[credit provider=”dawvon via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawvon/6659657209/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] After more than 1,000 people flooded Canton Street in Hong Kong earlier this month to protest Dolce & Gabbana’s new policy forbidding photos, the Italian luxury retailer has officially apologized (via NY Mag).In case you missed it, the store had released a policy forbidding Hong […]

[credit provider=”sackerman via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/sackerman519/5030993788/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] travelling for business, especially abroad, doesn’t come naturally to a lot of people. It’s a learned skill, according to Laurie Ruettimann, a human resources consultant and blogger for The Cynical Girl.”I’ve traveled with my boss several times, and it’s a great opportunity to put your […]

British artist Damien Hirst doesn’t shy away from the controversial.

[credit provider=”screenshot via Etam/YouTube”] France’s Musee d’Orsay is up in arms over a new marketing video showing three underwear-clad lingerie models running through its galleries, ArtInfo reports.The models pulled the stunt for French underthings-maker Etam, which posted the clip on its website earlier this week without getting the museum’s permission.

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wedding_chapels_Las_Vegas.jpg”] The New Jersey assembly passed a bill this week that would eliminate the three-day waiting period for marriage licenses in the state, according to The Star-Ledger.The bill has to be passed by the Senate before it can become a law, but what this means in the […]

[credit provider=”Meredith Galante/Business Insider”] Major power players in fashion and journalism, many of black-clad women roaming the tents at New York City fashion week are mothers at the end of the day.And tribute will be paid to those lifestyle-juggling women this year on the last day of fashion week, according […]

[credit provider=”Candida.Performa via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3937474049/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] With better health care and technological advances, humans are living longer and longer.But your chances of living longer than the nationwide average of 74 years is better in some states than in others.

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taj_Mahal,_Agra,_India.jpg”] India lost one-third of its billionaires to the financial crisis in 2011, in large part because the country’s stock market dropped 40%, The Wall Street Journal reported from a new study.The map of the world’s billionaires had been shifting toward the east for years, but this […]

[credit provider=”© 2011 Shen Yun Performing Arts”] Yuxuan Liu never had the opportunity to experience the rich culture of her Chinese heritage while growing up. Her parents moved from Europe, to Canada, to the United States, never staying in one place very long.A staple of her childhood was dancing. The […]

[credit provider=”Steve Kovach, Business Insider”] LAS VEGAS — It’s a time honored tradition at trade shows.Booth babes.

[credit provider=”Courtesy of Vines Of Mendoza” url=”http://www.vinesofmendoza.com/”] For true wine lovers, wine tastings and exclusive bottles aren’t enough to satisfy a passion for vino.If you really want to bring your wine experience to another level, a vineyard in Argentina is selling three-acre plots at $73,000 an acre for the first […]

[credit provider=”AP Photo/Kin Cheung”] More than 1,000 people in Hong Kong flooded the streets this weekend in protest of luxury retailer Dolce & Gabbana’s new policy at its flagship store (via NY Mag).Residents are no longer allowed to take photos outside or inside the Canton Street store in order to […]

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:In_the_style_of_Andy_Warhol.jpg”] There are better stores of concentrated value than gold, argues Jeff Gundlach.  Gundlach, the bond guru behind DoubleLine Funds, says gem stones and art serve the same purpose as gold but are much more portable.Art specifically was a great asset to be invested in during the […]

More than 5,000 artifacts recovered from the Titanic will be sold in bulk this April, reports The Los Angeles Times.

[credit provider=”ScreamingO.com” url=”http://www.screamingo.com/products/The-Screaming-O-Bullet.html”] A successful product stands on the edge, while it markets and sells fun.At least that how Screaming O founder, Justin Ross, feels about his product.

If you’re considering joining a hot startup or a big tech company, you may want to weigh the differences — in terms of dollars in your bank account. The StartupDigest quantifies the loss for you.

The new Facebook Timeline began in late 2010 as a Hackathon project, an engineer at the company revealed today.

[credit provider=”Flickr/Yusuke Kawasaki” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/u-suke/4071889689/”] By now you might have read about the 593-pound bluefin tuna caught in Japanese waters that sold for a record-breaking 56.49 million yen (or about $736,000) at an auction in Tokyo. So just how many pieces of sushi would that make?

Say what you want about financial analysts, they certainly have a special way of expressing themselves.

Rolling Stone is throwing its very first Super Bowl party on February 4, and tickets go on sale today for $1,000.

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H27032,_Berlin,_Thomas_Mann_im_Hotel_Adlon.jpg”] While dining out in the United States, a 15 per cent tip to your server at the end of your meal is customary and polite.But while visiting abroad, the last thing you want is to signal you’re a tourist and tip wrong at a spa, restaurant […]

LeBron James had a $3,000 cake made for his 27th-birthday party on South Beach.

[This post is published with permission from the personal blog of SEC Senior Policy Advisor Rick Bookstaber.]

[credit provider=”USDA.gov” url=”http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/k5751-1.htm”] One of your New Year’s resolutions is probably to better balance your professional life with your personal life. If not, it should be.So how do you accomplish this?

[credit provider=”AP Images” url=”http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=stiglitz&showact=results&sort=relevance&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1325437686&pagez=60&cfasstyle=AND&rids=c0f3a6ba3e114c318ea11ba90dede106&dbm=PY2009&page=1&xslt=1&mediatype=Photo”] Financially independent, college-educated individuals are much more likely to marry than those with only high-school diplomas, according to a Pew Study cited by New York magazine’s Molly Langmuir.Langmuir’s latest article, which appears in the current issue of the magazine, captures some playful banter between Nobel prize-winning […]

[credit provider=”Toni Blay / Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/toniblay/77906706/”] Raising a glass of Champagne while surrounded by friends and relatives is an age-old tradition around the holidays.The celebratory tradition dates back to when the Romans planted grapes in the northeast section of France around the fifth century.

[credit provider=”Under21LasVegas.com” url=”http://under21lasvegas.com/?paged=3″] Start the new year off with a bang at one of the many huge fireworks displays around the world.These cities are ringing in 2012 with major pyrotechnic displays that will make the night sky look like it’s daytime.

In December, fashionistas decided to drop some serious cash on shoes, jewelry, and handbags, while the tech world coughed up millions of dollars for Steve Jobs memorabilia. 

[credit provider=”Guiness World Records” url=”http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/10/australia-sets-record-for-largest-bikini-parade/”] In our society people are always trying to out-do one another.The Guinness World Records helps recognise some of these feats that are extraordinary and somewhat odd.

Two decades ago, James Brown flew to Japan to film what is quite possibly the best commercial ever.

Regular gym-goers know that January is the worst month of the year to try and find an open treadmill.

[credit provider=”Magic Robot via Flickr ” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/magicrobot/2165160308/sizes/z/in/photostream/”] New Year’s Eve is one of the most anticipated party nights of the year, and it can also be one of the most expensive.While a cheap bottle of champagne and a few party hats won’t set you back more than a few bucks, […]

[credit provider=”Michael R. Johnson via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrjohnson/203566270/”] Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that New Yorkers are living longer than ever before.Life expectancy grew nearly three years for infants born in 2009 compared to babies born in 2000.

Hangin’ ’round the mistletoe may have been a fine pastime in holiday seasons of yore, but these days, a dark bar with dark corners or a trendy nightspot makes a much more exciting locale for a stolen kiss.

[credit provider=”OMTDb via YouTube” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYL_T7f59o8″] Zach Galifianakis should pay more attention to the handbags he carries.Luxury handbag company Louis Vuitton is suing Warner Bros., alleging that a handbag featured as one of its own in “The Hangover Part II” is a fake, according to The Hollywood Reporter (via WSJ).

[credit provider=”Makai”] This article originally appeared at American Express OpenForumRobbie Thain started experiential marketing firm Makai out of his bedroom. Now, 15 years later, it has a flagship office in El Segundo, Calif., and satellite sites in Europe and Latin America.

[credit provider=”Meredith Galante/Business Insider”] Inside a quaint studio in the East Village a flock of yogis stretch mat-to-mat for a invigorating and sweaty hour-long vinyasa yoga class.It’s free of charge and set to a soundtrack that ranges from the Talking Heads to Suicide to Miley Cyrus.

[credit provider=”WordRidden via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/wordridden/3009407444/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] Forget snacks and soda pop. These days, vending machines are moving away from their classic origins as snack dispensers and dispersing everything from gold coins to iPods.In Japan, you can even buy lobsters from a vending machine. And gold pops out of a vending machine […]

[credit provider=”Taylor Weidman/The Vanishing Cultures Project”] To get to the Kingdom of Mustang in Nepal, nestled near the Himalaya, you have to travel over mountains and through desert-like terrain for 12 days by donkey.There you’ll find the former Tibetan kingdom and its capital city, Lo Manthang, a community rich with […]

[credit provider=”nickyfern via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickyfern/389011895/sizes/z/in/photostream/”] In a move to capitalise on strong luxury sales in Korea, 7-Eleven convenience stores there are experimenting with selling high-end goods alongside potato chips and cigarettes.During a trial period this fall, 7-Elevens in Korea sold around $50,000 worth of Gucci goods; the chain is currently […]

As the far-right gathers more support in Hungary, permeating the country’s politics, Der Spiegel reports that other aspects of everyday life are being penetrated.

[credit provider=”Wikimedia, CC. ” url=”http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Kevin_Trudeau_cropped.JPG”] Kevin Trudeau, the king of too-good-to-be-true late-night TV scams, must pay $37.6 million in fines and restitution after he ignored an FTC order to stop making infomercials. A federal appeals court has ruled, after thirteen years of litigation, that the feds were within their rights […]

[credit provider=”Courtesy of Christie’s”] Kim Kardashian spent a lot of money to snatch three jade and diamond bracelets during the second night of the Elizabeth Taylor Collection auction at Christie’s, (via ArtInfo).Kardashian bid $64,900 on the bangles, which were estimated pre-sale at $6,000 to $8,000.

Victoria’s Secret is using cotton from forced child labour farms in Burkina Faso, according to a lengthy investigation by Cam Simpson at Bloomberg.

[credit provider=”Meredith Galante/Business Insider”] The lights dimmed inside Christie’s auction house last night in New York, and a highlight reel of Elizabeth Taylor‘s best performances as an actress played for everyone in attendance.After recaps of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” played, the final […]

The sanctimony of marriage has lost its luster in modern society, with some couples’ wedding bliss ending just 72 days after it began.

[credit provider=”Kenichi Nobusue, Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2419306944″] Some bright news for the bubbly industry: champagne sales have grown 15% during the first nine months of 2011 in comparison to 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal.As of the end of September the champagne industry has shipped 192 million bottles and is anticipating […]

[credit provider=”katietower via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/katietower/4792307820/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] Women love hearing about a fabulous deal or service from a friend, and that’s just what the daily deal site CoupTessa aims to be, according to David Horn, a former head of global private client marketing at Morgan Stanley and the company’s founder.”We like to […]

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons/Business Insider”] Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the New Jersey Nets and one of Russia’s richest tycoons, has announced he will be running in Russia’s presidential election, the Moscow Times reports.Prokhorov will need to receive two million signatures in support of his candidacy to be included on ballots next […]

[credit provider=”brokinhrt2 via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/dq090702/2836742345/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] When 94-year-old Maria Assunta died last month she made her beloved Tommasino one rich cat.Tommasino, a black stray cat whom Assunta rescued, inherited her entire $15.6 million estate, making him the third richest animal in the world, according to The Daily Mail.

[credit provider=”Bob Doran via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/humblog/69780698/”] In a McMansion outside Los Angeles, a woman—let’s call her Mercedes—lives a lavish lifestyle sending her three kids to private school, and most likely driving a car with her same namesake.Mercedes funds this life with her $300,000 a year salary, none of which is […]

[credit provider=”Andy M. Smith via Flickr ” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/andymsmith/6391559871/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] One thing that’s recession-proof? Toys. Although disposable income has decreased greatly in the past year—the average American has $1,315 less per year to spend on extras than he or she did when the recession started—spoiled children need not worry. Despite the downturn, […]

[credit provider=”Kheel centre, Cornell University via Flickr ” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/kheelcenter/5279278045/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] Normally, it’s wise to sit down when you’re about to hear bad news. In this case, you might want to stand up. New research from Tel Aviv University suggests that spending too much time seated can make your rear-end grow larger. […]

[credit provider=”heatheronhertravels via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/heatheronhertravels/3766363387/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] Understanding good wines is no easy task. Italy alone has more than 350 different types of grapes.It takes a proper education to learn how to decipher a Pinot Noir from a Merlot, and once you factor in everything from wine classes, proper drinking glasses, magazines, […]

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coco_Rocha_in_Bill_Blass_by_Peter_Som_February_2008,_Photographed_by_Ed_Kavishe_for_Fashion_Wire_Press.jpg”] When model Coco Rocha was just 15 years old and starting her career she was told “The look this year is anorexic,” by agents (via New York Magazine).Rocha told Vogue.com:

[credit provider=”jczart via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/fatguyinalittlecoat/2525625013/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] While choosing the perfect place for dinner in New York City, menu, location and price are normally the main factors in the decision.If you’re an ethical diner, you’ll start considering how restaurants treat their employees (via Good).

[credit provider=”Robert Couse-Baker via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/2913445131/”] Wine blogger Adler Yarrow lives by the motto “I always cook with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food.”Yarrow always recommends cooking with a glass of wine in hand to increase the pleasure of being in the kitchen, and when appropriate putting […]

[credit provider=”Jan Tik via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jantik/83729637/sizes/z/in/photostream/”] Joshua Ozersky, founder of New York magazine’s Grub Street food blog, wrote a huge piece for the magazine Gastronomica, about how he wants to design a restaurant exclusively for fat people (via Zagat Buzz).Ozersky says he’s not trying to offend anyone, he’s been “varying degrees […]

[credit provider=”coolguy9822 via YouTube ” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evj7jd6Jjg”] Sometimes men and women just aren’t on the same page.While some marriage proposals are fantastically successful, others–while well intended, have gone horribly wrong.

[credit provider=”STR/Getty Images”] For a month every winter in Harbin, China, grand, illuminated ice and snow sculptures fill the streets and attract thousands of visitors (via Inhabitat).The festival, called the Harbin Ice Festival, will celebrate its 28th year in 2012. The designers and sculptors use lasers and ice lanterns to […]

[credit provider=”eLLenTY via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/3815098683/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] The average American woman has 12 health and beauty products on her face in the morning–and many of them could be toxic, according to a new report from Bloomberg.Cosmetics aren’t subject to the same regulations as food and drugs, and recent studies have linked the […]

[credit provider=”via Trulia” url=”http://www.trulia.com/property/3059594993-105-E-73rd-St-New-York-NY-10021″] A New York City doctor is trying to sell his Upper East Side townhouse for $19.9 million m according to the New York Post.The five-story home with more than 10,000 square feet seems like a deal at nearly $20 million, but this townhouse is unlike the […]

[credit provider=”Meredith Galante/Business Insider”] Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were insanely competitive with each other.In 1970, the two were playing a game of ping-pong at their chalet in Gstaad. Burton promised her that if she scored 10 points against him, he’d buy her a diamond.

As the holidays approach, luxury spending is at its peak.

[credit provider=”via WWD ” url=”http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/winehouses-dress-auctioned-5400351?src=twitter”] The dress that the late British singer Amy Winehouse sported on her 2006 “Back to Black” album sold for $70,440 yesterday at London’s Kerry Taylor Auction (via WWD).The chiffon dress was designed by Disaya Sorakraikitikul, who is based in Thailand.

[credit provider=”Ricebrner1 via YouTube” url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCn1sNL3Qzg&feature=related”] Imagine spending a quiet day at home, and your boyfriend on a motor cycle pulls up and a police man has a gun to his head after the duo engaged in a high-speed police chase down your street.You’re hysterical, of course. Then, your boyfriend asks […]

[credit provider=”tumbleweed via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/us_army_rolling_along/4201126755/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] When money is no object, there’s a lot of pressure to buy everyone in your family the perfect gift.Here at Business Insider, we know it’s hard to find time between golfing and your spa treatments to think about the presents to get your loved ones. […]

[credit provider=”via Zimbio”] The tiny country of Qatar has quietly become an art powerhouse, amassing an enormous collection and promoting the arts vigorously.Now, Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, daughter of the Emir of Qatar and chair of the board of the Qatar Museums Authority, has been named the […]

I’ve been spending time in Kyrgyzstan this last year, building a collaboration with master artisans around a shyrdak (felt rug) collection for my company, l’aviva home.

A luxury dog park complete with different sized doggie fountains, separate spaces for small and large dogs, and grey-blue pavement designed for the colour-blind canines will open in TriBeCa’s oval dog run in the renovated Hudson River Park in 2013, according to DNAinfo.

[credit provider=”Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs” url=”http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/kskm/item/2011646277/”] The kingdom of Sikkim sits tucked away high in the snow-capped Himalayas, hugging the border of Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan.Formerly an independent monarchy, Sikkim became a state of India in 1975. 

If behind every great man, there is in fact a woman, make sure she’s a winner.

[credit provider=”jamesnaruke via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesnaruke/2273523372/sizes/o/in/photostream/”] The night before Thanksgiving is a perfect evening to run around New York City until the early morning.After all, on Thursday all you really need to concentrate on is eating and football.

 A pair of large gold Christmas ornaments is on sale at the home furnishings website One Kings Lane for $19,999.

[credit provider=”Antony Wood, CTBUH” url=”http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/ImageDatabase/tabid/60/language/en-GB/Default.aspx”] Earlier this year, Emirates 24/7 spoke with a resident of the Burj Khalifa–the world’s tallest building, located in Dubai.While prices have dropped on the building’s 900 apartments, some as much as 70%, the Burj is still a prestigious address and an incredible place to live. […]

105-pound Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas just crushed the competition in a turkey eating contest in Midtown, beating out her rivals by scarfing down 5.25 pounds of turkey in 10 minutes, according to DNAInfo.

If demography is destiny, the Democratic Party could be facing big trouble.

An original print of a nude Kate Moss, photographed by fashion photographer Albert Watson during Moss’ early days of modelling, sold for $25,000 at auction today (via DesignYouTrust). 

[credit provider=”Yelp.com” url=”http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/C8j0q4Ma_S5hBGuAI-aaww?select=Gjcho-3iQO6g1HJXZtsSug”] Legendary Brooklyn pizza maker Di Fara Pizzeria has closed it doors.At least for now.

As if dominating the silver screen, sports arenas, and Billboard charts wasn’t enough, these celebrities expanded their brands to restaurants.

[credit provider=”via Manoush Zomorodi ” url=”http://manoushz.com/tag/mums/”] In the 1960s, behavioural scientists Betty Hart and Todd Risley found through research that children of wealthy parents tended to have better reading comprehension than their peers with lower-income parents, because wealthy parents talked to their children more.But that advantage may soon be flipped […]

[credit provider=”Diane Passage” url=”http://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/DianePSS/status/136914187506036737/photo/1″] Two days ago, the first image of the budding reality TV show Wall Street Wives surfaced.There was a man sitting in the wives’ midst, but we weren’t sure of his identity. Now, Mogulite is reporting that the man, named Ron, will join the cast of Wall […]

[credit provider=”Jill Huang via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jill_huang/480527567/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] Some parents are willing to pay $30,000 or more for their preschool-age child to receive the best education, or suffer through waiting  in line outside the school to guarantee their kid gets a spot.But parents who pursue the best schools purely on standardized tests […]

Some of the world’s wealthiest, most powerful and most famous men are still eligible and looking for love.

[credit provider=”Meredith Galante/Business Insider”] Koreatown is a tiny slice of New York where Korean culture is dominant and Korean-owned businesses are booming. The heart of the small neighbourhood is Korea Way, the strip of W. 32nd Street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue.Much like in Seoul, the businesses in K-Town are […]

[credit provider=”Wikimedia Commons”] Bankers, it may be time to request a transfer, or just start packing your bags.Because even though the hate-fest on financial professionals has been non-stop since the 2008 financial crisis in the Western world, the sentiment is the complete opposite in Asia.

[credit provider=”Meredith Galante/Business Insider”] The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular has been completely revamped this year by long-time choreographer Linda Haberman, this time with an electronic twist.

[credit provider=”TheGiantVermin via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/tudor/255272612/sizes/z/in/photostream/”] How angry are bankers at Mario Batali for the comments he made on Tuesday night?Very. 

[credit provider=”via Christie’s”] Last night, art history was made when an anonymous buyer paid a record-breaking $4.34 million for Andreas Gursky‘s photograph of the Rhine River, called Rhein II.The snapshot, which sold at Christie’s impressionist and modern art auction in New York, became the most expensive photograph ever sold at […]

[credit provider=”flickr4jazz via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickr4jazz/2502378040/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] Drinks International, a trade rag for the spirits, wine and beer industries, has just come out with its annual list of the 50 best bars in the world (via Eater).According to the publication, which polled 100 bar professionals around the world, including the lead bartender […]

There are at least 20 people on the Forbes’ Billionaire List who are older than 80, and who will presumably part with their gigantic fortunes sometime in the near future.The children of these tycoons, many of whom are reaching middle age themselves, are waiting in the wings to reap a […]

[credit provider=”AP”] Think being a supermodel is all fun parties and fancy clothes?Then think again.

[credit provider=”Michael Sotnikov ” url=”http://flickr.com/stari4ek”] We never really thought of South Korea as a sexually provocative place, so we were pretty surprised when we read about Jeju Love Land, an erotic theme park on Jeju Island (h/t Gawker).The park, which opened in 2004, has 140 sculptures of humans and their […]

Some Wall Streeters are using a neat Bloomberg Terminal feature as their own version of the Facebook “poke.”

[credit provider=”jonny.hunter via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonnyhunter/2491373232/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] These days, it’s tough to find a restaurant where the service is as good as the food.Poor service is by far the number one complaint among restaurant-goers, with 60% of respondents in a recent Zagat survey saying their experiences were below par.

[credit provider=”Citysearch”] Everywhere we turn these days, it seems like Russian culinary culture is gaining a foothold in New York City, outside the boundaries of Brighton Beach.This past spring, plans were announced for neighbouring Russian eateries on 57th Street: Moscow 57, from the daughter of a longtime Russian Tea Room […]

[credit provider=”Saucy Salad” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/saucysalad/4066464550/sizes/l/in/photostream/”] We have a lot of respect for the approximately 35,000 people who run the New York City Marathon each year.But we’re simply in awe of the runners who go a step beyond spandex and sports bras and deck out in full costume for the 26.2 mile […]

During the next 10 years, more than a trillion dollars will switch hands between Generation X and Generation Y.

[credit provider=”via Sotheby’s”] It’s a big night in the art auction world, with Sotheby’s impressionist and contemporary art sale taking place in New York this evening.But hours before the sale, the auction house has shaken things up, pulling one of the auction highlights—a sculpture by Henri Matisse that was expected […]

During the past year, the Indian luxury market has grown 20 per cent, with the most growth among luxury products, according to a new report from global consultant management firm AT Kearney (via AFP).