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Beverly Hills
Before Beverly Hills was home to the rich and famous, the area was better known for its lima beans.
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Being powerful
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. - Margaret Thatcher”
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The Maidstone Club
The Maidstone Club is a private country club on the Atlantic Ocean in the village of East Hampton, New York.In addition to a private beach, pool, tennis house, and club house, Maidstone has both an...
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The Browning School is a New York preparatory for boys founded in 1888 by John A. Browning. Arthur Jones succeeded Browning as Headmaster in 1920 and moved the school from West 55th Street to its...
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St. George's School
St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, coeducational boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA, just east of the city of Newport. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron...
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The Felsted School
Felsted School is an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, England. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st...
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The Myth of Wealthy Men and Pretty Women
By James Hamblin, www.theatlantic.comIn one illustrious study of love (“human sexual selection”) in 1986, psychologists David Buss and Michael Barnes asked people to rank 76 characteristics: What do...
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The Good Life
Nantucket is an island 30 miles (48 km) south of Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket. The name, , is adapted from similar...
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Alta salmon river lures the wealthy
The sheer number of expensive private jets parked at the airport in the relatively small northern Norwegian town of Alta is a good indication that Norway’s wild salmon season is in full swing. The...
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The rich get richer
The Rich Are Even Richer By Mark Gilbert With apologies to both F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, it seems the rich are not only different than you and me; they also have even more money than...
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Mega-wealthy ditch historic halls for shiny new-builds
Why are the rich buying new-build property, and what does it mean for historic homes? By Sarah Coles, Once-loved historic estates and country piles look set for a future of neglect and...
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Manners
“I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye “Call a jack a...
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Manners
“It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was still obliged to dress for dinner.” ― Georgette Heyer “A true gentleman is one that apologizes...
View ArticleAll But Three of America's 185 Wealthiest Families Have One Striking Thing in...
By Zak Cheney-Rice They're white. Yes, all of them.Forbes magazine has compiled "the first comprehensive ranking of the richest families in America," featuring 185 clans with fortunes of at least $1...
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New Study Finds That Friends Have Similar DNA
Our friends seem to be more genetically similar to us than strangers, according to a new U.S. study led by prominent Greek-American professor of sociology and medicine at Yale University Nicholas...
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Q: What did the WASP say to the iron lung patient?A: Tell me again why you can’t find a job.
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