Natalie Portman is a good investment! Forbes released its annual Best Actors for the Buck list, and named the 31-year-old Academy Award winner as the most bankable star in Hollywood. Though Portman has a slew of projects in the works, the brunette beauty hasn’t graced the silver screen since her supporting role in 2011’s Thor. […]

Boutique hotelier Ian Schrager (of Studio 54 fame), along with a few investors, recently purchased 215 Chrystie Street for a cool $50 million. The empty lot will include a 25-story tower with a hotel on the first 17 floors and condos on the rest. The land previously served as a garden for low-income tenants in […]

All the single ladies — and gents — will have a chance to join Beyonce onstage during the upcoming Super Bowl half-time show. Pepsi recently announced that 100 lucky fans will stand beside the Grammy-winning musician when she performs at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 3. To be considered, fans should submit […]

The Cube by Electrolux was one of London’s most talked about pop-ups of 2012 and while December 31st marks the end of their stint in London, they won’t be departing without a proper send off. This dazzling New Year’s Eve event will accommodate just 20 guests in the acclaimed pop-up eatery atop the Royal Festival […]

On January 8, 2013, the Chicago Bulls organization will hold their 24th annual “An Evening with the Chicago Bulls” charity event. The event will be hosted by actor David Eigenberg of “Sex and The City,” and more recently “Chicago Fire,” fame. The event will honor Scottie and the lovely Larsa Pippen for their charitable contributions […]

The Haute 100 was busy celebrating Christmas this week, and letting us take a peek inside their happy holiday homes. Here are the pictures they’ve shared.

Miami Beach native Desmond Child, who wrote Livin’ La Vida Loca for Ricky Martin, has joined forces with Rudy Perez, a fellow Miami Beach Cuban-American songwriter to create a Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. The first inductions will take place April 23rd at The Bacardi Building, which is now home to YoungArts Foundation. In the […]

As celebrities flock to Aspen for the holidays, the Aspen Skiing Co. is making sure they’re safe from the paparazzi while skiing. The company hired a security guard to prevent the photographers from coming into gondola plaza–which is private property owned by SkiCo–to take pictures of the Hollywood elite on snow, the Aspen Daily News […]

New Year’s Eve is less than a week away and I have been giving you options on where you can possible bring in the New Year. If none of those really piqued your interest, let me announce Chuck Manufacturing’s (located in the Hard Rock Hotel 224 N. Michigan) “Esquire Eve.” This event is being put […]

There’s no need to wait until The Great Gatsby hits theaters this May to experience life in the Roaring ’20s. The Oheka Castle Hotel & Estate on Long Island is offering a $15,000 “Romantic Evening Package” that’s reminiscent of life in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional East Egg. The Gatsby-esque experience begins with a limo drive […]

Sometimes you feel like a low-key night and sometimes you don’t – and for those of the latter persuasion, come New Year’s Eve London’s Sanderson Hotel is where the beautiful people will go to see and be seen. Hosted in Long Bar, Suka and the hotel’s enchanting Courtyard Garden, guests will be treated to a […]

It’s not easy being a Real Housewife in any city. It seems a spot on the show all but guarantees all manner of woe from divorce to financial trouble.  For Alexia, who calls herself the “Cuban Barbie,” the onslaught of bad news became so overwhelming that she has scaled back her role on the show […]

Over the course of his career, Ben Affleck has worn many hats including actor, director, writer and producer, so it wouldn't be such a stretch to believe that he would one day turn to politics. Although it was believed that the Argo star might run for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts being vacated by John Kerry after he danced around the issue on Meet the Press, he says it isn't going to happen -- yet, at least.

Natalie Portman may demand a high price per film, but she's worth it. Or so says Forbes, who compiled a list of the most bankable stars in Hollywood based on celebrity earnings versus box office grosses and budget estimates, as well as the last three films each actor starred in over the last three years that opened in more than 2,000 theaters.

The holiday season is upon us and that means houses of worship are receiving visitors of all kinds, including celebrities. Stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Britney Spears, Martin Sheen and Kelsey Grammar all have their preferred places across town.

In 2013, Fred Segal will open a 2,200-square-foot store at LAX’s new Tom Bradley International Terminal. Reported to be the largest retail space in the airport aside from duty-free, the new boutique will offer men and women’s apparel, beauty products, jewelry and more.

Tucked into the Little Nell’s candle-lit basement is a true musical treat. A five-star hotel is an unsuspecting place for a jazz lounge, but the JAS Cafe has transformed the space into an intimate venue that hosts some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. New York Nightlife Award for “Outstanding Jazz Vocalist” Allan Harris takes the […]

Famed boxer and personality Mike Tyson attended Penn & Teller’s show at the Rio on Sunday night.