Oscar® Shoulders Co-Hosts in 82nd Academy Awards® Poster
Beverly Hills, CA — 82nd Academy Awards co-hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have landed on the shoulders of the Oscar in the official poster of the March 7 telecast. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the poster is now available for purchase.
Academy’s 2010 Nicholl Screenwriting Competition Now Underway
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is now accepting entries for the 2010 Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. As many as five $30,000 fellowships will be awarded through the program in November.
Review: 2010 Jaguar XF Supercharged, A Worthy Leaping Cat
When Jaguar launched the new XF in 2008, it marked the first significant change to the brand’s overall design direction since the 1960s (except for the mid-70s XJ-S which never inspired anything else). Elements of the new design language began appearing in concepts like the RD6 earlier in the decade, but it truly took the XF to break the stranglehold of retro design in Coventry. The XF set in motion a movement that continued with the introduction of the all-new XJ and will likely inspire additional models in the future.
At its launch, the XF was powered by engines that were largely carried over from its predecessor the S-Type which were by no means bad, but they were starting to fall behind the German competition. Two years into its life-cycle, the XF (along with the rest of the Jaguar and Land Rover lineup) has received a heart transplant to go along with its still fresh looking duds. We recently got to spend a week living with a 2010 XF Supercharged and you can read all about it after the jump.
Gallery: Review: 2010 Jaguar XF Supercharged
Photos Copyright (C)2010 Sam Abuelsamid / Max Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc.
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The Classicist: Grahame Fowler Brings Authentic British Style to NYC
Designer Grahame Fowler has opened a cool new boutique in New York’s West Village, bringing British style with an original, eclectic twist to the Big Apple. He’s not one of your twentysomething hipster types, but rather a seasoned multi-disciplinary creative whiz incorporating colorful experiences abroad and a healthy dose of the ’60s Mod sensibility from his youth in the UK into an array of stylish designs. The small, crowded West 10th Street store, or “creative lab and retail space” as Fowler calls it, features a wealth of clothing and accessories ranging from outerwear, suits, sweaters, shirts, ties, scarves, belts and boots to chess sets, vintage Rolex watches and restored Vespa scooters. Many items display a British military and nautical influence as well, emphasized by Fowler’s anchor logo adapted from his father’s naval tattoo and liberal use of the Union Jack.
Barney’s Creative Director Simon Doonan has become a big fan. “On the total indie front I’m loving Grahame Fowler, this incredibly hip, gorgeous microstore next to the fire station on 10th street,” he declared recently. “He has the best shirts, and he’s an English dude with a great mod sensibility – and I’m stuck in 1966, so I can relate.” All of Fowler’s unique, handmade, pieces are sourced and crafted in New York. His tailored items are characterized by relaxed silhouettes, fine fabrics and the luxury of comfort. His attention to detail is apparent in button holes varying in size and color, pastel hued elbow pads on crisp white button downs, and hidden straps inside jackets designed to hold one’s newspaper. He also offers select women’s pieces such as button down shirts crafted from vintage fabrics with cotton poplin details.
Gallery: Grahame Fowler
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Dining News Elsewhere: Kent Heads to Bocuse, Fast-Food Diets
- – Eleven Madison Park sous-chef James Kent will represent the U.S. in the Bocuse d'Or. [NRN, Eater]
- – Customers are interested in so-called "fast-food diets." [NRN]
- – Restaurateurs in New York are nonplussed about the impending introduction of health-inspection letter grades. [Diner's Journal]
- – The FDA wants listed serving sizes to reflect reality. [NYT]
- – One in five Britons mistakenly claims to have a food allergy. [Telegraph]
- – Dairy farmers ponder going co-op. [NYT]
- – Beer. Good for the bones. [Indpendent]
- – Scenes from this year's Wing Bowl. [SE]
- – Josh Ozersky has some issues with "new naturalist" cooking. [Time]
- – Health magazine borrows from sister publication Real Simple. [NYT]
- – Culinary workers smoke. A lot. [Post-Gazette]
- – The long history of candy and Valentine's. [SlashFood]
- – Which were your favorite food-related Super Bowl ads? [SE]
- – Gross food stories in list form! [Consumerist, via ColdMud]
Seizing Opportunity
As the leader of General Motors, which has had its share of quality problems over the years, Ed Whitacre might be sympathetic to Toyota. But that’s not going to stop the GM boss from trying to advance his own company at Toyota’s expense.
An Ancient Art, in the Palm of Your Hand
Loiminchay, the pen company known for its modern interpretation of ancient Asian culture, has introduced a new design in its Chinese calligraphy-themed writing instruments. Loiminchay’s Calligraphy II models, which come in white or rose gold, are decorated with xingshu (Chinese calligraphy) characters. Just 28 pens will be created in white …
Historic Hotel to Reopen with Guest Rooms and Residences
Located in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, the Ocean House, which originally opened in 1868, closed in 2003 after falling into severe disrepair. The aging structure’s significant safety-code concerns would have made it excruciating to renovate, so its current owner carefully disassembled the old hotel—salvaging many of the historic interiors—and started …
Show Package – NY F/W 10: Women
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