It seems like every time you go out to a nice dinner these days, there’s an egg on your plate. You’ll find them on pizza. On pasta. On sandwiches after noon. On steak. Sometimes, it’s from a brand name chicken: Niman Ranch or Spruce Farms. And sometimes, god help us ... More

Legendary rock band Blondie has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and shaped the punk movement with its distinct sound. Now four decades after the band first formed, lead guitarist Chris Stein is unveiling a compilation of rare, mostly ... More

International intrigue is a distant memory for Elizabeth McCord, or so she thought. The former CIA agent has traded in spook life for academia and a family, but when the sitting Secretary of State meets an untimely end and McCord’s tapped for the gig, she finds herself more deeply embedded ... More

Barre Bee Fit 435 North LaSalle Street barrebefit.com Barre Bee Fit's Ariana Chernin and Jillian Lorenz first bonded over a shared passion for fitness. Now they've got their own army of fans thanks to their signature class— a 60-minute sweat fest that earned them a ... More

Belly Up 450 South Galena Street bellyupaspen.com The live music at this downstairs venue is particularly excellent. Past performers have included B.B. King, Phoenix, Nas and Counting Crows. Caribou Club 411 East Hopkins Avenue caribouclub.com This members-only club offers velvety couches and plush ... More

The American Ballet Theatre abt.org Founded in 1940, ABT is one of the world’s premiere dance companies, touring the U.S. annually and performing classic and contemporary ballets by the world’s most famous choreographers for over 430,000 people each year. But when they are home in New ... More

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This past June, an invitation was sent by e-mail, beckoning a select group of desirable New Yorkers to frolic by the glass-bottomed swimming pool—a basin flanked by 4,800 square feet of imported sand and private cabanas—at Dream Downtown, a sceney hotel that’s perhaps better known as a nightlife destination than ... More

Five years ago, frustrated with her acting career, Oxford-educated Jessie Burton decided it was time to try a novel.  She was drawn to the sight of an intricate 17th century dollhouse in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum owned by the wife of a wealthy merchant, and she began to imagine that young woman’s world. The ... More

Gotham City is what you make of it. After years of Batman movies, sequels, TV series and reboots, we’ve all seen a favorite version of the caped crusader come and go. But what we’ve never seen is something quite like Gotham. The FOX series, premiering September 22, doesn’t concern itself so ... More