Whenever I lace up my skates and hit the ice on the rink at The Standard, New York, I like to channel the skating greats in order to help motivate me…Boitano, Yamaguchi, Hamilton,...
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Every now and then people come calling on Stan for various endeavors, but last summer, I got the most interesting call of all!
My good friends, Sacha Baron Cohen, and the genius behind all...
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While I’ll be spending New Year’s Eve on Top of The Standard this year, my friends over at the Bar Marmont in West Hollywood have something very different planned for their...
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I always find it funny when people take an interest in me. I don’t see what all the fuss is about? I wake up, I get ready, I read a few newspapers, I call in to all the hotels to make...
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Winter is not a time of year to which I necessarily look forward. I prefer the Spring and Autumn, but when those first crisp days of the season arrive, the first thing I do is pull out my...
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Tomorrow is December 1, and for anybody who knows anything, that means that either a) you’re already in Miami Beach, b) you’re headed to Miami Beach or c) you’re at home...
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The world wide web is a magical place filled with mystical wonders and marvelous delights. But never in all of my years trolling the internet have I come across something as demonically genius...
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For those of you in the New York City area, I’m sure you’re not even thinking about New Year’s Eve because it’s 70 degrees out and your mind is focused on the greater...
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Our friends (and new Standard, East Village neighbors) over at The New Museum really know how to throw a party, and last Friday they did just that. Lisa Phillips, the museum’s Director,...
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While you have been wondering where I have been for the past two weeks, I’ve been half way around the world visiting two of the most incredible cities in the world…Beirut &...
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Let’s cut straight to the point. I know you have been hearing rumors that we at The Standard Hotels were bringing you, our Stan D’esirably loyal family, another property in New...
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As the last few leaves make it off the trees, we bring you the most anticipated winter treat: The Standard Ice Rink! The recent mild weather threw us for a loop, but the autumn chill has arrived...
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Before I take off on my middle eastern adventures, I want to share with you an old Muppet video which I’ve been trying to share for the past few Fridays, but I keep forgetting. Every time...
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I really don’t like to leave you for extended amounts of time, but I also just can’t sit in one place too long or I start to lose my sanity. So I’m here to let you know,...
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As I was strolling up Eighth Avenue earlier this evening, I came across the most spectacular sight I could have ever come upon. Lulu Cake Boutique in Chelsea had erected an incredible...
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If I were to live in any other time besides my own, I think it would have been in Victorian India at the time when England ruled the world. Oh, those crazy Brits. The crocodile hunting in the...
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We all know what you’re thinking. It should have been called Stan D’ot Com/Print. No, but really? What in Stan D’elirium is happening to the world when an online...
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There’s a lot that happens on the 18th Floor of The Standard, New York, and most of the time, I’m sworn to secrecy about the details. But when it comes to our annual Halloween...
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Last spring, The Standard, New York welcomed its most unique hotel guest for whom it has ever opened its arms. He was sweet, shy, fun loving and primarily larger than life. He was our very...
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The beauty of New York City, besides staying at The Standard, is that you are overwhelmed with things to do. And that’s just IN the city. Very few people know that just minutes outside of...
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All of us over here at The Standards love us some Halloween festivities. Who can forget last year’s party on the 18th floor of The Standard, New York? That was a wild one. In...
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