In 1981, it was no walk in the park to live in New York City. Over the course of 12 months, the city was reportedly home to over 2,000 murders and more robberies than ever previously committed. Cupcake shops were not opening on a regular basis. In director J.C. Chandor’s A ... More

When The River came across the pond, most of the London production of playwright Jez Butterworth’s latest work—including leading man Dominic West—was left behind. That wasn’t the case for Laura Donnelly. The Irish-born actress has the distinction of being the only player to appear in the show in London and on Broadway, ... More

Fashion executive hopefuls can now easily heed the advice of industry titan Mark Weber on how to break into the biz and rise to the top. The esteemed former CEO of leading luxury group Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy USA and Chairman and CEO of Donna Karan International—a position Weber will ... More

As CEO of widely acclaimed hospitality company BR Guest, James Gersten certainly knows a thing or two about fine dining. Having worked under the tutelage of the best in the biz, from Smith & Wollensky’s Alan Stillman to renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Gersten’s success in the industry has earned ... More

“So, what’s it like to be the ‘cool kids’ now?” This question, according to Sydney Sierota, the lead vocalist of Echosmith, is her pet peeve. It’s in reference to Echosmith’s hit track “Cool Kids,” which rocketed up the charts last year, shooting the L.A.-based band of four siblings to unexpected fame.  “I ... More

When Empire, the new series from Lee Daniels, premieres on Jan. 7, it’ll be not only something to watch, but something to listen to. The Fox series brings viewers into the world of Lucious Lyon, a ferocious hip-hop mogul whose fading health means major changes for his entire operation. ... More

On the surface, an orchestra is a thing of beauty. It’s a well-oiled machine made of highly trained cogs all working together to churn out some of the world’s most listenable music. Behind the scenes, well, that’s a different story. On Amazon’s new series Mozart in the Jungle—premiering December ... More

She’s been working steadily for two decades and has spent most of that time at the very top of her industry, having gained worldwide fame and acclaim. Yet, during an interview conducted on a sun-bathed terrace at the Splendido resort in Portofino, Italy, Cate Blanchett seems as utterly open to ... More

Viggo Mortensen has played plenty of roles—from a king in The Lord of the Rings to Sigmund Freud in A Dangerous Method—but none have required quite the same specialized skills as his most recent part. To play Daru, the protagonist of director David Oelhoffen’s Far From Men, Mortensen not only had to log time ... More

Many thrillers strive for a ripped-from-the-headlines tone, but Burned, which opens with a bombing by a secret extremist group, takes authenticity to a new level. The reason is its co-author, Valerie Plame, who worked as a CIA officer before she was herself "burned." In 2003, a newspaper column about Iraq’s development ... More