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Heath Ledger Soho Apartment Too Spooky to Unload

5. December 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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A former residence of a celebrity usually would make the property a hot ticket on the real estate market, but not in the case of Heath Ledger.  The $26,000 rental located at 416 Broome St. in Soho NYC is the place he died of an accidental overdose.  That could definitely be a deterrent.  The 3 [...]

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Camden Crawl 2009 - UK’s Version of SXSW?

17. November 2008 by Peter Ross (UK)

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Camden Town is a trendy part of North West London with a canal, a market andsome fairly famous residents such as La Amy Winehouse and at one point Miss Kate Moss and Mr. Jude Law and the rest of the wife-swapping, coke-snorting Primrose Hill set. Right, my trendy knowledge of the US isfairly basic so don’t crawl [...]

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The Fat Duck: Snail Porridge Anyone?

12. November 2008 by kelly

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“The Fat Duck” seems an aptly named venue for a traditional English restaurant you would be forgiven to believe. Although after a quick glance at their menu you will realise it is anything but the dependable Bangers and Mash! Owned by the Michelin starred chef Heston Blumenthal (who resembles a follically challenged mad scientist), he has [...]

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The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Haunted by Recent Pool Drowning

22. October 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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The Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Blvd. is one of those landmarks that has a rich history dating back to its opening in 1927. Financed with help from screen legends and United Artists founders Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, along with MGM boss Louis B. Mayer, it was off to a glorious start and eventually housed [...]

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Michael Rockefeller - The World’s Most Expensive Hamburger?

18. October 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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The 1961 disappearance of oil heir Michael Rockefeller is one of those haunting stories from childhood that has been ingrained in my memory.  No, I was not around at the time of his vanishing, but my father told me the story about the son of the then governor of New York and future vice-president getting [...]

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Luxury $35 Per Seat Arboretum Movie Theater Opens in Chicago

3. October 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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The Lord of Greystone: Barack Obama rakes in $9M from Hollywood

17. September 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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Something’s Fishy at Robert De Niro’s Nobu

9. September 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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Something’s Fishy at Robert De Niro’s Nobu

9. September 2008 by Getdagoss

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Gianni Versace’s House Open for Tours

2. September 2008 by Adrian Twist (LA)

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