The writer recalls how his parents held painting re-creation parties on New Year’s Eve. Friends would work feverishly for hours to become a live Renaissance painting — a tableau vivant — by midnight. Occasionally, it would demand a beheading.
Category: Parties (Social)
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A Literary Scene Where Parties Are Part of the Agenda
LittlePuss Press specializes in work by transgender writers. Its founders also know it’s hard to resist a great party.
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The Shooter Drops By for Dinner
A 1970s dinner party in Greenwich Village was a bust. Until the arrival of Gary, who had shot his parents years before.
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This Party Season, You Don’t Have to R.S.V.P., Just Test
As rising Covid rates collide with a return to holiday festivities, hosts are coming up with inventive compromises.
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In Amsterdam, a Mostly Vegan, All Cashmere Feast
Hosted by Saskia Dijkstra, the founder of the knitwear brand Extreme Cashmere, the dinner was an office holiday party with a twist.
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The Worst Trends of 2022, According to Men’s Fashion Obsessives
Hosts of the cult podcast “Throwing Fits” gathered with friends and fans to weigh in on fashion and who’s the coolest person in Los Angeles.
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Party Dresses: What Jessica Chastain and Uma Thurman Wore Last Week
Great outfits from the Met Museum, MoMA and Creative Time galas.
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NYU Students Party at Beloved Barbershop
Astor Place Hairstylists turns into an underground dance club once a month, thanks to an enterprising sophomore.
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In the English Countryside, a Lunch Where Craft Is Front and Center
At her home in Oxfordshire, the head of the brand Toast throws a party and shares her tips for thoughtful entertaining.
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Holiday Fashion: What Demi Lovato Wore to a Unicef Party
Top outfits from the UNICEF, Alvin Ailey and Nordstrom events.
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The Most Memorable Fictional Dinner Parties to Inspire Your Own
Things to emulate — or avoid: 24 gatherings in films, plays and books, from an enviably bizarre dog-friendly meal to a nightmarish food fight.
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The Best Party Games for Adults
Charades is a given. But have you ever played it with Samuel L. Jackson?