Starwood Enters Barca
September 8, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Leisure & Culture
W Hotels aims to make its upcoming Spanish W opening its flagship property for Western Europe.
Deitch & Kehinde Wiley Team Up
September 3, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Leisure & Culture
We missed the last Kehinde Wiley exhibit in Brooklyn, so imagine our excitement when we learned that one of SoHo’s most famous galleries is hosting Wiley. Read on
Jay-Z Remembers 9/11, Ashe
September 2, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Leisure & Culture
Brooklyn-born hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is giving back to the global community this fall with two gestures, involving entertainment and fundraising. The Rocawear chief and former Def Jam president is holding a September 11 benefit concert in Gotham, Associated Press reports. The concert, dubbed Answer the Call, will benefit the families of NYC police and firefighters [...]
Kim Kardashian Enters Beauty Biz
September 1, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Current Events
The curvy Armenian LA beauty best known for her reality TV show is entering the beauty world with a fragrance deal and beauty editor nod. According to WWD, Kim Kardashian has inked a deal with Lighthouse Beauty to create her first fragrance, due out in Spring 2010. This comes amid reports that Kardashian scored a [...]
The Luxe Hybrid
September 1, 2009 by Andrea Toochin
Filed under Featured, Leisure & Culture
BMW’s 7 series just got cleaner with the addition of the BMW ActiveHybrid 7, a study in eco luxe product development. The European automaker claims this is the first car to fuse a V8 gasoline engine, eight-speed automatic transmission and an electric motor. The car includes an upgraded eight-cylinder with BMW TwinPower Turbo Technology and [...]
