Insider Life: Pricey pandemic purchases - At the (Pure) Barre - How Shonda Rhimes spends her fortune

… and it's 2021. Hello and welcome back to Insider Life. New year, new groundbreaking reporting on luxury, culture, wealth, travel, food, health, and so much more. (By the way, be sure to check out our full newsletter offerings here - and if this was forwarded to you, sign up for Insider Life here.) We've got a ton going on today, so let's get right to it, shall we?

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What are wealthy kids buying during the pandemic? An inside look at their weird, pricey purchases - including a $31.8 million T. rex.

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Calling all bagel lovers. (Yes, we know that's everyone.) Here's how an iconic New York bagel chain pivoted to a subscription service - and avoided layoffs.

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Pure Barre execs reveal how the boutique fitness company kept most of its members this year... and even increased subscribers by 44% after studios reopened.

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Shonda Rhimes has a fortune of at least $135 million, thanks to her #TGIT lineup and historic Netflix deal. Here's a look at how she's spending some of it.

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Plus…

• Another iconic NYC eatery is no more. Here's how heartbroken fans are mourning the loss of this legendary basement restaurant.
• Pandemic dining: Our writer made 80 celebrity-chef recipes last year. Here are the dishes she'll be repeating in 2021…

See you next week.