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Peek Inside NYC's Most Decadent Holiday Windows!

Marisa Tom | November 29, 2011 11:20 am One of New York City's most festive displays of holiday spirit are just that — witness the city's holiday window displays. Sitting (store)front and center, encased for all entering shoppers and passersby to see, are majestic, miniature worlds of style and wonder at storied retail destinations like Tiffany & Co., Bloomingdale's, and Macy's. In true NYC form, there's no shortage of glitz, glamour, whimsy, and the purely fantastic inside these magical life-sized dioramas. Read More

PopSugar NYC's Picks: 15 Holiday Gifts Worth Giving

Marisa Tom | November 28, 2011 1:15 pm Happy Cyber Monday! In honor of the shopping madness, the click-happy, and the giving to come this season, we've culled 15 fabulous holiday-perfect picks from some of our favorite NYC spots. When left to our own devices, we surely go a bit crazy on the list-making front, so we've made it our Monday mission to cut to the chase on these great gifting ideas. Read More

Holiday Watch: 3 Christmas Tree Spectacles Not to Be Missed

Marisa Tom | November 21, 2011 12:30 pm As part of its fourth annual "Believe" campaign, Macy's Herald Square (151 W. 34th St., 212-695-4400) has partnered up with charitybuzz to launch the celebrity tree auction, a new element to its holiday festivities. The auction features 14 fantasy Christmas trees inspired by some of New York City's most recognizable faces, including Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, Ralph Lauren, Rachel Roy, and Michael Kors. Read More

Take a Lap Around the Geek Chic Wired Pop-Up Store

Marisa Tom | November 18, 2011 1:50 pm To my fellow gadget-obsessed gals, start-up enthusiasts, and tech-savvy set, let the geeked-out Wired pop-up in Times Square (42nd Street and Broadway) be your holiday season BFF. The highly anticipated holiday store is officially open today, and if you can only think of one reason to head to Midtown's busiest tourist trap hub, this is it. By the grace of the geek gods, we got to hobnob with some of New York's brightest tech stars and, um, Sir Ben Kingsley — knights love forward-thinking inventions, too — at yesterday's opening-night shindig and do a fair amount of "what's in store" reconnaissance. Read More

All Debra Messing Wants For the Holidays Is . . .

If you happen to be doing some holiday shopping in NYC, take a look at the store windows you pass — some may be filled with a high-tech way for Mama to do some charitable giving without ever opening her wallet. Ebay just unveiled Give-a-Toy Store interactive storefronts, and Debra Messing, mom of 7-year-old Roman and the upcoming star of Smash, was on hand to kick off the new endeavor. Find out what Messing had to say at the event!

Holiday Gift Guide: 7 Sweet Cookbooks From New York's Finest

Marisa Tom | November 14, 2011 10:40 am As if the holidays aren't already excuse enough to overdose on the sweets front, why not fuel the sugar-filled gluttony a little more? Take a page out of Momofuku Milk Bar's Christina Tosi's (cook)book, and while you're at it, learn to re-create enviable desserts from six more of New York City's treat-makin' experts. For the quintessential urban foodie, this gift should hit a particularly sugar-high note; plus, there's a good chance you'll be on the receiving end of some tasty kitchen experiments in the near future. Read More

Holiday Watch: Gaga's Workshop at Barneys Will Make Elves Out of Little Monsters

Lady Gaga's Workshop Store at Barneys NY Opens Nov. 21, 2011

Marisa Tom | November 9, 2011 2:56 pm Let this be further proof that anything Lady Gaga touches turns to kitsch, glamour, and a whole lot of the wonderfully weird. The much-anticipated Gaga's Workshop holiday collaboration with Barneys (660 Madison Ave., 212-826-8900) — a fashionable endeavor that requires an entire floor in the Madison Avenue department store to execute — will officially open on Monday, Nov. 21, at 11:59 p.m. Read More

MiN New York's 11 Holiday Picks For the Beauty Obsessed

Marisa Tom | November 2, 2011 5:05 pm There's nothing quite like MiN New York (117 Crosby St., 212-206-6366), the beauty brainchild of owner and curator Chad Murawczyk. Tucked away on SoHo's cobblestoned Crosby Street, the spacious quasi-gothic-meets-grandfather's brandy library designed atelier and apothecary stocks a rare lineup of brands from all around the world, artfully displayed for all to see, play with, and, more importantly, fall in love with. While it can prove difficult to stave off acute beauty product sensory overload, Murawczyk is making it that much easier for us to beeline straight for the coolest items in store. Read More

Fresh 5: NYC Pays Tribute to Inspirational Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Tributes in NYC: BAM, NYU, Community Service, and Big Onion Walking Tours in Harlem

Marisa Tom | January 17, 2011 8:06 am A lot of us have the day off today but don't forget why: to honor the inspiring words, brave efforts, and persevering spirit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the face of one the nation's greatest battles, the Civil Rights Movement. Dedicate some of your day to paying your respects to the man who stood up to adversity and who, inevitably, earned himself a national holiday. Here are five ways to celebrate MLK Day around the city. Read More

5 Reasons to Be Merry

5 Reasons We're Merry in NYC: Blue Ribbon Bakery, Mario Batali, David Chang, and More

Marisa Tom | December 24, 2010 8:01 am You know I love this city. I know you love this city. We're all thankful to be residents of the chaos. Read More