Perkins’ Picks

Brad is completely running this acting thing. His performance in “Burn After Reading had me in stitches and his latest release, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, a story adapted from the 1920’s story by Scott Fitzgerald (the author of The Great Gatsby) is nothing short of amazing. The story is about a man [...]

Born Catherine Elise Blanchett - May 14th 1969; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
“If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously!”
“If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be [...]

Coco Chanel - 1883-1971

“Fashion Fades, only style remains the same.”
“Fashion is not something that exist in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with IDEAS, the way we live, what is happening.”

Two statements expressed years ago yet still relevant today…
Making Money Never Goes Out of Style…
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These guys went to Harvard so I am not ’suppose’ to like them and they are on this week’s Honor Roll which is also ironic.

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SMART IS THE NEW SEXY – This Week’s Honor Roll Student, JAMES FRANCO is featured on the cover of MAN ABOUT TOWN (see below) and shares his thoughts about education and intellect in the newest issue. Franco dropped out of UCLA , worked at McDonalds for a few months (how’s that [...]

From the people who made the businessman a Rock Star… this year’s iconic GQ Men of the Year issue brought us more than just the typical actor, followed by actor. Mr. Olympiad Michael Phelps, Author Philip Roth, and President-Elect Obama are among this year’s men. Philip Roth, an author who has written 29 books, was [...]

President-Elect and one of GQ’s Men of the Year.

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We all know he hates school by now. But Kanye West is a great student when it comes to design and obviously music. New album art work done by Kaws.
He also lost the tie. (see below)

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THIS WEEK’S Perkins’ Picks HONOR ROLL STUDENT: Mark Ronson

Normally i would be annoyed by so many people wearing something I adore like Tom Ford specs. But, they have turned into a bit of a school uniform for the honor roll students.
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