We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: blind guys are cool. The dog, the stick, the shades—the whole package is pretty money.
To that package at the age of 11 Stevie Wonder added a Motown record deal, a six-octave range, virtuosity in seven different instruments, a can’t-lose smile and a popped gingham collar.
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One in a Brazilian: The Wall Street Journal catches us up on the one and only Girl from Ipanema, Helo Pinheiro (who is now 66 years old). [WSJ]
Beatles Juice: On the occasion of Paul McCartney’s 70th birthday, Time recounts his first meeting with John Lennon as teenagers—they bumped into each other in a hallway looking for a guitar. [Time]
Idaho?: Take an Internet journey to the Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch with your guide, David Coggins. [ACL]
Karmann Chameleon: To fulfill item number one of our summer must-haves (a vintage roadster), you’d do well to look into the Karmann Ghia—here’s a quick primer. [Driven]
via GQReliving the Dream: GQ does a bang-up job on the oral history of the 1992 Dream Team. Those were the days. [GQ]
Today’s Game: The 2012 NBA Finals begin tonight, and for predictions Esquire turns to the experts: OKC Thunder cheerleaders. [Esquire]
Like Father: In honor of Father’s Day upcoming, Vanity Fair celebrates the five best real-life father-son movie performances. [VF]
London Neighing: From the information gathered, it seems the Olympic opening ceremony will feature Paul McCartney, a cricket team, a parade of nurses and a veritable Noah’s Ark of farm animals… [Vulture]
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The Artist is headed for quite a night this Sunday, so we thought we’d take a shot at nailing down exactly why it’s struck a nerve with the Oscar-voting public. It’s not the silent part. It’s certainly not the French part. It’s not even the sultry, half-Argentine actress, although she doesn’t hurt.
No, we’re thinking of the pure, unsullied bond between a man and his dog—in this case, between Jean Dujardin and Uggie, the expertly trained Jack Russell terrier who (we’ll just come out and say it) carries the movie. If Dujardin walks away with a statuette, he’ll know who to thank.
But it’s hardly the first time this has happened—so to correct some of the canine oversight, we thought we’d shine a light on the dogs behind five great and/or debonair men of the past hundred years, from Picasso to Gosling. They were good dogs…
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Style: some people have it, and some neighborhoods really have it. To show you what we mean, we’ve partnered with Cadillac to present Style Shifters—a five-part, in-depth look at what the hippest gents in some of the country’s coolest neighborhoods are wearing now. Our intrepid photographers have roamed the streets in search of the most stylish guys around. Herewith, a few photos of what they found...
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is home to some of the country’s best bars and coolest restaurants—and, of course, some of the best menswear shops in the world. Naturally, you’ll find more than a few stylish individuals perched outside those locations (and no, not all of them are Billyburg hipsters). See what we mean below...
Style. The Mission’s got it. Union Square’s got it. But each of them goes about having it in a different way—the Mission rocking a more bohemian coffee shop vibe, Union Square hosting some of the best higher-fashion shops (and shoppers) on the West Coast. We rounded up a few of the most stylish folks from both. Have yourself a gander below…
Forget everything you know about Miami style. Today’s Miamian is more LeBron James than Crockett and Tubbs—as you’ll soon see in our next edition of Style Shifters…
