TH. American Stories.

if only all his work was as good as this, ralph lauren might poop himself.

the beach house to beat all beach houses.

Ralph Lauren's home: Montego Bay on Jamaica

the DOV.

Dov Charney courts controversy. The 37-year-old founder and chief executive of American Apparel, the largest T-shirt manufacturer in America, has been called a brilliant businessman, an amateur pornographer, a Jewish hustler and a man with a social mission. He is admired for single-handedly creating one of America's most successful fashion retailers, for devising his company's sexually suggestive approach to advertising and for treating his workers much better than his rivals. He is also envied, loathed and criticised for all of these things.

As he prepares to take his company public, Mr Charney is trying to strike a less provocative tone than he used to. Previously he emphasised his use of sex as a marketing tool and his tolerance of his workers' sexual preferences: he even posted a video of himself walking around in his underwear on his company's website. Today he prefers to talk about his belief in capitalism, self-interest and globalising markets. But true to form, Mr Charney is taking his firm public in an unusual way. On December 19th American Apparel announced its takeover by Endeavor Acquisition, a "special-purpose acquisition company" formed for the sole purpose of seeking out takeover targets. The deal, due to be completed this summer, will allow Mr Charney to go public without the scrutiny that attends most stockmarket listings.

The Economist

January 4, 2007

sir kingston.

the kid has impeccable style.

in no way common.

booties.

kennedy's.

seems like the world is constantly and consistently loosing a kennedy. here is clarification for those who, like me, had no idea how many there are.

hollywood ink.

when sleeves work.

great hair.

A celebrity is any well-known TV or movie star who looks like he spends more than two hours working on his hair. ~Steve Martin

THE HOTEL IS ACE.

acehotel.com

A MUST.

GOOD SHIT

ROUGH LUXE HOTEL. LONDON.

http://www.roughluxe.co.uk/

Joaquín Guzmán

Joaquín Guzmán

Taken from Time Magazine's 2009 100.

Mexican druglord Joaquín Guzmán, 52, is the new Pablo Escobar, a kingpin testing the ability of a nascent democracy to control organized crime. In 2001, Guzmán, a.k.a. Chapo, or Shorty, escaped from a prison near Guadalajara in a laundry van and sparked a ghastly drug war responsible for the murders of almost 15,000 traffickers, cops, soldiers and civilians — violence that respects no border. Mexican President Felipe Calderón has sent his army after Guzmán, who heads the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, but the man who tops Mexico's list of most-wanted criminals also made Forbes magazine's billionaires list this year. Scratching him off both rolls is now a U.S. as well as a Mexican priority.

Fast Fact: The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for Guzmán's capture

dear lord: let my children have this much swagger