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...Starchild. Despite prevailing concerns about the flaccid economy, it had been a very good day. Stanley, however, says the rewards are more than monetary. "I like the idea that the snobbism is taken out of it here," he observes, as shaggy-haired guys in rhinestone-encrusted Kiss shirts sip wine and gaze at paintings. "I'm exposing people to art who have never been in a gallery." And they were doing something you don't often see people do at a highbrow art exhibit: they were having an incredible time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Kiss Front Man to Gallery Artiste | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...Ring.” There’s popcorn and cookies aplenty, but only about ten people sprawled around the television. 11:35 p.m. Krista E. Weiss ’09, former HoCo executive and the brains behind the slumber party, enters with both food and wine in hand. “I was sitting in the dining hall with my block mates, and we were talking about funny things we could do in Pfoho, and I just thought of having a sleepover,” says Weiss. According to her, the general response was positive, but the actual turnout...

Author: By Sanghyeon Park, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scene and Heard: | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...Oasis. In L.A., the Luxe Hotel's "Stay & Save" promotion offers 15% off rates if you stay three nights, or 20% off if you stay four or more nights, through July 31. In addition to the discount, you'll also get a complimentary glass of wine or cappuccino in the Luxe Lounge, plus cooling cucumber eye pads in your room, which are intended to "soothe eyes tired from reading the day's financial headlines." If you want more pampering, get massages, facials and pedicures at the hotel's spa. The hotel also has a pool and tennis court and allows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Agatha Christie's Private Escape, and Other Travel Goodies | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...undergo a sex change late in life. “I received a letter she sent out a letter to many folks explaining why she was making the decision she made,” DiGiovanni said. “She sent it with a gift, a nice bottle of wine or champagne with a letter explaining what was happening,” Cardullo-Tavilla said that dealing with the transition was difficult at times, but she and her siblings accepted their father’s decision because they wanted Cardullo to be happy. “Wearing a dress...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cardullo’s Owner, 68, Dies of Cancer | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...Trading on Zimbabwe's volatile stock market made Wall Street's dubious derivatives look like Treasury bills. With an economy locked out of the global financial system, daring foreign hedge funds and institutional investors saw this obscure market - much like emerging investment funds in wine and fine art - as an opportunity to diversify, or seek "exotic beta," in finance parlance. Though real returns may occasionally hit the high double digits, says Shumba, investing here can seem like playing Russian roulette: the exchange is highly fickle and illiquid, with a total market capitalization that has fluctuated tenfold in the past year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 25-Min. Workweek on Zimbabwe's Stock Exchange | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

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