By Elise Knutsen 5/14/12 6:10am

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Benjamin Millepied, Natalie Portman

Dancing About At the New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala

“Vive la France!” Jamee Gregory triumphantly declared last Thursday night. Ms. Gregory, and an army of uptown sophistiquées stormed Lincoln Center for the New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala. With black-tie battle wear, the decidedly avec-culottes crowd celebrated La Republique, the evening’s theme and leitmotif. “As a Vassar French major it’s my favorite thing.” Ms. Gregory said of the country. “And I’ve loved everything French all my life.” Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 5/10/12 9:00am

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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied (Getty Images)

To Do Thursday: Mr. B. Experience

We can’t get over Black Swan, Natalie Portman, if you won’t let us! The actress (who’s probably not related to veepstakes contender Rob Portman, but we’ll vet her just in case) is the honorary New York City Ballet Spring Gala chair—it’s amazing she can go back to Lincoln Center without post-traumatic stress disorder! It probably Read More

By Rebecca Suhwardi 3/01/12 1:00am

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John Galliano - Runway Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 (Eric Ryan/Getty)

Where in the World is John Galliano?

“I love Hitler. People like you would be dead today. Your mothers, your forefathers, would be fucking gassed and fucking dead.” Fashion designer John Galliano spewed these despicable, beyond hateful and offensive words, in February 2011 at his favorite watering hole, Café La Perle in Paris’ chic Marais district. Galliano—seemingly drunk or high, or both Read More