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Love may be among the ruins, but flirting is alive and well in the streets of Athens. Badoo.com, a site that encourages social networking through flirting, analyzed 12 million flirtations across 180 countries and named Athens the top come-hither city of its self-titled "World Flirtation League." Is the site just very popular in Greece? Badoo is a Denmark-based company, so I suspect most of its Read more
Semiramis Hotel is a 52-room hotel in Athens, Greece, and designer Karim Rashid's first hotel project undertaking. I guess Rashid has beginner's luck (or really intimidating talent), because the hotel's design is inspiring, polished, and every square inch is original. Of the project, Rashid said, "Hotels today make you feel like you're living in the previous century. That's the last thing I want Read more
Victoria Beckham wore a dress of her own design to accompany her husband David to the annual Sports Spectacular benefit at LA's Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The gala raises funds for the Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute, which researches genetic birth defects. The couple brought their three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, along for the event, while baby Harper stayed at home. It was the Read more
David Beckham had the honor of bringing the Olympic Flame from Athens, Greece, to England yesterday. He participated in a welcome ceremony in his home country that marks the beginning of a 70-day relay for the flame before the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The flame has since moved into the hands of three-time Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie, who is the first of 8,000 Read more
David Beckham visited the Experimental University School in Athens, Greece, today before traveling to the UK with the official Olympic torch. David, Princess Anne, and various Olympic officials boarded an Airbus dubbed Firefly and embarked on a four-hour flight with the Olympic torch, bound for an airfield in Culdrose, Cornwall. Expressing his gratitude and excitement, David posted a heartfelt Read more
Los Angeles's annual Legends event in the La Cienega Design Quarter blends art, fashion, design, and culture, and this past weekend, a variety of programs and events celebrated this year's Legends theme of important design destinations across the world. To reflect the theme, designers used global destinations such as Berlin, Rome, Morocco, and Athens as the inspiration for their window designs. Read more
The time has finally arrived: the James Beard Awards, or the Oscars of the food world, have just been announced. After months of suspense following the announcement of this year's semifinalists and subsequent finalists, the results were announced at a star-studded gala in New York's Lincoln Center, where a smattering of top talent from Grant Achatz to Top Chef winner Paul Qui walked home with Read more
The daughter of an Olympian and wife of a Major League Baseball player, professional beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor knows a thing or two about competing. She even tangoed her way across the stage in Dancing With the Stars a few seasons ago. After winning back-to-back Olympic gold with teammate Kerri Walsh in Athens and Bejing, the duo is hoping for top honors again this Summer in Read more
Diane Kruger showed off several different gorgeous looks at the 12th annual Francophone Film Festival in Athens, Greece, today. After posing for pictures on an oceanside balcony, the actress switched from a striped romper into a floral-print minidress for a dinner honoring Yves Saint Laurent cofounder Pierre Bergé. Following the soiree, she attended the premiere of her new film Lily Sometimes in Read more
Last night's Lakers game brought out a wide range of celebrities! Ashton Kutcher was courtside to watch the Lakers beat the Houston Rockets following his European escapades. He traveled in Rome with pal Lorene Scafaria, then went on to Greece. Ashton partied in Athens with a brunette, but he's since wrapped up the fun. He was seated right next to 2 Broke Girls star Kat Dennings, who was loved up Read more
