W articles from September 2004

W archives from September 2004

Barneys on the block.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Most people go nuts when Barneys New York has a sale, so imagine the fashion industry's reaction when the retailer announced this summer that it's exploring its own "strategic alternatives," including the sale of the company It couldn't come...

Shopping reality.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Security measures in malls around the country are expected to be tightened in the coming weeks, following the Justice Department's June disclosure that a Somali national living in the United States had been arrested and charged with a terrorist...

The death of a fashion prince.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... "His personality being so big, it way overshadowed what his contributions were in terms of style," said Calvin Klein of the late Egon yon Furstenberg, the charismatic and controversial Austro-German prince who died of undisclosed causes at a...

What's in store.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Shopping destinations around the world are bracing for a designer influx this fall. Ralph Lauren is planting the Polo flag in Milan at 4 via Montenapoleone on a retail stretch that is home to Italy's most famous brands. Lauren leased a...

Hoop dreams.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Giorgio Armani is no stranger to the world of sports, having signed a deal last year to outfit England's national soccer team. Now he's gone a step further, becoming the sponsor of his hometown's basketball team, Olympia Basket. The dub was at...

A family affair.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Oscar de la Renta didn't have to look far to find a new CEO for his fashion empire: He's turned over the business reins to Alex Bolen, the husband of his stepdaughter Eliza Reed Bolen. A veteran of Wall Street, Bolen has been director or...

Retro fitted.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Lest anyone think that designer Pina Ferlisi's ongoing fashion makeover of Gap will alienate its die-hard fans, the company is simultaneously returning to its roots. This month the chain will debut a limited-edition range of T-shirts and tanks...

Extreme fashion.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... So-called "fast fashion" retailers like H&M and Zara are a thorn in the side of many designers, mostly because they can churn out inexpensive copies of runway styles in a matter of weeks while it takes months to get the high-end originals into...

Fashion victims.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... During her 21-year reign as CNN's style authority, Elsa Klensch spent five months a year in fashion capitals like Paris, London and Milan. it was all very glamorous--except the countless hours spent in hopelessly drab airports. To bide the...

Modern maturity.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Here's a sign that America's heightened code of morality in the post-Janet Jackson era has reached puritanical proportions: Bob Mackie is encouraging women to cover up. "Understated" is not a word often used to describe the designer responsible...

Belle hops.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... As if boutique hotels weren't already over-styled, now even the staff comes complete with designer labels. At the new Argyle Hotel in Los Angeles, proprietor Jeff Klein turned to British brand Ted Baker, which already dresses the staff at his...

The price of prestige.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... Unable to secure backing in time to produce a spring collection, one of fashion's most prestigious eveningwear brands will be forced to sit the season out. Badgley Mischka, the 16-year-old label founded by Mark Badgley and James Mischka, has...

From here to reality.(The Month in Fashion)
September 1, 2004... It was only a matter of time before the world of reality television would set its sights on the fashion industry. Coming this fall from Bravo, the network that brought you Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, is Project Runway, a televised talent...

Je t'aime, Jane.(Flashback)
September 1, 2004... In 1967, two years before she recorded the famously suggestive ode to sex "Je t'aime... moi non plus" with her paramour, French pop icon Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin was a wide-eyed ingenue enjoying a burgeoning film career in London. Though...

Character study.(Letter From the Editors)
September 1, 2004... September One of the purely fun aspects of editing a magazine is assembling its cast of characters--not just the oft-quirky personalities on the staff but those who inhabit the pages each month. With the right mix of interview subjects,...

Goddess Gwyneth.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... I was shocked at the squeamish rants in the August Readers React over the photos of Gwyneth Paltrow's belly ("Queen Mum," June). Why should a woman who retains every ounce of her beauty and elegance through pregnancy hide beneath some maternity...

Auto focus.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... All hail the brilliant work of photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott ("La Belle et la Bete," August). Elegant and evil all at once--so very Helmut Newton. Juliana Nelson Chicago, Ill.

Size matters.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Wallis Simpson's sentiment that one can never be too rich or too thin applies to people but not to magazines. W is too thin! Give us more Suzy, more Countess, more articles on interesting people... just more! I want a meat and potatoes and...

Model perfect.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... If there was any question about who is the most beautiful woman in the world, you've answered it with impressive finality by featuring Kate Moss yet again in your magazine ("Noir," June). Craig McDean created masterful photos and, as always,...

Stage beauty.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Despite her initial reservations, I'd like to reassure Annie Lennox ("Soul Sister," July) that she is in fact the real deal. My friends and I had the privilege of seeing her perform at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. From the moment she...

Class market.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Mr. Armani's new marketing strategy is sensational ("The Ambassadors," August). This new group of distinguished women is much more deserving of his creations than the celebrities he's been dressing. After all, too much exposure tends to dilute...

Catherine the Great.(Readers React)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2004... The article on Catherine Zeta-Jones ("The Showgirl," July) was worth stopping for. She has managed to attain a traditional Hollywood career using nontraditional means. From her body size to her hair color to her choice of husband, Catherine...

Frere Jacques.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2004... While plenty of Parisians are happily contemplating the idea of a first-class Francophile like John Kerry in the Oval Office, few can claim to know the Democratic candidate better than France's most famous interior designer, Jacques Grange. "As...

Soul mates.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2004... First there were the matching white tracksuits and red-string bracelets. Now it appears that Madonna and Guy Ritchie will have matching Kabbalah books. After putting to rest his fear that Rabbi Yehuda Berg was only after his wife's money,...

Art of war.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2004... The Paris art crowd is savoring the possibility that the sale of Maurizio Cattelan's "The Ballad of Trotsky" pitted Bernard Arnault against the man he loves to hate, Francois Pinault. Sotheby's recently sold the sculpture in New York, and it's...

Inter-network.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2004... Perhaps it's not a small enough world after all. A SmallWorld.net, the new society Web site that boasts such members as Prince Pavlos of Greece, Silas Chou, Lynn de Rothschild and Ben Goldsmith, bills itself as a home for those wrestling with...

Suite and scary.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2004... For its 75th anniversary this October, Hollywood's Chateau Marmont will celebrate with the mother of all Halloween parties. Owner Andre Balazs, Uma Thurman's beau, plans to turn the legendary hotel into a haunted castle and fill its suites with...

Going for broke.(Uncensored)
September 1, 2004... Despite reports that their onscreen kiss was a no-go, it appears that Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger shared a passionate canoodle on the set of Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" after all. The actors, both straight, had turned to Tom Ford for...

The bow coup: it's just two loops and two tails, but it's making a splash. Here's all you need to know about the bow.(Trend)
September 1, 2004... Charting the appearance of bows in the fall collections was a little like watching the infamous flocking in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 thriller The Birds. First, you saw one, then amusingly, another, then strangely two more, until suddenly you...

The two faces of Isaac: Isaac Mizrahi is back in a big way with his Target and Made-To-Order lines.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... Balance the ticket. Or tickets, when the topic is fashion rather than politics. Because a new egalitarian spirit is changing the way designers at the highest reaches of fashion do business. Once upon a time, when a designer launched a...

The Prada palace: fashion queen Miuccia Prada opens a regal new store in Beverly Hills, full of high-tech details.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... Miuccia Prada has always shied away from Hollywood, but the designer spent lavishly--an estimated $35 million--on her newest store, which the the company prefers to call an Epicenter, that opened in Beverly Hills on July 16. She was also...

The life of a dress: follow a fashion star as a stylish frock changes hands from the runway to the red carpet.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... Seconds before she makes her runway debut, dressers prod her with pins. smooth out her creases and briskly arrange the folds of her train. The music blares. She moves sinuously down the catwalk, and a blitz of cameras flash. Then she returns...

The Deane team: it's glamorous and gamine! The kids behind Christopher Deane make good in the big city.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... Every successful New Yorker has a story of serendipity. It's practically a rite of passage, that tale of the lucky break that smoothed the way to making it big--or at least making it to next year. Christopher Crawford, 24, and Angela Deane, 27,...

Starting line: ah, the smell of fresh thread. Get acquainted with three new labels and their chic wares.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... MICHELLE JONAS It's hard to believe that L.A. designer Michelle Jonas is afraid of the ocean. In spite of the sun-kissed face and toned Call-girl body that signal "surfer," Jonas, 35, wouldn't dare get on a board. Nevertheless, her new...

What a pane: there's much more to Alber Elbaz than the elegant looks he designs for Lanvin. His daffy windows for the house's Paris boutique delight the Faubourg Saint-Honore.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... Do you do windows? When Alber Elbaz joined Lanvin two years ago, that question probably never entered into contract negotiations Elbaz's stated role at the house, after all, would be to dress clients, not windows. But, luckily for Lanvin...

Neiman's new force: Karen Katz, the luxury retailer's new president and CEO, is a straight shooter with a stellar resume.(Fashion Flash)
September 1, 2004... It was one of those events working parents knock themselves out to get to. So, like numerous other harried morns and dads, Maryann Mihalopoulos made a point of attending parents' orientation, her first at the tony St. Mark's School of Texas in...

Domesday look: don't be shy. This season, cocktail rings are as flamboyant as it gets--colorful and larger than life.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... Maria Callas, one of the great divas of the Fifties and Sixties, was almost as famous for her tumultuous life as for her extraordinary voice. At La Scala or the Metropolitan Opera, Callas expressed herself through spectacular arias and...

Metal works: not everything for fall is soft and feminine. Tough-chic python bags with dramatic metal details are absolutely out of this world.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... In a season filled with feminine frills, some accessories designers are taking a leap into the future, amping things up with a new crop of heavy-metal pieces. These handbags, with shapes and details reminiscent of the iconic structures on the...

All the trimmings: Chanel is not just about tweed. From the start, costume jewelry has also reigned.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... In the Twenties, Coco Chanel shocked the fashion world with her minimal, drop-waist dresses in jersey--a material used only for men's underwear at the time--and the garcon look of cropped hair and pants. Her sophistication, however, was...

Cold call: aim high. The latest boots are swathed in fur and sure to keep you standing tall.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... It's that time again. Fall is almost here, which signals that drifts of snow are just around the corner. But that doesn't mean you'll have to feel the chill. Walking in a winter wonderland has taken on a whole new dimension. Designers have gone...

Drama club: wait until the midnight hour. A new group of evening bags has arrived, and the choices are dazzling.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... Do you dream in black and white? This fall, some handbag designers are paying homage to Art Deco, in all its varied guises, turning out sparkling little pieces that would please any partygoer who fancies the notion of puttin' on the ritz. The...

Knock on wood.(Euro Stars)
September 1, 2004... "I'm captivated by her work." There are few things that could mean more to a fledgling shoe designer than to hear those words from Manolo Blahnik. The Pied Piper of the well-shod can't say enough good things about Julia Lundsten, 28, and her...

It takes two.(Euro Stars)
September 1, 2004... Nora Ephron herself couldn't have written a better meet-cute story. When designers Euan McDonald, 33, and Lesley Silwood, 28, first crossed paths four years ago, they were wearing nearly identical outfits: brown pants and skirt, respectively,...

Living history.(Euro Stars)
September 1, 2004... It's easy to understand why Tilda Swinton and Madonna have been Guillaume Hinfray's fashion muses. Strong-willed, intelligent and striking, they fit the mold of the modern woman for whom he designs his stylish, slightly offbeat shoes. But when...

The feminine principle.(Euro Stars)
September 1, 2004... Considering her herculean schedule, it's little wonder that Paul & Joe designer Sophie Albou barely has a moment to catch her breath: She's juggling a family and a design house that incorporates women's and men's ready-to-wear, lingerie,...

The second time around.(Euro Stars)
September 1, 2004... Some say that life is all about second chances. And if anyone puts that belief into practice, it's Parisian artist-designer Guillemette Thiercelin, 40. Through her accessories line, Happy Art, she gives shoes, bags, scarves and jewelry a...

One hundred years of solitaires: Seaman Schepps's brilliant jewelry has been in the vanguard of American design for a century.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... In an era when the purchasing power of financially self-sufficient women is celebrated (and targeted) by companies ranging from car dealers to investment firms, it's easy to forget that only a few decades ago most women weren't economically...

Nouveau now: nothing's wrong with decoration, especially when it's inspired by a glance back at the Belle Epoque.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... Talk about wild things. Designers are revisiting Art Nouveau adventures in line and form--its sinuous, stylized designs that echo the organic interplay of climbing vines and flowers. When Ralph Lauren created the metal and rhinestone frame for...

Prix de Diane: Diane von Furstenberg realizes a dream in a striking jewelry collection with H. Stern.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... In her 30-year career, Diane von Furstenberg has gone through numerous incarnations, from party girl (and one very famous half of a quintessential Seventies It couple) to fashion designer, mother and author. But there was a particular dream...

Way out West: fall's fringed and buckled accessories will make you feel like the queen of the wild frontier.(Accessories Flash)
September 1, 2004... Talk about the girls of the golden West. The likes of Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley proved that you don't have to be a man to be able to ride, scout and shoot--or save stagecoach passengers from an ambush. Meanwhile, Belle Starr's...

Gioia to the world.(Fresh Facets)
September 1, 2004... David and Rafaela Amini are used to searching for exquisite gems, so when it came to choosing a new location for their jewelry collection, Gioia, the father-and-daughter duo looked for something just as dazzling. Their recently opened boutique,...

Croc on by.(Fresh Facets)
September 1, 2004... In the past few fashion seasons, crocodile has been one of the hottest materials around. Now the ladies who have been carrying croc handbags out on the town can complement the look with versions of their favorite exotic motif in gold. The Milan...

He says, she says: there are two sides to every story. Masculine style plays against feminine, and both look great.(Shopping)
September 1, 2004... Masculine Sugar and spice isn't always nice. If you're the kind of girl who gets a toothache from saccharine confections, fall also offers pieces with a tougher edge. Look no further than a boyish blazer or aggressive accessories in slick...

Blithe spirit: tulle and lace--from little touches to pristine swatches--detail the season's most graceful bridal looks.(Bridal Flash)
September 1, 2004... Carolina Herrera's silk point d'esprit and crepe gown, $4,990, at select Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus bridal salons and Carolina Herrera, New York; Emanuel Ungaro's crystal and silk satin pumps, $935, at Emanuel Ungaro nationwide;...

Westward bound.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Back in the Nineties, English-born decorator Peter Dunham was happily ensconced in New York, renovating and selling real estate to tony clients like media scion James Murdoch. Then, six years ago, Dunham did the sensible thing: "I took the...

Home bodies.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Maria De Filippis and Olga Sivkova spent more than five years selling cashmere and leather products at trunk shows, but this past summer they joined forces with Peter Male and opened a home store in New York, Art et Maison, and an adjacent...

Antique array.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Think of it as Paris's poshest garage sale. At the 22nd Biennale des Antiquaires, everything from a 1935 Van Cleef & Arpels diamond bracelet to a rare seventh-century Chinese horse sculpture is up for grabs. More than 100 vendors will peddle...

Carry on, Clio.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Those design junkies itching for the newest items out of Amsterdam and Copenhagen should set their compasses toward Clio, a two-year-old home store on the edge of New York's SoHo, where husband-and-wife team Daniel and Michelle Lehmann scout...

Light brigade.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Lucio Romero, founder of collaborative design showroom Prototypezero, likens the construction of Piero Di Terlizzi's terracotta lanterns to another Italian tradition. "It's sort of like making pasta," he says of the lamps' ribbony layers....

High design.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Mattia Bonetti's work is an exercise in variation. In his most recent collection alone, the Swiss-born Paris designer produced a kitschy multicolored leather sofa, degant lamps adorned with almost life-size porcelain figures and an egg-shaped...

Like father, like son.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... London architect and furniture designer Ashley Hicks continues to celebrate the legacy of his father, the late, hexagon-happy decorator David Hicks. Last year, Ashley published David Hicks: Designer; this year he's collaborating with...

Industrial strength.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Specializing in limited-edition designs, prototypes and unique pieces, Tools Gallerie, located in Paris's trendy design district near the Marais, is quickly becoming a hotbed of revolutionary industrial design ideas. Owner Loic Bigot showcases...

Woodsmen.(Material World)
September 1, 2004... Jon and Kevin Racek, the brothers behind the Boston-based Stew Design Workshop, were both trained as architects, but today they create sculptural furniture that makes people want to stop and stare--and, above all, sit. Dole billionaire David...

Wonders of the world: from the Austrian Alps to the streets of London, new spas lure world travelers and city folk alike.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2004... As any good sybarite knows, the quest for the ultimate spa experience is an ongoing one: While a number of perfect spas do exist, there's always room for more. Below, the pick of the new crop. From bucolic retreats to urban oases, these spas...

Majoring in classics: in the increasingly crowded, ever-fickle world of fragrance, what becomes a legend most?(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2004... Every August, as racks heavy with the fall collections are wheeled into fancy boutiques and high-end department stores, staff at the beauty counters are busy unpacking boxes of fragrances, each one bearing bottles of what manufacturers hope...

The best in day spas and skin care salons.(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... East Coast: Elizabeth Grady Skin Care Salons (800) FACIALS 30 salons In 5 states: CT, MA, NH, NY & RI website: www.elizabethgrady.com "The perfect gift for all occasions."--John P. Walsh, President Elizabeth Grady skin-care...

Face value: for a handful of luxe creams launching this fall, an exorbitant price tag is just the beginning.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2004... Black pearls. Birkin bags. Barguzin sable. In fashion, the more elusive--and expensive--the item, the more alluring it is. Now cosmetics companies are playing to that very same instinct. The most luxurious of creams don't just have extravagant...

Want lips this lush?(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Hollywood's best kept secret for sexy, voluptuous lips! New City Lips Collagen Plumping Treatment increases lip volume, reduces wrinkles, and gives you fuller, softer lips in as little as 30 days. Say goodbye to uncomfortable injections. City...

Flawless skin from the inside, out.(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Beautiful skin starts on the inside, and Nu Visage[R] with TR-OPC[R] integrates the most effective internal and topical therapies for a complete daily skin care regimen. Nu Visage products contain a clinical dose of TR-OPC--a collagen-building...

September is ovarian cancer awareness month.(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Purchase an exquisite Elisa Ilana Awareness Bracelet and help fund cancer research and awareness. Call 1-402-926-3479 or visit www.elisailana.com.

A case of style.(Modern necessities)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... Finally, a computer carrying case designed for women! The new 'Briefcase Collection' from Mobile Edge was designed by women for women. Taking into consideration our needs and desires, these cases were designed to carry and protect your...

Better than Botox[R]*?[TM] "Who would have thought a stretch mark reducer would turn out to be the anti-wrinkle breakthrough of the decade!".(Anti-Aging Breakthrough)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2004... In a remarkable turn of events, arguably one of the strangest in the history of cosmetics, women across the country are putting a stretch-mark reducing emulsion called StriVectin-SD[R] on their face to diminish fine lines, wrinkles and crows'...

Lord nose: the first-ever official perfumer for Hermes is rocking the house with four new scents.(Beauty Flash)
September 1, 2004... There's no doubt about it, this isn't your grandmother's Hermes. First, Jean Paul Gaultier sexed up the label's to-the-manor-born fashion, making it less about the scarves, more about the naughty riding crops. (We won't soon forget Linch...

How suede it is.(Beauty Buzz)
September 1, 2004... You've heard of micronized pigments in eye shadow and micronized titanium dioxide in sunscreen, but micronized Ultrasuede? Believe it or not, it's a key ingredient in Michael Kors's new Sensual Suede Shimmering Body Powder. "I wanted to create...

Speed eraser.(Beauty Buzz)
September 1, 2004... Preparing the body for surgery--whether by eating right or exercising--can improve the outcome of the operation and cut down on recovery time. This is what pharmaceutical chemist and aesthetician Michael Warshaw had in mind when he created...

Heavenly light.(Beauty Buzz)
September 1, 2004... Madonna is already the most vocal Kabbalist. Now Harry Slatkin, of the candlemaking Slatkins, hopes to spread the word through the power of the nose. Following his successful Elton John collection, his latest range of candles, simply called...

Power Serge.(Beauty Buzz)
September 1, 2004... After leafing through Serge Normant Metamorphosis (Harry N. Abrams Inc.), you may never utter the words "it's only hair" again. The stylist supreme's new tome is filled with lovely ladies having their best--and sometimes craziest--hair days....

Access Hollywood.(Beauty Buzz)
September 1, 2004... The celebrity as beauty spokeswoman is nothing new: Nicole Kidman is the face of Chanel No. 5; Halle Berry represents Revlon. But Dior is taking the fame game to another level, signing celebrity makeup artist Pati Dubroff to be its new "beauty...

Heiresses gone wild: a pack of rowdy rich girls is terrorizing L.A.'s hottest nightspots. Is it safe to go out anymore?(Going Out)
September 1, 2004... Nightlife in Los Angeles has always been fraught with peril--just ask anyone who's been unfortunate enough to encounter Shannen Doherty after her fourth cosmo. But lately the danger level has reached code red, thanks to a posse of hell-raising,...

Fountains of youth.(Eye)
September 1, 2004... Chicago philanthropist Catharine Hamilton, the force behind the restoration of the Bosquet des Trois Fontaines at Versailles, blew a whistle at the American Friends of Versailles gala as the legendary fountains' waters flowed once again. The...

Bright young thing: both bold and bashful, actress Emily Mortimer has Hollywood wanting more.(Eye)
September 1, 2004... Considering Emily Mortimer's movies--the violent, condiment-filled sex scene with Ewan McGregor in Young Adam, the moment in Lovely and Amazing when she begs Dermot Mulroney to critique her naked body (be helpfully tells her that she has droopy...

A royal ruckus: Princess Michael, candid to a fault, caps off another round of bad publicity with a new book.(Eye)
September 1, 2004... The 19th-century authors who embellished Diane [de Poitiers]'s story didn't let the truth stand in the way," writes Princess Michael of Kent in the foreword to her new book, The Serpent and the Moon: Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance...

Hip parade.(Eye)
September 1, 2004... L.A. club kids, downtown artists and starlets converged at gallery-boutique Nineteen Eighty Eight on Melrose Avenue to get a first glimpse of Born Uniqorn, the quirkily named new clothing line by actress Taryn Manning and her best friend of 13...

Man with a mission: Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter is a kingpin in New York's media world--and a thorn in the Bush administration's side.(Eye)
September 1, 2004... First the movie, now the book? Vanity Fair editor in chief Graydon Carter is the first to admit that his new book, What We've Lost (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), focuses on many of the same themes as Michael Moore's recent record-breaking...