The priciest piece in Andy Warhol's collection wasn't on
a canvas - it was on the Atlantic Ocean. The pale prince
of Pop Art's house on Long Island's east end, an
ultraprivate oceanfront estate, is on the market for a
record $50 million.
"We're hoping the right person will come along and
appreciate it." said real estate broker Lee Mineland
of Allan M. Schneider Associates. The property was put up
for sale by independent filmmaker Paul Morrissey,
Warhol's collaborator on several movies. The pair
purchased the 5.7-acre Montauk estate for $220,000 in the
1970s. Dubbed "Eothen" - Greek for "toward
the east" - the main house includes seven bedrooms,
four and one-half baths, and four fireplaces. Another
four additional houses are spread across the property,
along with a three-car garage and a large stable. The
house is surrounded by 122 acres of undeveloped land to
the east and another 15 acres to the west. Lucky for me,
I am still in the market looking to purchase my dream
home. Let me get my checkbook!
Undergraduates taking their final-year English exams at
Cambridge University where recently surprised. Rather
than having to analyze the writings of literary greats
such as Shakespeare, they instead had to discuss the
efforts of lyrics penned by the pop band forever
associated with the disco revolution -- the Bee Gees. As
part of a three-hour compulsory paper on tragedy,
students were asked to write about the lines "It's
tragedy... Tragedy when you lose control and you got no
soul, it's tragedy." The extract is taken from the
Bees Gees hit that reached the top of the charts in 1979.
John Kerrigan, chairman of the English finals examination
board, saw references in the lyrics that the Bee Gees
themselves were probably unaware of. "There are
elements to the Bee Gees songs that could have directed
you to the great central canonical texts," he
stated. "The line in the Bee Gees song where he
sings 'the feeling's gone and you can't go on' is a fair
summary of the end of King Lear." So this explains
the Bee Gees attempt at acting. Their 1970's recreation
of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band costarring Peter
Frampton must have been another Shakespearean attempt.
By the time Big Brother 2 debuts July 5th on CBS, the
show's 12 new "delightfully quirky" houseguests
will have spent four days getting acquainted. But let's
just hope for everyone's sake that they're not already
playing charades or wearing chicken outfits. After
launching a publicity assault to assure viewers that the
much-maligned voyeuristic series won't be as boring as
last year, executive producer Arnold Shapiro is now
hoping his pretty group of houseguests will prove him
right. But in a move that could upset some viewers, CBS announced that
it will charge up to $20 for access to the show's live,
24-hour-a-day webcast. RealNetworks, which is providing
the service, will restrict viewing to paying customers,
who will have two options: pay $19.95 for unlimited
viewing during the show's summer run, or pay $9.95 per
month to get access to RealNetworks' "GoldPass"
service, which features Big Brother 2 along with other
Web programming. The show's Webcast, featuring four
different live camera feeds, will be completely unedited
and uncensored. To eliminate spoilers, producers will
block out the show's three weekly challenges and its
eviction nomination process. Those clips will be made
available after the live broadcasts air. Last year's
streaming video was free of charge, and it managed to
draw a significant cult following. Some, however, say
they wouldn't be willing to fork over cash to watch the
houseguests. Hey, I don't care if the shower door IS
positioned lower than it was last year, I am not forking
out money on this crappy show!
by Mary
Xmas
$50 million.
"We're hoping the right person will come along and
appreciate it." said real estate broker Lee Mineland
of Allan M. Schneider Associates. The property was put up
for sale by independent filmmaker Paul Morrissey,
Warhol's collaborator on several movies. The pair
purchased the 5.7-acre Montauk estate for $220,000 in the
1970s. Dubbed "Eothen" - Greek for "toward
the east" - the main house includes seven bedrooms,
four and one-half baths, and four fireplaces. Another
four additional houses are spread across the property,
along with a three-car garage and a large stable. The
house is surrounded by 122 acres of undeveloped land to
the east and another 15 acres to the west. Lucky for me,
I am still in the market looking to purchase my dream
home. Let me get my checkbook!
could upset some viewers, CBS announced that
it will charge up to $20 for access to the show's live,
24-hour-a-day webcast. RealNetworks, which is providing
the service, will restrict viewing to paying customers,
who will have two options: pay $19.95 for unlimited
viewing during the show's summer run, or pay $9.95 per
month to get access to RealNetworks' "GoldPass"
service, which features Big Brother 2 along with other
Web programming. The show's Webcast, featuring four
different live camera feeds, will be completely unedited
and uncensored. To eliminate spoilers, producers will
block out the show's three weekly challenges and its
eviction nomination process. Those clips will be made
available after the live broadcasts air. Last year's
streaming video was free of charge, and it managed to
draw a significant cult following. Some, however, say
they wouldn't be willing to fork over cash to watch the
houseguests. Hey, I don't care if the shower door IS
positioned lower than it was last year, I am not forking
out money on this crappy show!
