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Holiday Gifts That Give Back!

There are lots of ways to give back during the holidays, but for our purposes we’re interested in those businesses that either contribute a percentage of every purchase goes to a cause, or, even better, the BOGO (Buy One, Give One) platform in which for every item purchased, one of that same item is donated to the appropriate cause. It’s also important to do your homework. For the items featured here today, a background check was done to verify the validity of the organizations. It’s often as simple as a google search or checking with the Better Business Bureau.   First, let me introduce you to Causebox. It's a quarterly subscription service that delivers at least $150 worth of products for women from owner Sevenly’s favorite socially conscious brands.  Cost is $55 a quarter. (A discount if you pay annually).  Some really awesome things to celebrate each season and feel good doing it. 7138099_origThere are lots of ways to give back during the holidays, but for our purposes we’re interested in those businesses that either contribute a percentage of every purchase goes to a cause, or, even better, the BOGO (Buy One, Give One) platform in which for every item purchased, one of that same item is donated to the appropriate cause. It’s also important to do your homework. For the items featured here today, a background check was done to verify the validity of the organizations. It’s oft...

‘Kimmy Schmidt’ actress reportedly commits suicide

screenshot-popcrush.com 2016-11-18 11-33-33 A Brooklyn actress who appeared in the Netflix sitcom “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” reportedly committed suicide in a hotel room in Peru. Lisa Lynn Masters, 52, was found dead by workers Tuesday at the Nuevo Mundo hotel in Lima, the Peru 21 newspaper reported. The actress, who also appeared in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Gossip Girl” and “Ugly Betty,” hanged herself, according to the newspaper. A GoFundMe page set up to help with funeral costs said Masters’ “warmth,...

Monet Painting Sets Auction Record

All this week in New York City it's auction week at the biggest gavel houses around. Christie's, Sotheby's, and a host of others are selling work from some of the most celebrated artists of the modern world.  We've been anxiously waiting for numbers to roll in and we have a good idea of who's on top. On Wednesday evening a room full of bidders and bidder surrogates gasped at an opening price of $35 million for a piece by Claude Monet entitled Grainstack (1891).   Bidding was slow to start, but once momentum gained it was a runaway. Closing with a private bidder on the phone for a record setting $72.5 million. ($81.4 after fees) Christie's also sold a painting (Rigid and Curved) by Wassily Kandinsky sold for $23.3 million. It was the first time in 50 years the piece was offered for sale. And a painting by one of my personal favorites, David Hockney brought an impressive $11.7 million before fees. The work, titled Woldgate Woods, measures 10.5ft wide, is made up of six individual canvases.   [caption id="attachment_165507" align="aligncenter" width="660"]_92501259_davidhockney3All this week in New York City it's auction week at the biggest gavel houses around. Christie's, Sotheby's, and a host of others are selling work from some of the most celebrated artists of the modern world.  We've been anxiously waiting for numbers to roll in and we have a good idea of who's on top. On Wednesday evening a room full of bidders and bidder surrogates gasped at an opening price of $35 million for a piece by Claude Monet entitled Grainstack (1891).   Bidding was slow to start, but...

The Details of Nick and Mariah’s Settlement

screenshot-img.huffingtonpost.com 2016-11-17 11-34-46 Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon filed for divorce in 2014, but the settlement they recently reached brings some remarkable revelations about the couple’s finances and co-parenting. The couple shares joint custody of 5-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, but the tykes reside primarily with Carey, 46. If Cannon, 36, visits, Carey pays for any of his travel and lodging expenses. The settlement also requires that the children are not to refer to anyone other than Carey and Cannon as their parent...

Brooke Mueller Hospitalized for Evaluation

screenshot-www3.pictures.zimbio.com 2016-11-17 11-12-02 A scary situation unfolding in Sheen/Mueller family dynamic.  Brooke Mueller has been hospitalized after she and her twin sons were reported missing, the Utah Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday. On Tuesday night, Mueller, 39, walked into a Salt Lake City bar barefoot, with her kids — Bob and Max, 7 — and the family nanny, TMZ reported. While in the bar, Mueller and the nanny got into an altercation, causing someone to call the police. Early Wednesday morning, the Salt ...

Bob Hope’s Spaceship House Finally Sells

Several years ago the family of the late Bob Hope put his Coachella Valley home up for sale for the giant price of $50,000,000.  That's a lot of money, but the home is a whopping 23,000 sq ft and was designed by one of LA's most dynamic architect,  John Lautner. People tend to refer to it as the spaceship house, but it looks like an office conference center.  But that's besides the point.  This masterpiece was bought for the basement price of $13,000,000! Topped by a curving copper roof, the futuristic vibe house includes 10 bedrooms and 13 full or partial bathrooms. There are fireplaces in the great room and master bedroom.   121128_pt_ar_hope_0051-Edit-1000-01066eSeveral years ago the family of the late Bob Hope put his Coachella Valley home up for sale for the giant price of $50,000,000.  That's a lot of money, but the home is a whopping 23,000 sq ft and was designed by one of LA's most dynamic architect,  John Lautner. People tend to refer to it as the spaceship house, but it looks like an office conference center.  But that's besides the point.  This masterpiece was bought for the basement price of $13,000,000! Topped by a curving copper roof,...

Mysterious London Fog Finally Answered?

  screenshot-cdn1.pri.org 2016-11-16 11-50-06    Back in December, 1952, the city of London, England, was set upon by a thick and noxious fog.   Most of the people went about life as normal, assuming the fog was normal London precipitation.  But as the days moved on the fog grew more dense and more gnarly.   People began to fall ill, the sky was dark and visibility was reduced to just 3 feet in some areas, and those who ventured out did so with some type of cloth over their mouth. On the 5th day the fog lifted and as m...

Pat Benatar’s Stunning Hawaiian Escape for Sale

Pat Benatar is a sort of goddess to me. I even flirted with naming my child Benatar.  So to learn she's been chilling out on a plantation estate in Hawaii is relief to my shaky grasp on my fading memories. The views are like nothing I've ever seen. Per the listing "finely crafted oceanfront home is situated on a private cove, featuring breathtaking views of the Big Island to Haleakala Crater."   It all works.  The layout of the home, with its open floor plan, indoor tiki bar and fold back window that bring the outdoors inside.. I want it. 3 Bedrooms and 4 baths and 3,295 sq ft it's an absolute steal at $3,200,000.   ISybvb6lp3njf51000000000Pat Benatar is a sort of goddess to me. I even flirted with naming my child Benatar.  So to learn she's been chilling out on a plantation estate in Hawaii is relief to my shaky grasp on my fading memories. The views are like nothing I've ever seen. Per the listing "finely crafted oceanfront home is situated on a private cove, featuring breathtaking views of the Big Island to Haleakala Crater."   It all works.  The layout of the home, with its open floor plan, indoor tiki bar and fold back window...

Carrie Fisher Reveals Affair with Harrison Ford

screenshot-assets.nydailynews.com 2016-11-15 21-06-11 In her new memoir, The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher tells of a super secret and tawdry affair she had with Harrison Ford.  It was back in 1976 while the two were filming Star Wars and Harrison gave Carrie a ride home because she was loaded. The daughter of showbiz royals, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie said Harrison offered to drive her home when she was ”wine sodden” and they ended up in bed. The teenager was sexually inexperienced and complained she was a “bad kisser.” She...

Our Christmas Gifts for the Home List!

The good part about buying a gift for the home is that everyone has one and everyone wants their home to be inviting. Well, almost everyone.  The problem is finding unique gifts that are still broad enough that most people would want them.

So lets take a look at some items for the home. These are great gifts for teens who are really starting to express themselves in their surroundings!

This cap map allows the sudds lover in your life to prove they get around where beer consumption is concerned.  81 holes should be a hint that this isn't a state by state representation, but it's still fun to try 81 different beers!

$29 and the seller has individual state boards as well! 

il_fullxfull.1125323825_4a9hThe good part about buying a gift for the home is that everyone has one and everyone wants their home to be inviting. Well, almost everyone.  The problem is finding unique gifts that are still broad enough that most people would want them. So lets take a look at some items for the home. These are great gifts for teens who are really starting to express themselves in their surroundings! This cap map allows the sudds lover in your life to prove they get around where beer consumption is concerned...

Soviet Star In Russia Turned It Into Patrick the Star!

While most former Soviet Republics destroy Soviet-era monuments, someone in Voronezh came up with an even better idea. They turned the star of one tower building into Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants!
Unfortunately, Voronezh police were not so happy about that. It is estimated that the restoration works may cost the city up to $ 1,500. Whoever did that could face up to 15 days in detention (if they find them). I think it's fun! soviet-star-patrick-spongebob-voronez-russia-5828bf83cf82f-jpeg__880While most former Soviet Republics destroy Soviet-era monuments, someone in Voronezh came up with an even better idea. They turned the star of one tower building into Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants! Unfortunately, Voronezh police were not so happy about that. It is estimated that the restoration works may cost the city up to $ 1,500. Whoever did that could face up to 15 days in detention (if they find them). I think it's fun! ...

The Twin Baby Time Paradox

Samuel was born first, but his twin brother Ronan is older. How is that possible? Emily and Seth Peterson of West Barnstable, Massachusetts welcomed their sons in the early morning hours of Nov. 6.  The first to arrive was Samuel at 1:39am. 5lbs 13 ounces.  Next to come was Ronan, 5lbs 14 ounces, just 31 minutes later. Only by then daylight savings had kicked in and what was 2:10 am was now 1:10 am. Follow? This means that on paper, aka the birth certificate, Ronan will be 29 minutes earlier than his brother Samuel.  When in reality, technically, by all accounts, Samuel is 31 minutes earlier than Ronan.  Wrap your brain around that! twins-older-than-each-other-daylight-savings-time-raw-58289e92df95f__880Samuel was born first, but his twin brother Ronan is older. How is that possible? Emily and Seth Peterson of West Barnstable, Massachusetts welcomed their sons in the early morning hours of Nov. 6.  The first to arrive was Samuel at 1:39am. 5lbs 13 ounces.  Next to come was Ronan, 5lbs 14 ounces, just 31 minutes later. Only by then daylight savings had kicked in and what was 2:10 am was now 1:10 am. Follow? This means that on paper, aka the birth certificate, Ronan will be 29 minutes earlier...