Author Archives: By ALEX WILLIAMS

Cultural Studies: Open Marriage’s New 15 Minutes

An allegation by Newt Gingrich’s second wife provides an unexpected publicity bounce for advocates of open marriage.

It’s Not Me, It’s You: How to End a Friendship

Thanks to Facebook, the concept of “defriending” has become part of the online culture. But in the real world, breaking up is a lot more difficult.

Eyeglasses on Spec — Online Retailers

A new breed of online eyeglass retailers designs its own vintage-style frames.

Tyler Brûlé: Mr. Zeitgeist

Tyler Brûlé, whose media empire is growing, is the one to ask if you want to know what’s the Next Big Thing.

Noticed: Word Game App Attracts the A-list – Noticed

Words With Friends, a Scrabble-like app, counts many celebrity devotees besides Alec Baldwin.

New York’s Literary Cubs

A group of young, ambitious writers and editors have created a scrappy online journal and roving clubhouse that functions as a kind of Intellectuals Anonymous for the city’s literary underclass, one that has been largely ignored by the publishing establishment.

Reminiscences of a ‘Gay Utopia’

Clubgoers reminisce about the Pavilion, a dance hub and gay landmark in Fire Island Pines that was destroyed by fire this week.

Noticed: A Haircut Returns From the 1930s — Noticed

Clean-cut young men have been asking for the same haircut: buzzed on the sides, longer on top and slicked back with a dab of pomade.

The Steve Jobs Backlash

Attacks on Steve Jobs began on Twitter, blogs and Web sites as quickly as the mythmaking about him had.

Young Mormons Find Ways to Be Hip

With its new “I’m a Mormon” ad campaign, the Mormon Church is seeking a more fashionable face. But some of what’s deemed cool these days — beards, scruffy clothes, tattoos — raises eyebrows.