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Apartamento is the Barcelona-based magazine that makes itself at home everywhere it goes. Their fourth issue includes Grillo Demo's drawings of artists' homes (rejected, for the most part and unfortunately, by this very magazine), a supplement for kids, an original text by Chloe Sevigny—not to mention photographs of Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore's home shot, by Ari Marcopoulos. They recently launched their fourth issue in Tokyo, so we asked editors Nacho Alegre and Marco Velardi how Japan represents home.



INTERVIEW: Why Tokyo?

APARTAMENTO: Tokyo because is one of our best markets and, with Issue 4, Apartamento is introducing a Japanese translation supplement only for Japan. Our launch also happened to coincide with Tokyo Design Week.

INTERVIEW: What special arrangements did you make for a Tokyo launch?

APARTAMENTO: We decided to open a temporary restaurant, Tasca, where we serve a new recipe each day. More than 200 people were served over five days: pea soup, minestrone, tuna tartare, wild mushroom soup, and risotto with strawberries.

INTERVIEW: What's your favorite thing about Tokyo?

APARTAMENTO: I don't think there is a favorite thing about Tokyo–there are many. I think the retail and customer service experience is one of the best ones.

INTERVIEW: Tell me about the cover image. What is it and where did come from?

APARTAMENTO: It's a drawing of Groge Condo's bedrorm in his Paris apartment by Grillo Demo. There's a whole story inside, and you will find out it's all linked to Interview, which is interesting. I like the fact most people don't realize it's a drawing until they have the magazine right in their hands. I think it really fits Apartamento and, at the same time, it's a very high profile feature; we have discovered we can include a more diverse range of spaces in future issues.

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"I really had no intention of doing a book," said Bob Colacello, former editor of Interview, author of the magazine's infamous party column, "OUT," and right-hand man to Andy Warhol during the 70s and early 80s. A box of forgotten photographs changed his intentions.

Long ago in the Disco Era, Colacello was given a tiny tool by art dealer Thomas Ammann that would come to serve as the public's lens into uptown galas, the downtown art scene and Studio 54. The Minox 35EL camera, which Colacello admits to concealing in his jacket pocket, allowed him to snap everyone from Yves St. Laurent to Liza Minnelli, Diana Vreeland to the Kennedys–and Warhol himself, dressed up, undressed and misbehaving.

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Bears are making the news this week. An angry mama bear attacked and killed two Palestinian militants taking a snack break in her den in Kashmir. In Eastern Germany, three bears in captivity are losing their hair–one is almost completely bald. And, of course, this morning, bears of a different sort–the Stearns kind–were taken to task in a Brooklyn courtroom.

What do bears have to do with music? Unclear, but it would be impossible not to notice the glut of bands with the word "bear" in their name. It's not quite as rampant as the use of "black" or "crystal" or, even worse, "wolf," but it's a bona fide trend. Of course, if the bears are taking over, it seems a better bet to join them, rather than fight:

The Dance Art Bears

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The New York Yankees victory parade is making its way along lower Broadway's Canyon of Heroes as we type. And it seems that expected float jockeys like Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez have been joined–somewhat inexplicably, depending on how much you like "Empire State of Mind"–by a special guest. Some crowd reactions:

I love jay z's coat on the yankees parade! Hey yankees
–gipht

Watchin the Yankees parade..why is Jay-Z on a float?? i dont recall him swinging a bat this season..
–ThisIsBran

haha Jay-Z is too cool to wave at parades. Thoroughly enjoying watching the Yankees parade online.
–kourtbwong

the guys doing commentary on the yankees parade for mlb.com are retarded...they didn't know what they jay-z dynasty hand symbol was
–nyy7mantle

why is jay-z on the Yankees float in the parade. like uhhh you're not a baseball player homie
–thesaucyminx

We watchin the parade live in class...Jay-Z is on the float with the Yankees, lol..he's the man
–Spe_Did

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