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Dave & Buster’s Former CEO Has His Beachfront Florida Getaway on the Market for $10 Million
The Florida Panhandle vacation home of a former CEO of the Dave & Buster’s restaurant chain has floated onto the market. Located in Santa Rosa Beach, the Spooky Lane address was bought by Brian Jenkins, the former chief executive of Dave & Buster’s, in 2018 for over $4 million, property records show. The retired exec and his wife, Deborah Jenkins, reportedly used the Gulf-front home as a family getaway. Now aiming to spend more time in Texas, the couple is selling the house for $9.995 million. Rocker Ronnie Radke Has Rolled Into a $9 Million Modern Barnhouse in L.A. The four-story home sits on a half-acre...
Bentley’s New Flying Spur Is Its Most Powerful 4-Door Car Ever
A car like the Bentley Flying Spur only changes so much, but some updates are bigger than others.Luxury Automakers Are Racing to Build Design-Forward Branded Residences. Here's Why. The British luxury marque has just unveiled the latest version of its Flying Spur. The ultra-luxe saloon may look awfully similar to last year’s vintage but flip up the hood and you’ll find something brand new: a hybrid V-8. That’s right, the saloon’s vaunted V-12, a fixture since its launch in 2005, has been swapped out for a smaller electrified engine. The Flying Spur is the latest vehicle in the automaker’s lineup to go...
How This Balinese Surfing Village Became a Go-To Destination
Rain is pounding the open central courtyard of a Balinese home as a traditional breakfast of shredded chicken, chicken satay, rice, pickles, and sambal, along with coffee and a pandan and coconut crepe, is served to a small group of travelers huddled underneath an awning. They discuss the food, the layout of the home, and how religious practices differ in Ungasan, a district at the southernmost point of Bali neighboring Uluwatu.The 7 Best Luxury Resorts in Ubud, Bali's Booming Spiritual Center It’s the type of firsthand look at local life that most visitors to Bali never get and was arranged as...
This New Solar-Electric Catamaran Comes With a Massive, Fold-Down Beach Club
Cosmopolitan Yachts just unveiled an electrifying new catamaran.These Otherworldly New 142-Foot Superyachts Were Inspired by the Moons of Mars The simply named Cosmopolitan 125 spans, you guessed it, 125 feet, making it the largest model in the burgeoning Spanish yard’s five-strong lineup. The zero-emission newcomer is also equipped with a hybrid solar-electric propulsion system that makes it cleaner and more efficient on the high seas than traditional diesel-powered yachts of a similar size. The 125 features a lightweight aluminum exterior and sleek, modern lines. With a focus on sustainable luxury, the cat is replete with innovative, eco-friendly materials and the latest green...
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Finally Launches Its Historic Mission
The Polaris Dawn mission blasted off this morning from Kennedy Space Center following multiple delays from its intended August 26 launch, including a helium leak on the launchpad and several weeks of poor weather.SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Has Been Grounded (Again) After a Booster Explodes Today’s launch was flawless, a sequence of events that included the rocket being fueled on launchpad 39A (which hosted most of the historic Apollo missions), the 5:23 a.m. blastoff, separation of the first and second stages two minutes, 40 seconds later, and 12 minutes after launch, the separation of the Crew Dragon capsule from the Falcon...
This $25.7 Million Retreat Is One of the Priciest Homes on the Florida Panhandle
While Malibu, Miami, and the Hamptons have no shortage of celebrity residents and visitors, there are a lot of A-listers who quietly flock to the low-key seclusion and white sand beaches of the Florida Panhandle, along the southern shore of Walton County and the Santa Rosa Beach area in particular. Famous names who have owned homes or vacationed in the area include American Idol judge Luke Bryan, who had an oceanfront mansion until a few months ago, along with Sheryl Crow, Jason Aldean, Britney Spears, John Grisham, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.One of the 'Buying Beverly Hills' Stars...
Hennessey’s New 1,817 HP Roadster Is the Most Powerful Manual-Transmission Hypercar Ever, the Tuner Says
Hennessey Special Vehicles recently made news with a record-setting half-mile run in the Venom F5 hypercar, as test driver David Donohue hit a top speed of 221.92 mph in just 2,640 feet of runway at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Today, however, Hennessey has revealed perhaps equally surprising information, which is that the Texas-based company plans to build a limited run of the Venom F5 equipped with a six-speed manual transmission.'They Should Feel Like They've Risked Death': The Hypercar Startup That Wants to Deliver Old-School Fear on the Road Not only is Hennessey touting the model variant as “the world’s...
“The Butler Did It” Takes on a New Meaning at Raffles Hotels & Resorts
Grandeur and impeccable service have been the hallmarks of a stay at Raffles Hotels & Resorts ever since the flagship property—an elegant colonial-style building—opened in Singapore in 1887. Over the decades, guests, including a long roster of literary lights and world-renowned celebrities, have come to expect nothing but the best from the hotels’ attentive staff, including butlers who seem to anticipate every need and fulfill it as if by magic.Insurance With Assurances Now the luxury hospitality brand is capitalizing on that reputation with a new campaign that underscores the role of butlers in creating a memorable and inspiring guest experience: “The...
One of the ‘Buying Beverly Hills’ Stars Is Selling a TV Composer’s Home in L.A. for $6 Million
Though the reality show Farrah Brittany starred in alongside Mauricio Umansky and her sisters was recently canceled after two seasons on Netflix, the Buying Beverly Hills star is still peddling properties for the family real estate business. In fact, the stepdaughter of Umansky and daughter of Kyle Richards—he the co-founder and CEO of The Agency brokerage firm the series followed, and she his estranged wife and a cast member of The Housewives of Beverly Hills—has just hoisted a particularly eye-catching residence in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood Hills up for sale, asking a smidge under $6 million.Rocker Ronnie Radke...
How a Beloved Craft Beer Inspired an ‘Arrogant’ New Whiskey
To paraphrase a 1990s one-hit wonder: “He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a lager drink.” But sometimes he or she or they wants both, and essentially that’s what the new release of Arrogant Bastard Whiskey is—a malt whiskey distilled from a craft beer fan favorite.Taste Test: Old Forester's 2024 Birthday Bourbon Doesn't Live Up to Its Unicorn Status Of course, Arrogant Bastard Whiskey is not really a beer at all; it’s beer that has been distilled into whiskey. Or, to be more exact, this whiskey was distilled from Arrogant Bastard Ale wort, which is the liquid produced after combining grains...
This Adults-Only Resort in Jamaica Lets You Spend the Day on a Private Island With a Butler
The best all-inclusive resorts have something for everyone, and this adults-only property in Jamaica just added a private-island experience if you want to ditch the crowds. This Collection of Lavish Private Estates Is Ready for Your Next European Vacation For those seeking extra privacy, the Caribbean-based Blue Diamond Resorts has launched a new offshore private-island retreat at the Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters in Montego Bay. Part of the Autograph Collection, the oceanfront hotel opened its doors in November 2023, complete with 352 rooms, 11 bars, and a whopping 12 different restaurants. Now the luxury retreat is inviting guests to enjoy an...
DJ David Guetta Gets a Record-Setting $16 Million for His High-Rise Condo in Miami Beach
In 2018, music maestro David Guetta, one of the world’s most successful and highest paid DJs, plunked down $9.5 million for billionaire Richard LeFrak’s pristine condo at the prestigious Setai Miami Beach. The sky-high digs afforded the 56-year-old French hitmaker panoramic vistas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Miami skyline. Six years later, Guetta has unloaded the light-filled aerie for $16 million, making it the highest priced condo sale per square foot ever in Miami Beach. This $25.7 Million Retreat Is One of the Priciest Homes on the Florida Panhandle The 37th-floor unit was acquired by an unknown buyer in an off-market...
This New Turntable Demolishes Even the Tiniest Vibrations
Technics knows that accuracy is the name of the game for audiophiles.Lamborghini and Technics Just Teamed Up on New Turntable and LP The legendary Japanese hi-fi company has just unveiled a new turntable called the SL-1300G that will have you hearing new details in even your favorite records. The new player features improved direct drive technology that helps reduce unwanted vibrations when you’re listening to tunes. The SL-1300G is part of the Technics’s audiophile-geared Grand Class line of turntables. At the heart of the record player is the brand’s ΔΣ-Drive (Delta Sigma Drive), which made its debut in last year’s SL-1200GR. The...
Why Dom Pérignon Scrapped Its Entire 2023 Champagne Vintage
In Champagne, the mainstay is non-vintage bubbles, produced by blending wine from a variety of years. All 370 houses that make sparkling wine in the region offer bottles without years on them—except for one. Dom Pérignon only releases vintage Champagne produced from a single harvest. While other maisons can take the opportunity of a less-than-stellar season to increase their stock of base wines, if the quality of the vintage is not up to snuff there will be no Dom Pérignon. This is exactly what happened in 2023, when after months of grape maturation in the vineyard, a full harvest, and...
Rome May Start Charging Tourists to See the Famous Trevi Fountain
Another day, another city fighting to stop overtourism.We Recreated Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days' and Had the Journey of a Lifetime Rome is considering charging travelers for access to the famous Trevi Fountain to counter an influx of increasingly ill-behaved visitors, as reported by Bloomberg. The historic, Baroque-era landmark, which Giuseppe Pannini completed in 1769, has become a must-see for travelers visiting the Italian capital. Visitors customarily throw coins into the fountain’s basin to ensure their return to the Eternal City. (The coins are scooped up and donated to a Catholic charity called Caritas Roma that supports the needy...
This 19th Century Townhouse in New York’s West Village Is Filled with Period Details. It Can Be Yours for $8 Million.
Filled with vintage fixtures, period-style finishings, and archival design elements, this $7.75 million townhouse that dates to 1828 is as charming as it gets when it comes to living in the historic heart of New York’s famed West Village.This $9.7 Million Home Is Tucked Into a Members-Only Enclave in New York's Hudson Valley Located at 45 Barrow Street, the home fuses updated creature comforts with historic design features. The red brick exterior, with shuttered sash windows, represents the Federal-style of architecture, which was popular between 1780 and 1830 and emphasizes balance and symmetry, circular motifs, and classical details, while the interiors are warm, relaxed,...
Ginetta Is Finally Putting Its Ultralight Akula Track Car Into Production
It’s taken longer than expected, but Ginetta is ready to deliver on what it promised.First Drive: Porsche's New 911 Hybrid Delivers More Than Enough Agility and Speed to Annoy the Purists The boutique British sports car maker has announced that that it will finally put its lightweight track beast, the Akula, into production. The news comes over a half decade after the hardcore speed machine made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in early 2019. Deliveries of the Akula were supposed to begin in January 2020, but, as is frequently the case with niche brands, that target was missed (the COVID-19...
These Otherworldly New 142-Foot Superyachts Were Inspired by the Moons of Mars
Gian Paolo Nari’s newest superyacht concept is truly out of this world.This New 161-Foot Explorer Yacht Offers 6 Days of Autonomy at Sea The 142-footer, which the Italian designer penned in partnership with Turkish shipyard Aegean Yachts, comes in two variants named after the two moons of Mars. Explorer yacht Phobos and navetta-style cruiser Deimos are based on the same platform but have distinguishing features that will appeal to different seafarers. Both vessels showcase robust, sporty exteriors, with clean, simple lines running from bow to stern. “The initial idea was to create a vessel with exceptional autonomy and a design that avoids...
How Dealer Chris Daaboul Found a Passion (and Business) in Independent Watchmaking
This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter to the best of the watch world. Sign up here.In the early 2010s, the world of independent watchmaking did not inspire the collecting mania it does today. Most makers who identified with the independent label toiled in the shadows, far from the klieg lights that shone on their name-brand competitors. That was when Chris Daaboul, a relative newcomer to the watch industry who’d emigrated to the United States from Lebanon in 1997 at age 10, discovered the indie watch scene. Based in the Boston area, he...
This $9.7 Million Home Is Tucked Into a Members-Only Enclave in New York’s Hudson Valley
The Discovery Land Company, a real estate development operation with more than 30 private, members-only residential communities around the world, offers some of the most exclusive living experiences around the globe. From the storied Yellowstone Club in Wyoming to über-chic Baker’s Bay in the Bahamas, the company certainly knows how to entice a deep-pocketed clientele through its many golf offerings, outdoor pursuits, quality cuisine, and family programming. And it comes as no surprise the various developments attract A-list celebrities, athletes, and billionaires. This $14.5 Million NorCal Abode Takes Its Design Cues From Frank Lloyd Wright Silo Ridge Field Club, a bucolic 850-acre development in...
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