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Space trip with DiCaprio, Duran Duran concert and an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot sold at amfAR’s most successful event

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amfAR AIDS charity returned to Cap d’Antibes, May 23, for a record-breaking twentieth edition of its celebrated Cinema Against AIDS benefit held during Cannes Film Festival. A $1.55m trip to space with Leonardo DiCaprio, a private performance by legendary rock icons Duran Duran, Adrien Brody’s own Bulgari watch, and a family portrait sitting with Annie Leibovitz: these … Read more

Espace Musées: Charles de Gaulle airport opens art gallery

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Charles de Gaulle airport launches art gallery Charles de Gaulle airport‘s passengers have a very good reason to arrive at the airport 2 hours before take-off… The airport opens Espace Musées, a museum dedicated to art. The fund displays original art work from some of the most famous artists of all times. “Rodin – The Wings … Read more

Ardberg Galileo space whisky

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A space age experiment for Ardberg Ardberg’s latest limited edition 12 years Old Single Malt Whisky   Ardberg Galileo, Limited Edition of legendary Islay Distillery pays tribute to Galileo, the father of modern astronomy. The limited edition 12 Years Old Single Malt Whisky is a special celebration of “world first” space maturation experiment. In late … Read more

Zenith Stratos – the first watch to break the speed of sound in a near space environment

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Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10th chronograph in the stratosphere with Felix Baumgartner Historic achievements are made with exclusive watches. While James Cameron took to the bottom of the ocean a Rolex, Felix Baumgartner was equipped with a Zenith when he successfully jumped from an altitude 128,100 feet, reaching 833,9MPH and parachuted safely on … Read more

Singer Sarah Brightman to sing a song from space

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Singer Sarah Brightman to realise dreams as the next space tourist After a hiatus in the International Space Station (ISS) tourism programme since 2009, famed British soprano and crossover singer Sarah Brightman (52) announced plans to be the next space tourist. The schedule for her flight “will be determined very shortly by (Russian space agency) … Read more

Space food in progress: appetizing foods for long-term gastronauts

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Love and passion comes through the stomach. With this in mind, a team of scientists with the NASA-funded Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue and Simulation project (HI-SEAS) is working to develop more appetizing and healthy foods for long-term space travel, as space agencies prepare to send astronauts on two-to-three year missions to Mars. In March 2013, … Read more