What do JFK, Jackie O., William Randolph Hearst, Francis Ford Coppola, and Whitney Houston have in common, besides incredible fame and fortune? They’re all tied, in one way or another, to the house at 1011 N. Beverly Drive in California. Also known as the Beverly House, it’s probably the most expensive house for sale in […] More
Leaving behind an impressive body of work written in his now-iconic style, Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway was a titan of 20th-century literature. With his masterful writing — that left us with timeless works like A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also Rises, and For Whom The Bells Toll […] More
Lead image credit – Julia Ess, Source: Wikimedia Commons UPDATE (10/28/19): Stephen King recently announced plans to turn his long-time house in Bangor into an archive/writer’s retreat. Soon enough, the property will house the writer’s archives, formerly held at the University of Maine; they will be accessible by appointment only. In fact, King is clear […] More
“Forty years ago, my mother fell in love with Martha’s Vineyard,” Caroline Kennedy shared, thinking back to the time Jackie Kennedy Onassis first laid her eyes on the serene estate she bought back in 1979. “When she found Red Gate Farm, it was a perfect expression of her romantic and adventurous spirit. The dunes and […] More
Known as the setting of one of the most watched shows on television — ABC’s iconic Full House — and now featured in the Netflix version Fuller House, the 1709 Broderick Street home in San Francisco is soon heading back to market. As the home is wrapping up renovations and getting ready for a late […] More
With the new HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland” bringing new, bone-chilling stories to light, I felt the need to save a piece of my childhood by leaving Neverland behind myself. And that piece is the actual Neverland Rach, the first celebrity home I have any recollection of — and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only […] More
NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal is getting ready to say goodbye to the sprawling, 31,000-square-foot megamansion he picked up in 1993 when he was a rookie with the Orlando Magic. The mansion, which served as Shaq’s home for the past 25 years, is truly one of a kind. And that’s not just because Mr. O’Neal has […] More
Released on November 1990, Home Alone is an all-time classic comedy about eight-year-old Kevin McCallister who, accidentally left behind by his family on Christmas, is forced to defend his home from two dimwit burglars. The movie gained such notoriety that today, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” only when TV channels start running Home […] More
After a bold move made by The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, 8 of the legendary architect’s most memorable buildings may become UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2019. Eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, handpicked to highlight specific stages in the architect’s body of work — and titled collectively as “The 20th Century Architecture of Frank […] More
Now here’s one for the history books. In the second season of American Crime Story, FX made the world turn their eyes to Miami Beach and a very grim part of its history: the assassination of Gianni Versace. And with the Miami Beach mansion playing a huge role in the narrative, let’s take a moment to […] More
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