32 Things to Do in Newport, Rhode Island: Land of Gilded Age Architecture and No-Frills Lobster Shacks

This is a property steeped in the past, having served as a private girls’ school, quarters for naval officers, and the accommodations of the cast and crew of the 1974…

51 Thoughts I Had While Watching ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Finale

I am mostly locked in on terrible aughts rom-coms these days (when it’s this hot in Los Angeles, they are my only solace), but I took a welcome break this…

‘The Gilded Age’: Portraits of the Real-Life Astors, As Seen in Vogue

The Astor family name has always been one of the most prominent in America—even in the year of 2025. Currently, HBO is fictionalizing the life of Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (aka…

‘The Gilded Age’: Portraits of the Vanderbilt Family Throughout the Centuries, As Seen in Vogue

Thanks to The Gilded Age, there’s been a surge of interest in the Vanderbilts—the prominent railroad family on whom the HBO show is based. Although it certainly didn’t come from…

The Costumes of The Gilded Age Are a Part of Real Life History

LONDON — Costume designer Kasia Walicka Maimone grew up with Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” in her native Poland. The Russian classic is part of her “cellular structure” and she recently…

‘The Gilded Age’: Inside the Real-Life Southampton Home of Consuelo Vanderbilt, as Seen in Vogue

In the February 1963 issue of Vogue, an extensive spread features Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan—formerly the Duchess of Marlborough—at her Southampton home. She had moved into Garden Side, as the house…

‘The Gilded Age’: The Disastrous, Society-Shifting Divorce of William K. and Alva Vanderbilt

In The Gilded Age season three, tensions are high between George and Bertha Russell. While in past seasons, George has been tolerant of Bertha’s social schemings, he seems to have…

‘The Gilded Age’ Star Ben Ahlers on Being a Meme, if Jack Should Trust Larry & His Journey from Iowa

One thing about being part of a prime HBO series: the chances of going viral for something, at some point, are high.  “I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again:…

The Lavish Wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt That Inspired ‘The Gilded Age’

At the end of The Gilded Age’s latest episode, a deal is struck between the Duke of Buckingham and George Russell. The English aristocrat will receive an enormous sum to…

Morgan Spector on ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3, What’s to Come for George Russell

It’s impossible to imagine “The Gilded Age” without Morgan Spector as George Russell, but the actor initially had his doubts. “It’s funny, I had watched ‘Downton,’ but I didn’t think…