Maison & Objet: Seen and Inspired at the Parisian Trade Show

A few weeks ago, I took a quick trip to Paris for the biannual Maison & Objet trade show that specializes in home goods and furniture. I'm slightly obsessed with interior design and I'm always on the lookout for beautiful things that inspire me and are great for goop. We took ton...

Behind the Scenes: A Harper's Bazaar Photo Shoot

I was extremely honored when the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, Glenda Bailey, asked me to be on the cover of the newly redesigned magazine. The whole experience was great, culminating in a very thoughtful interview with the wonderful novelist Justine Picardie who has writte...

The Holiday Downtime Guide

This week, we've rounded up various fun and interesting ways to enrich and otherwise fill your holiday downtime. Enjoy! Love, gp...

The Valentino Garavani Archives

This week, we bring you an advanced look into a newly created virtual archive of the legendary designer, Valentino Garavani. This museum of sorts was created by Valentino's long-time business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti, and is the first of its kind. Anyone who is interested in ...

s[edition]

This week we were fortunate to hear rumors about a new site called s[edition], which is launching worldwide today. s[edition] has created a platform for a completely new way of purchasing digital art at incredibly affordable prices (a Damien Hirst for $12.50 … A Wim Wenders for...

The Halloween Party Playlist

This week, we bring you the perfect Halloween soundtrack by Randall Poster, one of the greatest music supervisors around (think Royal Tenenbaums, Country Strong, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Boardwalk Empire, and more), and a strangely awesome way to make your party extra cool by the amazi...

Decorating with Contemporary Art

I was connected to Maria Brito recently and thought she would be an ideal GOOP editor. I personally have so many questions about collecting contemporary art and this is Maria's business—advising her clients on how to start an inspiring and affordable collection. Below, you will...

September Saturdays (Guest edit: Julia Leach of Chance)

Sometimes the best way to be inspired is to ask a stylishly cool woman what is inspiring her. Julia Leach of Chance has a bicoastal life which keeps her in the know in both NYC and Los Angeles. Below you will get the sc(g)oop straight from Julia on how she is spending her Septem...

Father's Day

It’s Father’s Day on Sunday, and as I always relate my dad to great meals, I caught up with very cool dad (and Editor in Chief of Bon Appétit) Adam Rapoport to talk new jobs, food and fatherhood. And, if you haven't picked up a gift for your foodie father yet, Man With a Pan...

Life + Times

Mr. Carter (a.k.a. Jay-Z), has launched a super cool website canvassing everything that's piquing his interest in the worlds of art, music, technology, design, sports, leisure, and style. I caught up with Jay and asked him about the impetus for starting it, including, among other...

you are the river

Whenever I am missing Los Angeles and need a hit of Silverlake cool, I check out one of my favorite blogs, Faye McAuliffe's 'you are the river'. This minimalist, beautiful site, filled with the things that inspire Faye, always inspires me. Faye has agreed to guest edit GOOP this ...

A Day in the Life …

One of our readers emailed GOOP about “finding a good balance between having a career and being a mom,” which got me thinking about the other extremely busy working mothers I know and what their days might be like. I asked Juliet de Baubigny, a venture capitalist I met (it’...

Food Blogs

On some nights, once the kids are asleep and I’m in for the evening, one of my favorite pastimes is to sit down with my laptop and a nice glass of wine. I read the news, do the occasional guilty shop on Net-a-Porter or Luisa Via Roma, and I’ve just discovered some great cook...

Artisanal Products

In this day of factory made/farmed almost everything, how wonderful it is to come across products that are artfully and lovingly made by hand, by small producers and often family-run companies. This week we have highlighted some of my favorite artisanal products, my absolute fav...

Questions & Answers

This week we begin to answer a fraction of the many excellent questions posed by you, our lovely readers. We have decided to start with some of the most frequently asked ones and we will continue in the fall and beyond (some questions require their own newsletter!) Thank you for ...

Summer Cookbooks

I spend a good part of my summer cooking for friends and family, and am always looking for new ideas, which means it’s cookbook prime time. As someone who loves cookbooks (I used to take them to bed and read them like you would a novel) and is primarily self taught from the old...

Power Trip

A few months before BP’s disastrous oil spill, a book called Power Trip landed on my desk. Thoroughly researched by writer Amanda Little, the book takes us across America, chronicling the history of our deep reliance on oil. In light of what’s happened, this fascinating book ...

Cooking at the River Café

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of spending the day working in London’s famous River Café, and it was incredible! The kitchen runs with a precision you would expect but a calm you perhaps would not. I tried to document as best I could, taking photos along the way. Once ser...

A Race to Renovate

With a very limited independent film–scale budget, Annette Joseph transformed an ideal (yet very raw) two bedroom downtown Nashville loft into a cozy, light filled space that was just perfect for my family’s stay there. Housed in a building called "The Icon" in the up-and-com...

Children’s Books

Some of the best memories I have from childhood are of my mother lying in bed with me and reading me stories. I can remember way back when books like Pat the Bunny and Goodnight Moon were appropriate, so we're talking decades. We had a few greatest hits, Elouise and The Chronicle...

Websites

When I can steal a quiet moment I like to peruse these websites for inspiration and/or great buys. A couple are invite-only so we have hooked up a special entree to them. These people are contributing something great to the world of food, fashion/art, and home and health....

Summer Reads

As I prepare to have some August downtime, I’m dying to get my summer reading list in order. I’ve asked some friends for their best summer reads – to help narrow down the plethora of great novels. There is something for everyone here....

Party Jams

For anyone in the mood for a spring dance party…I thought I would ask some super cool music experts for their ten favorite party tracks and thought the combined lists would make for a pretty great night. Looks good to me.

Get your mother lovin’ dance shoes on......

Favorite Films

I’m not one of those film people who can tell you who the cinematographer was on On The Waterfront or who most influenced Truffaut. When it comes to knowledge of film history, I’m semi-rubbish (a friend of mine once left the dinner table when I admitted I had never s...

Books in Winter

I feel a bit swallowed up in January, the days are so short, the sky is so close and gray. The best way to escape (not to mention the least expensive, most hassle-free way) is to curl up by the fire with an amazing, transportive novel. This week I have asked a couple of my best a...

Current Exhibitions

Here are some suggestions for several interesting exhibitions to go see, possibly in a city near you. Some of them I have been to and loved. And some of them came from friends who I trust in all matters of culture.

I've also included some of my favorite websites that eve...