Apple Expands To NYC’s Upper West Side, China, Europe

California-based computing giant Apple is opening its fourth Manhattan store on Saturday November 14 at 10 a.m. The new store will be located in the Upper West Side, at 1981 Broadway at 67th Street.
Located on the street level, it will also have a lower level with the “largest area ever created by Apple for personal [...]

French Church of Scientology Convicted of Fraud

Two branches of the Church of Scientology’s operations and a few of its French leaders have been fined according to BBC News. A case against the organization came to French court after two women filed complaints. One woman alleges she was sold expensive life-improvement courses, vitamins and other products after taking a personality test. Another [...]

Contemporary Country Club Chic What:The latest W Hotel opening is in Atlanta’s upscale Buckhead neighborhood, which is now home to a Jean Georges restaurant.

The Dirt:Long a second tier city, Atlanta is growing and is now home to a great art scene and thanks to Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a Jean Georges Vongerichten restaurant housed in the new W Atlanta-Buckhead. W Hotels and developer Noble Investment Group enlisted the artistic advice and expertise of interior decorator Thom Filicia, the [...]

Baobab Beauty: The African Miracle Multi-tasker

Baobab extracts from the African tree with the same name are found in many skincare products, from Kiehl’s Ultimate Man Collection, to makeup products at The Body Shop, to Shea Terra Organics’ long list of lines. Baobab comes from what many refer to as the Tree of Life, partially because of its ability to hold [...]

An Effortless Example Of UES Meets Street

Spotted: Audi, Details Magazine Party
Name: Roland
Age: 31
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Current ‘hood: Brooklyn, NY
First language: English

Job: Product/graphic designer
Ethnicity: Costa Rican
Religion: None
Favorite Nut: Almond
On your iPod now: T.I., Lil Wayne
Favorites movie: What Dreams May Come, The Wiz
Dream Job: Creative Director
Wishlist: A house in London, an apartment in Paris, a property by the beach, an unlimited bank account, a [...]

A Chic Hotel Brand Is Born

WORLDHOTELS has teamed up with the Buddha-Bar brand to create luxury hotels aimed at trumping the standard five-star establishment. This new brand aims to offer all the demanded luxuries without the pretense.
The hotels are likely to draw the same fashion-conscious crowd that frequent the Buddha-Bar restaurants and bars, and lounge with their mixed CDs playing [...]