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The Over-the-Top Library With a Secret Treasure

The Over-the-Top Library With a Secret Treasure William O’Connor © Provided by The Daily Beast Alamy It would be understandable if, after taking in the ornate reading rooms and grand hallways of the St. Louis Central Library, you deemed your thirst for literary splendor sated. However, tucked into one of those walls is an elegant but easily missed double door underneath a broken pediment leading to a true treasure trove filled with items that would fetch eye-popping sums at auction. Fittingly, they are books. Not the greatest twist, I suppose, but these are not any old books. First editions of Palladio and Alberti as well as 16th century printings of Vitruvius oh, and first editions of Piranesi etchings that once belonged to the House of Lords. All of these sit behind glass and wood cabinets in an English country house library hidden within the I-Am-America-Hear-Me-Roar Gilded Age splendor of the St. Louis Central Library a combination that makes it the l

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George Chakiris on the Secrets and Scandals of West Side Story, 60 Years Later

George Chakiris loves the question, “What was it like?” What was it like to film West Side Story? What was it like to win an Oscar for his performance as Bernardo? What was it like to work with legendary choreographer and director Jerome Robbins? What was it like to be a dancer in the Golden of Age of Hollywood? What was it like to be in the “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” number with Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? West Side.

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Meet One of the First Barbecue Kings Henry Poppa Miller

Meet One of the First Barbecue Kings Henry Poppa Miller
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Meet One of the First Barbecue Kings Henry Poppa Miller

Gimlets, Bukowski & Day Drinking: Missing LA s Dive Bars

Gimlets, Bukowski & Day Drinking: Missing LA’s Dive Bars Halley Sutton © Provided by The Daily Beast Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Alamy Los Angeles is a city built on contradictions. While it’s famous for its international stars, miles of beaches and devotion to over-the-top opulence, it also boasts an equally impressive network of gritty dive bars. These are not the places where you’ll find the glitterati or the Insta-fluencers the parade of people trying hard to look like they’ve never tried hard in their lives. No craft cocktails or sleek decor here; no scene, no dress code. These watering holes are practically as old as LA itself and attract a range of regulars.

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