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Down among the sheltering palms – that is, the palms of Palm Beach

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Quieter days coming to Palm Beach as the weather up here warms up, but not as quiet as it used to be what with the many in the madding crowd staying put... READ MORE
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Community philanthropy

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Long House Reserve’s inaugural Larsen Lecture at Christie's; Museum of Arts and Design's opening of two highly anticipated exhibitions for Spring; plus Christophe von Hohenberg’s previously unseen photographs opening in Palm Beach; and Marc Rosen’s party for Lenox Hill Hospital House Calls; very important to know about... READ MORE
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Part III: The Life and Times of Billy McCarty-Cooper

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The final chapter of Billy McCarty Cooper and his life with Douglas Cooper and the history of the world’s greatest Cubist Art Collection... READ MORE
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Part II: Billy and Douglas; Anatomy of the Collector

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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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Part I: Billy McCarty-Cooper; An Epicurean Life

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Billy’s story, part 1 of 3; an ambitious boy from a small town conquers the big world and the ways of men. Fate is watching... READ MORE
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A tale about Joan

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A brilliant St. Patrick’s Day dinner on a beautiful night in New York reminds of a tale about Joan Crawford in the neighborhood; and not just any neighborhood... READ MORE
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Bidding for a chapter in the story

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Following an auction of a fabulous estate in Palm Beach of a tycoon and his wife who had eyes for history and style... READ MORE
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The duchess and the donut

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A good Royal story; Prince Andrew rescued by his devoted ex-wife and duchess, Sarah... READ MORE
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Entering the blooming period

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The town’s back in business and the fundraising has begun again with the Annual Lifeline New York Benefit Dinner in aid of children’s hospitals in Serbia and New York's very own Memorial Sloan Kettering’s 30th annual Bunny Hop... READ MORE
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MARILYN: Time for a Makeover

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Notes from Marilyn Monroe biographer Edward Z. Epstein... READ MORE
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The Rise and Fall of the Stotesburys

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A September song for a brilliant banker and a lovely widow who turned their marriage into a royal event that disappeared with fate and the economy of the world... READ MORE
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A visit with the “Gregory Gift”

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A trip to the Frick Madison to get a glimpse of Alexis Gregory’s exceptional collection of bronzes, sculptures and enamels. Memorable... READ MORE

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