'MO SKY, 'MO PROBLEMS
Even in the most beautiful places on Earth, people still find ways to make each other miserable.
...As summer draws to its close in the Northern Hemisphere and backpacks fill with books, Midwesterners head to the lake, the Europeans lay bum to bum on Mediterranean beaches while East Coasters sit bumper to bumper on Highways 27 and 6, I’ll be perched upon a mountain under the big skies of the American West. The view here is–in the strictest Kantian definition–sublime, the air as crisp as a gluten free bagel chip and fragrant with sage and pine and just a hint of smoke from a forest fire in some distant valley
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SMOOTH OPERATORS: IT'S THE LIFTIES' MOUNTAIN, THEY JUST LET US RIDE IT
My first story (and cover story) for The Aspen Times, I go deep inside the world of Aspen / Snowmass Lift Operators.
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WHAT SMELLS SO GOOD? OH, RIGHT, ASPEN DOES
In a 2004 episode of The Simpsons, Marge has an old classmate over to dinner who has become a Diane Sawyer-type success. Afterward, while washing a serving bowl the friend had brought over, Lisa says, "Even her bowl smells glamorous." Marge rips it away incredulously, smells it and sighs, "It's like Christmas in Aspen."
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MEET THE SKI GANGS OF ASPEN - AND THE MILLENNIALS WHO ARE KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE
It all started with the “youth quake” of the late ’60s and early ’70s, when the baby boomers collided with puberty, which then collided with Aspen. There were 20-somethings everywhere and all looking for a good time.
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AN ORAL HISTORY OF ‘ASPEN EXTREME’
The seminal film about Aspen turns 25 this year. Here is a look back at what the film meant from the mouths of those who lived – and skied – it.
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BALL BARINGS
We explored various editorial themes over the years, one of which was balls: vogue balls, charity balls, bouncing balls, and in this case, art historical balls. In what will surely measure as the high water mark of immaturity, we devised this highbrow/lowbrow game where you match the balls to the statue.
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CURES FOR A BROKEN HEART
Being heartbroken is the worst. The pain is very real. Be it a crush who rejects you or a cheating spouse, we all know the various stings, stabs, and miseries of love gone wrong. We've been focusing on all things cures lately, and while we don't presume to have any panaceas, this guide ought to help ease the suffering and maybe even get you sorted for your real true love, who is out there, somewhere...
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WHEN TO ONE NIGHT STAND - AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
Oh, the one-night stand, that erotic carpe diem. It capitalizes the here, the now, and the maybe-once-tomorrow-morning. But like all of life’s adventures, there are no guarantees how it will turn out. What are some of the elements that help you pull the trigger. What kind of shame spiral coefficient are we looking at? When they’re ready to go, and you’re not quite convinced, let this one-night stand decision tree ferry you to the banks of non-committed satisfaction.
I wrote the guide and designed the graphics.
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ON PRESSING DUCKS, THE WORLD'S MOST SAVAGELY DECADENT MEAL
It goes by many names, this the dish that introduced Julia Child to French cuisine: Canard à la Rouennaise, Canard à la Presse, Canard au Sang (Duck in Blood Sauce) or simply, Pressed Duck as we call it back home. Emperors, kings and presidents have feasted on this delicacy for centuries. So specialized in its preparation, only a handful of restaurants in the world include it on their menu.
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WINE PAIRING NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOODS
Sure, you can pair a Porterhouse with a Pinot, but what about something more conceptual? What bottle best highlights the patrician notes of the East Side? The punk rock ethos of the East Village? Join us, won't you, on this oeniphilic tour of Manhattan.
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CONFESSIONS OF A WAVERLY INN BUSBOY
I tried to be a waiter at The Waverly Inn. I lasted four frightful days. Here's what happened ...
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NINA CLEMENTEE
I interviewed the rising chef about her itinerant career path and how art and Italy laid the foundation for her menus.
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LISA VANDERPUMP
On the occasion of Aspen Food and Wine I chatted with Lisa Vanderpump about her new rosé.
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EMP WINTER HOUSE TAKES ASPEN BY STORM
EMP Winter House hit Aspen like a culinary electromagnetic pulse.
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MCQUEEN AT THE MET
I went back three times. In my esteem, it is one of the greatest exhibits in all of museum history.
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'70S SUPERMODEL LISA TAYLOR TALKS LIFE IN THE FLASH LANE
Lisa Taylor may no longer be a household name, but like most of her co-stars in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' HBO documentary, "About Face: Supermodels Then and Now" she's doing just fine, thank you. One of the greatest beauties to ever grace a catwalk, the onetime muse to Helmut Newton, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors talked to Standard Culture about her time in the trenches. (Full disclosure, she's my cousin!)
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THE LONG AND SHORT OF PENISES ON THE RUNWAY
When Rick Owens showed outfits with actual dongs hanging free, we decided to take a closer look.
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FASHION WEEK IS DEAD. LONG LIVE FASHION WEEK.
Co-authored this in-depth look at New York Fashion Week. It's history, evolution and dubious relevance today. We take two opposing view points about whether the organized presentation of clothing on any particular week is still worthwhile.
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WHAT DOES THE KITSUNÉ SAY?
The two-headed, two-pronged, fashion and music company based in Paris has a unique story. Today, it's common place for brands to expand across platforms, but Kitsuné was founded as a fashion/music double agent from day one. That authenticity of purpose has carried them far.
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YSL'S $28 MILLION CLUB CHAIR
This odd little chair, nicknamed “The Dragon,” emerged from the ashes of The Great War, passed from one glamorous home to the next before landing on the block at Yves Saint Laurent’s estate sale where it fetched its staggering $28M sum. So, how did the dragon get its fire?
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