You've got to be at the top of your game to be a one-name model: There's Iman, Naomi, Gisele — Barbie. The 11.5-inch plastic doll is still on top as a high-fashion muse as she approaches her 50th birthday, and will make her New York Fashion Week catwalk debut on Saturday in 50 outfits by the country's top designers ...more

February 10, 2009

Indignities come in all forms. John Odom, however, may have found a classification all his own. ...more

December 22, 2008

"Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach," by Meryl Gordon (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28) ...more

December 14, 2008

The way college students come to campus now is much different than in years past. You can expect to see members of the millennium generation arriving for college with parental escorts and modern conveniences such as cell phones and computers. If not in their first semester then certainly by the second, many will have their cars on campus. ...more

September 6, 2008

in the aftermath of his son's notorious no-contest plea for reckless driving - Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) let it be known that teenager Nick was nicer than the way he portrayed himself on the reality TV show "Hogan Knows Best." In fact, Bollea revealed - in contrast to what he had said previously - that much of what passed for the inane dynamics of "reality" was, in actuality, scripted. ...more

June 6, 2008

"Tales of Graceful Aging From the Planet Denial," by Nicole Hollander (Broadway Books, $20) ...more

November 4, 2007

Joe Torre knew they didn't want him back. Even in those final few moments, as he sat in George Steinbrenner's office at Legends Field and listened to the Yankees' offer, he hoped there was a way he could stay on as manager. ...more

October 20, 2007

After all he had accomplished - four World Series titles, 12 straight years in the playoffs, almost certain entry into the Hall of Fame - and after all the indignities, this was one Joe Torre wasn't going to stand for. ...more

October 19, 2007

Large private investment groups wouldn't be buying up nursing home chains if there wasn't big money to be made. And there is nothing wrong with that. But it unconscionable that to maximize profits some firms neglect the needs of the frail and elderly in their care. ...more

October 8, 2007