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via hamptons.guestofaguest.com: Are you getting sick of hearing about the Hamptons from us? Well, today we have a treat for you. A young Manhattanite, and GofG reader, sends us tales from the Northern counterpart, Newport, R.I.. Stories of the land of sea and sailors, including homemade Dark 'n Stormies, live music, "after-dark mischief" and skinny dipping; have us more than itching for some good old New England charm.

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[Photos by JOE SCHILDHORN for PMc]

Brad Pitt, Karl Lagerfield and Shala Monroque were all the buzz at the opening of Art Basel. GofG reported earlier today on the star-studded private dinner held in honor of designer Karl Lagerfeld. Art Basel is the premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, and is a favorite rendezvous for the art community and all art enthusiasts. More»

[Arne Quinze, Barbara Becker, Karl Lagerfeld. All photos by JOE SCHILDHORN for PMc] On Tuesday evening the Galerie Gmurzynska of Zurich held a dinner in honor of designer Karl Lagerfeld in Basel, Switzerland. The event took place on "The Eve of the Vernissage" of the Art Basel festival, which will run from June 10th to June 14th. Art Basel is the premier international art show for Modern and contemporary works, and is a favorite rendezvous for the art community and all art enthusiasts. The star studded dinner for Mr. Lagerfeld kicked off the festival, better known as "the Olympics of the Art World," in high style.... More»

Mark "The Cobrasnake" Hunter is at it again, with yet another Adidas house party, this time in Brazil, complete with drinking, dancing, skateboarding, partial nudity, and, of course, a giant, balloon-filled pool. You know, the usual. The event, aptly titled, "Her Name Was Rio" celebrated the shoe and apparel company's 60th anniversary from night until morning, with only a few casualties along the way.

Downbythehipster posted this Ibiza image perhaps hoping to invoke some sort of envy in his small readership who may have flocked to the Hamptons instead, or to make all five of them feel as if he knows what he is talking about. Since he doesn't, we'll help him out. Hotspots across the Mediterranean Sea are riddled with "gift girls" throughout the summer reaching a highpoint in August.

There is nothing unique or fleeting about it. If you have the euros and you want to pay, you too can be a "hitter" for a stint in Ibiza or Monaco or wherever.

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Thankfully, the party goers from Miami decided to stay south this year. Things looked sizzling hot at the 4th of July Pool Party at the Surfcomber.

Like it or not, these are our fellow Americans and they were ready to celebrate our Independence Day in style.

A recent CNN report talked of the latest summer concept of a "stay-cation." Basically, instead of packing up the entire family and loading up the car for a roadtrip that will cost you more in gas than hotel and restaurant expenses, the idea is to stay at home and create the vacation-vibe within your own household.

A lot of stores such as Target and Wal-mart are trying to take advantage and play up the idea of the stay-cation by selling tents, kiddie pools and other outdoor activity related products a decent rate. While this is practical (though maybe not as ideal as a weekend down the shore) for families in suburbia – how is this marketable to the urbanites who are without a backyard oasis? More»