The one thing you’re always aware of in this building is that you’re on an island,” says Adam Weinberg, director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, sitting on a wire-mesh Bertoia chair in his eighth-floor office. “You always have a sense of place.” The museum reopened to ... More

In 2004, while Peter Smathers Carter and Austin Branson were roommates at Bowdoin College, they decided to launch a line of needlepoint belts. “We had each been gifted a needlepoint belt from our then girlfriends and became intrigued,” says Branson. “We discovered that no one was mass marketing finished hand-stitched ... More

Who says only the Kardashians of the world profit from the Twitterverse? Winfrey (ever the diligent Weight Watchers spokeswoman) took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a video about her weight-loss journey with the company. The 30-second clip—captioned “Eat bread. Lose weight. Whaaatttt? #ComeJoinMe”—portrays an enthusiastic Winfrey proclaiming her love ... More

In his kitchen, a bad leaf in a salad or an herb that's yellowed could be considered criminal to Jordan Toft—which at first comes across a bit fire-and-brimstone of the chef, but it's not what you think. For Toft, who helms The Eveleigh in L.A., it's less an ... More

Fashion publicist James LaForce is constantly meeting with new clients, but he'll never forget one first session with a buttoned-up Italian shoe company and its venerated CEO. "There was a hush in the room when he came in, and these terribly uptight, suited Italians with MBAs made their anxious introductions." ... More