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By Daniel Dale Washington Bureau Chief Fri., Oct. 19, 2018 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF.—Cindy Hopkins grimaces a little when she talks about the president she voted for. Hopkins is a Republican-leaning fiscal conservative, a corporate vice-president of human resources in one of California’s wealthiest cities. She likes what Donald Trump has done on the economy. But his personality pains and worries her, and she doesn’t know if she’d vote for him again. More importantly, she doesn’t know which party she’ll choose in the congressional midterms in November. “Being a human resources person, I would just handle things really differently,” Hopkins, 51, said last week at a mall in Mission Viejo, about an hour southeast of Los Angeles. “He’s doing some good things. But personally, as a mom to a son, his knee-jerk reactions and ego scare me. From a standpoint of: I don’t want my boy in war next year. And … [Read more...] about The real swing voters of Orange County: Wealthy California districts that are key to the U.S. midterms
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When Bethenny Frankel was cast on ‘Real Housewives of New York,’ she had $8,000 to her name
caption Bethenny Frankel sold Skinnygirl Cocktails for $100 million in 2011. source Jamie Cody Bethenny Frankel is the CEO of Skinnygirl, a brand empire she built through her role on the reality show “Real Housewives of New York City.” Frankel said she did not want to be on “Real Housewives” at first, but she ended up profiting off of it. Frankel said she only had $8,000 in the bank when she was cast on the reality show. When Bethenny Frankel signed on to do “The Real Housewives of New York,” she accepted a contract for less than what she had in the bank, she said on an episode of Business Insider’s podcast “This Is Success” (formerly “Success! How I Did It”). Frankel, now the CEO of Skinnygirl, wanted to be a natural-food chef, she said, and fought for a chance to be on Martha Stewart’s season of “The Apprentice” in 2005. “I wanted [that show] so badly and I took … [Read more...] about When Bethenny Frankel was cast on ‘Real Housewives of New York,’ she had $8,000 to her name
Skinnygirl CEO Bethenny Frankel explains how she used ‘Real Housewives’ to build a brand worth $100 million
caption Bethenny Frankel is the founder and CEO of Skinnygirl brands. She sold her liquor line in 2011 for $100 million. source Jamie Cody Bethenny Frankel is the CEO of Skinnygirl, a brand empire she built through her role on the reality show “Real Housewives of New York.” In 2011 Frankel sold her line of cocktails for a reported $100 million. Frankel explained how a difficult childhood and a lack of money for much of her career influenced the way she approached entrepreneurship and business opportunities. You may know Bethenny Frankel from her lead role on “The Real Housewives of New York City,” but don’t dismiss her as simply a reality-TV star. “I didn’t want to be on the show,” she told Business Insider for our podcast “Success! How I Did It.” “I thought it was going to be a bunch of drunk people acting crazy and a disaster. It was, and I ended up making money off of that, those drunk … [Read more...] about Skinnygirl CEO Bethenny Frankel explains how she used ‘Real Housewives’ to build a brand worth $100 million
Real Housewives reborn as ‘Goal Diggers’ in Jessica Knoll’s deliciously dark The Favorite Sister
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By Shinan Govani Star Columnist Fri., May 25, 2018 “When I lie at night,” a character in the novel confesses, “I can’t help but wish this human suit came with a zipper, that I could hang in my closet with the Chanel spotlights and take a break for myself, even for an hour.” In the same passage, she bays: “They should list impaired hearing as a side effect on the bottle of fame. There are so many people clapping for you all the time ... for walking, for breathing, for wiping your own ass, that it drowns out what I like to call your not that inner voice, the one that says you’re not that smart, you’re not that talented, you’re not that funny. Some may confuse this gag for progress, as women come out of the womb hearing we are not enough. But having been on both sides of the fence I can tell you this: if you don’t hate yourself just a little bit, you are intolerable.” Welcome to The Favorite … [Read more...] about Real Housewives reborn as ‘Goal Diggers’ in Jessica Knoll’s deliciously dark The Favorite Sister
It’s time New York City apologize for this White House
The publication of a new book has caused a massive public rift between President Donald Trump and his former adviser, Steve Bannon. It has gotten ugly. New York City-tabloid ugly. As a New Yorker, sorry. Also: It could get worse. New York City owes the rest of the country an apology. The national political discourse has mutated into something that belongs in one of our petty gossip rags, and it’s the fault of a bunch of New Yorkers. We’re sorry. This weekend the hot Manhattan mess festered like the city’s summer garbage awaiting pickup. President Donald Trump, in a stunning bit of political choreography, held a press briefing excommunicating his former adviser, Steve Bannon. Or, as the president deemed him on Twitter, “Sloppy Steve.” Bannon – seemingly about as cowed as he is capable of being – then wrote a lengthy kind-of apology for the explosive comments he had … [Read more...] about It’s time New York City apologize for this White House