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22 June3 comments

jrofop wrote 3 weeks ago: http://condron.us                                                            http://alphainventions. … more →

Tags: Personal Interests, weirdralph, Trolls, Freddie Prinze, Todd Rundgren, www.crazyfads.com, New Media Design BuffaloNY, Miguel A. Cardona, http://twitter.com/miggi

Ex-S&C Lawyer Denies Conflict in Brooke Astor Representation | ABA ...

kojoromi wrote 3 weeks ago: Ex-S&C Lawyer Denies Conflict in Brooke Astor Representation | ABA … Get Staten Island, N … more →

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Brooke Astor and a Full Throttle Life

mentalrules wrote 1 month ago: Brooke Astor is known as the Grand Dame of New York. She recently died at 105 but gave away millions … more →

Tags: full throttle, Sunday Morning, Tiger Woods

Brooke Astor and Happiness2 comments

mentalrules wrote 1 month ago: Brooke Astor is known as the Grand Dame of New York. She recently died at 105 but gave away millions … more →

Tags: happiness, Sunday Morning, Tiger Woods, u s open

02 June

jrofop wrote 1 month ago: http://condron.us                                                 http://alphainventions.com Like … more →

Tags: Personal Interests, www.fark.com, http://daysthatendiny.com, http://iliveforyourvisits.com, www.coolquiz.com, Sagittarius, dana carvey, http://claytonmorris.com, jackie gleason

Kent State Massacre

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Tags: carnage, Tori Spelling

morgreg wrote 1 month ago: Recently read The Last Mrs Astor by Frances Kiernan. And, of course, court proceedings over the trea … more →

Tags: Kiernan, Vincent Astor Foundation, Community Development

Cecil Beaton

thefoodinista wrote 5 months ago: Recently finished reading The Last Mrs. Astor, a biography which contains a fantastic photograph o … more →

Tags: Fashion, Bouvier Sisters, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Cecil Beaton, Countess Bismarck, Marilyn Monroe, marlene dietrich, Photography, the Queen Mother

You can't make this stuff up

Sean Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: From Janet Maslin’s review of Meryl Gordon’s “Mrs Astor Regrets”: Although … more →

Tags: Books, Not just about Africa, African-Americans, You Can't Make This Stuff Up!, Mrs Astor Regrets, Vartan Gregorian, Krugerrands

John Jacob Astor: America's First Multimillionaire

tweelight wrote 7 months ago: On The Deal Maker: How William C. Durant Made General Motors: “A well-written biography. … more →

Tags: John Jacob Astor, Leonardo Di Caprio, rose dewitt bukater, titanic rose, Axel Madsen

A SEASON OF SPLENDOR Recreates Gilded Age New York

cpshannon wrote 8 months ago: October 27, 2008 — Indulgent parties, dazzling dresses, elaborate marbled palaces lining Fifth … more →

Tags: General, Astor, astors, caroline astor, gilded era, history astor place, history new york, mrs astor, new york social scene

Glamorous Wednesday: The Land Of Canaan

reneeabaker wrote 10 months ago: Renee Ashley Baker’s Mother (The Beautiful Mrs B) and her “people” (below)…. … more →

Tags: 10379912, Barbara Hutton, doris duke, American, american heiresses, Aristocrats, Boston, Cartier, Chanel

The Power of Goodness

philanthroflash wrote 2 years ago: “Power is the ability to do good things for others.” –Brooke Astor … more →

Tags: Quotes, PhilanthroTitans

Book the Potato

Henry Chilton wrote 2 years ago: It’s the first Friday night of the new academic year. Collie and Lillie are being schooled in the fi … more →

Tags: Parenting