Two brothers, one brain: Niki and Simon Haas @thehaasbrothers are having a New York moment. Uncanny Valley, their mid-career survey runs at @madmuseum through August 16 — two whole floors covering a decade of ceiling-height furry beasts, hand-beaded alien masterscapes, and a body of work that the art and design world is still catching up to. Then head to The Strawberry Tree @marianneboeskygallery — a mammoth cast bronze with antique Venetian bead foliage and blown-glass fruit.
@starwix Janet Mercel discovers the wit and wonder behind the magic. Read the full story now on AHotelLife.com. Link in bio.
To Sloane Victoria for making me the mother of the most dramatic person in New York
Vicki who I thank every day for her absurdly ridiculous genes, who is 74 and looked 35 until literally yesterday
The many women who taught me to swim laps and dive and cook and count money and dress myself and sew and read and read the tarot and the moon and drive and live well into adulthood. Women all, each of you mothers in every way that counts 🌸
“It’s a beach read— if the sand were black, and the glamorous woman two towels over was crying behind oversized Prada sunglasses,” writes Janet Mercel of “The Plunge,” Lila Raicek’s debut novel. Read AVENUE’s profile on the author at the link in bio.
One of MY favorite best friends just wrote YOUR favorite best-selling memoir 🍅 EXTRA SAUCE from spicy tomato @zahra.rae launches APRIL 14. The first (of many) celebrations was filled with zaza, fresh Parmesan and belly laughs. THE WHOLE WORLD WAS THERE 🌞 I AM THE SUN
Pre order yours on @penguinrandomhouse 🍅🍅 I might even get her to sign it for you