We’re not the only ones who’ve applied a fresh coat of paint recently. Sometimes, even the grandest of grande dames need some sprucing up. Below is a list of city establishments to have gone under the knife and come out looking better than ever. Not bad company… More»

One of the best parts of watching Mad Men (besides the expertly crafted plot and character development) is the perfectly recreated world of 1960s New York. Who doesn’t wish they could simply step into their tvs for a moment and experience the romance of sipping a cocktail in an elegant 60s bar? We’ve put together a list of Mad Men inspired locales, consisting of places that have been here since the 1960s as well as their modern counterparts. Here’s everything you need to know to dress, drink, eat, and live like a character out of Mad Men. (Don Draper not included.) More»

Someone has harsh words for Vanity Fair Editor-In-Chief Graydon Carter. So he flew to Bermuda on a private jet on the day lay-offs happened at his magazine. What’s the big deal? More»

• Troubles continue for the recently arrested son of Michael Douglas, as his girlfriend is caught trying to smuggle him 19 baggies of heroin in the battery compartment of an electric toothbrush while he is under house arrest. Genius. [NYPost]

• Study finds that optimistic women have lower risk of heart disease. Good to know that there is a reason to look on the bright side, besides, you know, just being happy. [CNN]

• Graydon Carter feeling the recessionary pinch? For the first time in distant memory, the big man was seen eating in a cafeteria. [NYO]

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Which famed NY journalist can’t get his boss buzzed enough to keep Miley Cyrus off of magazine covers? Answer below… More»

What writerly restaurant owner described his process of choosing seats for guests thusly? Answer below… More»

[Kate Hudson, Jessica Biel. All photos by Getty]

Last night Hollywood traveled to NYC to help celebrate Cartier’s “100th Anniversary in America” at their Fifth Avenue Mansion.  Stars including Kate Hudson, Jessica Biel and b.f. Justin Timberlake, Demi Moore, Anne Hathaway, Rachel Weisz, Eva Mendes all came dressed to impress.  We especially loved Kate Hudson’s black cut out dress-whose style did you like best?  More»

[Photos by BILLY FARRELL and JOE SCHILDHORN for PMc]

What’s a little drizzle when it comes to kicking off the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival?  Guests at Vanity Fair’s opening night dinner hosted by Graydon Carter, Robert DeNiro and Ronald Perelman were seen fashionably flouting the weather by donning umbrellas on their way to the NY State Supreme Courthouse where the party was held.  More story and photos below… More»

[Martha Stewart, Stephen Shore, Julianne Moore. All Photos by PATRICK MCMULLAN for PMc]

Last night Julianne Moore and Bergdorf Goodman CEO Jim Gold held two celebrations in honor of Tomas Maier, the talented creative director of luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta. The party started with cocktails at the department store and moved onto a dinner at the the classic french restaurant  La Grenouille. Bergdorfs’ inventive window displays and the beautiful flowers that always light up La Grenouille provided a great backdrop to the elegant evening.  More story and photos below… More»

You would think that with a constant flow of celebs, moguls, impressarios, etc. that Graydon Carter’s power dining spot, Ye Old Waverly Inn, would have constant fodder to blog about.  Or so it seemed when Carter first launched the Waverly Inn blog in January of this year.  But what may have seemed at first a brilliant way to shill for the spot in hindsight looks to be an ill-conceived project at best.  The blog hasn’t been posted on since May 21st of this year.

For starters it appears to be a serious conflict of interest.  Sure Graydon isn’t running for public office, but as an editor, to use Vanity Fair’s resources to publicize a personal investment doesn’t ring quite right, similiar to the distaste of paying $65 dollars for a plate of mac and cheese.  Even if it’s not him doing the actual writing, the effect and intent is the same. More»

The Mac + Cheese Is $30, the truffles make it $65

So I think we’ve solved it.  The Mac and Cheese.  Could this be the secret that Serena Williams is counting on for success tonight when she goes up against Venus?  We’ll never know, but one thing we do know: you won’t find this on the defunct Ye Old Waverly Inn shill-blog. They haven’t had a post on it since the 21st of May!

More importantly, you won’t find any other beer than Heineken at the Inn.  Not sure what Graydon Carter was thinking there….

[Serena Williams Gets Ready To Play Venus By Dinning At The Waverly Inn]
[Interview With The Waverly Inn’s John Delucie, The Man Behind The Truffled Mac]