Originals

I love taking my children to unlikely kid-friendly events, almost as a challenge to see what they’re capable of understanding and enjoying. Sometimes it’s a disaster, other times it’s a shocking success. I love the challenge so much, I’ve decided to start a new series about it on Elizabeth Street. To kick off the experiment, […]

Curator and Miami mom, Adriana de Moura takes on a tour Between Adriana de Moura’s starring role on the Real House Wives Miami, her career as a curator, and being a full time mom, every time of year is something of a juggling act. But come the first week of December when Art Basel hits

When fashion designer Gary Osborne and his partner moved out of the city to start a family, they wondered how they’d manage to juggle parenthood with two commuting schedules. Gary volunteered to leave his job for at-home entrepreneurship. Given his 12 years experience as a fashion designer, creating merchandise for kids seemed like a natural

It’s not every day that a major new museum opens in New York. But this will be the case tomorrow, when the Museum of Math opens its doors for the first time to a long-awaiting public. The museum, the first of its kind on this continent, will “stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics” to number

From the depths of Middle-earth, a perfect storm appears to be headed straight for this holiday season. Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit hits theaters today, and with Christmas just around the corner, your little Tolkien enthusiast will be begging to add some Bilbo-esque goodies to his or her holiday wish list. We have you covered right here with

Engineering toy for girls is kickstarted in time for the holidays! A new storybook, successfully funded through Kickstarter this fall, comes with a toolbox and construction kit, which let girls participate in the misadventures of the story’s mismatched shoe-wearing heroine. The kit, called GoldieBlox, is marketed expressly to girls and was created by engineer Debbie Sterling, a

When asked about her favorite artists, Sharon Shapiro can’t help but get a wee bit academic—dropping analytical remarks about Frida Kahlo’s ironic symbolism, Lucian Freud’s complex figurations, and—explored herein—Wayne Thiebaud’s exploration of the mundane (think cupcakes, lipstick, cafeteria utensils). As an accomplished painter in her own right, Shapiro may know her share of art methods and theory.

OCCUPATION: Communications manager for Lancôme MY STYLE: Trendy but minimalist. For daytime, I wear dresses from Prada, Chloé, and Sandro, and for evening I prefer sexy dresses or trousers from Dolce and Gabbana. I never go out without pumps or sandals…  At the park I’m the only mom pushing a baby buggy in high heels! I

OCCUPATION: TV host MY STYLE: I love fashion and the idea of expressing who you are through the way you dress. I like hippie chic one day, masculine and preppy the next, feminine and elegant the third. And I’m always on the hunt for the perfect shoe! I LOVE MILAN BECAUSE: It’s a city to

Band-Aids—and an app—to comfort tattered tots Last year now, Muppets lovers were swapping notes on the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image and gearing up to see Amy Adams have a “me party.” It was a rich time, but Disney’s willingness to generate a little extra buzz with partners as unlikely