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AirBnB: Changing The Culture of Global TravelThe rent-a-room model of AirBnb has brought global travel to the masses. A culture-changing concept, AirBnB allows everyday people to cure their wanderlust on a dime through opening up their homes to fellow travelers, and relying on strangers across the globe for affordable lodging abroad. The site is turning travel lifestyle on its head: with […] |
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Fashion Week FW14 Street Style (New York, Milan, Paris)At fashion week Fall/Winter 2014, the show is as much off the runway as it is onstage. Before the show, after the show, backstage, on the streets – world famous fashion editors, models, celebrities, and stylists show off amazing clothes with major panache. Top models such as Fei Fei Sun, Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss, Hanne […] |
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L.A. ConfidentialLos Angeles has long been a city with a flawed reputation. Some people see it as a haven where the rich and famous go to behave badly, while others see it as the birthplace of lowbrow cultural phenomena like reality TV and over-the-top action movies. Despite being the historic home of the film industry, the city […] |
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Jackson Hole: The Valley’s Best HotelsTucked into a corner of northwestern Wyoming ringed by national parks, Jackson Hole is the American Wild West meets winter wonderland. Move over, Aspen and Vail. Remote, yet truly upscale, celebrities come to Jackson Hole to escape rather than be seen, whether they want to hit the slopes or cuddle up by the fire in […] |
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Fashion’s New Trend MakersHistorically, fashion entrepreneurs have followed one tried-and-true career trajectory: they worked as a designer and launched their own clothing company. Today, however, the advent of the internet and an increasingly global market mean that an entrepreneur can instead create her own unique formula for success. One inspired idea, combined with a distinct need in the […] |
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Robert De NiroThere are two sides to Robert De Niro. One is the legendary actor, the quintessential American movie star. We all know his movies and his famous lines. Even the different expressions of his face are iconic. And then there’s De Niro the traveler and entrepreneur, which many people don’t know about. De Niro takes launching […] |
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Arabian Lights of QatarJust across the Persian Gulf from the famously ritzy city of Dubai, Doha is the new megalopolis of the Middle East. Through the vision of Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani, the Arab state of Qatar has built Doha’s cityscape and scene, which emerges to rival the standby destinations of the world’s most affluent. The city’s mystery is […] |
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The Amazing Stan LeeIf there is any man as superhuman as Spiderman, The Hulk, Ironman, The X-Men, and all the rest of the heroes of the Marvel Universe, that man is for sure, Stan Lee. Co-creating about 90% of Marvel’s characters with the likes of artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, now Stan’s superheroes and supervillains are are […] |
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Tech InnovatorsIt’s safe to say that twenty years ago, we might not have even imagined the world that we live in today. With the click of a button – or in some cases, no action required at all – we can create things, experience augmented reality, or simply live a lifestyle of enhanced comfort and convenience. […] |
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The Subterraneans: A Tour of San Francisco’s SubculturesSan Francisco is home to an eclectic pool of subcultures, fueled by post-World War II American politics and in some cases, experimentation with substances to achieve altered states of mind. Home to the Beat Generation and the “Summer of Love”, hippies, drag queens, and political activists have long been attracted by the city’s history of […] |