Family And Religion Play A Critical Role In Economic Mobility
If there has been one casualty of the Great Recession, it's the "American dream "– the idea that no matter where you come from, everyone has a fair shot at a good life.Study after study has painted a...
View ArticleHere Are The Only Remaining 4-Star Restaurants In New York City
In today's New York Times, restaurant critic Pete Wells knocked iconic Upper East Side restaurant Daniel from four stars to three after finding that servers treated famous guests differently from...
View ArticleHarvard Is Only The Eighth Best College In America, According To Forbes
Forbes released its 2013 college rankings today, placing California schools Stanford University and Pomona College in the top two spots and moving Harvard University down towards the bottom of the top...
View ArticleHere's What Wi-Fi Would Look Like If We Could See It
Wi-fi. It's all around us, quietly and invisibly powering our access to the world's information. But few of us have a sense of what wi-fi actually is, let alone what it would look like if we could see...
View ArticleBow Ties Are Back In Style — Here's How To Tie One
Bow ties have gone from being an old-fashioned accessory to a must-have apparel item for many hip young trendsetters.But for many, tying a bow tie remains an old and lost art.David Goldberg, Founder...
View ArticleThe Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich At Carl's Jr. Is Going National
Carl's Jr. announced it will offer the Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich for a limited time at all of its restaurants.The family chain tested the dessert at a number of Southern California...
View ArticlePeople Are Paying More To Stay In Hotels — And They're Happy About It
Each year it seems like hotel prices keep shooting up, with the price of an average hotel room rising about 3% in 2012 alone. But even though hotel prices keep rising, a new study by J.D. Powers shows...
View Article'Top Chef' Contestants — Where Are They Now?
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View ArticleIt's National Tequila Day! Celebrate With One Of The 12 Best Margaritas In...
It's National Tequila Day, which means you have a few solid hours to imbibe in tequila shots or creative tequila cocktails before sleeping it off ahead of work tomorrow.For those of you who prefer your...
View ArticleHere's What We Know About The Buyers Of Super-Luxury Highrise One57
It’s been about a year and a half since units at One57 went on sale, and it seems that every few months Gary Barnett, the developer of the 1,004-foot-high tower, touts a new milestone for signed...
View ArticleWhere The Locals Drink In New Orleans
New Orleans is renowned for its vibrant drinking culture, with everything from rum distilleries using only natural ingredients, to craft cocktail bars from the 1920s to wine shops offering live jazz...
View ArticleThe Fraternity Lobby Is Fighting Efforts To Stop Hazing On College Campuses
Lobbying groups for fraternities and sororities fought against various pieces of legislation that attempted to address hazing and sexual assault on campuses, according to an article by Bloomberg's...
View ArticleTwo Female Entrepreneurs Share The Hardest Part About Growing So Fast
Bottle & Bottega business partners Stephanie King-Myers and Nancy Bigley say that the hardest part about turning a small business into a franchise is finding the right people. "You have to be...
View ArticleSMART INVESTOR: It Takes $5 Million To Reach True Financial Independence
In the minds of wealthy investors, $1 million is nothing to call home about.According to a UBS survey released today, investors consider $5 million to be the new benchmark for financial success. Once...
View ArticleThese Photos Of A Man Falling Through Space Are Straight Out Of 'The Matrix'
Brad Hammonds has become something of a Flickr celebrity for "Falling Through Space," a series of photos that show him falling through the air in precarious poses.Hammonds is an expat who lives in the...
View Article10 Things You Should Know About Your Local Bartender
1. We’ll tell strangers anything.You’ll often feel trapped. At work, you live in a 20-foot-long space — there’s nowhere to hide.Unless you’re slammed, you’ll have no choice but to listen to every...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Richard Gere Lists His Hamptons Mansion For An Insane $65...
Real estate blog Curbed Hamptons is reporting that Richard Gere has listed his North Haven home for a whopping $65 million.The 6.3-acre estate, known as Strongheart Manor ,was built in 1902, and comes...
View Article$1.5 Billion Worth Of Aston Martins Got Together For The Company's 100th...
Aston Martin is turning 100 this year, and it's having a whole lot of fun to mark the occasion.After releasing a fleet of special edition cars and a 100-car parade on the world's scariest racetrack,...
View ArticleChina Is Skeptical About Plans To Build The World's Tallest Building In Just...
It’s a plan so audacious many Chinese don’t even think it’s possible, but that didn’t stop Changsha-based construction company Broad Sustainable Building from breaking ground Saturday on the world’s...
View ArticleVideo Captures Hot Air Balloon Crashing Into A Lake In The Netherlands
On Tuesday, a hot air balloon carrying 11 people caught fire and crashed into a lake in the Netherlands.After the balloon caught fire, the driver steered the vehicle into Lake Gooi, near the Dutch city...
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