The New York Times recently went shopping with New York-based interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud for items that create a feeling of warmth at home during these chilly Winter days. Named Designer of the Year at the recent Gold Key Awards for hospitality design, she knows a thing or two about making people feel at home. So using some of her recommended materials as a jumping-off point (earthy Read more

The New York Times recently "went shopping" with former Sex and the City executive story editor and co-author of He's Just Not That Into You Liz Tuccillo, asking her to share her cocooning essentials for her annual New Year's Eve dinner party. As it turns out, the lady knows a thing or two about design, as well as dudes. So I thought I'd share some of her picks for creating cozy party on the eve Read more

Over the course of the past two years, graphic designer Russell Lewis and his girlfriend, design assistant Gemma Ahern, renovated their 1200-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment. Located in Leigh-on-Sea, a village an hour outside of London, the apartment was overhauled for £6,500, or $10,300. You can check out their entire apartment in this New York Times slideshow. The couple beautifully mixed Read more

Natalie Portman and her son Aleph Millepied spent Wednesday afternoon at an LA park together. Aleph played in the sandbox and took a ride down the slide with help from his mom. Natalie had the company of her husband Benjamin for a recent couple's night out on the East Coast, where they attended the New York City Ballet's Spring Gala. It's an exciting time of year for the family of three since Read more

A new kind of design competition in New York has just caught our eye. A new MetroLoft luxury building, 116 John St., got creative and hosted its very own interior design competition. Six up-and-coming designers traveled to the building and put their personal touches on model homes. Each of the designs is absolutely lovely, and interior design extraordinaire Deborah Berke is going to have a tough Read more

Cory Monteith and Lea Michele kissed in the stands at a hockey game in Madison Square Garden last night. They watched the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The teams will go head to head again in the next match of their series on Saturday. Lea was rooting for the Rangers, but she seemed more focused on showing her boyfriend love during the action. It Read more

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes held hands after lunch in NYC yesterday. The couple are together in the US after Ryan spent a few months in Thailand earlier this year shooting Only God Forgives with his Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. This weekend, though, it's Eva's turn to focus on film. She has Girl in Progress finally hitting theaters. The Girl in Progress reviews are not universally Read more

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds grabbed snacks before taking a ferry ride yesterday in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The couple has been spending some time in Ryan's native Canada lately, and earlier this week, they shared a big dinner out with Ryan's loved ones in Vancouver. Yesterday, they kept things family focused as they took the boat to pay a visit to Ryan's policeman brother. Blake and Ryan Read more

50 Shades of Grey is the book craze sweeping the nation. All three books in the trilogy — 50 Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and 50 Shades Freed — have been resting atop the New York Times best-seller list for months. We're trying to figure out which actor should play Christian Grey, the mysterious, tortured man, who has some particular sexual preferences, in the series. It seems many Read more

Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig held hands yesterday while out in Istanbul together. It seems Rachel's accompanied her husband on a brief press tour on behalf of his latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. Daniel and his costars Naomie Harris and Bérénice Marlohe joined director Sam Mendes for a photocall on Sunday at the city's Ciragan Palace to celebrate the ongoing shoot. James Bond villain Javier Read more