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'Mo Modern

Re-discovering Fire Island architecture through its most prolific (and until now forgotten) architect, Horace Gifford More »
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Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen Answer Our Burning Questions

We were wondering what the future looked like, and found just the guys to ask. More »
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The Allure of Smoking, Sleeping and Infinite Memory

Five lectures at The Standard, East Village during the PEN World Voices Festival More »
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The Standard Miami Talks A Big Game

In the first installment of Standard Talks, Miami Beach, photographer Bruce Gilden discusses the dark side of the American Dream with University of Wynwood founder P. Scott Cunningham ... More »
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Bookworms At The Standard Spa

With the Miami Book Fair coming to town, Stan puts on his reading glasses ... More »
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Your Heart is Smarter Than You Think

Love was in the air at our latest Standard Talk. More »
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STANDARD TALKS: 'Gossip is Something You Like, About Someone You Don't'

“Everyone knows Anderson Cooper is gay” … but does everyone really know? Earlier this week we hosted Standard Talks with Sunny Bates and a slew of gossipy professionals,... More »
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Makeshift Makes it Work

We invited a few of our favorite friends over to discuss their shifting thoughts on Design, Fashion, Craft and the Do-It-Yourself arts. More »
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The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Hits NYC

Mark Twain once said, “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” We put up with a lot of things over here at The Standards, but one example of our... More »
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Standard Talks: Online & Financial Deception

You don’t have to be Bernie Madoff to know that not everything going on in the world of finance is totally in tune with the rules of governance. There is a shady underbelly in the online... More »
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Standard Talks Goes Inside New Museum Triennial

Standard Talks is our reoccurring cultural forum where we partner up with various cultural institutions to present fascinating panel discussions covering a wide range of topics, from crime... More »
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Let's Talk About Sex(uality)

It’s no secret that I love ADIDAS, and although the name actually is an abbreviation for its creator Adi Dasler, it’s urban fiction that it stands for All Day I Dream About Sex.... More »
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Standard Talks: Summoning The Ghosts

In the second installment of our monthly Standard Talks series, we have once again teamed up with Sunny Bates and the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature to bring you... More »
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TedxEast - The Talks Continue

Joining the conversation is one of the most powerful points of progress in the development of one’s existence.  Don’t worry I’m not going to get all deep on you. I just... More »
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Standard Talks: Villagers & Werewolves

Last night, Sunny Bates kicked off the first monthly Standard Talks in the High Line room at The Standard, NY to unprecedented success.  The talk on the table?  Game... More »
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Standard Talks

Sharing of ideas and communication has been at the core of human existence since the beginning of time.  Without this exchange, the progression of humanity would never have come this far.... More »