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12 Years Of DFA Records

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The Best Little Block In The World: Bank Street

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Arts-entertainment

Mesmerized Monday: The Making Of A Daguerrotype

Posted 3 weeks ago

Daniel Carrillo is a Seattle-based photographer focused on antique methods such as Daguerreotypes, Wet Plate Collodion...
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Dining-nightlife

In Conversation: Ray Pirkle, Director Of Food & Beverage

Posted 3 weeks ago

The hotels’ new food & beverage director talks authenticity, American whisky, and the best beach party this side...
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Dining-nightlife

Speakeasies Worth Speaking About: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 3 weeks ago

Prohibition was repealed 80 years ago this month, and when it finally happened, it was repealed with great fanfare. In...
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Arts-entertainment

Galleray: When Art Meets Tech, Everybody Wins

Posted 4 weeks ago

The art exhibit has been slow to traverse from the traditional cobblestoned gallery to the internet era of today....
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Dining-nightlife

Tartare Worth Talking About: Little Prince

Posted 4 weeks ago

Just when you thought SoHo had reached maximum capacity for cozy spots that’ll serve you Tartare de Bœf, The Little...
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Arts-entertainment

How Long Will The Ziegfeld Theatre Last?

Posted 4 weeks ago

The Ziegfeld Theatre has been to New York what the Chinese Theatre is to Los Angeles: the most opulent, most...
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Arts-entertainment

Behind the Scene: Caveman

Posted 4 weeks ago

Caveman navigate the sonic drama of space and time. Based in Brooklyn, the five-piece recently released their second,...
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Dining-nightlife

Introducing The Soho Grand Cocktail Program

Posted 4 weeks ago

There are certain sounds that that ring with exhilaration, regardless of what language you speak or where you are in...
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Dining-nightlife

GrandLife Interviews: David Bouley

Posted 4 weeks ago

If you’ve spent any time eating in Tribeca lately then you’ve got David Bouley to thank. His Montrachet opened in...
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Dining-nightlife

The Grand Central Oyster Bar Turns 100

Posted 1 month ago

The trek from the office in Manhattan to the home in the suburbs has been a well-trodden path for generations. Since...
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Travel

Gatsby’s Guide To The Hamptons

Posted 1 month ago

I have never felt more like Nick Carraway than the summer of 2010. I was attending a summer soiree hosted by chef Katie...
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Fashion

The Look: Audrey Hepburn

Posted 1 month ago

Her beauty is legend. Her grace, inimitable. She is the most celebrated style icon of our time. British actress and...
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Arts-entertainment

GrandLife Interviews: Artist & Naturalist Steve Quinn

Posted 1 month ago

It’s not often one spends his entire career at a single company. But then again, not everyone manages to land a dream...
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Arts-entertainment

Classic New York: The American Museum of Natural History

Posted 2 months ago

The museum is an important part of the New York Faustian pact: if you can take the city’s burnt pretzel smell and the...
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Arts-entertainment

GrandLife Interviews: Mick Rock

Posted 2 months ago

We all know Mick Rock shot punk. Bowie, Blondie, Barrett – they were his buddies. Lou Reed was his mentor. Madonna,...
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Arts-entertainment

Art Monday: Blues For Smoke at The Whitney

Posted 2 months ago

Walking into the running Blues For Smoke exhibit at the Whitney, the audience enters immediately into David Hammons’...
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Arts-entertainment

The Armory Show Turns One Hundred

Posted 2 months ago

Dust off your black boots, friends, and practice your Chelsea scowl: it’s Armory week in New York. Our museums bulge...
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Arts-entertainment

Under The Radar: The Broken Kilometer

Posted 2 months ago

The 500 solid brass rods that compose Walter De Maria’s installation The Broken Kilometer are a monument to the...
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Arts-entertainment

Five For Friday: This Week’s Top Vimeos

Posted 2 months ago

Bat for Lashes – “Lilies” from Hornet Inc. on Vimeo. Bat For Lashes consistently puts out some of my...
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Arts-entertainment

Five For Friday: This Week’s Top Vimeos

Posted 3 months ago

Josh Kumra – Waiting For You from Rob&Rob on Vimeo. Riding in the back of pickup trucks just may be my...
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Arts-entertainment

Five For Friday: This Week’s Top Vimeos

Posted 3 months ago

We’ve asked Vimeo’s Ian Durkin to put together a weekly roundup of everything that’s catching his eye...
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Arts-entertainment

GrandLife Interviews: Richard Phillips

Posted 3 months ago

Perhaps you caught New York artist Richard Phillips’ latest show at Gagosian last month. You know the one. Massive...
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Arts-entertainment

Under The Radar: The Earth Room

Posted 3 months ago

New York is a city filled with spaces that defy expectation. In a town where real estate is more valuable than any...
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Arts-entertainment

Classic New York: The Frick Collection

Posted 3 months ago

Of all the venerated museums in New York, The Frick Collection stands out as a true gem. What makes The Frick so...
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Dining-nightlife

NYC’s Most Legendary Bartenders: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 1 month ago

A New York bar is a cathedral and the bartender is its priest. That was not a metaphor. The person pouring drinks...
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Dining-nightlife

Coming Home To The Odeon

Posted 1 month ago

I came home to The Odeon the other day and slowly sipped a Sazerac. In 1920s Paris, “home” for Hemingway and...
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Dining-nightlife

NYC’s Most Indulgent Burgers: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 1 month ago

After the bagel and pizza slice, perhaps the most celebrated New York food item is the reasonably priced burger....
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Dining-nightlife

Under The Radar: Tiki Disco

Posted 1 month ago

With a large courtyard, rustic decor, and of course excellent food, Roberta’s has not only become an integral part of...
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Dining-nightlife

Jukebox Bars: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 2 months ago

You can’t drink at a bar in silence. Buzzing behind amiable chatter and the sound of glasses clinking should always...
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Dining-nightlife

St. Patrick’s Day: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 2 months ago

The man known as Saint Patrick is shrouded in legend, with some scholars saying he was an early cleric sent to convert...
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Dining-nightlife

Classic New York: Russ & Daughters

Posted 2 months ago

Between 1890 and 1920, three million Eastern European Jews immigrated into America. Virtually all were processed...
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Dining-nightlife

Under The Radar: Kings County Distillery

Posted 2 months ago

“They were pretty much like drug dealers here in New York, only you didn’t have to play video games with them,”...
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Dining-nightlife

Bloody Mary’s: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 2 months ago

It’s a Saturday morning and like anyone else in Manhattan you’re hung over. Your head feels like jelly beans....
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Dining-nightlife

Power Lunches: Our Top 5 Picks

Posted 2 months ago

Everyone brunches. There’s nary a New Yorker these days who doesn’t indulge in the weekend pastime of mimosas and...
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Dining-nightlife

Under The Radar: The Body Actualized Center

Posted 2 months ago

In the last few years Brooklyn has been defined by its underground venues as much as its music. As defunct spaces of...
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Dining-nightlife

Classic New York: The Spotted Pig

Posted 3 months ago

New York City has never had all that much to do with America, but stood apart, a free-living Dutch DMZ in a fanatical...
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Travel

The Perfect Valentine’s Day

Posted 3 months ago

While we try to get our own ducks in a row for the most romantic day of the year (thanks Hallmark!) we thought to check...
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Travel

Winter Weekend Getaway

Posted 3 months ago

It’s no secret that New York City is beautiful this time of year, however there truly is something to be said for...
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Travel

Winter Break: Vail Colorado

Posted 3 months ago

Rustic, chic, picturesque, Vail is the Aspen for serious skiers. 53,000 skiable acres, 193 trails, seven bowls waiting...
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Travel

Weekend Getaway: The Berkshires

Posted 4 months ago

If you need a peaceful weekend reconnecting with nature and culture, drive to the Berkshires in Massachusetts, home of...
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Travel

Winter Getaway: Paradise Found

Posted 4 months ago

What better way to ease into the New Year than with a restorative, regenerative beach vacation?...
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Travel

Weekend Guide South Brooklyn

Posted 4 months ago

Until recently the streets of Brooklyn were intimidating to strangers. But now the ‘other’ borough has become a...
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Travel

S.S. Coachella: One Day In Paradise

Posted 5 months ago

For the first time, Goldenvoice, the promoting powerhouse behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, is...
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Travel

From Me To You: Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg

Posted 5 months ago

Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, the dynamic duo behind Cinemagraphs and From Me To You aren't just creative...
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Travel

MIAMI: Food For Thought

Posted 5 months ago

While it is technically an Art Fair, Art Basel gives globetrotters an opportunity, or in some cases an excuse, to...
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Travel

The Locals: Miami Edition

Posted 5 months ago

Associate Curator of the Miami Art Museum Diana Nawi peels back the curtain on what makes Miami Art Basel one of the...
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Travel

Inside Miami Music: NYC DJ Edition

Posted 5 months ago

This weekend, thousands of art lovers and party people alike will descend on Miami for the 11th edition of Art Basel...
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Travel

Weekend Guide: City Staycation

Posted 5 months ago

Art, food, drinks. Repeat. A dream weekend in the city involves just the right mix of the three, with a dash of...
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Fashion

The Look: Jenna Lyons

Posted 3 months ago

10 Things I Love About Jenna Lyons: She started at J. Crew fresh out of Parsons as assistant designer in menswear, and...
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Fashion

The Look: And After All

Posted 3 months ago

As if the innumerable challenges of dressing for Fashion Week in chilly climes weren’t enough, Nemo swept in...
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Fashion

Fashion Q&A: Yigal Azrouël

Posted 3 months ago

We’ve made no secret of the fact that we greatly enjoy Yigal’s needle and thread work – his stores are...
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Fashion

Fashion Q&A: Karen Walker

Posted 3 months ago

We’ll just come out and say it: we love Karen Walker – her effortless style, her unpretentious vibe, her downright...
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Fashion

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

Posted 3 months ago

Stella McCartney panties: Listen up, men! Save yourself a trip to the tasteless hell that is Victoria’s Secret...
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Fashion

The Look: Solange Knowles

Posted 3 months ago

Here’s a timely confession: I am kind of obsessed with Beyonce Knowles. Like, openly a huge fan. Huge. It started...
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Fashion

Fashion Q&A: Chris Habana

Posted 3 months ago

Chris Habana’s eponymous jewelry line is a visual feast, and always makes a statement; bold geometric features,...
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Fashion

The Look: Garance Doré

Posted 3 months ago

There’s a myth about the New York fashion world that everybody in the industry is mean. An image of bitchy...
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Fashion

Fashion Q&A: Dominic Louis

Posted 3 months ago

Dominic Louis is the ultimate androgynous label. Using handcrafted techniques, the fashion-forward designs are...
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Fashion

The Look: Vanessa Traina

Posted 4 months ago

Stylist Lauren Powell breaks down Vanessa Traina's classic...
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Fashion

Fashion Q&A: Mandy Coon

Posted 4 months ago

Mandy Coon is loved and appreciated by Grandlife for her many creative talents, and notably for designing the...
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Fashion

The Look: Emily Weiss

Posted 4 months ago

Stylist Lauren Powell breaks down IntoTheGloss.com's Emily Weiss signature...
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Parties

Osswald Parfumerie Opens In SoHo

Posted 7 months ago

It's not often that we get to welcome a world class parfumerie to the neighbourhood. Swiss entity Osswald, hosted an...
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Parties

GRANDLIFE & MADE PRESENT: THIS IS NY PFW S/S ’13

Posted 7 months ago

Last night in Paris, Grandlife and Made celebrated the end of Paris Fashion Week the only way we know how, with a...
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Parties

Mugler S/S ’13 After-Show Party

Posted 7 months ago

We hosted Mugler's afterparty last night at Le Baron Paris - were you...
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Parties

Don Hill’s Is Back! But Cole Haan Says: “Only For The Night”

Posted 8 months ago

When you bring back a legend from the dead, you're gonna get a lot of attention - especially from the...
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Parties

Guggenheim goes GaGa for Fame

Posted 8 months ago

When a fragrance drops in the big apple, it makes big waves - especially when Stephanie Germanotta makes it all her...
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Parties

Our Favorite Photos From Opening Ceremony’s 10 Year Anniversary

Posted 8 months ago

On September 9, 2012, Opening Ceremony celebrated its 10th anniversary at Webster Hall in New York with a fashion week...
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Parties

GrandLife and My Beautiful City Present THIS IS NEW YORK

Posted 8 months ago

There's only one way to throw a party in London, and that's to throw it big - and last night as we do every LFW, we...
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Parties

This Is New York S/S ’13

Posted 8 months ago

GrandLife Hotels teamed up with Bullett Magazine and INGA to host the seasonal Fashion Week party ‘THIS IS NEW...
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Parties

Fashion Break: GrandLife Goes To The US Open With Moët

Posted 8 months ago

Bound by the shackles of our taste for all things bubbly, we popped up to Arthur Ashe stadium for a few rounds of...
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Parties

GrandLife Rings In FNO In Style

Posted 8 months ago

What happens when you stick some of the hottest young designers in a hotel, invite every major blogger, and some of the...
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Parties

GrandLife’s Guide to Fashion’s Night Out In SoHo

Posted 8 months ago

We know you'll be running around tonight, so let's try to meet up? Here's where we'll be in SoHo:...
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Parties

GrandLife, BULLETT and MATTE’S Full Moon Party

Posted 8 months ago

Everyone comes out for a full moon, especially when you have a killer lineup and a banging...
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Music

Music To Our Ears: 2013

Posted 4 months ago

With the year almost over (and many a New Years Eve playlist to be made), it’s time to look ahead to new sonic...
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Music

I’m With The Band: After Dark

Posted 5 months ago

We’ve all stumbled out of a concert well past midnight in desperate search of food; it’s great that New York...
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Music

Weekly Playlist: Brendan Fallis

Posted 5 months ago

International DJ Brendan Fallis has put together a GrandLife mix of the highest caliber - trust us, it's an hour of...
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Music

Thanks For Listening

Posted 6 months ago

Thanksgiving may be all about gratitude, but that doesn’t mean you want to listen to Dido’s “Thank You” all...
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Music

Seven Musical Musts

Posted 6 months ago

Around this time of year, New York goes into holiday overdrive; white lights, holiday markets, and eggnog-fueled...
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Music

GrandLife Loves New Music

Posted 6 months ago

Being in New York City, we’re lucky enough to catch some of the best acts around, as well as share a home base with...
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Music

5 Bands To Watch At CMJ

Posted 7 months ago

CMJ is not just for badge holders and music biz folks. It’s a great opportunity to see the next-big-thing band on a...
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Music

GrandLife Interviews: The Drums

Posted 8 months ago

The Drums may be one of the hardest working bands out right now. Four years straight of worldwide touring, two albums,...
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Music

GrandLife Sits Down With Ladyhawke

Posted 8 months ago

We borrowed one of our favorite musicians, Pip Brown, for a quick chat before her performance tonight at the Tribeca...
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Music

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club At The Electric Room

Posted 8 months ago

Our own John Munson stops by The Electric Room to catch one of the hottest garage rock bands we know - Black Rebel...
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Music

Rag And Bone Tap Thom Yorke To DJ, We Love It

Posted 8 months ago

Thom Yorke might be one of the few people who can stop time, and during NYFW - that's quite a...
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Music

GrandLife Ties One On With Sneaky Sound System

Posted 8 months ago

We grab a drink before Sneaky Soundsystem rocks the waterfront tonight at the Full Moon...
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