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Time.com: Remembering the First Lady of New York

Brooke Astor, who died Monday at age 105, was a combination of wit and elegance, compassion and generosity

FSB: An ATM for books

Buying a book could become as easy as buying a pack of gum. After several years in development, the Espresso - a $50,000 vending machine with a conceivably infinite library - is nearly consumer-rea...

First president disappoints at auction

The Wednesday sale of a portrait of George Washington will help the New York Public Library to procure more books and manuscripts -- but not as many as predicted.

George Washington portraits go on sale

Two portraits of George Washington by renowned artist Gilbert Stuart, one of them commissioned as a gift for Alexander Hamilton, are to be auctioned Wednesday at Sotheby's in Manhattan.

CNNMoney: Sweet gigs: Fashion editor

If fashion is your passion, there is hardly a better way to earn a paycheck than to work for a major magazine, unless you're pretty enough to grace the cover.

De Villepin faults war on terror

French Minister of the Interior Dominique de Villepin has criticized the way the war on terror is being conducted, objecting to the treatment of detainees linked to terrorism.

CNNMoney: A purrfect meal: a restaurant for cats

New York has always been a great food town, with cuisines from all over the world represented in its thousands of eating-places.

CNNMoney: 'Sex and the City' clothes on block

Carrie Bradshaw's fashion sense may not make sense to everyone, but for those who appreciate the style of the main character in "Sex and the City," here's a chance to get your hands on some of her threads before the show comes to an end.

Fortune: Vlad-Handing

On the centennial of the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, lepidopterist, chess enthusiast, and possibly the greatest Russian and American novelist of the 20th century, here are a few tools to help you dr...

Money Magazine: Internet Lust A history of previous revolutions reveals much about this one.

On reviewing my published columns, I find a glaring omission. It's been all money, no sex. I was reminded of this oversight by a report that the most popular face and figure on the Internet belongs...

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