Articles Written by Mark Kurlyandchik

A Soviet-born, Detroit-bred journalist and writer, Mark is currently a student at UC-Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, where he reports on the food and businesses of San Francisco's Mission District. Before furthering his studies, he was a senior editor at a monthly general-interest magazine in the Motor City. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Penelope. Follow him on Google+.

The Absolutely Incredible Life And Death Of The Original Russian Oligarch, Boris Berezovsky
Car bombs, billion dollar lawsuits, feuds with Vladimir Putin... Boris Berezovsky, the original Russian oligarch, isn't a household name in America but his life story is waiting for a Hollywood treatment.
Hillary Clinton's Secret Weapon Is The Wife Of Multi-Billionaire Planetary Overloard Sir Evelyn de Rothschild
Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, already one of the most powerful women in the world, stands to gain even more if Hillary becomes president.
Leonardo DiCaprio Turning Hs Private Island Into An Eco-Friendly Luxury Resort
Leonardo DiCaprio wants to save the world one vacationer at a time by building an environmentally restorative luxury resort on his private island in Belize. Would you visit?
Meet The Man Who Gave His Entire $7.5 Billion Fortune To Charity And Inspired Bill Gates
Chuck Feeney has given away his entire $7.5 billion fortune to charity in his own lifetime. An act that directly inspired fellow billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to follow suit.
Amancio Ortega Is The Third Richest Person On The Planet, And Somehow Most People Have Never Heard Of Him!
Amancio Ortega the third richest person on the planet with a net worth of $65 billion, yet most people probably have never heard his name and couldn't pick his face out of a line up. Meet the most reclusive billionaire on the planet!
Terry Fator: The Unlikely Story of a Texas Boy And A $100 Million Puppet Empire
Terry Fator has built a $100 million puppet empire in Las Vegas in under five years. But amazingly, Terry came within days of giving it all up before his big break on America's Got Talent.
How "Seinfeld" – The Most Profitable Sitcom In History – Almost Never Happened
There was a time when Seinfeld, the most profitable sitcom of all time, was on television life support. Fortunately for the bank accounts of show creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, destiny had other plans in mind.
How Much is IKEA Founder Ingvar Kamprad Really Worth?
Thanks to a dizzyingly complex corporate ownership infrastructure, the net worth of IKEA Founder Ingvar Kamprad is extremely difficult to pin down.
The Incredible Life And Career Of Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg
In addition to being the 108th mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg is also the 22nd wealthiest person in the world with a net worth of $27 billion. This is his impressive life story.
The Incredible Rise And Embarrasing Fall of Dolce & Gabbana
Today, the influential designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabanna are each facing up to 20 months in prison on some very eyebrow raising tax allegations. This is how it all went wrong...

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