The launch is accompanied by a social networking initiative (see their website) where one is invited to upload personal pictures of one's experience of real nightlife, then become part of the MoS's nightlife, and then share with friends.

Ministry of Sound, a nightclub located in Elephant and Castle in South London, has introduced a duo of perfumes called Nightlife for Her and Nightlife for Him.

Since her breakthrough performance, in 1998, as Elizabeth I, Academy Award?winning actress Cate Blanchett has effortlessly conquered Hollywood while juggling a marriage, three children, and Australia?s Sydney Theatre Company, where she and her husband are the artistic directors. Tracking the ethereal Aussie?s illustrious career, VF.com reviews a decade of Blanchett?s unforgettable Vanity Fair appearances. Related: ?A Hollywood Elusive,? by Leslie Bennetts.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2006)
There you have it, the most expensive movie of all time. And also one of the worst on the list. A muddled, nonsensical, suspenseless, self-indulgent, overlong, and pointless film. It looks nice though.
Cost: $316.6m
Why, the biggest movie budget ever (as estimated by both Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo among others) was needed for an ambitious production of an ambitious film. The production notes reflect the movies huge logistical and financial scale: filming on the open ocean and in several exotic locations including St. Vincent, Dominica, the Exumas, Grand Bahama Island as well as California and Hawaii; constructing giant water tanks; designing hugely complex action scenes; and, predictably, an extensive use of CGI effects.

The FX SHO is powered by an all new 1.8 liter, supercharged, super high output Yamaha Marine Engine. This 1812cc engine, which is purpose built for the marine environment, is the largest displacement engine ever installed in a personal watercraft. It is also the only engine in the high-performance, four-stroke category optimized to run on the least expensive Regular Unleaded fuel.
It also happens to be one of the most expensive jet ski on the planet, with a basic price tag of £11,600 ($23,200).

This 25,000-square-foot house is done to the highest standards, but it's the extras that really pump up the price. Three Ponds encompasses 60 acres of rolling waterfront farmland, with a U.S. Golf Association-rated golf course (plus pro shop), 75-foot-long swimming pool, grass tennis court and orangery. The 14 gardens include a crabapple allée; vegetable garden; lily walk; and rose, hydrangea and butterfly gardens. Of course, there are also the three ponds stocked with fish. Three Ponds is unlike any other home in the Hamptons. Bringing the European countryside to the backyard, this 80-acre estate features 12 magnificent gardens.

Inside the 25,000 square-foot Italian villa lies an elegant dining room furnished with a solid Carrera marble table, climate-controlled wine cellar and a secluded master suite that offers breathtaking views of the entire estate.

Automated blinds, heated marble floors and a marble-surround spa tub make the master bedroom the perfect place to relax in luxury. But that's not all. This place comes complete with a 75-foot reflecting pool, fully-furnished pool house, outdoor fireplace, cottage, tavern and well over 3,000 trees. The Three Ponds estate provides perfect harmony between classic, comfortable elegance and endless natural beauty.

Luxury sailing yacht ?Maltese Falcon? is massive 88 meter mega yacht built by the Italian Perini Navi Yachts. A privileged few charter guests will ever be fortunate enough to experience the Maltese Falcon under full sail. The huge clipper S/Y ?Maltese Falcon? is the largest sailing yacht in the world and in a breeze her immense DynaRig powers her to record shattering speeds.

Maltese Falcon?s interior is luxurious with a rich contemporary décor, delightful to the eye and soothing to the soul. At this size the super yacht offers all the space, grace and luxuries of a large luxury motor yacht. Falcon is the ideal choice for large scale entertaining while meandering between smart anchorages, or for that once in a lifetime blue water ocean passage, foaming through the crests, under a towering cloud of sail. Atlantic crossings in ten days are on offer from this extraordinary yacht! A masterpiece of technology and design, the Maltese Falcon is without equal in the world.
Luxury sailing yacht 'Maltese Falcon' provides the following superior Guest Accommodation for 12 guests in 6 cabins. VIP cabin on upperdeck with queen berth. Full beam Master with King berth, a seperate full beam dressing room and private gym on lower deck. Four guest suites that can convert into two enormous VIP suites each with his/her heads. All cabins have King or Queen berths.

Luxury sailing yacht 'Maltese Falcon' provides the following yacht charter amenities: Tenders & Toys Two 32' Pascoe RIB Tenders. 4 Laser Sailing boats. 1 Castold 14' Jet tender. 6 full sets of dive gear, water skis, snorkeling gear. Full gym with Techno gym, stairmaster etc. Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities 50" Plasma in main salon, SAT TV and DVD throuout the boat. 50" Plasma in Master Suite, all four guest suites have 42" Plasma screens, and the "Passage Cabin" on the upper deck has a 32" Plasma screen. B & O Surround sound throughout the vessel, including lower and upper outside aft decks. Communications Furuno Sat C, Nera Fleet 77 B, Nera F33 Sat Com. GSM Cellular. Wireless internet connection throughout vessel via VSAT.

Billionaire Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is the hyper-ambitious Brit who may just epitomize the entrepreneurial ?island owner personality?. And he?s got an incredible collection of four private islands spanning the globe from the Land of Oz to Dubai. His most famous island is the ultra-swank Necker in the BVI, an eco-friendly luxury resort where the guest list has included Princess Diana, Steven Spielberg and Robert De Niro. And who could forget the iconic image of a Union Jack-clad Sir Richard planting his native flag on the World Project?s own Great Britain? Both a colourful character and an all around nice guy, he also deserves some serious accolades for his purchase of Australia?s Makepeace Island, which he intends to turn into a cool resort for his Virgin company staff.

Net worth $62.0 billion

America's most beloved investor is now the world's richest man. Soared past friend and bridge partner Bill Gates as shares of Berkshire Hathaway climbed 25% since the middle of last July. Son of Nebraska politician delivered newspapers as a boy. Filed first tax return at age 13, claiming $35 deduction for bicycle. Studied under value investing guru Benjamin Graham at Columbia. Took over textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965. Today holding company invested in insurance (Geico, General Re), jewelry (Borsheim's), utilities (MidAmerican Energy), food (Dairy Queen, See's Candies). Also has noncontrolling stakes in Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo. Insurance operations flourished in 2007. "That party is over. It's a certainty that insurance-industry profit margins, including ours, will fall significantly in 2008." The Oracle of Omaha issued a challenge to members of The Forbes 400 in October; said he would donate $1 million to charity if the collective group of richest Americans would admit they pay less taxes, as a percentage of income, than their secretaries. Had long promised to give away his fortune posthumously. Irrevocably earmarked the majority of his Berkshire shares to charity in 2006, mostly to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gift was valued at $31 billion on day of announcement; donation will far exceed that sum so long as Berkshire shares continue to rise.

Pay $275 mil, Ratings for the self-made billionaire's flagship production, The Oprah Winfrey Show, may have diminished, but her earning power appears bulletproof?at least for now. She will debut the Oprah Winfrey Network in partnership with Discovery Communications next year. She also has a three-year, $55 million deal with XM Satellite Radio. Her Harpo production company helped create Dr. Phil and The Rachael Ray Show. Less successful: a recent reality-TV show, Oprah's Big Give.

PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Femme à l'ombrelle assise dans le jardin (Lise Tréhot) signé 'Renoir.' (en bas à gauche) huile sur
toile 46 x 37.9 cm. (18 1/8 x 14 7/8 in.) Peint en 1872.

Price: 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 Euro