http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:49:20 -0500 http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/52139/ "I’m always going to want to be surrounded by like-minded individuals and music and the creative scene."]]> http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/52139/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:34:54 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52173/ Ideas for everyone on your list.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52173/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:15:55 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52174/ A city’s worth of presents that are beautiful, playable,and practical—everything but expensive. http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52174/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:15:57 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52175/ From meditations on milk to an ethnic- menu-decoding primer, there’s a book out there for every foodie on your list. ]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52175/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:16:00 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52167/ Yes, we live in a Super Mario world, but kids still get joy from the tactile. A smattering of sparkly, sticky, and creatively bendable art supplies.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52167/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:15:47 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52178/ These nine charities have been hit particularly hard by the Wall Street crisis. What you can do to help.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52178/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:16:15 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52179/ Coming to terms with the most difficult person on your gift list.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52179/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:16:16 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52168/ Vintage presents are high on personality, low on cost. And since they’re already old, you know they’ll age well. What’s now in stock at seven secondhanders.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52168/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:15:54 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52177/ How do we know what an ordinary, building-obsessed 6-year-old, a mod-design-loving architect, or a wine-collecting septuagenarian wants for the holidays? We asked them! And we did the same for 179 other people found at random on the streets. Then we went back out and handpicked the perfect gifts for each.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2008/52177/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:16:13 -0500 http://nymag.com/shopping/bargainoftheweek/51994/ Eyeglass lenses: $50.]]> http://nymag.com/shopping/bargainoftheweek/51994/ Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:51:09 -0500 http://nymag.com/shopping/askaclerk/51995/ Veronica Leslie, sales associate at Macy’s. ]]> http://nymag.com/shopping/askaclerk/51995/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:01:33 -0500 http://nymag.com/shopping/bestbets/51996/ Warm the extremities with the latest crop of winter gloves.]]> http://nymag.com/shopping/bestbets/51996/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:42:26 -0500 http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/52009/ "In this economy, you have to be creative."]]> http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/52009/ Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:50:29 -0500 http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/52019/ China welcome to bid. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/52019/ Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:51:40 -0500 http://nymag.com/guides/cheap-living/negotiate/ How to negotiate every price tag.]]> http://nymag.com/guides/cheap-living/negotiate/ Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:08:00 -0500