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Crisp fall evenings call for a corner table at a cozy restaurant. Here are some of our favorites from around the globe. Read More…

Vincent van Gogh
The Postman (Joseph Etienne-Roulin), 1889
Oil on canvas, 25 7/8 x 21 3/4 inches (65.7 x 55.2 cm)
BF37, The Barnes Foundation
Photograph ©2010 reproduced with the Permission of The Barnes Foundation.

Home to one of the world’s most important collections of 19th and 20th century French paintings, the Barnes Foundation, established in 1922 in suburban Philadelphia, is one of America’s hidden treasures. In 2012, the museum will relocate from its original home on the Barnes estate to a new building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City, Philadelphia. Herewith, a few facts about one of Tory’s favorite institutions… Read More…

A few of our favorite costumes this year.

1. The Mad Hatter & Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland
2. Glee‘s track suit-loving Sue Sylvester
3. A teen vampire a la Twilight or Vampire Diaries
4. Don, Betty or Joan from Mad Men
5. Cleopatra
6. Liz Lemon from 30 Rock
7. Harry or Hermione from Harry Potter
8. DJ Lance Rock from Yo Gabba Gabba
9. Lady Gaga
10. Dancing with the Stars

We’re counting down the days until Halloween—one of our favorite holidays (and reasons to indulge in the sweet stuff guilt-free). Here, our list of the scariest, spookiest and weirdest films we love.

1. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963)
2. The Exorcist (1973)
3. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
4. The Shining (1980)
5. The Blob (1958)
6. Dracula (1931)
7. Psycho (1960)
8. 28 Days Later (2002)
9. Carrie (1976)
10. Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Drama, polish and utility—the cape is every woman’s answer to those in-between fall days. From New York to Milan, says the New York Times, the cape is back. Check out our take on the trend with the beautiful Rene Cape.

Styling tip: A universally flattering silhouette, the cape looks just as great over a cozy knit and jeans or a cocktail look. Add a brooch (antique or not) for extra interest.

Ricotta fritters with peaches, from The Schoolhouse at Cannondale, are the perfect way to finish a fall family supper.

Steve Martin has already conquered film, TV, books and music (his banjo album, The Crow, won a Grammy this year). Now he’s taking on Twitter, posting hilarious messages under the handle SteveMartinToGo—like up-to-the-minute alerts from his current banjo tour or quips like: “Feeling slightly i’ll. UH OH. ROGUE APOSTROPHE” and “Presently typing this.” For longer missives from the actor, his new book, An Object of Beauty, about one girl’s climb to the top of the New York art scene, is out November 23.