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Barry Diller on Serendipity, Sexuality and Success
In a new memoir, ‘Who Knew,’ Diller credits luck over talent in helming multiple Hollywood studios and television networks: ‘It’s the timing, stupid.’
May 27
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March 2025
Surfer Stories: 12 Untold Stories By 12 Writers About 12 of the Greatest Surfers
Claudia Lebenthal compiled twelve stories into a book out this past Tuesday that is the perfect summer gift. It’s filled with photos and essays, and…
Mar 22
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February 2025
Earn Your Luck: Ursula Burns from intern to CEO
My new monthly WSJ column about the relationship between hard work and luck.
Feb 12
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January 2025
Inauguration
I’ve been in Washington covering the parties and general circus of Trump’s inauguration part deux.
Jan 21
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Video: Trump vs. the Palm Beach Preppies
What's the mash-up like between the MAGA Trump transition types and the blue-haired old ladies? More like a smash-up...of objectives and style.
Jan 11
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MAGA Madness Descends on Palm Beach
Blue-blood locals don’t know what to make of all the blockades, Cybertrucks and glitz.
Jan 10
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Wheels Up
On rich people and self-awareness.
Jan 1
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December 2024
The Closely Guarded Secrets Of Manhattan Doormen
From adulterous naughtiness to 6-foot-long iguanas, the cheerful sentries see it all while watching over the snootiest buildings in the world.
Dec 13, 2024
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November 2024
Of Course I Want to Know Who Else Is Coming to the Dinner Party!
There’s no point in surprising people about their tablemates, and while we’re at it: Stick to two courses and limit opportunities for bloviating.
Nov 1, 2024
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September 2024
How the Super-Rich Signal Their Wealth to Each Other
Gauche display is out. The .1% use a subtler set of cues and signifiers to mark their place on the totem pole.
Sep 20, 2024
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August 2024
The Awful Quandary of the Super-Rich: Palm Beach or Manhattan?
Wealthy Florida transplants are back north for August, sipping Southsides—and claiming bragging rights—with their skeptical Gothamite friends.
Aug 10, 2024
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