(December 2009)
Movies + TV
Ask a Gay: Getting a Gay Following
Your straight buddies may be evolved and your girlfriend plenty chic, but even in this day and age, there are some questions that only a stylish gay man can answer. Q:How do male celebrities like Zac Efron and David Beckham develop a gay cult following? A: They work out—a lot. Then they're photographed leaving the gym, sometimes without their shirts. Oops!
Design
25 Days of Gift Guide: Captain's Mirror
At Details.com, we understand that watching someone you love unwrap an ugly sweater is just as painful as doing your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve. That's why we'll be rolling out a list of the season's best gifts—in all price ranges—every day until the end of the month. 24. BDDW Captain's Mirror Reflect your very best with this mirror from BDDW. The distressed leather frame gives it a rugged, masculine feel—while a clean, classic form fits any decor. Here's looking at you, kid. ($1,500, BDDW) Check out our other best gifts.
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Celebrity
Top 15 Celebrity Resolutions for 2010
It's almost time to ring in the New Year, and here at Details we have a few suggestions for how these famous folks can make their 2010 just a bit better with a list of suggested resolutions. Jay Leno: Make someone under sixty laugh Snooki: Get tanner James Cameron: Buy a half dozen private islands, send photos to everyone who said my movie would suck, prep for next movie in 2041. Mark Sanford: Tango lessons Roman Polanski: Do all those household chores I've been meaning to get to. Spencer Pratt: Score cameo on Jersey Shore, convince Heidi to get butt
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Tech
25 Days of Gift Guide: Speaker System
At Details.com, we understand that watching someone you love unwrap an ugly sweater is just as painful as doing your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve. That's why we'll be rolling out a list of the season's best gifts—in all price ranges—every day until the end of the month. 23. GenevaSound M Speaker System Part speaker, part furniture—this sound system from Geneva will appeal to music buffs and design lovers alike. When you're not blasting tunes and admiring the superior sound, you can marvel at how nice that hand-crafted walnut cabinet looks next to your framed David Bowie poster. ($799, Geneva)
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Food + Drinks
Coke Stalks For You On Facebook
Guest blogger Neal Pollack has been a satirist (Vanity Fair), a sexologist (Nerve.com), and a cultural anthropologist (McSweeney's). Here, Pollack will explore all the wild, weird, and noteworthy stories you may have missed. The social media apocalypse has finally arrived in the form of a craptastic marketing gimmick from the Coca-Cola Company. According to a creepy press release, the world's ultimate sugar-and-caffeine peddler has created the Facial Profiler: "a one-of-a-kind application that leverages the face-detection industry's most advanced technology to provide users a unique opportunity to perform facial recognition searches for free via Facebook Platform." In plain English, here's
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Slaughterhouse 90210: December 29th, 2009
It's Kurt Vonnegut meets The Hangover; John Steinbeck meets Milk. Check out our weekly posts from the Slaughterhouse for highbrow insights that may just make some sense of some of our guiltiest pleasures. "Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health." —Edgar Allan Poe, Never Bet the Devil Your Head
Style
25 Days of Gift Guide: Down Jacket
At Details.com, we understand that watching someone you love unwrap an ugly sweater is just as painful as doing your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve. That's why we'll be rolling out a list of the season's best gifts—in all price ranges—every day until the end of the month. 22. Helly Hansen Atlas Flow Down Jacket Down jackets are a cold-weather staple, but most become useless when it starts to rain or snow. This one is waterproof and boasts a goose down fill that will protect you against even the harshest weather. With cool features like an adjustable hood and
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Style
25 Days of Gift Guide: Cuff Links
At Details.com, we understand that watching someone you love unwrap an ugly sweater is just as painful as doing your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve. That's why we'll be rolling out a list of the season's best gifts—in all price ranges—every day until the end of the month. 21. Jan Leslie Onyx Rose Cuff Links and Stud Set Who said formalwear had to be stuffy? These hand-carved links, set on 925 sterling silver with an anti-tarnish rhodium finish, give luxe a modern makeover. The design is simple, sleek, and sure to impress at your next big event. ($650, janleslie.com)
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Style
25 Days of Gift Guide: Military Jacket
At Details.com, we understand that watching someone you love unwrap an ugly sweater is just as painful as doing your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve. That's why we'll be rolling out a list of the season's best gifts—in all price ranges—every day until the end of the month. 20. Waxed-Cotton Military Jacket Rumpled overcoats have their place in Dashiell Hammett books, but you need something more polished. A waxed-cotton military jacket has a sharply tailored shape, which it will keep even when you're forced to throw it in the overhead bin on a flight. ($495, Odin) Check out our other
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Slaughterhouse 90210: December 24th, 2009
It's Kurt Vonnegut meets The Hangover; John Steinbeck meets Milk. Check out our weekly posts from the Slaughterhouse for highbrow insights that may just make some sense of some of our guiltiest pleasures. "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." —Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night Photograph courtesy of supreme.ph.com
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