The Park Hyatt Tokyo is widely recognized for its role in Sofia Coppola's Academy Award-winning drama Lost in Translation: At the hotel, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) cross paths while traveling in Japan and form an unexpected bond. It's not surprising that the property, ... More

"The key to life is finding a purpose," says Reverend Al Sharpton. "I'm living for an overarching purpose that's not based on the seasons in life, but based on what I feel is my reason for being on earth: social justice and standing up for human rights. It's something I ... More

On a trip to Paris in the early '70s, tired of the monument and bar circuit, retail magnate-turned-real estate developer Ron Pizzuti wandered into a gallery in the Montmartre district and came across a Frank Stella Sinjerli Variation that changed his life. "It was beautiful. I was just attracted to ... More

The fact that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg decreed September 4 to be Elie Tahari Day at the brand's Midtown pop-up shop last week gives the designer good reason to celebrate. The road to success for Tahari is a classic story of hard work and gumption: In 1971, he was ... More

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The last time the Danes invaded anywhere, it was shortly after the Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. Famously pacific as their army battalions were, however, their brigade of chefs have shown themselves to have an appetite for conquest. Even the most casual observer of the New York City restaurant ... More

Have we entered a new golden age for jewel thieves? In May, $1.4 million worth of Chopard gems were stolen from a hotel just off the Croisette during the Cannes Film Festival. Within a week, a necklace valued at $2.6 million vanished from a party at the Hotel ... More

From an obsessive mother in Mildred Pierce to a child's sexual ambiguity in Kathleen Winters' Annabel, the stories that influenced the songs on Tales of Us, the new album from beloved British electro-pop duo Goldfrapp, are anything but predictable—but anyone who's followed the music of Alison Goldfrapp and ... More

Some of the greatest moments of the ’90s, as far as we’re concerned, took place within the world of modeling. Mark Wahlberg dropping trou for Calvin Klein. Stephanie Seymour in "November Rain." Bridget Hall as the face of Versace. For much of that decade, in fact, Hall’s beauty was the ... More

"I got Salinger." It's what Newsweek photographer Michael McDermott told the newsroom after capturing J.D. Salinger on a two-day stakeout at the famously reclusive author's mailbox in the '70s. And it's what director Shane Salerno is telling Hollywood now. On September 6th, his bio-documentary Salinger hits theaters in tandem with More