Review: ‘Easy Beauty’ by Chloe Cooper Jones; ‘The Perfect Other’

The title of Chloé Cooper Jones’ first book — EASY BEAUTY (288 p., Avid Reader, $28) — comes from a philosophical concept: “easy beauty” is “visible and unchallenged”, as opposed to “difficult beauty”, which requires “time, patience, and greater appreciation.” Being born with a physical condition that differentiates her body, sacral agenesis—she is short in …

Ina Garten Delights in Hitchcock Thrillers and Her Mini Cooper

Here’s how Ina Garten described his cooking style: “Simple and elegant. I love things that are essential flavors to have, but taste better than you might expect.” Garten is the former owner of the renowned Hamptons fine-food store Barefoot Contessa; Author of 12 best-selling cookbooks with “Gitti Foods” for the 13th in October; and host …

Will Smith Calls Bradley Cooper ‘Beautiful’ at Film Gala

The National Board of Review award premiere is not televised. This fact was proclaimed on stage by host Craig Melvin, and giddy repeated by several guests. The awards premiere is among the last of this year’s Oscars, and the night without television is famous for its candid, rather long, and profane speeches. This year’s premiere …

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum Gets A New Director

by the buffet sexism accusations and racism Over the past two years, the Smithsonian Institution announced its appointment on Tuesday. Maria Nicanoris a specialist in architecture and design as Cooper Hewitt’s next director at the Smithsonian Design Museum in Manhattan. It starts on March 21. Nicanor, 41, has been the executive director of the Rice …

‘Design and Improve’ at Cooper Hewitt Shows How Outbreaks Started

Before entering Cooper Hewitt’s new exhibit, “Design and Improvement: Creative Responses to Outbreaks“I wondered if the most symbolically museum-worthy object from Covid-19 would be a bloody hospital ‘robe’ of garbage bags and a shower cap. This epitomizes America’s lack of preparedness for the threat of the pandemic and the failure of communities to learn from …