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I hope you’re having a lovely week!
Here are three things I consumed this week:
The Haves and the Have-Yachts by Evan Osnos for The New Yorker
I stumbled upon this piece a while ago and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Osnos does a deep dive into the world of luxury yachts:
For the moment, a gigayacht is the most expensive item that our species has figured out how to own. In 2019, the hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin bought a quadruplex on Central Park South for two hundred and forty million dollars, the highest price ever paid for a home in America. In May, an unknown buyer spent about a hundred and ninety-five million on an Andy Warhol silk-screen portrait of Marilyn Monroe. In luxury-yacht terms, those are ordinary numbers. “There are a lot of boats in build well over two hundred and fifty million dollars,” Jamie Edmiston, a broker in Monaco and London, told me. His buyers are getting younger and more inclined to spend long stretches at sea. “High-speed Internet, telephony, modern communications have made working easier,” he said. “Plus, people made a lot more money earlier in life.”
🛥 Read it here – it’s a long read so set aside some of your Sunday morning for this one!
The strange life of a celebrity bodyguard by Eleanor Halls for PassTheAux
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a celebrity bodyguard? Wonder no more. Halls interviews Simon Newton, a protection officer whose clients include Michael Jackson, Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Cheryl Cole.
It’s a fascinating read. Here’s a taste:
The golden world of celebrity can be a lonely existence: circles naturally get tinier the wiser – and more famous – someone becomes, as they learn the hard way that there are few people who have their best interests at heart, who are there when they need them, whom they can trust. You only have to read a handful of famous autobiographies to understand just how parasitic and exploitative the majority of celebrity entourages can be.
Dr Emily - Rejection Sensitivity by The Imperfects podcast
I’m a big fan of The Imperfects; they can always be relied upon for self help content that isn’t too science-y or serious.
In this episode Dr Emily talks about rejection sensitivity, explaining what it is and how to recognise it. They focus mainly on romantic relationships, but I think this concept applies so much farther and wider – amongst friends, at work and online.
🎧 Listen here.
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