Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Holiday Rock

Posted on August 26, 2008 - Filed Under Art & Culture, Entertainment | Leave a Comment

Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a rock orchestra founded by Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. O’Neill had managed and produced rock bands including Aerosmith, Humble Pie and Scorpions, later writing for and producing Savatage, where he began working with Kinkel and Oliva.
The roots of TSO are found in Savatage, a traditional heavy metal […]

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival - Ashland

Posted on August 12, 2008 - Filed Under Art & Culture, Travel | Leave a Comment

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, established in 1935, is among the oldest and largest regional professional repertory theater companies in the United States.
The festival reports that in 2007 total attendance in its three theaters was 404,730, with patrons seeing an average of three shows and almost 90 percent of the audience traveling […]

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Space Wedding - Out of This World

Posted on June 24, 2008 - Filed Under Art & Culture | 1 Comment

Those of you who think outside the box and have been fantasizing about a unique way to get married ….. you may want to try this new destination. Carrie Bradshaw found solace in the Registrar’s Office to get hitched, but you may want to try Space!
Japanese space transportation provider Rocketplane Kistler and wedding planner “First […]

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Luxury Doghouses for Fido

Posted on May 20, 2008 - Filed Under Art & Culture | Leave a Comment

There is no question that people love their pets, and we’ll do almost anything to make them happy and give them the very best available. Including where they sleep.
One trendy way to spoil our furry friends is buy them their very own mini-mansion to live in.
These luxury doghouses are artistically designed and built from the ground up […]

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World’s Largest Barbie Collection Sold in Auction

Posted on March 11, 2008 - Filed Under Art & Culture | Leave a Comment

The Barbie doll has been a treasured collectible for decades. What started out as a simple doll for girls by toy maker Mattel, has turned into a massive worldwide, collectible market.
Thought to be the largest single-owner Barbie collection ever auctioned, the Dutch collection was sold in September of 2006 by Christie’s of London. The Barbie collection […]

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Pet Market - $40 Billion Strong

Posted on February 16, 2008 - Filed Under Art & Culture | Leave a Comment

 
Mary Ann Guarino-Schlau, of Joplin, has two living rooms: one for her and one for her 14 dogs. Guarino-Schlau’s furry “babies” have their own couch, love seat, chair, television set, radio and pillows. They are her life. Each dog has its own collar, identification tag and clothing that fits its personality. Four baskets of dog […]

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Luxury Living Trends for 2008

Posted on December 26, 2007 - Filed Under Art & Culture, Travel | Leave a Comment

 
As 2007 winds down, we can reflect on the challenges we endured - teetering economy, soaring gas prices, crashing real estate market, and unrest around the world. But KWE Group believes luxury travel markets will continue to expand, while consumers of high-end products will hone their tastes ever more pointedly. The urge for self expression will […]

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Krone - The Amelia Earhart Pen

Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Art & Culture | Leave a Comment

 
To commemorate her achievements as a female pilot and champion of commercial aviation, Krone has created a limited edition Amelia Earhart fountain pen in a herringbone - patterned, blue celluloid with sterling silver accents.
The Amelia Earhart pen is the latest in a long list of exquisite limited editions offered by Krone. The brand is best […]

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J.K. Rowling - 2007 Entertainer of the Year

Posted on November 27, 2007 - Filed Under Art & Culture, Entertainment | Leave a Comment

Author J.K. Rowling was named “Entertainer of the Year” by Entertainment Weekly. Her success with the “Harry Potter” series of books is staggering.  Revenue from all “Harry Potter related sources is about $15 billion. 400 million books sold worldwide. $4.5 billion in worldwide box office ticket gross sales, for all five of the “Harry Potter” movie films. A truly […]

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Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”, More Than A Painting?

Posted on November 10, 2007 - Filed Under Art & Culture | Leave a Comment

 
Leonardo Da Vinci, the Renaissance genius, has raised new awareness to his famous “The Last Supper” painting.  An Italian musician thinks there are musical notes encoded in his most popular work of art. Giovanni Maria Pala drew the five lines of a musical staff over the painting and associated the loaves of bread and the […]

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