is it an unfair observation to make that people in new york seem awfully depressed since election day? we don<u+2019>t think it is. but, even though they say they are depressed, does it mean they don<u+2019>t go to parties? hell, no. depressed people go to parties all the time, where they can talk about their depression with other people. yes, a few events were canceled in the wake of donald trump defeating hillary clinton <u+2014>an art opening here, a fashion cocktail party there<u+2014>but it pretty much takes a real act of god for social new yorkers to lock themselves in their apartments and miss an opportunity to party. that<u+2019>s one thing we are sure will remain status quo. some of the events on wednesday and thursday alone included: the launch of a jeremy scott google phone case and his line of animated emojis, your own line of animated emojis being the ultimate power play these days; drinks with net-a-porter to celebrate rachelle macpherson<u+2019>s sweater line lingua franca; the swiss institute<u+2019>s 30th anniversary benefit dinner; a conversation with curators for cultured magazine; the warner bros. premiere of the new j.k. rowling movie <u+201c>fantastic beasts and where to find them,<u+201d> complete with a pop-up bakery at the afterparty at the central park zoo; the breaking the rules gala, honoring diana picasso, at the brooklyn academy of music; and the annual society of memorial sloan kettering<u+2019>s fall party which brought out a host of ladies on wednesday, including annelise peterson winter, allison aston, dani stahl, rickie de sole, ali wise, tabitha simmons, emilia fanjul pfeifler and lavinia branca snyder, many in valentino gowns, the evening<u+2019>s sponsor. obviously, fundraising must go on, but so does a having a bit of fun. that<u+2019>s not even the tip of this week<u+2019>s event iceberg. speaking of which, the national resources defense council also had its annual night of comedy at 583 park avenue. <u+201c>as a comedian, this is the dream gig, isn<u+2019>t it?<u+201d> asked seth meyers to an audience that included graydon and anna carter, david and pam zaslav, johnny pigozzi, diane von furstenberg, ronald perelman and anna chapman, jimmy buffett and richard and lisa plepler. <u+201c>you definitely want to be playing a manhattan fundraiser for the environment the day after trump wins the election.<u+201d> explained rhea suh, the president of the nrdc, the timing of picking this particular week for an event <u+201c>was always a little bit of a gamble. and to acknowledge the elephant in the room<u+2014>sorry that<u+2019>s not the best animal.<u+201d> the comics on the bill, including george lopez, john oliver and mike birbiglia, certainly acknowledged the awkwardness of the evening. and as we learned from this party, three things help in the face of depression, which this particular event had in spades: laughter, small squares of pizza, and gummy candy. those reasons are certainly good enough to leave the house. write to marshall heyman at marshall.heyman@wsj.com
the party scene that never sleeps  - wsj
noauthor