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A boutique hotel with—gasp!— no casino aims to reinvent Atlantic City.

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Freeze Frame: Tom Palumbo sizing up Tania Mallet, 1962.

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Character actor Chiwetel Ejiofor takes the lead in David Mamet’s ass-kicking new film.

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imagePaging Sharon Stone! Jade Jagger, the genetically blessed model, socialite, and jewelry designer, has partnered with Belvedere vodka to corner the market on upscale ice picks. The Jagger Dagger, reminiscent of Disney’s titular sword in the stone reappropriated for VIP swashbucklers, is bedecked with diamonds, sapphires, and gold. Worth $200,000 (you read that right), the limited-edition dagger comes out in late spring and will be available in London at Harrods, and through other picky retailers across the globe.

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imageThis year would have marked the 78th birthday of Steve McQueen. Triumph didn’t forget. In his honor, the motorcycle company this month is offering a limited-edition hybrid of the vintage T-shirt the King of Cool wore during his racing days (he rode a Triumph 500cc). The shirt comes in pre-Technicolor black and white, for both men and women, and bears McQueen’s signature on its sleeve.

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imagePROJECT: STRAITS ATLANTA

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British brothers shrug convention, channel Orbison on drugs.

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This summer, runway fashion takes the fast lane. Expect road rage aplenty.

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The Upper East Side cosmetic dermatologist is cutting out to L.A. with his ‘Nip/Tuck’ business (just like that TV show!). Will Hollywood ever look the same?

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Toyota reinvents the Lexus with its new flagship speed machine, the IS F.

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