To honor legendary director, Mike Nichols, THE WIFE’s Movie Night pick is the groundbreaking hit, The Graduate. This 1967  classic is one of the key films of the late 1960s, and helped to set in motion a new era of film-making. In 1968 Nichols won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film. The influential movie is a biting satire/comedy about a recent nebbish, East Coast college graduate who finds himself alienated and adrift in the shifting, social and sexual mores of the 60s, and questioning the values of society.

The Graduate tells the story of 20-year-old Benjamin Braddock (played by a 29-year-old Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, who is seduced by an older woman, Mrs. Robinson (a 35-year-old Anne Bancroft), and then proceeds to fall in love with her daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross).

Last month Beverly Hills welcomed the classic restaurant, The Palm into their repertoire of places to power lunch. While THE WIFE™ is of course no stranger to The Palm, we are thrilled with the new location on Canon Drive, neighboring The Montage Hotel. After closing their doors in West Hollywood, Bruce Bozzi, Jr., great-grandson of The Palm’s founder and Executive Vice President goes on to talk about The Palm’s new roots, “This new restaurant will reflect the sophistication of Beverly Hills, but will also be what The Palm always is – warm, welcoming and inviting,”

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Looking to clear out your jewelry box just in time for all those new treats under the tree? Then CIRCA should be the newest number added into THE WIFE’s smart phone. Each day, CIRCA’s jewelry experts evaluate and purchase more than 400 pieces of jewelry, ranging from a simple gold chain or Rolex watch to an entire estate of rare jewels — no item is too large or too small. It’s here the age-old saying rings true, one woman’s trash just happens to be CIRCA’s treasure.

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The gift of a timeless heirloom… you could say is the gift that keeps giving. This holiday season invest in gifts like classic gold jewelry that will one day tell a story and be handed down to generations to come. So whether you want to purchase fine jewelry to spoil yourself with or to gift someone else, head over to LoveGold.com or click “continue reading” to shop THE WIFE’s picks for future heirloom treasures. THE WIFE™ Favorite: Astley Clarke Lockets which are all inspired by the vintage aesthetics of an heirloom locket inherited by Bec Astley Clarke from her grandmother.

Photographed Above: Petite Initial Locket with Cognac Mother of Pearl, $2,950.00 at MonicaRichKosann.com -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE in collaboration with LoveGold.com

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