82,000 Pounds Of Walnuts Stolen In Twin Heists
Two truckloads of walnuts, worth around $300,000 in total, have gone missing out of Northern California, and local deputies are after a man with a Russian accent who they say is the prime suspect....
View ArticleThe Smallest Hotel Rooms in New York City
Ah, New York. There’s really no place like it. It’s one of the only cities in the world where you can pay hundreds of dollars for a hotel room smaller than your office cubicle. We’re hardly...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Buy This $7.7 Million House In Switzerland With A Sick View...
A 4,600-square-foot home in Switzerland is on sale for just more than $7.7 million. The home has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and one half bath. The house is in Clarens, which the listing calls "one...
View ArticleSome People Weren't Happy When Rich New Yorkers Showed Up At An Evacuation...
While many New Yorkers holed up in their apartments during Hurricane Sandy, others were stuck out in the wild, including unlucky commuters, real homeless, and New Yorkers forced to evacuate. We...
View ArticleIn New Jersey, You're Lucky If Gas Lines And Power Outages Are Your Worst...
With New Jersey slowly starting to pull itself back together after the devastation caused by Sandy, life there remains far from normal. Damages to businesses could reach $30 billion and over 2 million...
View ArticlePippa Middleton's Book On Partying Is Not Very Good
Christopher Howse admits he would rather not party with Pippa Middleton, reviewing Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends. Pippa Middleton has “always loved to write”, indeed it is a...
View ArticleChina Is Building A Huge Eco-City Where No One Will Need To Drive
Outside Chengdu, in central China, a 78 million square foot site has been determined for an unconventional sort of construction project. It will be a city built from scratch, for 80,000 people, none of...
View ArticleThis Hilarious Video Shows How Resilient New Yorkers Have Been During Sandy
Much of New York and New Jersey is still reeling from the after effects of Sandy and many remain without power and some still in dire situations. In Manhattan below 40th St. on the East Side power has...
View Article10 Awesome Islands You Can Buy Right Now
Who really needs neighbors? The prices of islands of plummeted since the housing crisis, nearly 25 percent, making right now the best time to buy your very own private oasis. Realtor.com has 460...
View ArticleThe Greatest Mileage Runners Of All Time Share Their Stories
Mileage runners are a subculture of frequent flyers who've found impressive ways to hack the system. In online forums like Flyer Talk, they debate the best ways to rack up the most miles for the least...
View ArticleNorth Korean 'Hotel Of Doom' Could Finally Open Next Year
Ryugyong Hotel, the enormous hotel planned for Pyongyang North Korea that has been in the works for decades, may finally open next year. The BBC reports that Reto Wittwer, chief executive of the...
View ArticleNew York's Food Trucks Are Giving Away Free Food In Lower Manhattan Today
At least a dozen food trucks are headed to Lower Manhattan today, in the newly dubbed SoPo (South Of Power) neighborhoods to distribute free food, according to Eater. The NYC Food Truck Association...
View ArticleMichael Bastian Shearling Bomber Jacket
This is the Michael Bastian Shearling Bomber Jacket from MR PORTER. Why We Love It: The style of this bomber jacket dates back to when the first military pilots flew in unenclosed cockpits and, needing...
View Article49,000 New Yorkers Are Trapped In Public Housing Buildings Without Power...
Residents of Manhattan's 19-building, 1,191-apartment Jacob Riis projects, have been without power and water since late Monday evening, and there's been no sign of help from local government. In all,...
View ArticleNew Jersey Residents Still Underwater Just Minutes From Manhattan [PHOTOS]
Just a few miles from Manhattan, the residents of Moonachie, New Jersey thought they had escaped Sandy's wrath, until about 10:00 p.m. Monday night. It was then that half-a-dozen levies gave way on...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe The Wake Of Destruction Sandy Left At The Hoboken Pier
Sandy wreaked havoc throughout New York and New Jersey. When we visited New Jersey yesterday, gas lines stretched for miles, people were seeking electricity and Internet in malls, and one town was...
View ArticleYACHT OF THE WEEK: Live Like Royalty On The $5 Million 'Reina Del Mar'
It's said that on the high seas, the captain of a ship is his own king. But on this yacht, it's all about being the queen. The 'Reina Del Mar,' or 'Queen of the Sea,' was built in 1985 and renovated...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Buy An Airy Penthouse With Indoor-Outdoor Living In SoHo...
For all of you aggressive New Yorkers still apartment hunting during the hurricane: this beautiful SoHo penthouse is for sale for $16 million. Most New Yorkers are calling SoHo, SoPo (South of Power),...
View ArticleThe 'Dangling Crane' In Midtown Will Officially Come Down Tomorrow
The crane that has been dangling over Midtown Manhattan since Monday's Hurricane Sandy will officially be taken down tomorrow, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sandy's gusts of wind had toppled...
View ArticleAn On The Ground Look At Hurricane Sandy's Local Devastation
The Abandoned Hurricane Victims Of New Jersey Gas Lines And Power Outages Are The Smallest Problems New Jersey Police Are Guarding Gas Stations Sandy Completely Destroyed Hoboken Pier Hoboken...
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