Marie Antoinette

The Storming of the Bastille

The Start of the French Revolution Thr storming of the Bastille, July 14, 1789, marks the beginning of the French Revolution and the downfall of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Plus King Louis XVI’s throne-coveting cousin, the...

YVES SAINT LAURENT – Haute Couture Fashions Now at the de Young Museum

Glittering exhibition of famed designer’s wardrobe for women now on display through April 5th, 2009 By Seán Martinfield Sentinel Fine Arts Critic Photo by Lynn Imanaka YVES SAINT LAURENT, now at the de Young through April 5th,...

Dinner Parties on the (Ultra) Cheap

Three multicourse bashes for eight By Emily Matchar As the Dow dips and dives like a wayward crop duster, and people begin to whisper about things like bread lines and hiding money under the mattress, spending $500 on a dinner...

Sony Pictures will make more family movies

By Claudia Eller • LOS ANGELES TIMES • November 18, 2008 HOLLYWOOD — Sony Pictures could begin to look more like Disney. As part of a new strategy quietly under way at the studio, Sony is committing significant financial and...

Prez-Elect “Spreads The Wealth Around” His Circle Of Foot Soldiers

While the MSM and political pundits marvel and awe at the campaign Obama ran, and the historical amounts of money he raised, you have to, as I said in the past, seriously wonder about a man of such thoughtless excess that...

Secret shopper:Vivienne Westwood's Anglomania

Lifestyle's shop spy goes undercover at some of the most popular stores to see if you are really getting your money’s worth. Created 10:05 PM on 16th November 2008 Sneak peak: Secret shopper reviews Viviene Westwood's...

Duh-rama, Josephine B., and Potato Peel Pie

I am behind on writing about books. That maybe should have alerted me, because other times she has given me my own copies of books she has read and kept, but I was on a road trip with an iPod I couldn’t charge (that Blue Screen...

1715-1780s - Rococo

I am sure I am not the only Rococo fan here at TFS ;) Quote: Rococo developed first in the decorative arts and interior design. The delicacy and playfulness of Rococo designs is often seen as perfectly in tune with the excesses...

John McCain and Sarah Palin

Can someone please explain to me why Sarah Palin is still getting trashed a week after the election? I understand that the left-wing media hammered her during the campaign because they obviously favored Obama, and I also...

Carl Icahn: Corporate Hell-Raiser

'I can go in and save 30% in almost any company because there is so much waste and mismanagement.' One problem is lack of accountability: "You had very few real, functioning boards to control what went on on Wall Street," he...

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