Gold Toilet Still Not Found

Gold Toilet Still Not Found

A gold toilet was stolen from Blenheim Palace in England in 2019, and four men have been charged with maybe the world’s funniest theft. The gold toilet is an artwork named “America.” The artist, Italian Maurizio Cattelan, made it in 2016 out of solid 18-karat...
National Youth Orchestra Kicks Off

National Youth Orchestra Kicks Off

A cocktail party hosted by Ronald Perelman of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings fame celebrated the opening of Carnegie Hall’s 2013 National Youth Orchestra program last week. Carnegie’s Weill Music Institute brings together each year 120 of “the brightest young...
How Downton Abbey Captured Our Hearts

How Downton Abbey Captured Our Hearts

The premise of Downton Abbey is not one that would seem to matter much to Americans. The show, which just completed its third season, centers on a family of blue-blooded English nobles living during the Edwardian and WWI eras. Their household includes a full staff of...