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Art & Culture

Luxury Doghouses for Fido

by admin on May 20, 2008

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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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

by admin on February 16, 2008

 
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

by admin on December 26, 2007

 
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

by admin on December 10, 2007

 
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

by admin on November 27, 2007

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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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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The Missing Act of Arthur Miller

by admin on October 29, 2007

 
The life of Arthur Miller played out like one of his famed novels, “Death of a Salesman” or “The Crucible”.  He was marriage to Marilyn Monroe was highly visible, but there is a dark cloud that followed the man who died in February 2005.  There’s never been a public photograph of his forgotten son, Daniel Miller.  [...]

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Rostropovich’s Art Collection Back in Russia

by admin on October 20, 2007

 
A collection of Russina art, collected over 30 years is returning to its motherland. Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov purchased the great cellist’s collection in a private deal with Sotheby’s auction house. Full article

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Is There Really Fine Art in Tinseltown?

by admin on October 20, 2007

 
So why are so many art aficionados flocking to the City of Angels? Woody Allen once appropriately joked that L.A.’s greatest cultural advantage was the opportunity to make a right turn at a red light. Well times are changing in Los Angeles. The boom has arrived and artists are now seeing record sales. Full article

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