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

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

This time last year, a sinister tempest by the name of Sandy wreaked havoc on New York. This year, amidst unseasonably pleasant weather, another storm brewed at Lincoln Center, where the American Ballet Theatre launched its fall season with a memorable gala and the world premiere of More

At the moment, Sarah Morris is the busiest artist in New York. "I'm in the midst of putting together the 'Rio' show now, working on a large wall painting for a show in Germany, and I'm also working on two films, one commissioned by Bernard Arnault." Morris sighs ... More

As far as standards go, the bar set by luxury jeweler de Grisogono is up there. Known for creating some of the most coveted collections of one-of-a-kind jewelry on the market, de Grisogono's attention to detail is evident in the construction of each piece. From the finest jewelers ... More

Spanning a New York City block below the Maritime Hotel, the pan-Asian restaurant TAO Downtown is hoping to attract a real cross-section of customers both familiar and unfamiliar with the brand. Since its midtown Manhattan and Las Vegas openings in 2000 and 2005 respectively, TAO has ... More

The bright lights won’t just be on the Strip this weekend as the first ever Life Is Beautiful festival kicks off in a 15-block space in downtown Las Vegas. The fest features 50 music acts with Kings of Leon and Beck among the headliners, 25 speakers, 60 chefs ... More

On October 25, "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk"—which has spent two years traveling the world, from Montreal to Rotterdam—arrives at the Brooklyn Museum. The iconoclastic designer took us behind the scenes of his spellbinding show. Just don't call it a ... More