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Social Diary• August 3, 2021

The Life and Times of Billy McCarty-Cooper

Part 3. The Epicurean Life. Billy McCarty Cooper. The end of the story, and the great Cooper Cubist Art Collection...

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Anatomy of the Collector

Social Diary• August 2, 2021.
An Epicurean life in the form of Douglas Cooper, a brilliant and difficult man, one of the century’s greatest modern art collectors; Controversial, complicated, yet with a brilliant eye, and a spectacular collector of modern art. Part II of III... READ MORE
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Billy; An Epicurean Life Late 20th Century

Social Diary• July 29, 2021.
Looking into past lives, a world emerges with other players and other casts, all related even deeply... READ MORE
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Hollywood Lives, Part II, Women in Charge

Social Diary• July 20, 2021.
Part II of Hollywood Women; how the working girls made great and important progress in the industry... READ MORE
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Domain Names at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• July 1, 2021.
Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew takes us on a tour of the properties, private and public, with house names, then the only de rigueur address for any property of distinction in Palm Beach history... READ MORE
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L’Chaim at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• June 11, 2021.
L’Chaim ... L’Chaim. Our distinguished art and and architectural and social historian in Palm Beach, Augustus Mayhew, reports on the Jewish hostelries in PB 80 years ago, and how far time has taken us in a relatively short time. Its own triumph. In the end, we’re all Just Folks... READ MORE
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PB Social History: Island Bubble

Palm Beach• May 17, 2021.
Augustus Mayhew reviews the history of Palm Beach real estate from its conception a century ago to its ongoing jackpot development today... READ MORE
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The Sporting Life at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• May 4, 2021.
Our ultimate art, architecture, and social historian Augustus Mayhew takes us on a boat trip through history that is the key to its greatness as a resort... READ MORE
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Palm Beach Social Diary: Garden Club party revives panache

Palm Beach• April 12, 2021.
Augustus Mayhew reports on the Garden Club of Palm Beach reception that drew more than 200 for its inaugural outdoor flower show... READ MORE
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There and back again

Social Diary• April 6, 2021.
A photo album of American people’s history to give you a sense of another time and world from the 19th century into the 20th... READ MORE
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Palm Beach Social Diary: Palm Beach Modern

Palm Beach• April 1, 2021.
Augustus Mayhew tours the Modern (and Moderne) architectural style that came into vogue very early in the 20th century and turned classic to this day... READ MORE
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Remembering the Best: Bobby Short

Social Diary• March 23, 2021.
Marking the anniversary of the death of Bobby Short who left us this week 16 years ago after a lifelong career as one of the greatest entertainers of the century... READ MORE
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Schulenberg’s Page: Only in Manhattan!

Guest Diary• March 5, 2021.
Bob recalls the Summer in the city in ’75 with a brief visit to the Pines in Fire Island, and also at DPC’s house in Connecticut, and back to summer in Manhattan with lots going on... READ MORE

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