FEATURES

The Mast Brothers

By Tom Ran
Michael Mast and Rick Mast of Mast Brothers Chocolate

Photo: Mindy Best

The Mast Brothers Chocolate factory occupies only three rooms in a nondescript building in Williamsburg. The first doubles as a storefront that opens on the weekend to customers with much…

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Roman & Williams Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch in their studio

Photo: Rose Callahan

The partners behind Roman & Williams, Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch are anti minimalists. It’s apparent in the spaces they create.

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Billykirk Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories.

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RESULTS FOR "Palm Springs"

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Movie Night at Ace Hotel & Swim Club

Photo: Ace Hotel

Summer Movie Nights at Ace Palm Springs

Maybe the sequel to Transformers isn’t your thing or any of the major blockbusters coming out this season for that matter. Maybe it’s the smaller movies that appeals to you…. read more »

Sundays at the Shortbus

Photo: Ace Hotel

Sundays At The Shortbus

It’s difficult to shake the west from our system. Back in the east, we bring some news about the west. The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs is proving itself to… read more »

Twin Palms aka the Sinatra House today

Photo: Twin Palms

Twin Palms In Palm Springs

One need not be a Sinatra fan to appreciate the singer’s former home in Palm Springs. Built in 1947 and designed by E. Stewart Williams, the Twin Palms read more »

TOURS

The Bacon Tour

By David Tez

Photo: Staff

From time to time, The Scout will feature interborough food tours designed as culinary and geographic explorations of our fair city. Each has been field tested, in a single day,…

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The Tenenbaums

By Siobhan Vivian

Photo: Staff

The Royal Tenenbaums is Wes Anderson’s visual love letter to New York. Though never explicitly named, the film presents a stunningly constructed pastiche of the quirky, the kitschy and the…

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