At Monday night's Los Angeles launch (sponsored by "Louis XIII Black Pearl de Rémy Martin") for beautyLIGHT (teNeues), the exquisite new book by iconic photographer Matthew Rolston, on display was all the evidence we need that supermarket tabloids are ruining the fun of worshiping celebrities. Rolston's electrifying portraits of stars such as Angelina Jolie, Matthew McConaughey, Salma Hayak, Jude Law, Beck, Reese Witherspoon and dozens more of Hollywood's most riveting personalities are a stark contrast to where we normally see them these days. Badly lit street shots of a celeb running for his or her SUV are not glamorous -- it's crime scene photography.

The diminutive indie princess is about to debut as a karate-chopping, chopper-navigating super heroine in the Wachowski Brothers’ virtual-reality film adaptation of TV’s “Speed Racer.” Will she be a demon on wheels? George Gurley plays Racer X to her many whys. Like, Why is this guy asking me these weird questions? Collision or collusion? You decide.

Watch out for the 'Speed Racer' star in our May Design Issue, on newsstands everywhere April 21st.