16 December 2009

critical review of MGM City Center, Las Vegas

"Some architect of talent should have been put in charge of the baffling spaghetti of sidewalks and roads. They could have become a glorious whirl of human and vehicular movement."

wasn't there a masterplan architect of record? i can barely remember...

tim burton makes pretty pictures

watch this.



Last night on "The Colbert Report", Stephen Colbert and a commendably game Alicia Keys teamed up to perform a revised version of "Empire State of Mind". (via)

backwardz wednesday!!!


oops!!!!

Billboard reports that the online retail giant mistakenly sent 500 copies of the CD to customers who had pre-ordered it. A "shipping mishap" was the reason for the early leak, which caused Rebirth to show up in mailboxes this past Monday. (via)

twilight and fashion


Twilight stud muffin Kellan Lutz is Calvin Klein's "new Mark Wahlberg," according to Fox News. "Kellan has been signed to Calvin Klein for a huge campaign that will feature him in his skivvies all over billboards and in magazines," a source tells them. The label reportedly wants to re-create Wahlberg's ads.
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The power of Twilight did not escape the notice of the fashion media, which also fell on incredibly hard times in 2009. Desperate to recover and, like too many of us, unable to ignore the psychodom of the Twilight empire any longer, fashion editors let loose their fangs and sank them into the vulnerable horde of teens and their parents, now hungry to know themselves what all this fuss was about. Hedi Slimane shot Robert Pattinson — an ex-model, in fact — for the September issue of AnOther Man. Next came Harper's Bazaar, the December cover of which starred Kristen Stewart and R-Pattz, further fueling relationship rumors with a dark, romantic spread inside the issue. Before the Lutz news broke, rumors surfaced about shirtless star Taylor Lautner signing on as the new face of Armani. (via)

another year....down the youtube.


10 best viral videos of 2009 (via)

for ganglez.


nymag's guide to finding the perfect blanket!

careful, patty....


Officials believe it is unlikely that the two climbers missing since Friday on Oregon's Mt. Hood are alive, reports Oregon Fox Television affiliate KPTV.

An authority on mountain survival spoke with family members of the missing climbers Tuesday and told them that the possibility of Katie Nolan, 29, of Portland, Ore., and Anthony Vietti, 24, of Longview, Wash., surviving conditions on the 11,249-foot mountain for this many days is exceedingly slim.

"Unfortunately, in this case, time is no longer in our favor," Terri Schmidt, a Oregon Health & Science University hypothermia expert, said later at a news conference. "What we know is after 48 hours, the chances of finding someone alive after that go down to about 1%." (via)

you too, jenny.

pew! pew pew!


boeing's hot new shit, the dreamliner 787, took its maiden flight yesterday. she's made out of a plastic-titanium material, reducing overall weight, so the greedy airlines won't have to spend so much money on gas. also, she's got some pretty hot2death interiors. some renderings show sexy lounges, private bedrooms, and even places to park your bmw!

yesterday's flight kicks off what will be a 9-month testing process. boeing has already sold 840 of these babies, which are expected to hit the skies commercially late next year. i hope i get to go on one!!
 
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