Vanity Fair Party

Jun 9, 2006 From Robert De Niro to Jerry Seinfeld, stars of the entertainment field walked a new kind of red carpet: one laid down a long flight of stairs. That’s due to the venue of the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival’s Vanity Fair party: the New York State...

American Royalty

Apr 1, 2006 An exploration of the controversial Miss America Scholarship Program from the perpective of a contestant. A first-person essay/editorial published in The Columbia Spectator on 2/9/01 Rehearsing for the Miss New York Preliminaries is thrilling, glamorous...

Vogue Editor and New York Icon

Dec 6, 2005 Two Sides of Vogue There are two sides to the Vogue editor and New York icon André Leon Talley (far right). When Naomi Campbell, Donald Trump and Vera Wang joined him at the New York Historical Society benefit on Monday night, I expected a breathtaking...

Published in Newsday at age 16

Oct 5, 2005 Please Don’t Ask A few weeks ago, I auditioned for a Post Cereal commercial. “How did you do? … “What did you do? … “Did they like you?” I barely had time to take a deep breath before my parents asked these...

The Yoga Effect

Oct 4, 2005 From Anxiety to Ashtanga Published in Noelle Ashley’s weekly column in The Norwood Bulletin New York’s emphasis on material things didn’t suit Inez Stein. Growing up, she found the city pace oppressive. Stein signed up for the fast track, finishing...