JACOB BERNSTEIN

August 5, 2023

After Transitioning, Gabbi Tuft Pays a Visit to Smackdown

She was once a 250-pound gladiator in the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. Now she’s a TikTok star who’s building a new life. Almost until the end, […]
June 27, 2023

Larry Kramer’s Memorial Brings Together Old Friends and Old Enemies

Tony Kushner and Anthony Fauci were among the speakers who fondly described difficult moments with the irascible writer and activist. Decades before Dr. Anthony S. Fauci […]
May 26, 2023

The Designer Who Put Tina Turner in Those Hemlines

The long, spangly relationship between the singer and Bob Mackie. The cardinal rule of dressing Tina Turner, the designer and costumer Bob Mackie said Wednesday night, […]
April 29, 2023

Time Magazine Celebrates as Web Pioneers Wonder What’s Next

A tale of two Manhattan media bashes. One was a star-studded, made-for-TV event. The other was attended by journalists who have been put through the digital […]
March 29, 2023

An Unopened 2007 iPhone Can Be Yours (for $32,000 or More)

A first-generation Apple smartphone is going up for auction. Wright Auctions, a leading venue for the sales of contemporary design goods, has fetched five-figure deals for […]
March 13, 2023

Inside Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party

Winners and also-rans shared cocktails and In-N-Out burgers with moguls, musicians and models at the annual post-awards gala. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — On Sunday night at […]
July 21, 2022

At Ivana Trump’s Funeral, a Gold-Hued Coffin and the Secret Service

“People adored Ivana.” In death, as in life, her famous former husband loomed over Ivana Trump’s story. On Wednesday afternoon, when a funeral was held for […]
July 14, 2022

Wake Up, Billionaires: The Occupiers Are Coming for the Hamptons

Along for an early morning “billionaire wake-up call” with protesters on Meadow Lane. On Tuesday morning at 5 a.m., before the day’s oysters were unloaded from […]
July 13, 2022

Packing Pitchforks for the Hamptons

Along for an early morning “billionaire wake-up call” with protesters on Meadow Lane. On Tuesday morning at 5 a.m., before the day’s oysters were unloaded from […]
June 8, 2022

The Meme That Derailed an Executive’s Career

John Demsey made diversity Estée Lauder’s corporate pitch. An Instagram post with a racial epithet cost him his job. John Demsey, the beauty executive who became […]