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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Style Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by Just another semi-rock-star dad, bowling with his bandmates in between acting gigs. ByAbby Ellin Aug. 17, 2018 SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Billy Bob Thornton stood at the foot of a lane inside the Bowlmor bowling alley and arcade here and squinted at a rack of pins. He paused a moment, his right arm poised at a 90-degree angle, his right hand gently cradling the ball. He reached back, aimed and, with a quick two-step, lobbed the ball down the middle of the lane. Sterrrrikkkkke! Hollers, whoops and high-fives all around. His love of bowling may contradict the image of Billy Bob Thornton, the 63-year-old actor, musician, writer and ex-husband of five. You may think of him as a tatted up, whiskey-swilling, uncensorable iconoclast with an 11,000-square-foot party pad in Beverly Hills and one ex who … [Read more...] about What Is Billy Bob Thornton Doing These Days?

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Style Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by Modern Love Can a relationship built on lies ultimately be good for you? ByZuzanna Szadkowski Aug. 17, 2018 James He would stay way too long. He would follow me into the laundry room. “I have chores to do,” I’d say. “See you later.” “I’ll help,” he’d say, smiling and grabbing me with his ropy arms, twisting around me into a sort of human backpack. He went with me to Trader Joe’s, trailing behind, picking up items and putting them down. Afterward he would enthusiastically carry my bags. He started saying, “I love you, and you love me too.” I knew him for 13 days. For those 13 days, we were together constantly. He told me he was a real estate agent so he had time and a flexible schedule. He told me he was between apartments, staying … [Read more...] about For 13 Days, I Believed Him

Austin-based Jarvis Boards wants you to squeeze out as many days on the water as possible and to do so in style with its handcrafted all-American wakesurf board. The patriotic piece celebrates all things U.S.: the rivers that make up the landscape, the stars and stripes, and American craftsmanship. The handcrafted board is made using 28 different pieces of wood and is ready for action in any of the country's — or Texas' — great lakes. Even the price tag on this limited edition board is patriotic: $1,776. Find it at jarvisboards.com.   … [Read more...] about Texas-made wakesurf board celebrates all things America

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Subscribe Log In Yoking her formidable vocal powers to a brilliant sense of self-presentation, Ms. Franklin made herself a model of empowerment and pride. Aretha Franklin performing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1993. Credit Eli Reed/Magnum Photos Supported by ByGuy Trebay Aug. 16, 2018 There are so many refractory facets to consider in the life of the vocal genius Marianne Faithfull once characterized as “the voice of God” that talking about Aretha Franklin’s fashion sense feels a bit like speaking of Benjamin Franklin’s knack for flying a kite. Yet a performer who left an indelible emotional imprint on generations of fans cannot be ignored as a maestro of image, a woman who practically from the start of a six-decade career understood not merely the potency of her magnificent voice but also the importance of how the public saw her. If at the start of her … [Read more...] about Aretha Franklin Reigned as Queen, in Voice and in Image

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Style Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by Rites of passage They were the topic of many conversations about my heritage — and the bane of my existence. But when I decided to embrace my brows, they became ByChristine Estima Aug. 16, 2018 For Me: “Nice to meet you.” People: “Nice eyebrows.” Pause for the length of a Leonard Cohen song. Me: “Th-thanks. I … grow them myself. I can’t really take credit for these brows. They came with the body. But they’re an unlikely icebreaker. Growing up, they were the bane of my existence. My father is Portuguese, my mother is Lebanese and Syrian, and I was born and raised in rural Quebec. All the children in my neighborhood and on the playground were Québécois, with their beautiful, pale French skin, their big green eyes and their adorable … [Read more...] about Taking Back My Eyebrows

It wasn’t so long ago that the lion’s share of serviceable — and ridiculously simple — advice for cleaning and organizing the American home could be found in the glossy pages of magazines like Good Housekeeping and Family Circle. Fast forward through the advent of the Internet and the launch of infinite organizing blogs, and curious consumers were, and still are, rewarded with helpful hints on how to clean, store, or DIY just about anything. But for some, having a lovely and livable home is much more than grabbing a scrub brush and vacuum and dedicating your Saturday morning to chores. For many, achieving the perfect home environment is a full-fledged lifestyle. In fact, nowadays, it seems like the methods we are supposed to employ to keep our homes tidy and tolerable are more often than not tied to a trend that isn’t always easy to practice, much less pronounce. It’s possible that we can thank Marie Kondo for this interesting disruption. Four years … [Read more...] about Experts tips for lightening up and decluttering your home

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Style Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by The outdoor drag festival will feature Lady Bunny and Neil Patrick Harris on Sept. 1 at Pier 17 in Lower Manhattan. ByJacob Bernstein Aug. 15, 2018 Sometime around 1984, a group of inebriated drag queens left the Pyramid Club in the East Village in Manhattan and wound up at Tompkins Square Park, where a spontaneous performance before a bunch of homeless people turned into a festival called Wigstock. For a decade and a half, it was an annual rite on New York City’s L.G.B.T. calendar, a “circuit party” for people who wouldn’t normally be caught dead on the circuit. It outgrew the park and moved to the piers along the West Side Highway. Then something happened, according to its founder, Lady Bunny. “It rained,” she said. Not once, but two years in a row. Some of … [Read more...] about Wigstock Returns From the Dead

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Style Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by scene stealers “Believe it, darling!”: A longtime magazine editor enters the hospitality industry. ByBrooks Barnes Aug. 15, 2018 The amber votive candles flickered with their usual sexy sophistication. As ever, the pillows on the beige suede banquettes had been perfectly plumped. A peek inside the reservation ledger revealed that nothing had changed about the clientele: studio moguls, fashion designers, literary agents, A-list movie stars. But something was different about the famed Tower Bar on a recent visit. Wait. Could it be? Was that ... the former Condé Nast editor Gabé Doppelt, a publishing stalwart trusted by Anna Wintour and trained by Tina Brown, behind the hostess podium? “Believe it, darling,” Ms. Doppelt, 58, told me in her precise South African accent, as … [Read more...] about From Masthead to Maître D’: Gabé Doppelt at Tower Bar