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Terry O’Neill Lives On in Palm Beach as Five-Star Hotel Art Ups the Ante

Forgettable hotel art is so yesterday.

04.04.2024 5

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Usher, Taylor Swift and Leonardo DiCaprio: Inside the Super Bowl LVIII Weekend Party Scene

As my flight took off for Sin City, the rather philosophical pilot imparted a nugget of wisdom. “For the duration of the flight you can either sit...

12.02.2024 3

Observer

Rob Ledonne

A Long Los Angeles Weekend: Navigating the Grammy Awards Party Scene

The Grammy’s long-running tagline is “Music Biggest’s Night,” and while that may sound hyperbolic, for once it’s a slogan that actually...

05.02.2024 3

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Inside Observer’s Nightlife + Dining Power List Party: Hospitality’s Greats, Full-Circle Moments and Spicy Rigatoni

Those who dream of rubbing shoulders with the founders of the most impenetrable eateries in America couldn’t do much better than crashing ZZ’s...

26.01.2024 4

Observer

Rob Ledonne

The Coolest New Spots in the Catskills for Your Next Winter Jaunt Upstate

Let’s face it: the mighty Catskills have gone through multiple resurgences over the years. From a popular getaway during the Gilded Age, to a hippie...

22.01.2024 3

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Robert De Niro On Building His Father’s Artistic Legacy and Documenting His Family’s Story

As part of the recent collaboration between the Tribeca Film Festival and Art Basel, the lush grounds of Miami Beach Botanical Garden played host to a...

03.01.2024 3

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Elevated Libations: Denver’s Best Spots to Get a Drink

Ah, the wonder that is Denver. In the wintertime, the Mile High City becomes a stopping point for visitors who pass through the Rocky Mountain...

02.01.2024 2

Observer

Rob Ledonne

The Art of the Party: A Recap of This Year’s Miami Basel Social Scene

“Out of my life I fashioned a fistful of words,” the late poet and Pulitzer finalist Hiyam Plutzik once wrote. “When I opened my hand, they flew...

13.12.2023 5

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Here’s Where to Spend New Year’s Eve in New York City

So, you decided to spend New Year’s Eve in New York City . Let’s face it, sitting in the freezing cold amidst the massive crowds in Times...

11.12.2023 4

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Activism Through Art: Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova On the Legacy of Judy Chicago

Nadya Tolokonnikova puts it plainly when I ask her what Judy Chicago means to her: “Judy is the Godmother of feminist art.” I’m on a Zoom call...

01.12.2023 3

Observer

Rob Ledonne

The Legend of Ray’s: Inside the Expansion of New York’s Coolest Bar

Greetings from the kitchen at the grand opening of the Brooklyn location of Ray’s. I’m not here because I picked up a shift as a line cook, though...

16.11.2023 2

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Kate Simon On Photographing Bob Marley, Madonna, Patti Smith: ‘There’s nothing more magic than photographs’

From Madonna to Patti Smith to William S. Burroughs and a Who’s Who of 70s-era artists that includes The Rolling Stones, Queen and David Bowie,...

16.11.2023 1

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Spike Lee Is Brooklyn’s Favorite Son: A Q&A with the Legend

There are few figures as emblematic of—and beloved to—New York City culture than Spike Lee. In the modern era, maybe Fran Lebowitz or Aaron Judge...

06.11.2023 2

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Inside the DKMS Gala: Vera Wang, Billy Porter and Priyanka Chopra Honor an Important Cause

On Thursday morning, fashion icon Vera Wang spoke at Vogue’ s Forces of Fashion conference, an annual brouhaha that brings together the chicest...

20.10.2023 4

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Savoring the Art of Campari During Negroni Week

You’ve seen them before, with their backgrounds of dark, saturated reds and fancifully cartoonish depictions—often of mustachioed men and...

21.09.2023 2

Observer

Rob Ledonne

Pumpkins, Apples and Beer: New York’s Best Fall Festivals

Let us raise a venti pumpkin spice latte and make a toast to the warm fuzzy glories of autumn. It’s a nostalgic, sunny but also almost-chilly...

21.09.2023 3

Observer

Rob Ledonne

A Weekend Dispatch from New York Fashion Week’s Party Scene

It’s hot. Labor Day has come and gone, but New York City is unseasonably warm right now, and unfortunately, this really isn’t an opportune time...

11.09.2023 1

Observer

Rob Ledonne

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