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David Beckham -- A Role in Downton Abbey?

Alan Black | Posted 02.04.2013 | Sports
Read More: Posh, Latest Soccer, Carson, Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith, Lord Grantham, Butlers, David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy, Pbs Masterpiece, Spice Girls, Becks, David Beckham, Drama, Posh Spice, Sports News
Alan Black

Now that David Beckham has played his last act in an American soccer role, what is next for the Englishman abroad? Having spent the last five years in...

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Digital Fire: Northwest Voices in the Arts, Books, and Business on Reinvention

Russell C. Smith | Posted 12.22.2012 | Impact
Read More: Reinvention, Greg Kucera Gallery, Reworking, Richard Hugo House, Fulfill-Your-Destiny, Design, Community, Fulfillment, Artists, Thinking, American Life, Authors, Acupuncture, Northwest, Personal Reinvention, Butlers, Arts Organizations, Reinventing Yourself, Social Movements, Career Reinvention, Economic Growth, Cultural Shifts, Impact News
Russell C. Smith

The topic of reinvention is everywhere in American culture. Cultural shifts and economic forces have affected artists and entrepreneurs, people on the street and people in high-rise towers.

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'Butler School': High-End Servant Industry Makes A Comeback

BusinessWeek | Max Abelson | Posted 07.20.2011 | Business
Read More: Chefs, Butler School, Housekeepers, The Rich, Maids, Butlers, Business News

The resurgence of rich people has triggered a rebirth elsewhere in the industry. "When we hit last summer, that's when all of a sudden the economy rea...

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C Street House Used Interns As Servants, Author Tells Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Church, Ohio, Mark Sanford, Christian, Interns, Butlers, Religion, Irs, John Ensign, C Street House, Maids, Internship, Tax, The C Street House, Oliver North, Prayer, Servants, Video, Politics News

The C Street house is a $1.8 million Washington D.C. residence occupied by Congressional members of a religious organization known as The Family. Afte...

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The Anunciator Box

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Long Island, Real Estate, New York Real Estate, Houses, Scouting Ny, Butlers, New York News
Nick Carr

I was on a shoot in an amazing 100+ year-old mansion in Long Island. In the hallway leading from the dining room to the kitchen, I noticed something on the wall near the butler's pantry.

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The Little Things That Kill You

Laura Vanderkam | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Outsourcing, Households, Concierges, Economics, Children, Errands, Families, Perfect Wife, Moving, Core Competency Moms, Butlers, Working Moms, The Full Life, Healthy Living News
Laura Vanderkam

These days, wives are doing things we enjoy more than running errands with our days --and so an industry of concierge services, household managers and the like has sprung up to try to make the little things littler.

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Let's Bring Back...

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Anthony Michael Hall, Telegrams, Subversive Pamphlets, Hot Toddies, Nostalgia Style, Butlers, Poetry, Style, The Canterbury Tales, Fashion Models, Diana Vreeland, Skinny Models, Dorothy Parker Poetry, Unzipped, Bette Davis, Curvy Models, Katherine Hepburn, Isaac Mizrahi, Cole Porter, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Greta Garbo, Fashion, Let's Bring Back, Healthy Living News
Lesley M. M. Blume

It's been a while, but Let's Bring Back is back. The fourth of my LBB series, what follows is a celebration of rituals and objects from times past. ...

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