Philanthropy

December 12, 2019

Sting, Annie Lennox and Other MTV Stars Sing for the Rainforest

“Is this the greatest concert any of us have ever heard?” Robert Downey Jr. asked from the stage of the Beacon Theater in Manhattan on Monday […]
December 11, 2019

Sting, Annie Lenox and Other MTV Stars Sing for the Rainforest

“Is this the greatest concert any of us have ever heard?” Robert Downey Jr. asked from the stage of the Beacon Theater in Manhattan on Monday […]
November 22, 2017

In Cartier and Diamonds, an Unusual Kind of Conservationist

Advertisement LONDON — For Ruth Powys, the chief executive of Elephant Family, an international charity that works to protect Asian elephants and their habitat, jewelry may […]
October 17, 2017

Party Coverage: Scene City: Sarah Jessica Parker, Hailey Baldwin and Haim at the Hammer Gala

Party Coverage: Scene City By MONICA CORCORAN HAREL LOS ANGELES — At the Hammer Museum’s 15th annual garden gala, the name on everyone’s lips was one […]
August 31, 2017

On Time: Paul Newman’s Rare Rolex Has Auction Watchers Buzzing

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS Maybe you missed out on Jimi Hendrix’s “Woodstock” Stratocaster, which sold for a reported $1.3 million in 1993. Perhaps you were […]
June 24, 2017

Young Socialites Conjure the Ghost of Leonard Bernstein at the Dakota

It was a spring Saturday in March, but winter lingered in Manhattan, glowering and unwelcome, like a lookout at a street corner. The Dakota on Central […]
May 10, 2017

Party Coverage: Scene City: Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Campbell at Haiti Charity

Party Coverage: Scene City By JACOB BERNSTEIN How many red carpet interviews did Sean Penn give for his Haiti charity, J/P HRO (short for Jenkins-Penn Haitian […]
March 25, 2017

Postscript: When David Rockefeller Met Brooke Astor: The Ultimate New York Power Couple

At the Museum of Modern Art’s annual spring benefit last June, Helen Mirren could be spotted near one of the artists being honored that night, Brice […]
March 16, 2017

Party Coverage: Scene City: Galas for the Arts and Human Rights

Party Coverage: Scene City By DENNY LEE The Art Production Fund raised $500,000 at its March 13 gala at the former Four Seasons restaurant, now called […]
December 7, 2016

A New Foundation, Backed by Richemont, Focuses on Craftsmanship

LONDON — “Our society today honors all the wrong people. Those who do good now live on the last pages of the newspaper. Then there are […]