An unusually large diamond is found in Lesotho but it is nothing compared to “The Great Star of Africa” which still holds the record for largest diamond. The technology for making flawless diamonds in the lab is getting better and better so enjoy these diamond records while you can.

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1. The Raw “Cullinan Diamond” Becomes “The Star of Africa”
2. Huge Diamond Recently Uncovered, But Not The Biggest

POLITICS BUZZ: An old man running for President wears very expensive Italian shoes. McCain has recently been sporting a pair of Ferragamo loafers that retail for $520. Will this become the $400-John-Edwards-haircut of the mid-summer?

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The Best Links:

1. A Week In John McCain’s Pricey Shoes
2. Salvatore Ferragamo’s Pregiato Moccasin: $520 At Neiman Marcus
3. “Frankly, I don’t think how much his shoes cost matters one whit for how he’d govern the country.”
4. Will Americans Care Than An Old Man Wears Nice Loafers?
5. McCain’s Shoe Game is Fierce!
6. “Frankly, I don’t think how much his shoes cost matters one whit for how he’d govern the country.”

FOOD BUZZ: A New York hotel is serving haute-cuisine versions of the frozen dinners from your childhood. I hope that $30 mac-n-cheese is tasty! For the same price, you could get 10 Hungry Man dinners — mmm, Salisbury steak.

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1. Comfort Food, At a Price
2. “Free-range chicken dipped in buttermilk and cornmeal and fried to a golden crisp.”
3. A “hilariously awful idea”

CULTURE BUZZ: An article in Make magazine about how uglify your fancy bike in order to deter thieves is part of the larger ‘stealth wealth’ trend. The counter movement to ‘bling’ is all about inconspicuous consumption (logos are so gauche). It’s still about consumption, but with subtler clues to your social status.

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The Best Links:

1. “U-G-L-Y Your Bike “
2. Stealth Wealth: Un-Pimp Your Ride
3. Stealth Wealth & Ugly Bikes
4. Stealth Weatlh - Death of the Blatently Obvious LV Logo Handbags
5. No Labels for ‘stealth Wealth’ Fashionistas
6. What Is Stealth Wealth?
7. “The New Face Of British Prosperity - Bling Is Dead, Stealth Wealth Is In”
8. Stealth Wealth