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Fashion Week Tip: How to avoid looking like a tourist trying to look Parisian
Alexander McQueen at Paris Spring 2012 RTW With fashion week at a close in Paris, I couldn’t help but
Food & Drink
Leave the dining tables at home-Le Dîner à San Francisco is here!
I’ve been thinking about what I should wear to San Francisco’s first flash-mob-style dinner in white. I’m
New York
Building Transit Today: The Second Avenue Subway
Over the next week, Untapped New York will be publishing a series on the MTA’s three megaprojects: the Second
Architecture
Pop-Up Yoga en Blanc at the Champ de Mars, Eiffel Tower
Pop-up yoga sessions in public spaces have been all the rage recently: Times Square, Bryant Park, Union Square (SF) and
Architecture
The Lost Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong as Represented in Video Games
Ian Lambot via Wikimedia Commons Architects and designers once hailed Kowloon Walled City as the closest thing to a self-regulating,
Food & Drink
A Taste for Tea: LA International Tea Festival 2011
My hands were trembling, my chest pounding with what I feared was an ill-fated case of tachycardia. My right knee
Architecture
Heroes Remain: Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Aftermath
Ishinomaki is a quiet town whose main attractions are Manga Road and Mangattan, an oblong-shaped museum dedicated to Shotaro Ishinomori.
Architecture
Downtown Doodler: Tour of the Bowery
During Urban Design Week, I was lucky enough to attend a walking tour of the Bowery led by Eric Ferrara,
Architecture
Why Are You On My Train?: Men at Work in New York
If you want insight into the occupations of two men living in New York, this video pieces together the intriguing
Arts & Culture
San Francisco Photographer Turns Spotlight on BART-Based Performers
How much time do you give a street performer to capture your attention? And how much less time do you
Architecture
The Mixed Up Statue of Mr. William H. Seward
Chester A. Arthur, William Lloyd Garrison, and General Winfield Scott Hancock were amongst the celebrities who attended the 1876 dedication
Food & Drink
Ladurée: a French Icon Comes to the Upper East Side
The iconic French patisserie Ladurée opened its first boutique in the United States on Madison Avenue this summer. A veritable
