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Inside NYC's first 'micro apartment' building, where 60,000 people have applied to live and a 302 square foot market rate unit costs $2,750 a month

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If you thought New York apartments were tiny before, you haven't seen anything yet. New York City's first "micro apartments" development — known as Carmel Place — is set to open in February, according to the New York Times.

Developer Monadnock Development first put forth the project — then known as My Micro NY — in a design contest held in 2013 by the city of New York. Under city law, dwellings must be no less than 400 square feet, but Carmel Place's 55 units — which received special permission from then-mayor Michael Bloomberg — will range from 260 to 360 square feet. The smaller end of that range is nearly half the size of the average studio in Manhattan, which currently sits at 550 square feet, according to a report by Douglas Ellimanas noted by the New York Times

Mondanock was allowed to build his microunits partially as a city experiment, and partially to satisfy the ever-growing demand for affordable housing — allowing the first modular prefab constructed building in New York City to rise in the Manhattan neighborhood of Kip's Bay.

Here's what they're like inside.

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The Associated Press got a look inside one of the example units at Carmel Place — a 302 square foot space that will rent for $2,750.



With this amount of space, you can't really expect a full kitchen. Instead, the kitchens are more like kitchenettes, the refrigerator is tiny and there's only a two-burner electric stove and no oven. There is, however, a built-in microwave.



Some of the spaces in the building are already furnished with a a pull-down bed, sofa, cabinets and tables. The market-rate units also include Wi-Fi and cable with the rent. Also included is weekly housekeeping by personal butler service startup Hello Alfred. The ceilings measure 9 feet high and the windows are rather large and slide open to a false balcony.



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11 photos that show how incredibly bizarre the weather in the US has been this month

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The US has certainly had its share of wacky December weather this year. 

With people on the East Coast basking in warm temperatures, severe storms tearing up the South, and blizzards dumping snow on southwest states, it's no doubt that thanks to El Niño, this month is one for the books.

El Niño, a weather pattern that's characterized by warmer-than average water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, can often lead to unexpected weather events around the world like the ones that happened in the past few weeks.

Here are some snapshots of the US (and elsewhere) experiencing unseasonably warm weather:

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In keeping with the mild beginning of December, New Yorkers spent Christmas Day in minimal outerwear doing warm-weather activities like row-boating. On December 25, the temperature in New York hit 66 degrees, 26 degrees above the historic average temperature. Here are a few enjoying Central Park:

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Unusually warm air over the Pacific Ocean, a weather pattern called El Niño, is messing up the jet stream that keeps the northern part of the US cool in the winter. That's why those wanting to work off Christmas cookies with a run could do so without bundling up. This Christmas jogger ran through New York's Central Park clad in only a pair of shorts on Dec. 25.



Here's what's going on: Instead of going directly over the country, the jet stream is currently blowing cold air down to the southwest before scooting far north. That way, it's missing most of the East Coast and messing up the temperatures farther south.



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10 incredible luxury yachts you can rent this winter — for up to $1 million per week

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Luxury yachts are a great way to sail to incredible destinations while enjoying optimal comfort.

Some of the world's most opulent yachts are equipped with lounges, cinemas, and amenities that include everything from jet skis to helicopter pads.

We spoke to Luxury Yacht Group, which provides yacht management, crew placement, sales, and charters, to pull together 10 breathtaking yachts you can charter this winter in destinations like the Caribbean, the Maldives, and Antarctica. 

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TRIPLE SEVEN

Winter destinations: Maldives

Weekly rate: $610,000

About Triple Seven: Aboard the TRIPLE SEVEN, guests will find five cabins adorned in wooden features, modern touches, and plush furnishings, several dining areas that include outdoor deck dining and a romantic setup for evening dinners, a cinema, and various activity accessories like a BBQ set up equipped to be taken onto the beach.   

 



Christina O

Winter destinations: Caribbean 

Weekly rate: 455,000 euros ($499,506) 

About Christina O: This private motor yacht once belonged to billionaire Greek ship owner Aristotle Socrates Onassis, who spent millions to convert the ship into one of the most luxurious private yachts of the 1950s.

Today, Christina O comes equipped with 17 different cabins, huge deck spaces, a mosaic tiled swimming pool and Jacuzzi, three different public lounges, game rooms, and the bar where Sir Winston Churchill and Jackie Kennedy are said to have first met. 



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Winter destinations: South East Asia

Weekly rate: 850,000 euros, ($932,811)

About TV: This yacht is built to entertain a large number of guests with different salons that offer dining areas, relaxation lounges, a health spa featuring a fully equipped gym, a beauty salon, a sauna, and a massage room, and a cinema. There is also the owner’s private deck that includes a Jacuzzi, personal office, and sunbathing spaces, as well as five king-sized VIP suites and three additional cabins. 



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Charity workers spread Christmas cheer by handing out joints to the homeless

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Denver area charity workers helped spread Christmas cheer last week by handing out joints to the homeless.

Cannabis Can, a Denver non-profit, wanted to help spread awareness and raise money for the city's homeless population. So they held a pot drive giveaway.

While marijuana is legal in Colorado, it is illegal to smoke it in public.

"I said a merry Christmas and a puff puff," one woman said. "Even the homeless get high, but if we can support them in any way, let's support them. Why not?"

Story by Allan Smith and editing by Ben Nigh

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An enormous 312-acre 'oceanfront kingdom' just hit the market for $100 million

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An 'oceanfront kingdom' on Martha's Island is looking for a monarch to rule it.

A 312-acre parcel of land on the elite Massachusetts summer getaway island of such notables as Lady Gaga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jim Carrey, and President Barack Obama just hit the market for $100 million.

It includes a 35-acre pond, 1,200 feet of beachfront, and all the privacy and natural beauty a king or queen could ask for.

Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency has the listing.

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The 312-acre estate lies on the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, a 7 mile drive to the nearest town.



Surrounded by conservation land, it is one of the "most private estates in the world" according to the listing.



The property has a main residence with a tennis court and pool.



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'Superdads' are challenging gender roles in South Korea

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Chung Sang-hoon, 34, has taken a year off of his intensive sales job to stay at home with his children.

Taking paternity leave was previously unheard of in South Korea. Now, a small group of "superdads" are joining a growing, government-encouraged movement.

"The reason I took childcare leave is I want to be different from my father's generation," Sang-hoon said. "Everything is definitely worth it, from preparing breakfast to doing the dishes. I can live for the sake of values I find important."

His wife, Jeon Jeong-mi, said her husband taking paternity leave has been a huge help to her career.

"I can work without feeling pressure," she told Reuters. "I don't have to worry about home. And I do not have to go home early. Also, I do not need to feel sorry for my kids whenever I go to work in the morning."

These "superdads" are challenging gender roles in South Korea, where men are expected to work long hours and be minimally involved with raising kids.

The country's rigid gender expectations have led South Korean women to believe they're being punished in the workplace because they may have to take time off to care for their kids down the road, per Reuters.

As a result, South Korea has the lowest birth rate of wealthy nations, which is why South Korean President Park Geun-hye has made increasing the number of men who take paternity leave a priority — both to address the low birth rate and to give women's careers a boost.

While only 5% of the total number of parents in South Korea who took leave in the first half of 2015 were men, this number has increased from the previous year. The government is aiming to have it be 30% by 2030.

"The culture of long work hours needs to be improved so as to allow more time for men to get involved with childcare and family," Hong Seung-ah, a fellow at the Korean Women's Development Institute in Seoul, told Reuters.

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The 20 best ski resorts in America

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So far, El Niño hasn't disappointed: there's been more rainfall in California, higher than average winter temperatures in the Northeast, and tons of early snowfall in the Sierras.

Now that winter is undoubtedly underway, we're rounding up the best places to celebrate the season.

Travel website Wanderbat.com compiled a list of the 20 best ski resorts in America. To determine the ranking, Wanderbat used their smart rating of the top ski resorts based on magazine awards, mountain size, terrain, and snowfall. 

Colorado and Utah dominate the list with a combined 15 of the top 20 resorts, followed by three in California, one in Wyoming and one in Montana.

Scroll through to find out what makes these mountain resorts some of the best winter destinations in the country.

 

 

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20. Colorado's Winter Park Ski Resort is the closest major destination resort to Denver and has been operating for 75 years boasting 3,081 acres of award-winning terrain. Mary Jane Mountain, the resort's iconic ride, offers some of the best tree-skiing in the country.

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19. Since opening the first ski lift in Utah in 1939, Alta Ski Resort has become a famed spot for high-altitude skiers (no snowboarders allowed). Located at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon just 25 miles from Salt Lake City, the resort combines traditional and modern amenities for the best in deep snow and terrain skiing.

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18. As one of Aspen's four mountains, Highlands is famous for its high percentage of double black expert terrain which includes the Highland Bowl. Highlands skiers lodge in the nearby hotels, rentals, and resorts in Aspen and Snowmass villages.

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The internet can't decide how dogs should wear pants

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There is a new debate making its way around the internet, and it has to do with the age-old question of how a dog should wear pants.

In the picture below, which is on the front page of Reddit and being passed around social-media outlets like Facebook and Twitter, you can see the two options presented:

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The argument for the first option is that pants are meant to cover our legs, and since a dog has four legs, dog pants should take that into account. Many commenters have disputed this, contending that, in fact, dogs have two arms and two legs. The argument for the second is that pants are meant to cover the limbs attached to our buttocks (and our buttocks themselves), and thus this is what dog pants should focus on.

From a practical perspective, the second one is clearly the winner, and that seems to be the leading consensus. But the more interesting implications of the picture aren't really about dog pants themselves, but about why human clothing has evolved in the way it has.

As one commenter put it, pants are meant to cover "shame."

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The 25 best all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean

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ladera resortThere’s nothing like escaping to warm destinations when the cold weather starts to hit.

That's why we teamed up with Hotels.com to pull together the best Caribbean all-inclusive resorts, based on travelers' ratings.

From adult-only hotels with personal butlers and plunge pools to family-friendly resorts featuring massive waterslides, here are 25 Caribbean hotels that offer an unforgettable trip.

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25. Cocos Hotel Antigua, Antigua

This adults-only resort features 30 Caribbean cottages perched on an ocean bluff. Each cottage includes an outdoor balcony, showers, and hammocks, while some even come with their own private plunge pools.

Guests can enjoy a meal with breathtaking views at the resort's multi-tiered restaurant or indulge in a relaxing massage at its spa. 

Rooms start at $519 a night.



24. Franklin D. Resort and Spa, Jamaica

This resort is ideal for families as it is one of the only hotels in Jamaica to offer nanny service. With a massive 100-foot waterslide, three outdoor pools, and five different restaurants, there are plenty of activities for guests to choose from.

Plus, it is located near the Green Grotto Caves, one of Jamaica’s most famous tourist attractions. 

Rooms start at $620 a night.



23. Anse Chastanet Resort, St. Lucia

The Anse Chastanet Resort is also an adults-only resort located near the Anse Chastanet Beach. Compromised of 600 lush acres of beaches, glistening bays, and a marine reserve, the hotel includes rooms tucked behind coconut palms lining its private beach.

With wraparound balconies and louvered windows, each room allows guests to enjoy incredible panoramic views. 

Rooms start at $440 a night.



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The 50 most successful movies of 2015

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Hundreds of movies come out every year, but only a fraction become hits. Business Insider decided to rank the most successful movies of 2015 based on global box-office performance, critic reviews, and fan ratings.

We started with a group of the 150 highest-grossing films of the past year through the weekend ending Dec. 20 — culled from Box Office Mojo — and then subtracted their production budget to arrive at a box-office profit figure. We also compiled critic ratings from review aggregator Metacritic (scale: 0 to 100) and fan ratings from IMDb (scale: 0 to 10). We combined these three metrics by taking their geometric mean and ranking the movies based on that composite score. We included some films on our list that technically opened in 2014, as their wide-release box office run took place primarily in 2015.

Our top 50 grossed a combined $19 billion worldwide at the box office. Many were reboots or extensions of a franchise, including Vin Diesel's action blockbuster "Furious 7," which claimed the top spot thanks to strong reviews from fans and critics as well as an expectations-shattering $1.3 billion box-office profit worldwide.

With only one weekend under its belt, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" vaulted to No. 9 after a record-breaking $529 million opening weekend; it will likely ascend higher in the final days of 2015.

Read on to see the 50 most successful films of 2015:

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50. "Woman in Gold"

Global box office sales: $61.6M

Production budget: $11M

Box office profit: $50.6M

Critic rating: 51

Fan rating:7.3

In "Woman in Gold," Helen Mirren plays a World War II survivor trying to reclaim her family's possessions that were stolen by the Nazis — including a valuable painting — with Ryan Reynolds serving as her lawyer. Critics were lukewarm about the treatment of this true-to-life tale, but audiences were more forgiving.



49. "Black Mass"

Global box office sales: $94.6M

Production budget: $53M

Box office profit: $41.6M

Critic rating:68

Fan rating:7.2

Detailing the rise of notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, "Black Mass" earned approval as one of the best gangster movies in years. And after a string of curious, underwhelming film decisions, Johnny Depp is once again in prime form in the lead role as the kingpin.



48. "Still Alice"

Global box office sales: $43.9M

Production budget: $5M

Box office profit: $38.9M

Critic rating: 72

Fan rating:7.5

Still among the best actors in the business, Julianne Moore proves it once again in "Still Alice," in which she plays a Columbia University linguistics professor stricken by early-onset Alzheimer's. Released in time for the 2015 award season, Moore won an Academy Award — she had been nominated three times previously — and a Golden Globe for best actress, likely helping the film secure a nice profit at the box office during its wide release this year.



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Something strange happened over the weekend in the Southwest — and now it's headed toward the Midwest

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It may be fair to say that winter is officially coming.

After an unseasonably warm December for most of the US, the severe storms that have been hitting the southwest with blizzards and the south with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms and flooding are heading northeast. With it, experts say, will come some extreme winter weather.

Here's what that storm system looked like on Monday, as seen by satellite, when the center storm system was over Oklahoma:

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The storm is expected to bring heavy snow, wind, and rain to the Midwest. On Monday, Illinois issued a severe weather alert as storms started to sweep across the state, leading to canceled flights and flooded roadways. Other states in the Midwest issued similar alerts. NASA expects that weather to carry on over to upstate New York and New England.

Here's a NASA satellite animation showing the massive storm's trajectory over the last few days: 

 Stay dry, America.

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Here’s how to use high heels as a weapon

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"A woman should be able to defend herself, regardless of the shoe she is wearing," said Avital Zeisler, 26, who teaches a "Stilettos and Self-Defense" class in New York City.

The class teaches women how to defend themselves — both in and with high heels. Zeisler made a YouTube video explaining the basics.

"A while back I made a decision that I wasn't going to let self-defense compromise the quality of my life, or my femininity," Zeisler says in the video. "I love wearing high heels, and I will continue to wear high heels."

Zeisler is a former ballet dancer who studied Krav Maga and other methods of self-defense after being assaulted.

"From the first day I started learning self-defense, I began modifying, adapting, and creating survival tactics for myself as a woman," she told INSIDER.

This led to the creation of her own self-defense method, the Soteria Method, named after the Greek goddess of safety. Zeisler now teaches classes and workshops to the public, with clients as varied as police officers and celebrities like Amanda Seyfried, who called it "life-changing."

Besides preaching situational awareness, and calm and focus in the event of an attack, her approach is four-pronged.

  1. Remove your shoes when and if you can, while maintaining focus and balance.
  2. Escape in your shoes if you can't remove them in time, transitioning your weight onto the balls of your feet to remove the need to balance on your heel.
  3. Defend yourself while wearing your heels: again, shift your weight onto the balls of your feet, or, if you're on the ground, use the heel as an extended weapon of the movements you're doing, like a defensive push kick, driving your heel into the attacker.
  4. Turn the shoe into an improvised weapon. Grab the the body of the shoe with the heel protruding, and execute "Hammer Fists," which is like banging on a wall.

"My mission is to show women an authentic method of creating, living and protecting a life they love so that they can ultimately defend their dreams," Zeisler said.

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A Harvard psychiatrist says 3 things are the secret to real happiness

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Happiness is one of the most important things in life, yet it's also one of the hardest to study.

Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger is the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest and most complete studies of adult life ever conducted. Waldinger described some of the secrets to happiness revealed by the study in a recent TED talk.

The study followed two cohorts of white men for 75 years, starting in 1938:

  • 268 Harvard sophomores as part of the "Grant Study" led by Harvard psychiatrist George Vaillant
  • 456 12- to 16-year-old boys who grew up in inner-city Boston as part of the "Glueck Study" led by Harvard Law School professor Sheldon Glueck

The researchers surveyed the men about their lives (including the quality of their marriages, job satisfaction, and social activities) every two years and monitored their physical health (including chest X-rays, blood tests, urine tests, and echocardiograms) every five years.

They came away with one major finding: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

In his TED Talk, Waldinger pointed out three key lessons about happiness:

1. Close relationships

The men in both groups of the Harvard study who reported being closer to their family, friends, or community tended to be happier and healthier than their less social counterparts. They also tended to live longer. By comparison, people who said they were lonelier reported feeling less happy. They also had worse physical and mental health, as defined above.

A 2014 review of dozens of studies published in the journal Social and Personality Psychology Compass suggests that loneliness can get in the way of mental functioning, sleep, and well-being, which in turn increases the risk of illness and death.

2. Quality (not quanity) of relationships

It's not just being in a relationship that matters. Married couples who said they argued constantly and had low affection for one another (which study authors defined as "high-conflict marriages") were actually less happy than people who weren't married at all, the Harvard study found.

However, the effect of relationship quality seems to depend somewhat on age. A 2015 study published in the journal Psychology and Aging that followed people for 30 years found that the number of relationships people had was, in fact, more important for people in their 20s, but the quality of relationships had a bigger effect on social and psychological well being when people were in their 30s.

3. Stable, supportive marriages

Being socially connected to others isn't just good for our physical health. It also helps stave off mental decline. People who were married without having divorced, separating, or having "serious problems" until age 50 performed better on memory tests later in life than those who weren't, the Harvard study found.

And other research backs this up. A 2013 study in the journal PLOS ONE found that marriage, among other factors, was linked to a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

All of this suggests that strong relationships are critical to our health.

Society places a lot of emphasis on wealth and "leaning in" to our work, Waldinger said. "But over and over, over these 75 years, our study has shown that the people who fared the best were the people who leaned in to relationships, with family, with friends, with community."

You can watch the full TED talk here.

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9 mind-blowing archaeological discoveries that transformed history in 2015

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When they aren't digging up ancient graves or unearthing the body parts of early human ancestors, archaeologists are combing the Earth for clues about how the people who came before us worked, played, and died.

This year, researchers across the globe have found evidence of everything from the earliest humans to walk the planet to the lavish tomb of an ancient Greek warrior  — and even a set of mysterious, giant earthworks only visible from space.

Here's a look at some of the most monumental findings of 2015:

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Signs of a new tomb hidden deep inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.

As part of a larger project using drones to analyze the ancient Egyptian pyramids, scientists working in November uncovered surprising "thermal anomalies" along the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

While scanning the lower level of the pyramid, researchers noticed a temperature variance that hinted that instead of a solid row of limestone blocks, they were looking at a gap of air (air doesn't hold heat as well as solid rock). The team isn't sure what the gap is yet, but they've theorized that it could be a passage, a tomb, or simply a gash in the rock.



The house where Jesus may have grown up.

Archaeologists working in Nazareth in modern-day Israel uncovered a house dating to the first century that they believe may have belonged to Mary and Joseph, who allegedly raised Jesus.

The structure was first discovered in the 1880s, but wasn't dated or identified as Jesus' potential home until 2006, and a feature story in the Biblical Archaeology Review in March 2015 brought the most recent work on the site to light.



A massive underground ritual arena where the predecessors of Stonehenge likely feasted.

During a cursory underground radar scan of the infamous Stonehenge site, researchers suddenly noticed the signs of huge, rigid, underground features.

Looking more closely, the researchers found that the features — which they now suspect to be the perimeter of a 4,500-year old ritual arena — formed a rough C-shape. The site is 2 miles northeast of Stonehenge, buried beneath the already-famous site Durrington Walls.



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The most expensive rental in San Francisco costs $30,000 per month and sits on the 40th floor of The Four Seasons hotel

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It's no secret that San Francisco real estate is expensive. In the latest example of the market-gone-crazy, the most expensive rental listing on the market, according to Curbed, is asking a whopping $29,950 a month.

The apartment, which the listing claims is "rarely available for lease," lies on the 40th floor of the Four Seasons hotel on Market Street in the Yerba Buena district of the city.

Zillow has the listing.

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This is the top. The top floor that is, of the Four Seasons hotel in Yerba Buena, San Francisco.



The marble entryway welcomes guests into the three bedroom apartment.



Forty stories above Market Street, the 3-bedroom "corner penthouse" has incredible views on all sides.



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This news bulletin from the 1978 'Star Wars Holiday Special' shows how the world is pretty much the same

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In honor of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" we watched the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special," which focused on Chewbacca and the wookie's other family members. As bizarre as the televised holiday special was, the commercial breaks were equally captivating, highlighting technology that is no longer widely used, and illustrating just how different life seems nowadays.

For example, during one of the breaks, CBS aired a 45-second news bulletin, which shows how little things have changed since 1978. From US tensions with Russia, to former government employees revealing national secrets, and the broadcast news obsession with winter weather updates, some things will never change.

And of course, this holiday season many people around the globe are watching the latest "Star Wars" canon, just like they were back in 1978.

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