If you think these are hard economic times then consider the plight of Alexandra Aldrich who lived in the Astor Mansion with no food in the house. Her new book The Astor Orphan is a wonderful debut memoir from this woman who is a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor. In The Astor Orphan Alexandra… Read more »
Talk about a big phone bill or a Gold ring with a difference. Someone by the name of “Joe” (obviously not a regular Joe), has bought an i phone with a 15 million dollar price tag. Now that’s rich.If you thought the iPhone was kind of on the expensive side then this one has the… Read more »
One would naturally think it impossible that anyone would hesitate – even for an instant – to honor the woman who tackled communism head on as prime minister of Great Britain.Lady Margaret Thatcher was a principled politician who helped to foster the special relationship between Great Britain and the United States that we all benefit from… Read more »
Margaret Thatcher may have been many things: A member of Parliament, Education Secretary, British Prime Minister and more recently a Baroness but above all she was the mother of her twins Mark and Carol. As they mourn the passing of their mother we say to her critics – show some respect! Many people in New York,… Read more »
Let’s face it there are really no new ideas just reinvented old ones. So the news that the abbreviation OMG is so last century should not surprise anyone. The term short for “Oh my God.”‘ was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. In the note written by Admiral. John Arbuthnot Fisher… Read more »
With CNN under new management control and after the failed week long experiment of (Get To) The Point which still has to make one! The Network is now going for a blast from the past and bringing back the once popular talking heads combat show Crossfire. No hosts have been chosen yet, but speculation is rife as to who the anchors… Read more »
We understand mistakes can happen, especially in newspapers and sometimes when it comes to deadline reporting but The New York Times having to correct a story that’s two thousand years old? Now come on grey Lady. Talk about a gaff! At the risk of never being hired by The NYT, (who would want to be) below is the correction…. Read more »
Pope Francis is starting to throw tradition away beginning next Thursday. Instead of the usual Easter Triduum at St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis will be heading to jail to celebrate the Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Usually this occasion sees a Pontiff wash the feet of retired priests but instead Pope Francis… Read more »
Cardinal Dolan is heading back to New York following the festivities in Rome, and the election of Pope Francis. The head of the New York Catholic Church is also sending a message to lawmaker’s not to forget the poor. Though New York’s Prince of the church did not get the top job at the Vatican, he… Read more »
Film’s can be remade but surely not vessels which ended in disaster. Which begs the question : why Australian billionaire, Clive Palmer, has nothing better to do with his money than build a Titanic II. What is he thinking? What’s next for his wallet an updated version of the Hindenberg? Can you imagine setting sail… Read more »
