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How to be happy: delete the toxic people in your life. Don’t let angry people ruin your day. When the going gets tough, clean your apartment. Dance yourself clean. You’re not a real student in Manhattan unless you leave Bobst...
How to be happy: delete the toxic people in your life. Don’t let angry people ruin your day. When the going gets tough, clean your apartment. Dance yourself clean. You’re not a real student in Manhattan unless you leave Bobst past midnight on a Sunday night with a paper about the Hasidic Jews in your hand. Don’t take your cellphone to the bathroom with you. In my next life I want to come back as Josephine Baker. Or Larry David. Or Beyoncé. Or Iggy Pop. F**k. Wait, Audery Hepburn. No, Anna Wintour. Definitely Julian Casblancas. No, I want to be Nelson Mandela. No, Beyoncé was a good answer. The Midnight in Paris soundtrack is everything. Sometimes, you gotta just let go. “Maturity: to move from ‘I hate X’ to ‘I’m sad X doesn’t want to know me.’” – Alain de Botton. Related PostsKendrick Lamar’s New Music Video Life Advice From An Intern Part XI Our Charlotte Gainsbourg Playlist Life Advice From An Intern Part X Vampire Weekend’s Directed Concert By Steve Buscemi
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More than a month ago, based on intel from a few of our better-connected informants, Your Mama tattled to the children that international bubble gum pop superstar Katy Perry was fixin' to drop a serious wad of sawbucks to create a multi-...
More than a month ago, based on intel from a few of our better-connected informants, Your Mama tattled to the children that international bubble gum pop superstar Katy Perry was fixin' to drop a serious wad of sawbucks to create a multi-residence celebrity-style compound high atop Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills.Thanks to the ever-vigilant Yolanda Yakketyak it's come to Your Mama's attention that property records now indicate Miz Perry—by way of a generically named trust—paid a hair straightening $11.2 million for the two properties that combined have two houses on three separate but adjoining parcels that total 3.95 acres.Property records reveal Miz Perry paid exactly $3,000,000 for the two-parcel property that includes an organically sleek single-story contemporary on 1.62 mostly au naturel acres with an only-in-Tinseltown provenance. Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's (now acrimoniously divorced) parents Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner sold the house in 2009 to drummer/band leader Max Weinberg who flipped the gated two-parcel spread in January 2011. The buyer who paid $2.95 million was American oil heiress Aileen Getty who already owned the 2.33 acre spread next door that property records show she sold to Miz Perry for $8.2 million.Like the Gyllenhaal/Weinberg residence, Miz Getty's house was not listed on the open market and also has an interesting provenance. Our research shows Miz Getty bought the property in April 2004 for $3.54 million from occasional film producer and Wal-Mart heiress Sybil Robson Orr. As best as we can tell from various digitally accessible resources the Robson Orr/Getty spread includes a nearly 4,000 square foot mock-Med main house, a semi-detached poolside guesthouse/cabana, and some sort of barn/equestrian facility. Vast stone terraces extend the living to the outdoors in classic California fashion and surround a slightly elevated swimming pool. Terraced gardens planted with fruit trees and laced with pathways make maximum use of the steep slope below the house.Although the nine-time Grammy nominated singer unloaded a quirky downtown New York City duplex penthouse at a small loss last spring (2012) she still owns Park Hill, the nearly three acre Laurel Canyon estate she and ex-husband Russell Brand bought in mid-2011 for $6.5 million but never actually moved in to. Mister Brand reportedly granted Miss Perry full ownership of the historic estate in their divorce and after she unsuccessfully attempted to sell the multi-structure compound off market earlier in the year finally pushed the property on the open market in early April (2013) with an asking price of $6,925,000.
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Greenwich’s Copper Beech Farm is officialy the most expensive single-family home for sale in the U.S. The 50-acre property, named for the large copper beech trees populating it was listed yesterday with a price tag of $190 million....
Greenwich’s Copper Beech Farm is officialy the most expensive single-family home for sale in the U.S. The 50-acre property, named for the large copper beech trees populating it was listed yesterday with a price tag of $190 million. Although is listed as single-family home, this magnificent property is so much more than just the home [...]
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A little late this month in our announcement, but we wanted to congratulate Hanbit C. from Fair Oaks, California who is the winner of the Ritmo Mundo Persepolis Triple Time watch that was the aBlogtoWatch giveaway piece from April 2013. ...
A little late this month in our announcement, but we wanted to congratulate Hanbit C. from Fair Oaks, California who is the winner of the Ritmo Mundo Persepolis Triple Time watch that was the aBlogtoWatch giveaway piece from April 2013. This month you can still enter for a chance to win a Wryst Airbone watch on aBlogtoWatch here. ... read more »The article Winner Announced: Ritmo Mundo Persepolis Triple Time Watch first appeared on A BLOG TO WATCH and was written by Ariel Adams.
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About all we can talk, but when you look at the mechanism it has no more stories. It just works so like Patek, and you just can see mastery of the mechanisms! For the Only Watch 2013 charity auction, Patek Philippe has produced just one ...
About all we can talk, but when you look at the mechanism it has no more stories. It just works so like Patek, and you just can see mastery of the mechanisms! For the Only Watch 2013 charity auction, Patek Philippe has produced just one piece of titanium watch called the 5004T. All titanium Patek [...]
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From next month, BMW includes in offer M Sport edition, which will be part of a line of 6 Series (which includes the Convertible and Grand Coupe versions). This car will be compatible with all engines that are offered in three models, an...
From next month, BMW includes in offer M Sport edition, which will be part of a line of 6 Series (which includes the Convertible and Grand Coupe versions). This car will be compatible with all engines that are offered in three models, and will include M Sport package. 2014 BMW 6 M Sport comes with [...]
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Dubai police has been recently renewed its fleet with several sports cars, and now another supercar joined them. In fact, after the Chevrolet Camaro, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Ferrari FF, Lamborghini Aventador and As...
Dubai police has been recently renewed its fleet with several sports cars, and now another supercar joined them. In fact, after the Chevrolet Camaro, Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Ferrari FF, Lamborghini Aventador and Aston Martin One-77, the newest member of their fleet became the Bugatti Veyron. The world’s fastest street-legal car will also [...]
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The relationship between photography and fashion is very strong today, in particular when it comes to T-shirts. Sometimes the link is purely opportunistic and instrumental, but other times it’s an authentic and deep bond. This is... ...
The relationship between photography and fashion is very strong today, in particular when it comes to T-shirts. Sometimes the link is purely opportunistic and instrumental, but other times it’s an authentic and deep bond. This is... Continue Reading...
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During my childhood, Barbies were everything. I would produce runway shows for them and make sure that they were lined up backstage in spring/summer ’91 fashions. I cared more about what they wore than what I wore, which is obvious...
During my childhood, Barbies were everything. I would produce runway shows for them and make sure that they were lined up backstage in spring/summer ’91 fashions. I cared more about what they wore than what I wore, which is obvious if you look at any early 90s photos of my outfit choices (I was big into power-clashing). Sure, you have your own memories with Barbie, but did you ever know her background? Did you ever take a minute to think about her past? No. So here you go. 1. Barbie’s real name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. 2.The first Barbie doll only came in blonde or brunette. 3. Barbie is from Wisconsin, not Malibu. 4. Barbie has had over 130 careers, including rapper. 5. Ken’s full name is Ken Carson. 6. Barbie has had about 50 pets, including a panda, a giraffe, and a lion. 7. Brown is the color most frequently used for Barbie eyeshadow. 8. Even Barbie has worked at McDonald’s. 9. Barbie has never been pregnant (only her best friend Midge has). 10. “Totally Hair” Barbie (1992) is the best-selling Barbie ever (pictured above). Related Posts5 Things You Won’t Believe Happened 15 Years Ago Decor Spotting: Vintage Fans That Will Blow Your Mind Fashion Crave: The Kooples How to Guarantee You Will Never Get a Boyfriend Vintage Spotting: Lisa Frank
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SELLERS: Drew Barrymore (and Will Kopelman)LOCATION: Montecito, CAPRICE: $7,500,000SIZE: 6,258 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 7.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Everybody knows when celebrities and other financially fortunate sorts get married, di...
SELLERS: Drew Barrymore (and Will Kopelman)LOCATION: Montecito, CAPRICE: $7,500,000SIZE: 6,258 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 7.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Everybody knows when celebrities and other financially fortunate sorts get married, divorced, have a baby or change their damn underwear they typically trade in one perfectly good house for a new one deemed better and more suitable to their new circumstances. Hence, Drew Barrymore—married just a year ago and the mother of an 8 or 9 month old baby girl—has hoisted her low-key hideaway in the monied community of Montecito, CA on the market with a $7,500,000 asking price.The Hollywood royal purchased the property in early June 2010 for $5,705,000, long before before she hooked up with her handsome third husband and baby daddy, art consultant Will Kopelman. The quirky and savvy couple were married on the property in June 2012 in a traditional Jewish ceremony attended by a slew of celebrity guests including Cameron Diaz, Busy Phillipps, Jimmy Fallon, Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johansson. The then-preggers bride and the groom both wore Chanel, but that's really neither here not there in terms of the real estate matter at hand, is it?*Remote-controlled gates swing open to a gravel driveway. Imagine, children, the welcoming crunch of that gravel under the tires of a luxury automobile after a hectic, traffic-choked two hour drive up the 101 from Los Angeles. Heaven. Anyways, a wide circular drive wraps itself around a stately old tree in front of the multi-winged main house where a humble red brick apron stretches out in front of the front door. The traditional, vaguely Monterey Colonial was designed by Santa Barbara architect Chester Carjola and built in 1937, according to listing details, and is currently configured with six bedrooms and 7.5 bathrooms in a spacious but manageable 6,258 square feet.The front entrance hall is certainly large enough to greet guests comfortably but small enough to do away with the stuffy formality and in-your-face grandiosity of an unnecessarily capacious foyer like those too often found in the mortifyingly steroidal faux-Tuscan and mock-Med macmansions built in upscale gated suburbs in every corner of the country.Double doors connect through to an elegantly proportioned and fully paneled formal living room with dark-stained wood floors, a large fireplace, and deep set French doors with original wood shutters. Built-in bookcases on either end of the long room appear to be filled with actual books and other interesting looking knickknacks and paddy whacks that Your Mama could easily spend an afternoon perusing quietly. Miz Barrymore and Mister Kopelmen have sparely but boldly furnished the room with little more than a few armchairs around the perimeter, a cream colored baby grand piano in the corner, and grouped in front of the fireplace a pair of gusty, psychedelic print sofas set on a neutral toned and decoratively au courant Moroccan Beni Ourain carpet.The dark wood floors extend into the adjacent library that is also fully wood paneled and also has a fireplace and built-in bookcases filled with more books and objet. On the floor there are two well-worn zebra hide rugs and, in a sun lit corner, an antique-looking chess table. We'd presume that this is the room where Mister and Missus Kopeman watch the boob-toob but we sort of imagine they're the sort of people who don't watch—or even own—a television. Then again, what do we know? Maybe they're avid fans of Preachers' Daughter and never miss a ballistically tawdry episode.The long, dinner party-sized formal dining has over-sized multi-pane windows with long views over the backyard's vast rolling lawn and white wainscoting topped by celadon colored walls. An Old School antique chandelier glimmers above the table and, for some inexplicable reason, there are a whole bunch of fluffy sheep skin pelts scattered haphazardly around the room.Wood and glass doors in the library and the dining room open into a b
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