The splashiest book debut of the summer was first served on a cocktail napkin. Author T.J. Newman, then a flight attendant for Virgin America, was working the L.A.–to–New York redeye in 2017 when she ...

It started at William Wayne, that wonderful throwback interiors store with locations on University Place and Lexington Avenue. I was early for a meeting at nearby East Pole and went in to look for a ...

Update: We reached out to Tonne Goodman, literally on the eve of her book launch at Bookmarc, to ask if she still uses these tear-off napkins, and she responded thus: “Guess what I just did? Ordered ...

It’s Friday night and you’re at your favorite dive bar, standing alone. Someone hands you a vodka tonic. Before taking a sip, you pause. Is this safe? You reach for a napkin, and tilt your glass to ...