GQ drops a style bible for its upcoming April Issue featuring three covers – Drake, John Slattery and David Franco. Since he is Canadian - eh! we choose the Drake cover. Looking forward to this issue as it is after all being called the STYLE BIBLE. Issue hits newstands March 20th – drop by, we will have a copy you can thumb through.

Artist Phil Frost discusses what Bob Marley and his music means to him. In celebration of the upcoming release of MARLEY, Kevin Macdonald’s epic feature length documentary on the life of Bob Marley, artist Phil Frost (who’s known to be incredibly reclusive) participated in a terrific short video in which he, for the first time, talks about how his work and life has been influenced by Marley.

Shiro Kuramata, Glass Chair, designed 1976. Produced by the Mihoya Glass Co. Ltd., Japan.

Vanity Fair takes a look at some stunning photographs of “The Temptress of St. Tropez,” Brigitte Bardot that accompanies their interview with the 77-year old star for their March 2012 issue. Many of the photographs in the gallery will tour the United States as part of the ”BB Forever: Brigitte Bardot, the Legend” exhibition appearing at Sofitel hotels in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, and New York.  Bardot who lives in St. Tropez removed herself from the spotlight and public in the early 70s. You are Welcome!!!

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The Big Egg Hunt presented by Faberge sees 209 giant egg sculptures placed high and low across central London for over 6 weeks. These stunning pieces of unique and extraordinary art will capture the imagination of London; each one finely designed, crafted and decorated by leading artists from around the world. Participating artists are Mr. Brainwash, Zaha Hadid, Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Quinn, Oliver Clegg, the Chapman Brothers and many others. Each two and a half foot fiberglass sculpture will take its place in the hunt throughout the 12 egg zones across London, and come together for The Grand Eggstavaganza on the Easter weekend. A Golden Collection of 30 eggs will be sold at a live auction on 20th March. All proceeds from the auction go to the charities Elephant Family and Action for Children. What a good “egg”. Read the rest of this entry »

Chinese photographer Liu Bolin worked on a spread for Harper’s Bazaar involving some big names in fashion. The photographer camouflaged designers such as Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz, Jean Paul Gaultier, Angela Missoni, and Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli from Valentino and captured their images as they were painted into the scene.

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This black and white photo series, shot by Bill Eppridge for LIFE magazine five decades ago, illustrates the way in which skateboarding was enjoyed in a more laid-back and less frowned-upon manner in 1960s Manhattan. Who knew there were skateboards on the east coast all this time – love the suit, shades, hats and wingtips …

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Beautifully Sad. The depressing upshots of deindustrialization within the former capital city of capitalism and symbol of dynamic U.S. economy are captured on a publication prepared by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, titled “The Ruins of Detroit.” A five-year collaboration that started in 2005, the much acclaimed body of work is laden with visuals that highlights several abandoned establishments in Detroit, where odds and ends, and ruins – reminiscent of past fallen empires – are common scenery. Aiming to provide a surreal glimpse of the Motown’s former glory with a degree of uncanny beauty, a selection of images from the publication is currently being exhibited at London’s Wilmotte Gallery. Curated by Tristan Hoare and Julien Dobbs-Higginson, the exhibition is slated to run until April 5, 2012.

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Directed by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli, “The City of Samba” is a tilt-shift narrative that features an assortment of images from Carnaval 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The effect we’ve come to know is breathtakingly beautiful in this instance, as signature landmarks and the Carnaval parade have been made to look like miniatures a child would play with. Comprised of video footage as well as over 170,000 still photographs, this labor of love is something you don’t want to miss. This video is too crazy for words