Rachel Syme is the former culture editor of The Daily Beast and now writes regularly about the arts.
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A Book For Every Mother
In celebration of Mother’s Day, The Daily Beast presents a selection of great fiction about moms to... MORE
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Painting for Pleasure
Interior design queen Nan Swid and the king of custom color Donald Kaufman collaborate for a joint... MORE
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Double Takes: Photographing Celebrities Through Time
In Match Prints, photographers Jim Marshall and Timothy White juxtapose images of stars—including... MORE
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Alfred Molina Paints Broadway Red
Starring as tortured abstract painter Mark Rothko in the acclaimed play Red, which just opened on... MORE
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Charles Addams' New York
Despite a critical drubbing, The Addams Family musical is Broadway's latest smash hit.... MORE
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How Top Chefs Stay Thin
They spend all day surrounded by delicious food, yet they don't pack on the pounds.... MORE
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Coolio: From Gangsta Rap to 'Ghetto Gourmet'
As his cookbook climbs up the bestseller list, rapper Coolio speaks to Rachel Syme about “Drunk-Ass... MORE
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The Trailer Park Gourmet
Guy Fieri has become the Food Network's biggest star, while offending foodies by promoting lowbrow... MORE
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Eloise at 55
Illustrator Hilary Knight is being honored by the New York Public Library tonight.... MORE
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The Week in Culture
This week, Natalie Portman went on an anti-meat campaign, British theater companies went digital,... MORE
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Food That Can Kill You Instantly
The hit blog This is Why You’re Fat, a showcase of the world’s unhealthiest cuisine, is now a... MORE
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The Week in Culture
This week, wild beasts storm theaters, Britney is back on top, the Mad Men suit hits stores, and... MORE
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The Week in Culture
Jude Law and Carrie Fisher debuted on Broadway, Chris Rock made a film about black women’s hair, we... MORE
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A Touch of Audrey
As the breakout star of An Education, Carey Mulligan is being compared to a young Hepburn.... MORE
