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Nov 1, 2024 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett |Daisy Prince
Jez Butterworth’s new play is a delicate examination of sisterhood, secrets, and the stories families tell themselves. Named for William Blake’s hymn Jerusalem—that stirring anthem of England’s mythic past that echoes through royal weddings and village churches alike—playwright Jez Butterworth’s 2009 masterpiece gave us Johnny “Rooster” Byron, a modern-day Falstaff in a Wiltshire wood.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett
Bucks County, PA attracts supermodels and movie stars—and is the most purple county in the swing state. The world’s eyes are on Pennsylvania these days. With Election Day just days away, the swing state—and all 19 of its electoral votes—is enjoying its quadrennial moment in the sun. But one of its counties—Bucks—is garnering particularly intense attention.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Mara Reinstein |Daisy Prince |Jenny Barnett
Life lessons from Dame Maggie Smith and Lewis Lapham—each a scion of their generation. Farewell to two titans of the 20th century: Dame Maggie Smith and Lewis Lapham. Born mere weeks apart, these icons bowed out in quick succession this year. At first glance, an odd couple. Yet both dazzled well into their eighties with razor-sharp wit, unmatched elegance, strength, and iconoclasm.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett
“Mango” is the slang for “money” in beautiful Buenos Aires—and right now, with the economy in shambles, there is mucha charla about mangoes. It was the start of Argentina’s summer when I arrived in Buenos Aires. But it wasn’t just the heat that made me feel light-headed.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett |Annabelle Gurwitch
Is your life unraveling? Wait, not your life—your sweater. Snags—and moths—happen. For those attached to an old favorite, Ron Moore is here to help. “Hi, Ron, this is Dave. I’m calling about my houndstooth.”“Oh, Dave, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can do anything here.”“Ron, is there something you haven’t tried?”“OK, Dave, I’ll take another look.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett |Joey Held
Our shy author forces himself to find out: What’s all this fuss about “textile-free” spas? “Please leave clothing and electronics in your locker. We are a textile-free environment.”I took my key and headed inside Vabali Spa, a peaceful oasis in the heart of Berlin. Moments earlier, I was munching on wurst and sipping lager at a beer garden. Now, I was wearing a towel around hundreds of people in various stages of undress—and I was about to lose the towel myself.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett |Daisy Prince
Have Wallis Simpson, Princess Diana, and Meghan Markle bent the monarchy—or did the monarchy only bend them? Just in time for The Crown’s final season, veteran New York Times reporter and London correspondent from 1995 to 2013, Sarah Lyall, has released a new audiobook Unroyal: Three Women Who Shook the Monarchy.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett
Whether tantric or quickie, missionary or kinky, here are DP’s hotel recommendations for every kind of assignation. Dear lovers,New York may be the city that never sleeps because it is also the city that likes to Get Busy. Here are some of our favorite spots for getting in the mood—whatever that mood may be. See And Be SeenThe Standard on the High Line is the place for exhibitionists, already famous for people practically performing porn in front of their huge windows.
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Jun 30, 2023 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett
SeasterhoodDonning a fin and taking to the water is a growing, global, $500-million-dollar industry. Morgan Leet, a newly-minted chef from New Hampshire, came to St. Croix for a fresh start. She got a job cooking on one of the resorts dotting the island. But one day she stopped into a local dive shop—and she heard the siren call. What happened next was fin-tastic. Today Leet, 24, is a mermaid. Specifically, she is a certified professional diving instructor in both scuba and free-diving.
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
thedigitalparty.com | Jenny Barnett
Outrageous FortuneRethinking the lives and legacy of America's most unconventional dynastyWhen we think of the Gettys, we generally think of people who made the characters of Succession look like one big, happy family. Perhaps you remember the story: when J. Paul Getty’s 16-year-old grandson was kidnapped by Italian gangsters in 1973, Getty refused to pay the ransom even after they cut off the boy’s ear (he claimed this was to discourage criminals from kidnapping other members of his family).
