A member of the New York based Durst real estate dynasty and worth some $100 million, cross-dresser Robert Durst first came to the attention of the public when his first wife, Kathie, disappeared (more…)
Tag: society
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Robert Durst
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Kate Enters: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”
The Steeple Times asks artist and curator Kate Enters: “What’s on your mantelpiece?” (more…)
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John Pappajohn
Billionaire Des Moines venture capitalist John Pappajohn was amusingly quoted as saying “Pappa’s in the house” when he dedicated the Pappajohn Business Building at the University of Iowa. (more…) -
Review: Farage Fans & UKIP Lovers
Matthew Steeples reviews a Channel 5 documentary about UKIP supporters (more…)
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Alexandra Lebenthal (AKA “The New Queen of Wall Street”)
In her 2010 novel, The Recessionistas, this esteemed Jewish mother of three chronicled the consequences of economic collapse for a wealthy New York investment banker and his socialite wife. (more…) -
The hypocrisy of England
Playwright Alan Bennett chooses ‘hypocrisy’ as Britain’s best achievement (more…)
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Elyse Newhouse (née Elyse Applebaum)
This New York based philanthropist married the grandson of Advance Publications founder Samuel I. Newhouse, Sr. (1895 – 1979) in 1988. (more…) -
Amanda Eliasch (née Amanda Brown)
A London and Los Angeles based filmmaker, writer, poet and photographer, Amanda Eliasch was born in Beirut and is a regular on any “most invited list”. (more…) -
Manthe Penton Harrap
Featured on the BBC documentary Modern Times: Welcome to Mayfair in February 2015, Manthe Penton Harrap tells her Twitter followers that she believes “health is wealth”. (more…)
