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As with most Parisian high-society gatherings, the Bal des Victimes had a tough door policy. But unlike today, when exclusive party lists are made up of fashion glitterati and movie stars, the guests at this event all had just one thing in common: One of their relatives had been guillotined during the Reign of Terror. […]
Billion-dollar game deals are pretty rare, but one slipped by last week without much attention. Australian gambling machine maker Aristocrat Leisure announced last week it is buying social casino games maker Big Fish Games in Seattle for $ 990 million. It was the second deal in a relatively short time for Big Fish. Churchill Downs, […]
The dinner guests at Château Beauséjour in the Bordeaux wine region came with an expectation of being scandalized. Not that it would take much. It was 1864 after all, and Queen Victoria’s conservative influence extended even across the English Channel to more libertine Second Empire France. So when dessert was about to be served and […]
