March 3, 2024

Kate Winslet on ‘The Regime’ and Resilience In Hollywood

Kate Winslet was standing in front of a microphone, breathing hard. Sometimes she did it fast; sometimes she slowed it down. Sometimes the breathing sounded anxious; […]
December 4, 2023

Tim Rogers, Hairstylist to the Stars and Moguls, Dies at 51

A native of Britain, he made his mark in his adopted city styling celebrities like Adele, Roger Federer and the Olsen twins. Tim Rogers, a sought-after […]
July 23, 2023

A 1920s Wristwatch With a Story

The ’70s model Susy Dyson likes to let things go, so she put the Mellerio dits Meller timepiece up for auction. Susy Dyson, the British-Peruvian model […]
September 28, 2022

Burberry Names Daniel Lee as Its Chief Creative Officer

The English designer joins the British luxury label, replacing Riccardo Tisci after months of speculation. LONDON — Burberry has named Daniel Lee as its new chief […]
September 5, 2022

Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa

Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small, serrated blade, he carefully carves tiny […]
August 31, 2022

Robert Kime, Decorator for Nobility and Other Notables, Dies at 76

A celebrated antiques lover with an understated, old-guard approach, his clients included Prince Charles and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Soon after Robert Kime redecorated Clarence House, long […]
June 12, 2022

Crop Circles Were Made by Supernatural Forces. Named Doug and Dave.

Intricate patterns carved in fields across England in the 1980s were a viral phenomenon long before the internet fed us such prankster curiosities daily. CONHOLT, England […]
June 19, 2021

Gerald Stratford Knows How to Garden

His quiet life in England brought fame. He wasn’t asking for it. Gerald Stratford’s big vegetables and ordinary life changed with a tweet. He posted two […]
May 28, 2021

A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family

One of Guccio Gucci’s great-granddaughters went public with alleged wrongdoing, and now her younger sister is involved too. For the last few months, scenes from Lake […]
November 23, 2020

Lady Elizabeth Anson, Party Planner to the Royals, Dies at 79

She was born at Windsor, but unlike her royal relatives, she had to make a living and went to work at 19. Cripplingly shy, by her […]