Interview

As a teenage welterweight out of south Florida, Mickey Rourke learned how to fight. His willingness to throw punches-and his ability to take them-served him well as both a boxer and an actor. Until, of course, it didn't, and he found himself knocked out of the ring, exiled from Hollywood, down for the count, and alone, with only a rescued Chihuahua named Loki still in his corner. So what did Mickey Rourke do? He got back up.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/16/09

Herbert Huncke is said to have inspired the use of the term "beat" by tellings of his stories of riding the rails in the 1930s. He is said to have  BLOG POSTED: 01/09/09

With Fall 2009 men's Fashion Week just around the corner, two "likely lads" poised to make an impact are Julian Wenke and Lucas R: Both  BLOG POSTED: 01/05/09

Art Basel gives you something to do in Miami besides going to the beach and Miami gives you something to do besides looking at art, which is good for both parties.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/10/08

The richest designer in Italy didn’t inherit it, he made every last euro with a vast talent, hard work, and a gift for management that even a caesar would admire. Like an emperor, he knows his past and his future and isn’t afraid to consider immortality.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/30/08

Marc Jacobs is a fashion designer who's changing the meaning of that job. He does what an ordinary superdesigner does, i.e., create fashion-changing clothes for his own labels and for a great French house, but he also does so much more.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/30/08

There is a conspiracy theory that Sweden is quietly taking over the world. If that's true, Jonny Johansson and his fanatically popular fashion brand, ACNE, will certainly be in the power seats.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/28/08

He made a fortune in rare, artistic gems. Now the dashing London tycoon is spending it to amass one of the most impressive contemporary art collections in the world. For this collector, you buy what you love. But love is usually complicated.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/26/08