Once noted for his speedos and the talking car, David Hasselhoff is throwing his weight behind a project to preserve one of the few remain bits of the Berlin Wall. ”The Hoff” was cheered on by Germans as he called the structure a “sacred” monument
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Gaga recovers in 24-karat wheelchair
Lady Gaga has been recovering from her hip surgery in style.
Luxury Retailers Thrive Online
For Net-a-Porter, a London-based e-tailer of luxury-brand women’s wear, the Great Recession wasn’t even a speed bump. “We actually outperformed our own business plan
Self-Serving Stewardship: How Manufacturers Help the Planet
In the late 1980s, Pier Luigi Loro Piana was in a bind. As a chief executive of the Italian luxury-fashion company Loro Piana, he wanted to offer his customers the finest animal fiber in the world: the hair of the vicua, a small llama-like creature native to the high plains of the Peruvian Andes
Murder-Suicide in California: A Tragedy of the Financial Crisis?
Sorrento Pointe, Calif., does not look like the setting for the death of the American Dream. From outside the tasteful guardhouse stationed at the entrance of this gated community about 23 miles from downtown Los Angeles, all seems peaceful
The Spirit of the Orient Express
Fed up with the delays, cattle seating, security lines and inferior food associated with air travel?
Fashion victim: Versace quits Japan after 30 years
Versace, the favoured brand of celebrities such as Elton John and Jennifer Lopez, is pulling out of Japan after nearly 30 years — highlighting the depth of the consumer slump in one of the world’s largest luxury markets.
Police: Train carrying Rahul Gandhi stoned
A train carrying Rahul Gandhi, the heir apparent of India’s ruling Congress party, was pelted with stones Tuesday night, police said. Gandhi was traveling on one of India’s Shatabdi Express trains — fully air-conditioned, speedy trains preferred mostly by India’s wealthy and upper-class travelers
America’s Food Crisis and How to Fix It
Somewhere in Iowa, a pig is being raised in a confined pen, packed in so tightly with other swine that their curly tails have been chopped off so they won’t bite one another. To prevent him from getting sick in such close quarters, he is dosed with antibiotics
‘Survivor Package’: Luxury hotel offers campy deal for $19 a night
The Rancho Bernardo Inn, a San Diego luxury resort, is offering rooms for $19 a night. But there’s a catch — you have to sleep in a tent and bring your own toilet paper