Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expanding his presence in the Hamptons. The mayor — worth an estimated $25 billion — recently purchase two properties adjacent to the tony Southampton estate he bought two years ago, reports the New York Daily News. Bloomberg now owns more than 40 acres of prime Gold Coast real estate overlooking Peconic […]

A pair of dirty Levi jeans worn by Mark Hamill, the actor who played “Luke Skywalker” in Star Wars, just sold for $36,100 at auction. According to the lot listing, the distressed cotton pants were customized by a London costumier and have the phrase “10490 Luke/ Star Wars” etched into the attached tag. The auction […]

In honor of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, Beyoncé has partnered with Rent the Runway, the online hotspot for designer dress and accessory rentals. According to the company’s website, Beyoncé hand-picked an array of dresses, rompers, and accessories that fans can rent or buy online. “Making women feel confident and beautiful is something I’ve […]

Two-hundred and fifty high-profile Manhattanites gathered at The Plaza Hotel on May 22 for the 3rd Annual New York Fashion Ball: Dining in the Dark event, where guests enjoyed a multi-course dinner — in complete darkness! The unique dining experience was organized by the Foundation Fighting Blindness, a non-profit focused on vision-saving research, and designed […]

Deborah Turness, the former chief of Britain’s ITV News, has signed on to serve as the new president of NBC News. The 46-year-old journalist will be the first woman to ever oversee a US television network’s news division. “It is quite simply the greatest imaginable honor to be named as the next president of NBC […]

A custom-made Vox guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison sold for an astounding $408,000 at a New York auction on Saturday. The rare instrument was built for Lennon in 1966 and used during the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” period. According to a statement from Julien’s Auctions, Harrison played the guitar while practicing “I […]

Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci recently bought the Soho townhouse of his close friend Marina Abramovic, known as the grandmother of performance art. Though the 21-foot property was initially listed for $5.79 million, Tisci was able to snag the unit for $3.06 million, reports Curbed. Located at 54 King Street, the unit, which is configured […]

Get ready to start seeing a whole lot more of Rooney Mara! The 28-year-old actress just signed on to star as the face of Calvin Klein’s new fragrance, Downtown. Mara reunited with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” director David Fincher to shoot the black and white television advertising campaign, which will debut in July. […]

Porcelain collector, Richard Baron Cohen, has put his 6-acre waterfront home on the market for a cool $15 million. The sprawling property, located in Oyster Bay, Long Island, is modeled after Marie Antoinette’s Versailles chateau Petit Trianon. “My father said to me when I was young that around 55 years old I would get sick […]