Nicole LaPorte is a West Coast reporter for The Daily Beast. A former film reporter for Variety, she has also written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Observer, and W.
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The World's 12 Most Fashionable Hotels
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Victoria Beckham was just offered $40 million to design a hotel in Dubai. From Ralph Lauren's Jamaica villas to a Vera Wang suite in Waikiki, VIEW OUR GALLERY of designer hotels.
When France Adored Us
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Jill Jonnes is the author of Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count. She is also the author of Empires of Light and Conquering Gotham and holds a degree from Columbia Journalism School and a Ph.D. in American History from Johns Hopkins University.
In an excerpt from her new book, Jill Jonnes shows Paris on July 4, 1889-with cowboys firing guns in the air, raucous Champagne bashes, and Old Glory flying atop the brand new Eiffel Tower.
Festival of Lights
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Catie Marron is a former editor of living and style at Vogue and the current chairman of the board of trustees at the New York Public Library.
For the holidays, a look at some of the most exciting light installations around the world.
Festival of Lights
Noted British lighting designer Bruce Munro and six assistants worked over three days to install the 6.000 acrylic stems that make up the "Field of...
How Oscars Ruin a Marriage
The Pure Greed of Obama's Phony Health-Care Reform
Michael Moore is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author. He directed and produced Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko. He has also written seven books, most recently, Mike’s Election Guide 2008.
Women in The World Featured Panel: Rape as a Weapon of War
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Obama and Bibi Face to Face
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The Right Stifles Debate
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
