And Now, Here's What A 300 Euro Bottle Of Water Looks Like
There can't possibly be a crisis here in Italy.That's because at upscale Milan grocery store la Rinascente, we came across a 300 euro bottle of water.For those unemployed or just poor, there's a...
View ArticleSomeone Just Sent Us 2 Bottles Of Wine Wrapped In Shredded Dollar Bills
Folks in our newsroom get promotional packages from PR representatives on a daily basis.Most of it is junk that winds up on our office kitchen table, untouched.But today we got one from a winery called...
View Article10 Resorts Where American Blue Bloods Go To Escape
Want to live like a Rockefeller on your next vacation?Or want a voyeuristic peek into the world of the rich and powerful?These iconic resorts across the country — from a Gilded Age Palm Beach estate to...
View ArticlePeople Are Lining Up To Buy Horse Meat In France
On a frosty morning at Richard Lenoir market near Bastille, Palmira Munio, a retired seamstress and cleaner, was trying to keep warm at the back of a long queue at the horse butcher stand. "A nice...
View ArticleA Perfect Example Of How Walmart Is Taking Over Small Towns
The Fairfield High School scoreboard in my Ohio hometown used to advertise local businesses. There was a big ad for Bigg's — a local grocery franchise — and smaller ads for Fairfield Pizza,...
View Article12 Pickup Lines That Either Failed Or Worked Spectacularly On Tinder, A...
It's always nerve-wracking the first time you talk to an attractive stranger.Tinder is a new mobile app that's used by millions of people to meet singles nearby. It's the equivalent to Hot or Not, but...
View ArticleThis Millionaire Is Reportedly Planning A Trip To Mars Within Five Years
Millionaire Dennis Tito, 72, became the first private citizen to fly into space in 2001. Now the entrepreneur, who made is fortune as the founder of California-based investment firm Wilshire...
View ArticleMillennials Are Starting To Act Like The Great Depression Generation
Unofficial millennial spokesperson Lena Dunham, while incisive and entertaining, is not the voice of my generation.On Dunham's buzzy dramedy Girls, self-involved twenty-somethings balk at $12 salads by...
View ArticlePrince Harry's Girlfriend Is NOT A Burberry Model Or A Serious Actress
Yesterday, the story broke that Prince Harry is dating British socialite/actress/model Cressida Bonas.That's an impressive résumé for a 24-year-old college grad.The only problem is, it doesn't appear...
View ArticleThere's No Good Reason Why America Doesn't Eat Horses
Beef eaters in the UK and Europe have been horrified to learn that some of the beef in their food is in fact horse meat.Yes, in a variety of cheap, supermarket-sold lasagnas, burgers, and pastas, the...
View ArticleAlexa Chung Is The New Face Of L'Oréal
Model and 'style icon' Alexa Chung has been announced as the face of L'Oréal Professionnel's in-salon hair colour brand INOA.The London Fashion Week ambassador and TV presenter has been chosen by...
View Article100 Trips You Must Take In Your Lifetime
With spring break just a few weeks away, our minds are starting to drift towards vacation.If you're stuck in front of a computer all day, then yours probably is, too.We've come up with the ultimate...
View ArticleHarvard Mints A Lot More Billionaires Than Any Other University
If you want your child to grow up to be a billionaire, you should do what it takes to get him into Harvard University.The elite Boston school has minted more billionaire alumni than any other...
View ArticleHere's Everything That's Inside The $48,000 Oscar Swag Bag
In case the Oscar nominees don't win one of the coveted awards Sunday, they always have a swag bag to take home.For the past 11 years, Distinctive Assets has put together a consolation bag full of...
View ArticlePlug In Everything With Quirky's Innovative Power Adapters
These are Quirky's Pivot Power and Pivot Power Mini.Why We Love It: Quirky has developed two simple and elegant solutions to overcrowded outlets. Quirky Pivot Power first came out two years ago, and...
View ArticleHamptons Summer Rentals Are Already Flying Off The Market
The Hamptons have always been a hot summer rental market.But this year, the biggest checks are being written earlier than ever, Jason Sheftell at the New York Daily News reports.One developer, who...
View ArticleBrazilian Developer Has Fifth Ave. Residents Steaming Over Proposed Luxury...
On an historic, stately stretch of Fifth Avenue, a proposal by a Brazilian developer for a luxury high-rise is threatening to disrupt the peace.Residents of two Central Park-facing buildings, at 812...
View ArticleGreen Day Is Buying Ad Space On Japanese Girls' Tattooed Thighs
Green Day is trying to regain a stronghold in cultural relevance with an ... unconventional ... marketing campaign: tattooing its new album cover on a Japanese fangirls' thighs. Don't worry, they're...
View ArticleTeavana Has A 'Dirty Little Secret' About Its In-Store Samples
There's a "pretty extreme" difference between the tea samples given out at Teavana and the tea customers end up with if they follow the store's directions, Mary Beth Quirk at the Consumerist...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Buy An Insurance Honcho's Stunning Fifth Avenue Apartment...
Joe Plumeri, the former CEO of insurance brokerage firm Willis Group Holdings, is unloading his full-floor apartment at The Stanhope for $32 million, according to Curbed NY.From the listing photos, the...
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