With jewelry designer extraordinaire and cultural philanthropist Ann Ziff.  I was very happy recently to go with my nephew Aaron to An...

A view into the Garden Court of the Frick (click on photos for a larger view) I recently visited the Frick Collection, the perennial Ne...

Take a seat in Union Square (click on photos to enlarge) Spring is tiptoeing in late to New York City this year. Unusually cool weather...

Recently on the bookstore shelf, this tome caught my eye. The Scottish Country House celebrates the great homes of Scotland which have be...

For a peaceful visit to a more elegant era, go see Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , up now thr...

Zack Carr and George Carr in Istanbul in 1995 (click on photos to enlarge) One of my favorite big, over-sized books sitting on my book ...