Mandolyna Theodoracopulos 
Mandolyna Theodoracopulos executive edits Taki's Magazine from London. She writes for Gstaad Life and was previously managing editor at Hamptons.
Vile Bodies
The Perv Behind the BadgeBeing at the mercy of a person in uniform can drive a reasonable person to madness. But |
Commerce
Scrubbing Your Way to the TopFortunately I am not one of the newly unemployed. But if I found myself jobless and |
Immigration
The Inmates are Running the Asylum-SeekersDuring the summer of 2008 I spent several days on the Greek island of Patmos. Every |
Fashion
Valentino: The Sartorial SuperstarLong before a well-known French shoe designer immortalized women’s feet with red |
Multiculturalism
Vive la Confederation Helvetique!The human urge to migrate seems as strong as ever. People have been trekking out of |
Home Front
Happy Holidays?Ho Ho Ho…Merry Christmas! At least it’s usually merry for those of us who love |
Beau Monde
Vive les Nouveaux Pauvres!Luxury is thought to mean having what one wants. Luxury is living opulently in a grand |
Beau Monde
My Cures for the Summertime BluesWhen I was growing up we used to go to Southampton on Long Island during the summer. We |
Cultural Caviar
A Manners Guide for the Nouveau Riche, Part DeuxIn Part One of this guide, I encouraged the newly rich not to wear white. Many people, |
Cultural Caviar
A Manners Guide for the Nouveau RicheLast week I found myself in Ibiza, where the car of choice is an economical mini-class |
Under the White Flag
Too Sensitive For Our Own GoodWhat kind of society touts free speech and then shuns dissenters who dare to speak |
Under the White Flag
Kill or Be Killed?When bad guys are taken out in real life like they are in the movies, I am reminded |
Royal Watch
Back on With Their Heads, PleaseThe Queen of England announced she was “absolutely delighted.” The Prince of Wales |
Bitch, Please!
Go Away Perez Hilton, and Take Your Purse With YouSo you’re here and you’re queer. Get over it. You’ve made your point and shoved |
High Society
Paris Hilton is a Naughty Girl, and Other FeloniesThey say she’s an heiress, but I say she’s more like trailer trash. She wears a lot |
Lit Crit
Plimpton, Me, and the NightThe afternoon has gently passed me by The evening spreads it’s sail against the |
Travel
Greece My LoveThe idea of being cooped up on a boat with nowhere to go, at the mercy of a princess, |
Feminism
We Haven’t Waited This Long for Olivia MunnSometimes being a woman in a man’s world gives you the advantage. Yet even in the |
High Society
The Banier-Bettencourt BrouhahaUntil recently, I had never heard of Liliane Bettencourt, the sole heiress to the |
Hollywood
Poor Little Lindsay LohanIn a way, Lindsay Lohan reminds me of myself and some of the kids I grew up with in New |
Environmental Snafus
The Big Deep Garbage HeapLike most people, I love the sea. Though I often fear what lies beneath–more so now |
Relationships
Maya’s Red FlagsI remember a particular conversation I had with a boyfriend of two years during the |
Travel
Switzerland of the EastI was less than eager to discover the Arab world. My previous experiences in Egypt and |
Idiocracy
Harvard Grads: Not as Smart as You ThinkBy most accounts, kids who attend Harvard have some sort of exceptional ability. Of the |
Bitch
Back Off, Michelle McGeeAmateur philanderers like Bill Clinton, Elliot Spitzer, Tiger Woods, and Jesse James |
High Life
Memo to Socialites: Ditch the Birkin, Save a FishNew York seems to be full of people who go to shop openings and social events just to |
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