Spiegel Stuff: A Shocking Double Murder in LA; the Eye-Popping Wealth of Aspen; Hollywood’s First Superagent

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For Love of Aspen

On major holidays, a private plane lands or takes off at the Aspen airport every six minutes. In 2003, the average Aspen house cost $2.7 million. What made this Colorado mountain town so irresistible to Kevin Costner, Robert McNamara, Jack Nicholson, Goldie Hawn, Michael Eisner, and Prince Bandar, to name just a few of its A-list homeowners, as well as a cultural mecca for artists and intellectuals? Talking with everyone from anti-growth activist Hunter Thompson to go-go entrepreneur Harley Baldwin, Mark Seal surveyed the legends of Aspen's past, the eye-popping wealth of its present, and the battle for its future.

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Three Faces of Evil

Following the guilty verdict in LA's other shocking double murder, Dominick Dunne made his closing argument on the twisted tale of the Menendez brothers—and discovered new pieces of the O.J. Simpson puzzle.

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Burning Down the House

Does S-U-S-S-E-X spell disaster for a royal family in crisis? Michelle Ruiz reported on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit and asked whether the monarchy could cope.

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When Sue Was Queen

Sue Mengers was the first superagent, a William Morris secretary from the Bronx whose moxie, canniness, and astringent wit took her to the top of the Hollywood power structure, making her nearly as famous as her clients, a list that included Ali MacGraw, Gene Hackman, Peter Bogdanovich, Burt Reynolds, and close friend Barbra Streisand. Recalling how a hilariously bawdy, no-bullshit blond crashed the industry men's club, Peter Biskind got Mengers's frank, still-acerbic account of her glory days, why her magic—and her stars—deserted her in the 1980s, and the price of becoming a legend in her own time.

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Living by Design

Son of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, David Linley succeeded to his father's earldom in 2017, when the famous photographer died. But David's focus remained on his furniture-making business, with clients ranging from Sir Elton John to Valentino. At the family's château in Provence, Bob Colacello learned how an aesthetic—and a lifestyle—was formed.

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

A Shocking Double Murder in LA; the Eye-Popping Wealth of Aspen; Hollywood’s First Superagent

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