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Manhattan’s Lost Gilded Age Mansions
Looking Back at Manhattan’s Lost Gilded Age Mansions Thursday, February 9, 2012, by Rob Bear ["Clark's Folly," as it once stood at 77th and Fifth (Photos: New York Historical Society)] Before the...
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This Is Why You Were Friended or Unfriended
November 17th is National Unfriend Day, but why put off tomorrow what you can do today? I feel no obligation to remain facebook friends with people from high school or old coworkers or people I used to...
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Montgomery Clift – Style Icon
NAME: Edward Montgomery Clift OCCUPATION: Film Actor BIRTH DATE: October 17, 1920 DEATH DATE: July 23, 1966 PLACE OF BIRTH: Omaha, Nebraska PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York BEST KNOWN FOR: Actor...
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Gore Vidal – Style Icon
“Fifty percent of people won’t vote, and fifty percent don’t read newspapers. I hope it’s the same fifty percent.” NAME: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal OCCUPATION: Critic, Author, Playwright BIRTH DATE:...
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Antonio Lopez – Style Icon
Antonio Lopez (February 11, 1943 – March 17, 1987) was a fashion illustrator whose work appeared in such publications as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Interview and The New York Times. Several books...
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Carrie Donovan – Style Icon
I am a sucker for huge glasses, truth be told. You have got to OWN your look, make it yours, and do not hide from it. Become know by it and your “style” becomes stylish and copied. Ladies and...
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Remembering Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn died yesterday. I loaded “Van Cliburn Conducts Interlochen Youth Symphony and Chorus” onto my iPod before I left for work this morning, so I could listen to him conduct my uncle Waldie...
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Happy Birthday Albert Einstein
NAME: Albert Einstein OCCUPATION: Physicist BIRTH DATE: March 14, 1879 DEATH DATE: April 18, 1955 EDUCATION: Luitpold Gymnasium, Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (Swiss Federal Polytechnic...
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Karen Silkwood – Style Icon
NAME: Karen Silkwood OCCUPATION: Activist BIRTH DATE: February 19, 1946 DEATH DATE: November 13, 1974 PLACE OF BIRTH: Longview, Texas PLACE OF DEATH: Crescent, Oklahoma Best Known For: Karen Silkwood...
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Montgomery Clift – Style Icon
Have you seen A Place in the Sun or Misfits lately? Have you seen them ever? They both have ridiculously talented casts that make them more than worthwhile to watch.NAME: Edward Montgomery Clift...
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Rear View Mirror – My Week in Review
Last week, someone asked me what my freak flag was, what did I nerd-out/fan-boy over, what was my passion? and I had to really think about it for a while. I mean, I am clearly obsessed with...
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Happy Birthday Antonio Lopez
Today is the 71st Birthday of Antonio Lopez (February 11, 1943 – March 17, 1987). Antonio was a fashion illustrator whose work appeared in such publications as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Interview...
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Happy Birthday Karen Silkwood
Tomorrow is the 68th birthday of Karen Silkwood. Her death nearly 40 years ago, still considered mysterious by many, has become a rallying point for nuclear energy activists, whistle blowers and union...
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Happy Birthday Betty Hutton
Today is the 93rd birthday of Betty Hutton. NAME: Betty Hutton OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Singer BIRTH DATE: February 26, 1921 DEATH DATE: March 11, 2007 PLACE OF BIRTH: Battle Creek, Michigan PLACE...
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Happy Birthday Dorothy Gish
NAME: Dorothy Gish OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress BIRTH DATE: March 11, 1898 DEATH DATE: June 04, 1968 PLACE OF BIRTH: Dayton, Ohio PLACE OF DEATH: Rapallo, Liguria, Italy FULL NAME:...
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Happy Birthday Anna Maria Piaggi
Anna Maria Piaggi (22 March 1931 – 7 August 2012) was an Italian fashion writer and style icon. Piaggi was born in Milan in 1931. She worked as a translator for an Italian publishing company...
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Happy Birthday Carrie Donovan
This week is Carrie Donovan’s 86th birthday. I am a sucker for huge glasses, truth be told. You have got to OWN your look, make it yours, and do not hide from it. Become know by it and your “style”...
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Happy Birthday Christine Jorgensen
Today is the 88th birthday of Christine Jorgensen. When confronted with people’s opinions about the gender identities of others, I often claim that they are the bravest people we will ever meet....
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Happy Birthday Milton Berle
Today is the 106th birthday of Milton Berle. NAME: Milton Berle OCCUPATION: Radio Personality, Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Personality BIRTH DATE: July 12, 1908 DEATH DATE:...
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Happy Birthday James Baldwin
NAME: James Baldwin OCCUPATION: Writer BIRTH DATE: August 2, 1924 DEATH DATE: December 1, 1987 EDUCATION: The New School, DeWitt Clinton High School PLACE OF BIRTH: Harlem, New York PLACE OF DEATH:...
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