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Open: Sheraton Waikiki: Waikiki, Hawaii

Sheraton Waikiki: Waikiki, Hawaii

By Mark Thompson on June 21, 2012

It’s all about the views. The Sheraton Waikiki is the kind of hotel where you find yourself waking before dawn to marvel at the sunrise from your oceanfront balcony. And that expansive balcony is where you’ll stand at gloaming, cocktail … Read More

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Open: The Royal Hawaiian: Waikiki, Hawaii

The Royal Hawaiian: Waikiki, Hawaii

By Mark Thompson on June 21, 2012

Apart from Diamond Head, the singular most definitive landmark of Waikiki would be “the Pink Palace.” While the Royal Hawaiian is not the oldest luxury hotel on the fabled beach (that honor goes to the Moana Surfrider, which opened in … Read More

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Open: Azure @ the Royal Hawaiian: Waikiki, Hawaii

Azure @ the Royal Hawaiian: Waikiki, Hawaii

By Mark Thompson on June 21, 2012

There’s no question that one of the definitions of paradise is to be seated in an oceanfront, world-class restaurant at gloaming, the sun sinking into the horizon as candles flicker at neighboring tables and Pacific Ocean breezes waft through the … Read More

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Open: Wild and Wonderful Waikiki

Wild and Wonderful Waikiki

By Mark Thompson on June 21, 2012

The only state not located in North America, Hawaii is a bit like the one family member who escaped a small hometown and became famous. What other state’s name is uttered like a sigh of pleasure? Go ahead, try saying … Read More

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Open: Waikiki, Hawaii

Waikiki, Hawaii

By MRNY on June 21, 2012

Ever since its admission to the United States in 1959, Hawaii has been synonymous with paradise in the American imagination. … Read More

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Open: Garden Party 29: A Taste of Pride at the US’s Largest LGBT Food Festival

Garden Party 29: A Taste of Pride at the US’s Largest LGBT Food Festival

By Mark Thompson on June 20, 2012

Are there any words more beautiful than truffle mac-n-cheese? Get ready to salivate. Here’s what was served at the Center’s 29th Annual Garden Party: crab cake sliders, coconut cupcakes, mini croque monsieur, champignon crostini, tuna tartare with avocado mousse, pecan … Read More

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Open: Daddy Love: Father’s Day Gift Guide

Daddy Love: Father’s Day Gift Guide

By Mark Thompson on June 5, 2012

Lest you’ve forgotten, he took you to your first ball game (before he realized that he’d also be driving you to dance class). The man was nothing if not patient with your whims and desires, videotaping your tap dancing and … Read More

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Open: Misty Watercolor Summer Love Fragrances

Misty Watercolor Summer Love Fragrances

By Mark Thompson on May 30, 2012

One of our first fragrance memories is the smell of lilacs in the spring; Running out into the yard before coming to a complete stop at the base of a large lilac bush at the edge of our mother’s rock … Read More

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    You land in Lisbon and you eat—and you drink and y You land in Lisbon and you eat—and you drink and you sing, and laugh and celebrate Pride, because as the Portuguese say, “They work in Porto, but they play in Lisbon.”
    Art for the people. That’s the m.o. of Lincoln Cen Art for the people. That’s the m.o. of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City where all performances are free or “choose what you pay”—and all the more reason to celebrate with John Legend and Alice Smith and Misty Copeland and Thelma Golden at the annual Lincoln Center Summer Gala.
    When you mix pride and joy and rainbows at the Cat When you mix pride and joy and rainbows at the Cathedral, you get shiny, happy people glowing with love.
    The Cape in springtime—mercurial, moody, and marve The Cape in springtime—mercurial, moody, and marvelous.
    The dress code was simply “Glam Chic Marbella,” wh The dress code was simply “Glam Chic Marbella,” which was further explained as “effortlessly elegant and polished with a relaxed confidence rather than overt formality, a sense of shine and visual impact, expressed with restraint and impeccable taste, sun-kissed, summery, and chic, with a result that is confidently styled with a distinctive memorable detail.” No problem, right? And, in the end, it wasn’t, because even the staircases and the plated food and the flowers followed the directive and turned it out for the rebirth of Don Carlos Marbella.
    In Marbella, there’s a ‘dolce vita’ vibe that allo In Marbella, there’s a ‘dolce vita’ vibe that allows you to feel like these are still the good times, and that the ocean’s waves are a reminder of the beauty of life, and that amidst all the world’s trials, there’s still reason to celebrate.
    In Marbella, the party never ends, it just moves t In Marbella, the party never ends, it just moves to another location, and in this case, the Marbella opening of Manero, Madrid’s wildly fabulous and iconic restaurant founded by Carlos Bosch where the “Dolce Vita Mediterránea” is way more than merely a soundtrack that keeps you moving through the night.
    All roads lead to Marbella when Don Carlos Marbell All roads lead to Marbella when Don Carlos Marbella throws a party—and what a glam gala reopening for Marbella’s iconic property which heralds the renaissance of one of Europe’s most fabled resorts. The legend of Marbella continues as the Don is reborn.
    Springtime is the right time for dinner with frien Springtime is the right time for dinner with friends—and especially when the hostess is a professional chef.  Here’s to friendship with benefits!
    Honestly, if you’re at all interested in the delus Honestly, if you’re at all interested in the delusions (and illusions) of the American Dream and capitalism and the impact on family, there are few better plays than Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman—and the brand-new Broadway production at the Winter Garden with Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf, and Christopher Abbott, directed by Joe Mantello, is as brilliantly riveting and emotionally shattering as any drama in your own family.
    With a dome so high even Miss Liberty could stand With a dome so high even Miss Liberty could stand inside with her torch, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine reaches to nearly 200 feet, and when you climb the vertical tour, you ascend via a shoulder-width spiral staircase into the heavens where you’re rewarded with a birds-eye view of the clerestory windows and heavenly panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline. Excelsior!
    When you put a buncha Davidson College alums at a When you put a buncha Davidson College alums at a drag queen brunch at Lips where one of their fellow alums is performing, you’d best get ready to serve and slay—and party all day.
    Pontiff Pal Pat (Oleszko) pontificates at the Whit Pontiff Pal Pat (Oleszko) pontificates at the Whitney Biennial, with “Blowhard” (1995), her giant inflatable clown, a 32-year-old sculpture that heralds the blowhards that inhabit our current era.
    When you need a reminder that we’re all in this to When you need a reminder that we’re all in this together and that every story matters, what’s better than PEN America’s annual Literary Awards, aka the “Oscars for books,” hosted by the “hardest -working, middle-aged man in show business” honoring dozens of hard-working artists writing at the top of their game. Here’s to the 62nd annual PEN America Literary Awards at Town Hall—and, as Murray Hill says, “That’s showbiz!” Bada bing, folks.  That’s a wrap.
    No Kings 3 (but YES to Queens…) — it’s always an h No Kings 3 (but YES to Queens…) — it’s always an honor to marshal with Rise & Resist; you meet so many people along the march and you realize how most of us are decent and kind.
    Behind this door lies a private box that opens int Behind this door lies a private box that opens into the brilliance of live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, complete with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, all performing at the top of their game in a resplendent production of La Traviata.  Long live the performing arts!
    Tucson is one helluva delicious town. As vibrantly Tucson is one helluva delicious town. As vibrantly colorful as it is multicultural, Tucson is the first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in the US—and what you eat in Tucson is the result of 4,000 years of gastronomic heritage from the Indigenous, Mexican, European, Chinese, and African communities. Chow down on cross-cultural culinary history.
    Day two on the lost island of Cape Cod where there Day two on the lost island of Cape Cod where there are no people and no power.
    Even if you’re customarily more feline than canine Even if you’re customarily more feline than canine, there’s something wonderfully joyful about running with a dog on a snowy beach. 

And joyful is what we need now.
    What a pleasure and an honor it was as a Fellow at What a pleasure and an honor it was as a Fellow at MacDowell to share a shower (and so much more) with Pat Oleszko, exhibitionist extraordinaire and artist of a thousand faces, whose mind-expanding retrospective “Pat Oleszko: Fool Disclosure” opened last evening at Sculpture Center where it will run through the end of April 2026.  What a year for this brilliant, full-hearted artist (she might say “fool-hearted”) whose work will also be a part of the Whitney Biennial 2026. Here’s to a thousand more performances in the years ahead—because Art is Resistance.
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