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☆ I stayed in 5-star luxury hotels around the world for the first time and 10 things surprised me, from welcome gifts to pillow menus
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

After years of camping and booking cheap Airbnbs, I got my first taste of luxury when I stayed at four five-star hotels around the world. Joey Hadden/InsiderCheap Airbnbs, free campsites, and sleepless nights crammed in cars in Walmart parking lots used to be the norm for me. My introduction to luxury started during a train trip to Miami in October 2021. It was my first experience at a luxury hotel, and once I experienced this level of service, it left me craving more upscale stays. With returning celebrity guests like Sting, Travel and Leisure called it one of the most fashionable hotels in Italy.

☆ Kim Kardashian buys Princess Diana’s amethyst and diamond cross for $197,453
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Liz Calvario | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Kim Kardashian is now the owner of one of Princess Diana’s precious jewels. The “Kardashians” star bought the Princess of Wales’ amethyst and diamond Attallah Cross for $197,453, Sotheby’s London announced on Jan. 18. The piece was worn by Diana on Oct. 27, 1987, when she attended a charity gala in London. Diana, Princess Of Wales, arrives at a charity gala wearing a gold and amethyst crucifix in 1987. Diana’s famous sapphire engagement ring, which now belongs to the new Princess of Wales, the former Kate Middleton, was also designed by Garrard.

At the heart of Harry and Meghan's narrative is that Britain's sensationalist popular press is a "devil" that members of the royal family have colluded with to protect or enhance their own reputations. The royal family have been here before, though. "That said, you could argue it only reinforces the victim narrative from Harry and Meghan in America," the former aide said. "The one thing the royal family has on its side is time. So it can play the long game - which Harry and Meghan maybe can't, in that they have to be telling their story now."

☆ SoulCycle founders gear up to launch Peoplehood, which they describe as 'modern medicine for the loneliness epidemic'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While the company has been in beta mode, Cutler and Rice are not disclosing pricing until launch. "We realized that connection should be its own product," Rice told the Times. "It feels therapeutic, but it's not therapy," Rice told the Times in response. Julie Rice (left) and Elizabeth Cutler Courtesy of SoulCycleSimilar to SoulCycle, Rice and Cutler also intend to sell Peoplehood merchandise, including apparel, tote bags, and prayer candles, the New York Times reported. Cutler and Rice, along with fellow co-founder Ruth Zukerman, opened the first SoulCycle location in New York City in 2006.

☆ Silicon Valley is coming for your gut biome
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

SAN FRANCISCO — Cryptocurrency hasn’t worked out so well for tech investors. As a consumer product, supplements are associated more with the Kardashians or Joe Rogan than with Silicon Valley. Roelof Botha, the managing partner of Sequoia Capital, one of the largest venture capital firms in the world, is among those buying in. He said there’s a “societal reawakening” about the complex biome of the human gut where hundreds of species of bacteria live. She co-wrote a review of the science this year, and said future probiotic supplements have promise compared to supplements that have been available for decades.

The videos have all suggested the same thing: Those in the photos have had buccal fat removal, a type of cosmetic procedure that removes the fat padding in the midsection of a person’s face. The buccal removal surgery itself isn’t new. “If having buccal fat is wrong I don’t want to be right,” said one TikTok user in a video. “my buccal fat is an ally … not an enemy…” tweeted writer and artist John Paul Brammer. "Buccal fat removal … no I like my face round thanks," wrote another user on Twitter.

☆ 2022 People’s Choice Awards: The winners list
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The fans have spoken about what they found to be the best in movies, television, music and pop culture. “Saturday Night Live” cast member and comedian Kenan Thompson hosted the 2022 People’s Choice Awards from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, which aired on NBC and E! Award-winning actor, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds was honored with the People’s Icon Award, while Emmy and Grammy award-winning performer Lizzo was presented with the People’s Champion Award. Lizzo is seen performing at the Citi Concert Series for the 'Today' show at the Rockefeller Plaza on July 15, 2022 in New York City. Shania Twain performs on stage during the 2022 People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.

“I was just so thirsty to get a BBL,” Velasco said. 7Q Spa also has positive reviews on Yelp and Google, where it averages a 4.5 star rating. The front door of 7Q Spa is side-by-side with Vitality Medical Center, which, according to California business registration documents, has the same CEO as 7Q Spa. After the surgery, Velasco said she felt great and, at first, she couldn’t feel her stitches at all. The California Medical Board revoked her license as part of the settlement, but stayed the revocation and granted her a 35-month probation.

☆ A 37-year-old making $85,000 a year is struggling to find a place to rent or buy in California, and it's a sign of how hard it is to find housing that feels affordable
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brittany Phillips made $85,000 a year in California and still struggled to find an affordable home. Her story shows how hard it can be to secure stable housing in certain areas despite a good salary. The single mom of one packed her bags for Florida and moved in with her mother in Panama City Beach, Florida, in August. Before she decamped to Florida, Phillips, 37, moved regularly to find more affordable places to live. Brittany PhillipsAs she grew tired of scratching and clawing just to stay afloat, Phillips moved in with her mother in Florida.

☆ I train horses for Hollywood and celebrities like Beyoncé and the Kardashians. The horses prepare just like actors and get scripts to memorize their parts.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Carlotta Montanari started her horse training company, Four Legs on Set, three years ago. So I formed my horse training company for Hollywood productions, Four Legs on Set, almost three years ago. I had no idea my horse training company would become such a great success. If we're having a photo shoot, the production has to be mindful that horses need to shift their balance, and walk and move. Horse training in Hollywood requires a strong love of horses, because it's not an instant cash-inOwning production horses is a big decision and responsibility.

☆ Bethenny Frankel: I went from a 'Real Housewife' to a credible businesswoman. It took me a while to realize my success wasn't a fluke.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Eboni Boykin-Patterson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I used to joke and say I'm a beauty influencer. It took a while for me to realize that my success wasn't a fluke and that I wasn't a one hit wonder. Now that I've proven myself in business, I'm actually ready to switch gears. As a mother, I think accountability is what I'm talking about, because these toxic messages are being sent to my daughter. I may not always know what the hell I'm talking about, but we're going to figure it out together.

☆ Khloé Kardashian shares first photos of her baby boy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Khloé Kardashian is finally giving fans a glimpse at her baby boy. “The Kardashians” star posted the first photos of her son to social media on Sunday, in honor of Halloween. Her daughter True, who she shares with ex Tristan Thompson, is holding her baby brother, who is wearing a fuzzy Tigger costume. The baby boy, who she also shares with Thompson, was born in July via surrogate. “Owlette and Tigger aka True and Baby Brother, “(Shhhhh….

The setting for the second season of “White Lotus,” which premieres on HBO on Sunday, has shifted from a lavish five-star hotel nestled on a pristine beach in Hawaii to a luxury resort in the foothills of Sicily. What hasn’t changed is that the staff members working at the hotels are more relatable than the guests. Reboots of “Gossip Girl” and “The Kardashians” met similar fates as they failed to reach the heights of their originals. As most of us belong to the 99%, shows that scrutinize the top percentile are that much more delectable. “White Lotus” is one of the shows that manages to navigate both successfully, showcasing trust-fund babies who self-implode without the viewer feeling sorry for them.

☆ Kourtney Kardashian says she ‘blacked out’ during Vegas wedding to Travis Barker
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Before their courthouse marriage in Santa Barbara and their big Italian wedding celebration, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a secret ceremony in Las Vegas. Kardashian says she doesn’t remember much of it. On the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” Kardashian laughs when her friend Simon Huck brings up the Vegas wedding. Later in the episdoe, she explains, “I didn’t even remember Elvis, like, sang to me, walking down the aisle. I just didn’t remember.

☆ YouTube and Meta are going after TikTok's vulnerabilities in a high-stakes attempt to bring creators, users, and ad dollars to their short-form video platforms
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Lindsay Rittenhouse | Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

YouTube and Meta look to short-form video as a way to revive declining ad revenue. Creators will be the key to enticing brands to advertise on short-form video apps. Meta, which reported a 3.6% year-over-year decline in ad sales, is also betting big on its short-form video format Reels. But even as Meta and YouTube lean into short-form video, advertisers still say TikTok comes out on top. But TikTok is still their priority for making short-form video content, said Kolin Kleveno, SVP of addressable media for Tinuiti.

☆ Twitter said its most active users are in 'absolute decline' and that there's a 'devastating' loss of interest in fashion and celebrities: Reuters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter's most active users are declining, the company wrote in an internal report, Reuters reported. This dwindling population of active users generates half of Twitter's global revenue, the report added, per Reuters. Interest in cryptocurrencies peaked in late 2021, but subsided after this summer's crypto crash, Twitter's internal report added, per Reuters. However, the US has at least 83.4 million active Twitter users, supplying the most users out of any country, according to DataReportal, citing data collected in July by Singapore-based digital consultancy Kepios. The UK has at least 19.8 million active Twitter users, per DataReportal.

☆ Kim Kardashian misses Vegas birthday surprise after private jet couldn’t land
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Kim Kardashian was all set to take on Las Vegas for her 42nd birthday over the weekend, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. After a birthday dinner, she headed to the airport where a pair of Vegas showgirls offered a hint as to where she was headed on her sister Kylie Jenner’s private jet. “For the record… We did fly to Vegas and tried to land twice at two different airports,” she wrote in an Instagram story. On Sunday Kardashian shared a video of Usher wishing her happy birthday, saying that he “hated” that they didn’t make it and welcoming her with “open arms” the next time she wants to attend. Private jets belonging to celebs, including Jenner’s, have recently come under criticism by many for contributing to the climate crisis.

☆ Kris Jenner gets emotional as she undergoes hip replacement surgery
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Kris Jenner had to undergo hip replacement surgery on Thursday’s episode of “The Kardashians.”The 66-year-old visited an orthopedic surgeon who told her the diagnosis after Jenner was unable to sleep or walk properly. I’m here to see the doctor because I have this excruciating hip pain,” Jenner said. “Hearing the doctor say that I need a hip replacement is very scary for me,” she said. “It reminds me of somebody older than I feel on the inside and somebody who is going to have challenges for the rest of her life. This is serious.”Kim Kardashian was in the hospital while her mom had surgery, along with Jenner’s longtime boyfriend Corey Gamble.

☆ Khloe Kardashian reveals she had tumor removed from her face
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Gina Vivinetto | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Khloe Kardashian has revealed that she recently underwent a procedure to have a tumor removed from her face. “A few days later I was told I need to have an immediate operation to remove a tumor from my face,” she went on. “I’m grateful to share that Dr. Fisher was able to get everything — ll my margins appear clear and now we are onto the healing process,” the reality star wrote. Kardashian told fans she would be wearing a bandage on my face, which she intended to rock in “fabulous” style. Kardashian said decided to go public with the story of her tumor to “remind everyone” to get any unusual skin conditions checked out by a dermatologist.

☆ Khloe Kardashian turned down Tristan Thompson’s proposal
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —More has been revealed about Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s former relationship. Her sister, Kim Kardashian, referenced the proposal, which happened more than a year ago. “The fact that he proposed and you never told us,” Kim Kardashian said to her younger sister. When she asked him about it, he said he had proposed months before in December. Khlole Kardashian reflected on how she responded to Thompson, who has been involved with other women during their relationship.

☆ LeBron James is a pickleball fan. And now he's buying a team
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

LeBron James, the king of basketball courts, is one of the newest owners of a professional pickleball team. "When I started playing pickleball, I immediately connected with the sport's community and its capacity to be both fun and competitive," Carter told CNBC in an interview. "We had this immediate connection over their passion for playing pickleball, their passion for growing pro pickleball grassroots. Worcester said the demand for owning a pickleball team is high with more than 60 different groups expressing interest. "Yes, we would welcome LeBron or Draymond or Kevin Love to think about playing," Worcester said laughing.

☆ At Milan Fashion Week, Kardashians and Low-Rise Jeans
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Rory Satran | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A tequila bottle. A skeleton. A martini glass. Often, a fashion show’s makeup artists will cover models’ scrappy tattoos with body makeup—but in the body art peeking out from under the polished clothes at last week’s Max Mara show in Milan, a larger picture emerged. Even at a show as resolutely grown-up as Max Mara, with its perfectly cut suits and soothing neutral palette that endear it to well-heeled clients like Nancy Pelosi, the weirdness and messiness of real life could not be contained.

☆ Analysis: 'Abbott Elementary' is back in session
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Three things to watch‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 2(From left) Quinta Brunson, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti and Sheryl Lee Ralph in a scene from "Abbott Elementary." Gilles Mingasson/ABCNot enough great things can be said about “Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson. “Abbott Elementary” airs Wednesday nights on ABC; episodes will also be available to stream the following day on Hulu. ‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’Evan Peters stars as Jeffrey Dahmer in "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." ‘The Kardashians’ Season 2Kim Kardashian in a scene from the second season of Hulu's "The Kardashians."

☆ Lamar Odom is a fan of 'The Kardashians' even though it's hard to watch
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Their marriage may have ended in 2016, but Lamar Odom still has love for Khloe Khardashian. The former basketball player told E! that the Hulu reality show “The Kardashians” has become a “guilty pleasure” for him, though he acknowledged it’s been difficult to watch his ex wife’s journey with the father of her two children, basketball player Tristan Thompson, play out. “It was hard for me to watch that,” Lamar shared. Odom had nothing but best wishes for his ex-wife.

☆ Khloe Kardashian introduces son in 'The Kardashians' Season 2 premiere
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

(CNN) Khloe Kardashian revealed the newest addition to her family during the premiere of Season 2 of "The Kardashians." Kardashian's son, whom she shares with Thompson and was carried by a surrogate, was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on July 28. Her sister, Kim Kardashian, who welcomed two of her own children with the help of a surrogate, joined a nervous Khloe on the day he was born, assuring Khloe, "you're never ready, but you're ready." Khloe grew emotional as she watched her newborn son be delivered. Khloe also shares 4-year-old daughter True with Thompson.

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