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Due to Covid-19, many events may be postponed or canceled without prior warning. Please make sure to call ahead. Feb 24 19:00 pm - 20:00 pm Event QR Code WHAT: “Destination Peking: Revisiting the ‘Foreign Colony’”, an RASBJ Zoom talk by Paul French, moderated by Jeremiah Jenne and followed by QA WHEN: Feb. 24, 2021 Wednesday 7:00-8:00 PM Beijing Standard Time   MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: New York Times bestselling author Paul French (Midnight in Peking, City of Devils) returns to the Chinese capital to tell 18 true stories of fascinating people who visited the city in the fi...

How did Romanov family jewelry wind up in the United States? The wedding crown of the Romanov dynasty, from 1884 to 1953. Now it's a museum artifact. Public domain; Vogue, April 15, 1953; Miss Universe Organization Priceless emerald necklaces and brooches with huge sapphires that once adorned the gowns of Russian tsarinas later found new owners: American socialites and the wives of oil tycoons. Following the 1917 Revolution, the Bolsheviks sold the Romanov family’s treasures off to international buyers while keeping only the most valuable pieces in Russia. This luxurious j...

▶︎ Phantom Thread is widely available on digital platforms, 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD. The ‘phantom thread’ in the title of Paul Thomas Anderson’s eighth feature refers to a term that seamstresses working in the East End of Victorian London used to describe the sensation they felt after emerging from long, repetitive hours in the workshop. After returning home exhausted, the women would find their hands moving involuntarily, their fingers clasped as though sewing invisible, ‘phantom’ threads. It’s a title that offers hints of the gothic undercurrents that drive Anderson’s f...

Daphne Lingon, Head of Jewels for Christie’s Americas, explains that “pearls have always been a classic staple in jewelry and have transcended time and fashion. While pearls may not have always been regarded as a choice for engagement rings, this is a trend that is emerging. When selecting a pearl ring, you will need to decide if you would like a cultured pearl or a natural pearl, the latter being the more expensive of the two choices and then the overall style from the Edwardian or Art Deco periods or a more contemporary look. You will also need to take extra care of a pearl ring, espec...

Of all his accomplishments on behalf of his adopted country, assisting a ‘wet behind the ears’ Prince Charles in the art of the romantic chase was among bed-hopping playboy Luis Basualdo’s proudest achievements. The glamorous polo-playing Argentine —who cut an amorous swathe through the ritzy resorts of Europe and America collecting heiresses and beautiful women as if they were match-books — found himself uniquely positioned to help the then unmarried prince in his quest for intimate contact with the opposite sex. Basualdo, who has died at the age of 75, had his own polo team, the G...