The Glass Menagerie might be burning up Broadway with critically lauded performances from Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, but further downtown a far less well-known Tennessee Williams work, The Mutilated, is receiving a similarly magnificent revival. The Mutilated charts a 1940s Christmas Eve in a down-and-out corner of New Orleans, where ... More

Truly luxurious accommodations are hard to come by in South Africa’s subtropical dry sand forest, but the lodging at Phinda Private Game Reserve is a lavish exception. The property—owned by andBeyond, a company that specializes in high-end experiential travel and safaris—has just six lodges spread out ... More

When she’s acting, Fran Drescher likes to take cues from her real life. Last year’s Happily Divorced, a second act in sitcoms for the former Nanny, was based on Drescher’s relationship with ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson. Lately, though, the New York comedienne has been drawing on her experiences for a ... More

Don't be alarmed when you hear an unexpected sound echoing through the canyons of Manhattan in the coming days—it's probably just laughter. On November 6, the 10th annual New York Comedy Festival kicks off four days of live performances, presentations, panels and music from some of the biggest ... More

Pick-up artists, improv, Twitter and cave trout: There's nearly no topic that The Point magazine won't take on in its scholarly, sharp and incredibly accessible pages. Founders and PhD candidates at the University of Chicago, Jon Baskin, Etay Zwick and Jonny Thakkar released the first issue of the ... More

Can a fungus be...seductive? Apparently so, according to Chef José Andres, which explains why he and other top restaurateurs are getting creative this truffle season with dedicated tasting menus and special dishes highlighting black and white versions of the decadent ingredient. "Truffles are so sexy and astonishing," says Andres. "A little ... More

There's no question that this has been a very good year for the short story, an oft-ignored (if not outright maligned) form that's long been considered somehow inferior to the novel. On January 3, the New York Times Magazine published a profile of the short story writer George ... More

Hugh Jackman is known for being many things—singer, Broadway star, action movie hero—but coffee purveyor? It's true. Since 2010, Jackman, via his Laughing Man label, has been producing organic and fair-trade coffee, tea and hot chocolate. During a trip to Ethiopia, Jackman came to believe that unique products ... More

It takes 52 steps to create a Vilebrequin swimsuit, a process perfected since the Saint-Tropez swimwear brand launched in 1971. The finished result is a resort-perfect piece, reflecting that relaxed, devil-may-care attitude of a man out of office and by the water. But we respectfully suggest an essential ... More

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to maintain some of the fittest bodies in Hollywood, you’re not alone—and probably a lot like us. It often seems that no matter how much time, energy and money we invest into replicating Madonna’s toned arms or Rihanna’s washboard abs—ours never seem to ... More