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...perks of White House living is getting to see current movies in the comfort of your own stately mansion. Which brings up the question, What will the new First Family select for its first screening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Steven Soderbergh's five-hour epic Che? Doubtful. My money is on Hotel for Dogs, a resolutely chirpy, exceedingly safe family film aimed squarely and shamelessly at Malia and Sasha Obama's puppy-loving demographic. (See pictures of presidential First Dogs...
Good Times. Want to see how they kicked back in the good ole days? The Castle Hill Inn and Resort in Newport, R.I., a Relais & Châteaux hotel located in a restored mansion overlooking the ocean, is offering a "Gilded Age Package" complete with a midnight champagne tour at the Newport mansions. Book two nights and get a welcome gift in-room; a private tour of the Breakers and Elms mansions; afternoon tea; a three- or five-course gourmet dinner; gourmet breakfast; and a one-year membership to the Newport Preservation Society, which gives you free admission...
...Those diplomatic words come from a man many are expecting will put up a fight for the governor's mansion in 2010, when Lisa Madigan is also expected to run. When asked whether he would have made the same move as Lisa Madigan in trying to get the governor ousted, Birkett insisted he would not. "Illinois is currently the laughingstock of the nation," he claimed. It was a power play by the AG, he said, and one that stood little chance of success since it requires some proof that the governor is somehow incapacitated - not just allegedly corrupt...
Hilton, Paris •front door of mansion of is carelessly left open by - because really, what does anything matter, really? - allowing thief to stroll in and steal $2 million worth of jewelry from...
...immediate success. The Yule Log became a TV mainstay in New York that regularly won its time slot; dozens of other U.S. cities either picked up the WPIX footage or shot their own. The Log did have its drawbacks, however. The original 16mm footage (shot in Gracie Mansion, home of New York Mayor John Lindsay) was only 17 seconds long, and the flames skipped noticeably every time it looped. In 1970, with the original film deteriorating, WPIX decided to reshoot the video as a six-minute 35mm loop. When producers approached the Mayor's office for permission to film again...