Joanne Kaufman
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The Real Star of Bradley Cooper’s Film “Maestro” May Be a House
Leonard Bernstein’s country house hasn’t changed much since the composer hosted Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins there. Jamie Bernstein is OK with that.
Jamila Norman From “Homegrown” on Why She Recycles Nearly Everything
Jamila Norman — a.k.a. Farmer J from the Magnolia Network series “Homegrown” — has a simple home-décor philosophy: “I don’t like buying new stuff.”
Eboni K. Williams and Her ‘Harlem Jewel Box’
The broadcaster and author’s brief to her designer was simple: ‘Imagine if Josephine Baker lived in Harlem today. That’s what I want this apartment to...
Building a House Is Stressful, Even if You’re Sanjay Gupta
The CNN correspondent was traveling for work during construction of his family’s house, leaving the decision-making to his wife. (Yes, they’re still married.)
Why the Queen of Christmas Refuses to Leave Battery Park City
Home is important to Elizabeth Chan: “Every Christmas song I’ve written has been written here.”
How Brooke Shields Created a London-Style Home in the West Village
When the actor and former child model found a Greek Revival house in need of saving, her renovation goal was simple: Put it back the...
Rupert Holmes, on Creating a Victorian-Flavored Escape in Upstate NY
The artist you know from ‘The Piña Colada Song’ has a new play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a new novel coming out next year...