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The Man Who Builds Luxury Bomb Shelters for Paranoid One Percenters
Robert Vicino believes the rich don't live on the same scale as ordinary people in today's society—so why should that change after the end of the world? For a mere $35,000, his company will make their apocalypse experiences truly swanky.
What It's Like to Be an Interior Designer for Really, Really Rich People
An interior designer, who works with A-list clients who spend upwards of $50,000 a room, explains the sociopathy and delusional thinking that comes with disposable incomes.
Death Styles of the Rich and Famous: Stories From an Upper East Side Funeral Home
The author of a new memoir tells us what it was like to work at the place that gave John Lennon, Jackie Onassis, and Philip Seymour Hoffman their final sendoffs.
What It's Like to Be a Tutor for the Mega-Rich
One of Britain's most in-demand super tutors preps kids for exams on private jets and yachts and charges up to $1,500 an hour for his services.
Join the One Percent with This Handy Guide
Isn't capitalism great? It sure is when you are on the top, pissing on everyone below you.
Is Consuming Like Crazy the Best Way to End Capitalism?
A conversation with philosopher Steven Shaviro about "accelerationism," which is essentially the belief that the best way to shorten capitalism's lifespan is to push it to the extreme.
'Teen Tatler' Is the Lifestyle Bible for Britain's Richest Schoolgirls
The UK doesn't need spy mics to discover what the upper class think: They just read Tatler, a brazen document of Britain’s true class system. It's a lifestyle magazine for people who know what "truffle consomme" is and what you're supposed to do...
Invasion of the Cloned Horses
The American Quarter Horse Association is “the world’s largest equine breed registry.” Now they’re going to get even larger, because a US court has ruled they must accept cloned horses' applications to join their exclusive club. Predictably, the...
How People Like Mark Zuckerberg Get "Free Money"
Mark Zuckerberg just refinanced his Palo Alto mansion for an exorbitantly low rate of 1.05 percent, according to a "report by Bloomberg":http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-16/zuckerberg-s-loan-gives-new-meaning-to-the-1-mortgages.html. Why would the...
Facebook for the Rich and Famous: A Chat with Matt Quinn
"They were looking for off the shelf software that would meet their needs."