Considering the Sofitel Los Angeles‘ endless parade of famous faces, even the changing of the color of the valet parking tickets would likely register a media reaction. But the hotel has just unveiled the fiery remake of its intimate cocktail lounge to significant gushing amidst the Hollywood chattering classes. Meant to invoke all the sensual [...]

A Brief Look Back on the Mysterious World of David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet’ source: http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/an-ode-to-leo-looking-back-on-mr-dicaprio-s-best-roles-yet-1.61967

In the 1996 article “David Lynch Keeps His Head” David Foster Wallace outlines an academic definition of the term “Lynchian.” Referring to David Lynch’s aesthetic and psychological affinities, as well as his cinematic inclinations, Wallace goes on to speak about the juxtaposition of absurd humor and chilling horror in Lynch’s work, digging into the subconscious [...]

America’s voted, and the winner of Lay’s Potato Chip’s “Do Us A Flavor” contest is…. Cheesy Garlic Bread. This choice is, by far, the least-offensive but still gross choice between the two other flavor finalists – Chicken Waffles and Sriracha – which, while intensely nauseating, at least had the potential to be either a. interesting [...]

What does a ridiculously wealthy fashion designer who has everything give to a ridiculously wealthy pop star who has everything? A $37,000 Rolex watch, obviously, which is exactly what Tommy Hilfiger did at last night’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala. Before Nicki Minaj even served her guest duties, the famed design star handed [...]

Do you drink cider? I’d be lying if I said I was a big cider enthusiast. I have quaffed a few that I enjoyed very much, but tend to order drinks that are dry rather than sweet, and most of the ciders I’ve tasted have been quite sweet. Enter Stella Artois Cidre, a new, dry, [...]

I probably daydream about rich-guy stuff a little more than is healthy. The sports cars, the mega yachts, the penthouse apartments with a frickin’ slide. By my moral calculus, I deserve it all. But there’s one accoutrement of wealth that rises above all others: the ability to fly private. Sure, you can point the Eclipse [...]

You know those chili-mayo-and-cilantro-soaked banh mi sandwiches – full of glazed pork belly, coconut tiger shrimp, and spiced honey pork – tucked into crunchy, baked baguettes? The ones from Num Pang, that packed Cambodian spot off Union Square, Madison Square, and Grand Central? Well today marks the opening of its fourth location in what is [...]

Not only was Cliff Martinez’s score for Drive beautiful and Brian Eno-esque, but it elevated the story to another dimension. It enhanced the way in which Nicolas Winding Refn’s cinematic use of physical space and the silence between its characters could be filled with emotion. It wasn’t manipulative, but a guiding force that strapped us [...]

Everything was sorrow and nothing hurt this past weekend when The National took to MoMA’s PS1 Sunday Sessions to play one song from 2010′s High Violet for six straight hours. And play they did—105 times. So even if you couldn’t be there, thanks to Pitchfork, we now have a roundup of videos from yesterday’s performance— [...]