engrossing bookshop in Southampton and a glam Chanel boutique in East Hampton to a tween destination in Sag Harbor. CHANELMANIA Chanel’s … Read more
Callin’ out around the world — are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer’s here and the time is right for sitting quietly in a dark theater. I mean it! Hollywood is having its biggest sweaty season since at least 2019, with a much-anticipated release opening almost every single week for the next two … Read more
A fab face is a terrible thing to waste — unless, of course, it’s covered by a Met Gala mask. Haute headpieces were on parade Monday night for the annual event, ringing in the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, “Costume Art,” a celebration of the dressed body and art, opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, … Read more
The City of Angels is getting a major waterfront glow-up just in time for summer — and music lovers (and FIFA World Cup fans) are about to reap the rewards. The crown jewel of the long-awaited $500 million West Harbor mega-project, located in the Los Angeles South Bay neighborhood of San Pedro, is its new … Read more
At 1 p.m. on a warm spring Thursday, a crowd spills onto the sidewalk at Melrose and Western in Los Angeles — long one of the city’s more commercially undesirable intersections, but today an epicenter of cool. Influencers and the casually affluent, purse dogs in tow, they’re here for jamón serrano y queso arepas, coconut … Read more