By Velvet Roper staff 5/31/12 1:21pm

Question of the Week

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President Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bob Dylan

Question of the Week: Alan Alda, Iris Apfel and Rose Hemingway Oblivious of Bob Dylan’s Presidential Medal of Freedom

So, what did we learn this week as we took the pulse of the partygoing public? A surprisingly large number of those we ran into while out and about apparently don’t have a “Bob Dylan” Google Alert, or possibly not even basic cable! Almost no one was aware of the major award bestowed upon Mr. Dylan by President Obama on Tuesday, the Presidential Medal of Freedom–the first rock musician to be given such an honor–an event which set the internet on fire, perhaps partially because of the crazed dictator look Mr. Dylan sported.

Click through our slideshow for expressions of surprise and ambivalence from several notables, plus comments by Patti Smith and Dylan Lauren, who, as Mr. Dylan’s namesake, bubbled over with congratulations. Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 3/16/12 10:25am

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Dylan Lauren (Getty Images)

To Do Sunday: Parental Gilt Trip

Sure, your kids are excited about the Easter Bunny’s arrival. And sure, it would have been fun to take them on an Easter egg hunt at Dylan’s Candy Bar—which has replaced FAO Schwarz, it seems, for a generation of chubby kids’ occluded hearts! But sadly, the Easter egg hunt at Dylan’s Candy Bar was offered Read More