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Guy Wildenstein Trades Up
Jeez, Louise. After ditching the Plaza, the art mogul find another wondrous gem on the East Side.
Posted 10/03/08 in Daily Intel : Real-Estate Porn
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New Yorkers Look Past Bloomberg’s Money, Love Him for Himself
We didn't know such a thing was possible! We exclusively love people FOR their money.
Posted 08/07/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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Phony Rockefeller on the Lam in New York Area
An odd New England man of leisure kidnapped his own daughter and may be in New York waters right now, heading for Bermuda.
Posted 07/29/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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On Your Way to the Country? Are You Sure You're Not Forgetting Something?
The 'Times' takes on the very real perils of having to deal with two homes.
Posted 07/25/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Dick Grasso Gets to Keep His $187.5 Million
A court today threw out the final claims against the former NYSE chairman with the colossal pay package.
Posted 07/01/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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High-Profile Bris on Sunday — You're Invited
Donald Trump! Amy Sacco! The grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson! These are just a few of the wonders in store for you.
Posted 05/30/08 in Daily Intel : Intel
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Today in Class Envy: Brooke Astor's Park Avenue Floor Plan
How DO you fit five bedrooms, three maids rooms, six bathrooms, six terraces, a library, a sitting room, a dining room, several walk-in closets, and a private gallery all in one apartment? We know you were wondering...
Posted 05/06/08 in Daily Intel : Real Estate Porn
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Alex Kuczynski Totally Had Her Baby, and We Didn't Even Notice
And it's a darling boy named Maxime Dudley. We imagine how great his life is going to be.
Posted 04/30/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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Steve Schwarzman's Great Library Gift, Writ Small
The Blackstone billionaire's name will only appear on the building in letters under three inches tall.
Posted 04/23/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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Warren Buffett: There Is Nothing to Fear But Fear Greed Fear
The Berkshire Hathaway founder and world's richest man does a twentieth-century billionaire's riff on FDR's famous line.
Posted 04/14/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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Daily Intel: STCU (Special Taste Crimes Unit)
We're in a recession, and the ultrarich are spending money like it's, well, going out of style. Spending one's own money, you might say, is not a crime. But as far as we're concerned, bragging about it to the 'Times' should be.
Posted 04/14/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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Pimp Their Jets!
You thought you had problems. Try finding someone to install a mother-of-pearl ceiling on your private jet.
Posted 04/09/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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The Rich Are Still Able to Exclude You, Even in Recession
The 'Observer' has one of its great obnoxious quote roundups (er, articles) about getting into exclusive buildings this morning.
Posted 04/09/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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Jamie Johnson Loves It When You Hate the Rich
Today's the big day for Jamie Johnson, when his documentary The One Percent premieres on Cinemax tonight at 6:30. In the past couple of weeks, he's been doing interviews about it, and, we have to say, we've been continually amused by his painstakingly cultivated stubble and "It's freshman year, and I just took off my white baseball hat" hairstyle. But now it's crunch time, and the twice-Emmy-nominated documentarian is having to face critics and fans who have been waiting to see how he follows up on his debut work, Born Rich. The sophomore effort focuses on the wealth gap in America and tries to get across that, Hello, it's really, really big. "I see it as we have a legitimate problem out there and most people in my position aren't willing to recognize it," he explained to Forbes. "I don't see it as rich boy's guilt." Today's "Rush & Molloy" column points out that, awkwardly, much of the film is an attack on the Fanjul family, members of Johnson's social cohort. (The filmmaker assures the Palm Beach Post that he "doesn't hate" them.) The Times took a croquet swing at the film today, and we can tell they sort of liked it in spite of themselves, though they call it "immature" and complain that "Mr. Johnson thinks he is telling us something we don’t already know."
Posted 02/21/08 in Daily Intel : White Men With Money
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Jamie Johnson: The Superrich Are Totally Psyched About Recessions
You've gotta love Jamie Johnson. The prettiest boy heir of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune has a real knack for uncovering the most confusing and loathsome aspects of wealth. First we heard about all of his tragic but forgivably young and naïve friends in Born Rich, his debut documentary. Now, with his sophomore effort, The One Percent, we're apparently going to hear about the older versions of these subjects — the ones whose offensiveness we can't shrug off as due to youth or stupidity. "Contrary to common assumption, many of the wealthiest Americans aren't worried about the weakening economy at all," Johnson wrote on the Huffington Post last night. "They are actually excited about it." Wait, wha? But they're the ones who are going to lose the most money! (Oh, wait. They're still going to have tons of it while we have less of the little we had originally.) Johnson explains the so-called glee of the ultrarich:
To them, the crisis in the housing market, the recent slide in stock prices, and the general loss in purchasing power for millions of Americans have resulted in the thinning of the aristocratic ranks, or in other words, have decreased demand for the highest level of luxury living. Ironically, for the mega-rich, recession brings with it the ability to live well at a lower cost and with less of a hassle.
Posted 02/20/08 in Daily Intel : In Other News
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