Tolkien might disapprove, but Elijah Wood couldn’t be happier (Babbo! Toy Tokyo! The Strokes!) about his new life in New York.

Lois Freedman, Jean-Georges’s right-hand woman, gets ready to launch two much-anticipated restaurants—at the same time.

And a killer bag are keeping Tamara Mellon—Jimmy Choo’s Renaissance woman—very busy this season. And here comes the resort line.

Renée Fleming opens the Met’s season as Violetta in La Traviata—a tough role she backed out of twice but is now ready to take on.

Designer Stacey Bendet took denim out of the doldrums. Now she’s making menswear similarly sexy.

“Don’t I know you from Dalton?” The guys behind Play cater to private-school club kids who don’t entirely want to grow up.

Fannypack’s three young rappers just want to have fun—and rid the world of “cameltoes.”

Ashley Harkleroad is still trying to live down that infamous U.S. Open outfit. But there are many other reasons to watch her on the court.

Beauty is the subject of Terrence McNally’s new Off Broadway plays, so who better to star than Isabella Rossellini?

With Ethan Hawke by her side, Broadway’s Audra McDonald tackles her first nonsinging part in Henry IV.