New Republic
Almost everything you need to know about the Times' Thursday Styles section can be gleaned from reading
Alex Kuczynski's "Critical Shopper" column, says
Michelle Cottle. She asks Kuczynski (left) about a recent purchase: "Yes, I bought myself a $5,000 shearling coat for my birthday. Do I regret writing about it in the column? No. I thought about it beforehand. I did marry a man who has been successful" -- multimillionaire investor
Charles Stevenson --"but I've always made my own money and that's what I use in my life."