Medic!
The Paris Ready-to-Wear Previews kick in with Stella McCartney offering a new take on hospital scrubs. And…more! We’re not there, but with the Big Show having begun this past weekend, we’re seeing a lack of, how you say, joie de … Read More
Articles In culture
‘What? This Little Thing’?
Savannah College of Art and Design bows to the ‘Little Black Dress.’ Slip it on your road-trip schedule. Vogue behemoth Andre Leon Talley can never actually wear one, so we guess the next best thing is curating a show about … Read More
No, Not ‘Opie’!
‘Sons of Anarchy,’ the most unwatchable show you just have to keep watching (through your quivering fingers). A week ago, F/X’s Tuesday night Greek tragedy-horror-fest about vice, honor, revenge and deceit truly made us wonder if we could keep watching … Read More
Who Needs Actual Runway Models…?
Not Bonobos. Who needs a runway, for that matter, when you have a grassy lawn? The NYC-based sportswear line puts their snazzy staff to work—sort of—to showcase its Spring/Summer 2013 preview line. Table tennis (or croquet), anyone? Last week, Bonobos … Read More
Spirits in the Night
David Lynch’s limited-edition Dom Perignon bottles hit your premium local liquor stores: Two twin peaks you might want to cache away for a dark-and-stormy night watching ‘Blue Velvet.’ Goes down…smooth… About the design—and his favorite things–we interviewed the inimitable Mr. … Read More
Room 100 Review: St. Vincent & David Byrne @ Williamsburg Park, NYC
What does one expect when attending a concert for St. Vincent (Annie Erin Clark) and David Byrne? Two tremendously talented musicians with distinct sounds on one stage may be overwhelming for some, but under a full moon and patchy sky … Read More
Separated at Birth?
‘The Master’ vs. ‘Citizen Kane’ While much hub-bub has been made likening Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s character in “The Master” to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, we think that director Paul Thomas Anderson was taking his inspiration from “Citizen Kane” and … Read More
Introducing the Coal Porters
Alt-bluegrass band’s fifth CD is the one to find. It’s called ‘Find the One.’ The cleverly-named Coal Porters, formed by the Kentucky native famous for his old band, the Long Ryders, live up to their alt-bluegrass moniker. And their just-out … Read More
IFBCON After-party @ 60 Thompson
As huge fans of IFB (independent fashion bloggers) network, we were thrilled to host the after-party for their annual conference at 60 Thompson‘s Thom Bar. Selected images from the soiree are below.
The In-the-Rough Diamond Rugs
Our favorite new super-group rock band… Comprised of some of the freakiest-looking-but-super-cool band members, Diamond Rugs are hands on the best cracker-y garage band to come out in some time, all of them hailing from one altie-band or another, including … Read More
Of Belgraves, Bed Knobs, and Bouffants
Bellhops turn hair-hoppers at Thompson Hotel’s well-groomed London aerie Belgraves, with new ‘Big Night Out’ and ‘style & stay’ projects. It began last week when famed stylist Errol Douglas set his scissors upon four bellboys and –girls at the Belgraves … Read More
The Collector
JP Williams collects vintage staplers, twine balls, letters, and so many other curious little things we don’t think about. Read about him on the thornwillow.com website and blog. If you’re not hep to it, Thornwillow Press is a bespoke book … Read More
Tales of the Cocktail Turns Ten
Fat City fetes a decade of fancy drink making. It’s not too late to dive in to this sophisticatedly dirty drinkathon, down in New Orleans, where 20,000 bartenders and booze hounds have landed to learn the latest in cocktail culture and … Read More
No Stones Left Unturned
The 50 fete adds another vintage photo-show—but one that’s worth going to—of the once-brilliant bad boys from Britain. It’s at Steven Kasher Gallery in New York City, and it opened this week, with great stuff by Jim Marshall (including album … Read More
(Bubble) Bursting with Energy
The unflappable Flaming Lips are the Big Summer Show to See, still showing ‘the kids’ how it’s done, baby. After playing 24-7 multiple-city shows this week, ending the blistering first run of it at the House of Blues in New Orleans–in an … Read More
