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Michael Ramirez is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, winner of the prestigious Reuben Award, and a four-time Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalism Award winner and the editorial cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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New York Post
2 days ago
- New York Post
California compound that starred in ‘Basic Instinct' lists for $91.35M — about double its previous ask
Sharon Stone's home in the 1992 film 'Basic Instinct' is up for grabs. The 12,441-square-foot residence in California's Carmel Highlands is part of a sprawling cliffside compound. Listing details ooze Pacific romance — rocky beaches, cypress forests and moody ocean views — and none of it comes cheap. The 5.35-acre property can be all yours for a cool $91.35 million. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the listing. 12 The main residence, known as 'The Lodge,' includes eight bedrooms. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 Sharon Stone's character Catherine Tramell called The Lodge home in 'Basic Instinct.' ©TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection The compound, dubbed Seacliff, sits approximately 8 miles south of Monterey and claims an impressive 1,000 feet of picturesque Pacific coastline. Its grounds, encompassed by a cypress forest, nabbed another Hollywood credit when featured in the HBO hit series 'Big Little Lies,' according to listing materials. 'On the whole, Seacliff is perhaps the most dramatic and inspiring oceanfront property I have ever listed or laid eyes on,' said listing agent Tim Allen of Coldwell Banker Realty in a statement. Owners Gary Vickers, a software entrepreneur, and his wife, Kerry Vickers, attempted to list the compound in 2019 after their children left home, the Journal reported. The $52.37 million listing found no attractive offers, according to the outlet. The family subsequently undertook $11 million in renovations across the property and added an extra 1.31 acres in 2023. 12 The sprawling main residence is just one of six homes on the compound. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 The lofty living room features floor-to-ceiling windows. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 Stone and her co-star Michael Douglas in a scene shot inside the home. TriStar 12 A sunlit walkway. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 The two-story Art Deco library. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 Steve Fossett, the first man to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, previously owned the property. AP 12 A hidden cold plunge. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury The 'Basic Instinct' house, called 'The Lodge,' is the compound's main residence. That eight-bedroom abode includes three kitchens and 11 fireplaces, the Journal reported. Luxury finishes overwhelm the interiors — a 1,250-bottle wine refrigerator and a 10-burner stovetop here, a sauna and a steam room there. The Lodge's indoor spa amenities are complemented by an outdoor barrel sauna and a cold plunge accessed by a hidden trail. A Zen Garden with raw jade boulders sits nearby. The Vickerses picked up the main residence and the surrounding land from the estate of Steve Fossett — the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon, and disappeared on a pleasure flight in a small aircraft in 2007. The Lodge's two-story library pays homage to Fossett. The Art Deco room's silver-and-gold-leaf domed ceiling depicts a astronomical mural and its oak bookshelves feature records and photos related to Fossett's voyages. The memorabilia is included in the sale, the Journal reported. 12 One of the property's idyllic cottages, built by the current owners. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 Each cottage hearth is custom-designed with hand-selected stones. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury 12 A rustic bedroom. Tim Allen Properties / Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Elsewhere on the property sit four cottages built by the Vickerses, as well as a one-bedroom residence. The cozy cottages features dry-stacked stonework and oversized, bespoke fireplaces. 'For me, Seacliff was like a jailbreak from the toils of commerce I had been conducting over the prior 30 years,' Gary Vickers said in a statement. 'In its creation, I became akin, once again, to the nuances of nature.' In recent years the estate has been used as a luxury villa rental, the Journal reported, with the Vickerses residing in one of the cottages. Since the aborted 2019 sale, Allen told the Journal that interest and prices for surrounding luxury properties have surged. Seacliff's most notable neighbor, actor Brad Pitt, purchased his own Carmel Highlands home less than an eight of a mile down the road from Seacliff for $40 million in 2022.
New York Post
3 days ago
- New York Post
Marvel leaves Georgia to film superhero movies in UK — gutting state's movie industry: ‘You feel like a jilted lover'
Marvel Studios has shifted most of its production out of Georgia in favor of the United Kingdom — a move that has gutted the Peach State's film industry, wiping out nearly half its spending and leaving once-bustling soundstages largely empty. The Disney-owned studio behind 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' and 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' filmed nearly two dozen projects in Atlanta over the past decade. But starting with this summer's 'Fantastic Four: First Steps,' Marvel is shifting its superhero slate — including two new 'Avengers' films and the next 'Spider-Man' — to facilities outside London. Advertisement 4 Tom Holland was recently spotted filming scenes for the upcoming 'Spider-Man' installment in Glasgow, Scotland. UnBoxPHD / While major studios including Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery threatened boycotts over Georgia's 2019 abortion law, with some smaller productions leaving in protest, Marvel's current exodus to the UK is driven purely by economics. Rising labor costs in Georgia tipped the scales. In the UK, crews are paid less and studios aren't saddled with health insurance expenses, making it cheaper to shoot overseas, a person familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal. The result has been devastating. Georgia's film and TV spending has plunged nearly 50% in three years, with just 245 projects filmed in the fiscal year ending June 2025 — down from 412 in 2022. Advertisement 'You feel like a jilted lover,' Janine Gosselin, 62, a script supervisor who once made $200,000 a year working Marvel sets, told the Journal. She hasn't had steady work since February 2024 and has borrowed from her retirement fund to cover bills. The downturn has film workers so demoralized they've turned the state's famous jingle into a joke. Crew members on the game show '25 Words or Less' sang new lyrics to the 'Made in Georgia' tag earlier this year: 'Unemployed in Georgia.' Advertisement Trilith Studios — Marvel's longtime 1,000-acre production hub near Atlanta, with 34 stages and its own housing village — has gone quiet after years of nonstop demand. 4 Marvel Studios has shifted most of its production out of Georgia in favor of the United Kingdom — a move that has gutted the Peach State's film industry. AFP via Getty Images 'We were fighting over stages on a daily basis because there just wasn't enough room for Marvel and whatever other show was trying to film,' location scout Lenzi Sealy, who worked on four Marvel projects, told the Journal. Now, she says, the lot is 'largely empty.' Advertisement Sealy remembered February's 'Captain America: Brave New World' shoot, when rumors spread it might be Marvel's Georgia swan song. Her fears came true weeks later when the studio held an auction to sell props it had accumulated during its decade in the state. 'That's when it really hit home,' she told the Journal. For local crews, Marvel wasn't just another client — it was the cornerstone. The studio's high-budget blockbusters employed hundreds at a time and kept workers busy year-round. 4 This file image released by Marvel Studios shows, from left, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Wong in a scene from 'Avengers: Infinity War.' AP 'Marvel allowed me to do so much with my life and really set the trajectory for my career,' said grip John Grubb, 44, who worked six Marvel films. He even calls his $350,000 home 'the house 'Avengers' bought.' The collapse comes after a meteoric rise that began in 2008, when Georgia expanded of its film tax credit to 30%, uncapped — making it one of the most generous in the world. Advertisement The policy turned Atlanta into the so-called 'Hollywood of the South.' Franchises rushed in: Lionsgate's 'Hunger Games,' Universal's 'Fast & Furious,' Netflix's 'Stranger Things' and AMC's 'The Walking Dead.' At its peak, the industry supported nearly 20,000 jobs, according to a 2023 Georgia State University study. But the global economics have changed. Across the US, 29% fewer big-budget movies and shows began filming in 2024 compared to 2022, according to ProdPro. Advertisement In the UK, that number jumped 16%. 4 This image released by Disney shows the Silver Surfer, portrayed by Julia Garner, in a scene from 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps.' AP Other countries like Canada and Australia continue to lure projects. States including California, New York, New Jersey and Texas are pumping up their own incentives to compete. Lee Thomas, director of the Georgia Film Office, said rising labor costs drove Marvel and others out. Advertisement 'We hope that this is an anomaly where they'll try out other markets and will return to Georgia because they have faith in our crew and facilities and our tried-and-true incentive,' she told the Journal. Trilith CEO Frank Patterson is betting the slump will end, predicting a 'new normal in 2027.' In the meantime, his company is investing in startups that make content exclusively on the studio's stages. The Post has sought comment from the Georgia Film Office and Marvel.
Business of Fashion
3 days ago
- Business of Fashion
Robin Givhan Exits The Washington Post
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