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Even the richest man on the planet acknowledges that luck plays a crucial role in his life. During a recent town hall interview at Columbia University Business School hosted by CNBC, Bill Gates was asked by a student to reflect on what role “pure luck” played in his success. Gates responded:
“I was lucky in many […]

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The mid-air collision between a helicopter and a private plane over the Hudson River last week was a horrific tragedy, but if there’s a tiny silver lining in all of this, it’s that by sheer luck two other deaths were avoided. Paola Casali, a tourist from Rome, and her 13-year-old son were also supposed to […]

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In the annals of aviation history, has there ever been a plane crash as lucky as US Airways Flight 1549? All 155 passengers and crew survived a crash landing into the frigid waters of the Hudson River last Thursday, January 15th, and as the stories of heroism begin to fill the media blogosphere, there’s also […]

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The world lost a great actor and humanitarian last week with the death of Paul Newman. In the September 2008 issue of Vanity Fair, Patricia Bosworth paid tribute to his legendary career in an engrossing profile entitled “The Newman Chronicles.” It’s a must-read for all Newman fans, and of special interest to us was this passage: 
“Newman credits his […]

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Okay, it’s time for a confession: I’ve become a huge fan of the Bravo reality show “Million Dollar Listing.” I’m not quite sure what it is exactly about the show that so fascinates me—perhaps it’s the weekly dose of seeing some of the most garishly hideous properties in Los Angeles being sold for absolutely insane […]

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For as long as she can remember, Loren Waldron has used the phrase “knock on wood” whenever she’s wished for an extra bit of luck. Then, one fateful day, as she was about to leave on a road trip and uttered those words in the hopes of good traffic, there was no wood to be […]

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Tico Torres (left) and Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte at home in New York.
Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose work has appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker, Town and Country, and L’Uomo Vogue. Tico Torres is a fashion stylist who, in addition to collaborating with Rodriguez-Duarte since the beginning of his career, has worked […]

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From one of our loyal readers: 
We have our own little lucky charm here at Methodikal. It’s called “The Nitti.”
It all started when we were at our old ad agency. Seth, my business partner, and I were sitting around reading the Boston Globe when he was stopped in is tracks by a photo in the obituary […]

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