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...gilded bubble otherwise known as Aspen, Colo., the local pecking order isn't kind to outsiders. At the top are the natives, then the Johnny-come-latelies, followed by the tourists--who are vermin in most resort towns. But in Aspen, the bottom slot goes to guys like David Massarano, a prosperous real estate attorney from Houston who recently dropped $470,000 for three slices of a one-bedroom condo in the six-week-old Hyatt Grand Aspen, 157 steps from the gondola at the base of Aspen Mountain...
Massarano is not the only flatlander engaged in a high-stakes land rush for fractionals--the new-millennium term for time shares in lavish condominium projects in Aspen and other beautiful-people playgrounds sprouting around the world. Shelling out an average $221,600 for a deeded share, these Range Rover-in', Fendi-friendly folks who live to ski, golf and power shop are buying a couple of weeks of prime time in first-class venues stretching from the West Coast through the Rockies to the Gulf of Mexico. More often than not, though, the tab ranges from...
During a training session at Colorado's Snowmass Mountain, near Aspen last week, a group of lite snowboarders who call themselves the Collection swooshed, spun and flipped over a curved channel, or half-pipe, changing the way their sport is played...
Business-school rankings often address how much graduates earn. But two nonprofits, the World Resources Institute and the Aspen Institute, assess M.B.A. programs by their commitment to social responsibility instead. Here are some of the progressive schools that ranked highest this year. See beyondgreypinstripes.org for the full list...
...know it’s happened.Kevin Brennan is an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live” as both a writer and performer. This year is shaping up to be his breakout year, having been voted “Best Comedian” by the Aspen Comedy Festival and having starred in his own HBO special. He appeared in an episode of “Spin City” that was voted as having one of the 50 Funniest TV Moments of All Time by TV Guide. He performs regularly on “Late Night with Conan...