Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
A silly story in the Wall Street Journal announces that baring one's chest hair with a plunging neckline, a phenomenon mostly associated with the gold-chain laden disco era, is apparently back. The paper calls the fad "heavage." SRSLY. Vik Mohindra, a 27-year-old graduate student from Toronto, confesses that his guy friends sometimes tease him about his heavage. "I would not recommend...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York... (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
A look from Yigal Azrouël's spring 2010 show, Ed Westwick, and True Blood's Mehcad Brooks. Step aside, Blake Lively . Men have breasts, too, and they are whipping them out with a vengeance. Man cleavage, dubbed "heavage" by the Telegraph 's Hilary Alexander, is on the rise, reports The Wall Street Journal . Now, heavage is nothing new. As early as the twenties actor Douglas Fairbanks...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
"> " style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;"> Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Someone once warned us to never believe any listing or broker that cites Charlie Chaplin as a former resident. He's the Wilt Chamberlain of LA real estate. The man got around. But in this case, it might actually be true. It seems the quaint cottages at 1330 N. Formosa Avenue,...
Always On Watch Two (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Note to readers: If you must read a political post, please scroll down to the two posts below this one. Hat tip to Maggie's Notebook for the video below: I got most of the early film idols correct. One of the advantages of age! Answers below the fold. No cheating, please. Answers: Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Errol Flynn, Fred...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will be presenting the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts with its own star on September 10, 2009. Rather than locating the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the star will be placed at the entrance to the Cinema School, which I photographed last week: The School of Cinematic Arts was founded by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in 1929. The star is being...
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009
Yesterday was the official move-in day at the University of Southern California, but today was the day our daughter moved back up to her dorm. Has it really been three months already since she returned from her semester in London? Here's new university construction as you approach the campus, at Figueroa and Jefferson: It's good to see Tommy Trojan again! In the background is Bovard Auditorium, seen...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Filed under: Apparel , Shoes , Men's Style , The Classicist For your reading and viewing pleasure we present the first in a series looking back at highlights from the first year of The Classicist , the weekly column devoted to timeless style, enduring elegance, and true, built-to-last luxury as opposed to mere extravagance. For our first installment we present the best of Men's Style , from Savile...
Maggie's Notebook (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
One of the best morphing jobs ever. Can you guess each of these men in film for a Friday Night Delight? See answers below the video. Men in Film (video) According to the videographer, the identities are: Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, James...
Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online... (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Actor, screenwriter, director and producer Douglas Fairbanks Sr. is best known for his work in the silent films The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood and The Mark of Zorro. He began acting at an early age doing amateur theater, yet by 1918, Fairbanks undoubtedly transformed into Hollywood’s most popular actor. Constantly referred to as “The [...]
L.A. Land (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
The former beach house of swashbuckling leading man Douglas Fairbanks Sr. has come on the market in Santa Monica listed at $7.9 million. The neighborhood was known as the Gold Coast after Hollywood stars and industry giants built homes there...
AMERICAN DIGEST (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
This morning Sippican Cottage points this way: by Philip Scott Johnson Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Tyrone Power, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster, William Holden,...
The Konformist Blog (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090506/REVIEWS08/905069995/1004 Great Movies Thief of Bagdad (1940) by Roger Ebert May 6, 2009 Cast & Credits Abu - Sabu Ahmad - John Justin Jaffar - Conrad Veidt Genie - Rex Ingram Princess - June Duprez Janus Films/United Artists present a film directed by Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger and Tim Whelan. Written by Miles Malleson. Running...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Also released: 'Taking Chance,' 'Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda's Private Lives' and 'Of Time and the City.' Taken
Times Online (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009
There are few more democratic places in which to reside than 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Later On (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Errol Flynn, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Laurence Olivier, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, James Stewart, Tyrone Power, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster, William Holden, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Anthony Quinn,...
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