It Will Cost You $50,000 To Join An Exclusive New 'Wine Country Club' In The...
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander is sending out exclusive invitations this week to his luxury Bridgehampton wine club, Société du Vin, the New York Post reports.Opened last year before the end of...
View ArticleAudi Has Made Its Supercars More Powerful And Expensive For 2014
The 2014 Audi R8 lineup is significantly improved—with the German brand's mid-engine flagship sports car getting various updates to appearance, performance, and features.And that's before considering...
View ArticleThis Is Why They Tell You Not To Fly On Airlines From Indonesia
Lion Air, the Indonesian budget carrier whose Boeing 737-800 crashed at a Bali airport on Saturday, has been banned from flying in the European Union since 2007 after being deemed "unsafe."While...
View ArticleRUTGERS GONE WILD: Riot Police Called In As Students Ran Amok
Several students were arrested and many more pepper sprayed when a party at Rutgers University got out of control this past Saturday, according to The Star-Ledger.Police in riot gear broke up the New...
View ArticleSex Worker Says She's Made 'Close To $1 Million' Servicing Young, Rich Guys...
Tech companies in the Bay area such as Facebook and LinkedIn have gone public and made their early employees wealthy.Increasingly, the young, rich employees are spending their fortunes on prostitution....
View ArticleRandom Inspection Reveals Horrifying Bacteria In American Lunch Meat
A meat company in Louisiana recalled 468,000 pounds of meat after a random inspection found listeria on a slice of roast beef. Manda Packing Company recalled meat that was sent to retail stores in...
View ArticleMiranda Kerr Denies Losing Victoria's Secret Angel Gig Because She Was...
Miranda Kerr denies that Victoria's Secret failed to renew her Angel contract because she had a "difficult reputation."''I'm sure anyone that has worked with me would agree that it's not true,'' the...
View ArticleA Wall Streeter Is Selling His Gorgeous Oceanfront Home On A Former Hearst...
Larry Birnbaum — a veteran of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and more — is selling his beautiful oceanfront home on the Long Island Sound, says the Wall Street Journal.The five-bedroom home is located...
View ArticleTransportation Disrupted In Boston After Fatal Explosions
There have been multiple explosions at the finish line for the Boston Marathon, with reports of at least "dozens" of injuries.In the aftermath of the explosions, many of the city's transportation...
View ArticleA Luxury Car Club Is Stirring Up Class Conflict In China
To join China's Sports Car Club (SCC), you need two things. First, you have to be able to pay a 10,000 yuan ($1,616) annual membership fee. Second, you need access to an unbelievably expensive sports...
View ArticleEric Schmidt's Strange But Beautiful Tugboat/Yacht Could Be Yours For Just...
A Google-watching reader writes us:After languishing on the market, the price of Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's Lone Ranger expedition yacht was cut from $20,000,000 to a mere $14,000,000...
View ArticleLate Ally Financial President's Connecticut Beach Compound Is On Sale For $10...
The family summer compound purchased by a former President of Ally Financial (then-General Motors Acceptance Corp.) in 1927 is being sold for $10 million, says the WSJ.Grandson Davi Shuman said the...
View ArticleThese Are The Wealthiest Subway Stops In Manhattan
The New Yorker has an awesome interactive infographic showing the median income of New York's 21 subway lines based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau.The wealthiest subway stops are all in one census...
View ArticleTour The London Distillery Where Beefeater Has Made Gin Since 1958
Few drinks are as synonymous with a city as gin is with London, and in London there is only one major brand of gin still distilled within the city limits — Beefeater.Beefeater aside, Gin has a major...
View ArticleHedge Funder Dan Loeb Bought Sandy Weill's Sick Yacht
Hedge fund hot-shot Daniel Loeb, the founder of Third Point LLC, recently purchased Sandy Weill's 200-foot yacht, CNBC's Kayla Tausche and Robert Frank report.He paid between $50 to $52 million for the...
View ArticleSee How A Brand New Mercedes SUV Fared On Some Of The Roughest Roads In Queens
Last week, Mercedes-Benz was kind enough to lend us a brand new GL550 – a luxury SUV that's capable of a lot off road.Problem is, there aren't many places to go off-roading in New York City. We did,...
View Article11 Babies Who Will One Day Rule The World
Spring has sprung, and it's brought with it a slew of new babies. Just this week, Jenna Bush Hager gave birth to a baby girl, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman gave birth to a baby boy, and Russian...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Matt Damon Is Selling His Miami Beach Mansion For $20 Million
Hollywood A-Lister Matt Damon is selling his stunning Miami Beach mansion Marabella for $20 million, according to the Wall Street Journal.The actor, who recently renewed his vows with wife Luciana...
View ArticleChinese Company Looks To Hire 'Chief Porn Identification Officer'
A third-party internet security firm in Beijing called Anquan recently posted an opening for the position "chief porn identification officer" on its Weibo account.According to its web site, the company...
View ArticleA Tech Entrepreneur Supposedly Spent $35 Million On San Francisco's Priciest...
Tech entrepreneur Trevor Traina and his wife Alexis reportedly spent $35 million on a mansion on San Francisco's "Billionaire's Row," according to local real estate blog Socket Site (via Curbed).At...
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