London’s Bridge to America is Falling Down
My latest Carnet de Voyage column for Palmer looks at the potential effects of whopping new charges for anyone flying into London as the new Labor government bites some hands that feed its GDP.
740 Park: “Gossipalooza”
The release this week of my pal David Netto‘s luscious book, Rosario Candela & the New York Apartment, 1927–1937: The Architecture of the Age, celebrating the architect of 740 Park Avenue, has renewed interest in the great cooperative apartment houses of Manhattan and, apparently, my 2005 book 740 Park. Reviewing Netto (whose collaborators include Paul Goldberger […]
California, Sweet
A storied Bel Air estate featured in Unreal Estate is the subject of a story in the Hollywood Reporter this week, which cites the book in its coverage. The seven-bed, 20-bath Casa Encantada on 8.4 acres on Bellagio Road is “L.A.’s Most Expensive House,” the trade says. The seller is the widow of Gary Winnick, […]
The Kingmaker Was a Queen Mother
Late in 1992, just before Bill Clinton was inaugurated President of the United States, I went to Washington to profile Pamela Harriman, who was credited with helping elect him and would soon become his ambassador to France. Our long conversations were unattributed however, at her insistence, though later, a biographer, Sally Bedell Smith, would reveal […]
Versailles To Yourself
My latest Carnet do Voyage post for Palmer tells how you can get private tours of the palace of Versailles.
Mary McFadden, 85, RIP
Fashion designer Mary McFadden has died at age 85. I told the story of her colorful life and distinguished family in “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,” a New York Magazine cover story in 1990. It was reported during the makeup and breakup of the then-51-year-old’s relationship with her 22-year-old fourth (or was it fifth–hard to remember) […]
My French Weight-Gain Plan
Deauville, on the coast of Normany, is the subject of my latest Carnet de Voyage column for Palmer, or rather, “Dining in Deauville,” as it’s headlined. Eating our way through France was a great labor for the last holiday weekend of summer.
Habla bien de ACA
Acapulco is the compelling subject of my latest Carnet de Voyage dispatch on Palmer. Devastated by a storm just last fall, it is already rebounding. The photo is by Barbara Hodes.
A Newport Night
Palmer reports on my SRO appearance at the Redwood Athenaeum in Newport, Rhode Island, giving the fourth John J. Slocum, Jr. Memorial Lecture. I was honored to follow Christopher Buckley and Bob Woodward to that prestigious lectern.
Are WASPs cheap? This Audiobook is.
Tantor, publisher of the audiobook of Flight of the WASP, is offering it for 60% off in an end-of-summer sale. Buy it by clicking here. The promotion runs though 23 September.