Selectism

The quarterbacks of Super Bowl XLII are battling again... this time on the September covers of Men's Vogue and Esquire. We've all become used to seeing Brady on every cover and advert under the sun, but it looks like Manning is making his run at cover-boy. Manning appears on his cover looking very '80's Wall Street. Very fitting for the toast of NY (Sorry Farve, bring a title home and you can change that). The winner of this match-up is disputable, but what is not, is how Manning outperformed Brady on the field in February  (I've probably just started an internal feud with our managing editor, and Bostonian, sorry JC). The two quarterbacks are a lesson in contrast... one married, quietly living in an apartment Hoboken. The other with a huge L.A. mansion, the super-model girlfriend, and the starlet baby-mama. Via Nymag.com

Interview Magazine is unveiling some major changes with their September 2008 Kate Moss issue. The magazine, started by Andy Warhol 40 years ago, is now wholly owned by Brant Publications who think that the future can only be bright for Interview. As he mentions to WWD, "The magazine has a great history and we want to stay as close to that history as possible. But what we’re trying to do is to make it more elegant to suit who we think the reader and advertiser are, and make it more perfectly put together in design so it has more value." With the September fashion issue, readers can expect, a wider range of subjet matter as well as new features. Look for it soon.

See a full view of September 2008's Interview cover after the jump.

Peter Eisenman (architect and the Louis I. Kahn Professor of Architecture at Yale University), renowned for his own controversial and influential body of work, looks at ten leading architects of the twentieth century and their theoretical positions, technological innovations, and design contributions. Eisenman identifies a project within the oeuvre of each of these architects—Luigi Moretti, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, James Stirling, Aldo Rossi, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, and Frank Gehry—that has profoundly affected architectural discourse and practice. With drawings, diagrams, and always-incisive text, he presents each architect’s theoretical position, and then offers detailed critical analysis of the project.

The book, Ten Canonical Buildings: 1850-2000, is out now from Rizzoli.

International art stars, performers, photographers, Gilbert & George have challenged the art world since the 1970s, creating in their words "Art For All." They engage directly with pertinent contemporary issues, finding inspiration almost always directly outside their East London door. The pair met at Central St.Martins and established their reputation with a performance piece The Singing Sculptures. Milwaukee Art Museum is one of three US venues to host the Gilbert & George retrospective organized by the Tate Modern. In addition, the museums website features a very well put together online version of the material and a great introduction to the duo for those who are unfamiliar with their work. Check it out here. The live version stays in Milwaukee until September 1.

A rather impressive book has been released in conjunction with the exhibition as well.

Frillr gets the scoop on a new mens magazine launching in January 2009 entitled, GEIL!. "GEIL! Magazine is a new fashion magazine for men, directedy Filip Gustafsson, including features on grooming, art, shopping, interesting gadgets, travel and lifestyle for the mature and modern man." We're told the word can mean anything from "really cool" to "really horny." Here's hoping we "really read it" when it hits the newsstands.

Preview the cover of GEIL! Magazine after the jump.

Hyrcollective's daily blog is sharing some scans from a Russian Vogue photoshoot featuring Pharrel Williams and Russian model Natasha Polly. Terry Richardson is apparently the man behind the lends. Pahrrel is showing of his full range from suit to street.

James Franco, the latest poster boy for T Magazine’s home page, is no stranger to method acting. While playing James Dean, the former nonsmoker picked up a pack-a-day habit, and it is rumored that he and Sean Penn considered living together while playing lovers in Gus Van Sant’s Harvey Milk biopic, which is now in post-production. So how did Franco prepare for his role as a chronically stoned marijuana dealer in this summer’s “Pineapple Express”? By acting like a pothead, naturally. Today, in an exclusive video interview, watch Franco talk with Lynn Hirschberg about missing out on Hebrew school, smooching Sean Penn and the therapeutic qualities of comedy. “I was in a little bit of a dark place before ‘Pineapple,’” Franco says. “And then it saved me.” 

This months Vanity Fair’ is out with their annual International Best-Dressed List. Some of people of interest to the likes that visit this site are Kanye West, Brad Pitt, Julian Schnabel, Karl Lagerfeld, and Lapo Elkann. But there is a lot more to enjoy in this year’s line-up, much of it between the lines.

VMAN has just released a preview of their next issue, VMAN 11, and by the looks of this preview editorial, 'Suit Yourself,' it is going to be incredible. Reflecting V Magazine's 'The Women' editorial, which took rich photography and a classic country manor to project an image of high-society living, this editorial tells a nostalgic story of traditional tailoring with almost grainy photography used to stunning effects.

The photography is by David Sherry and the story is styled by Jay Massacret. VMAN introduces the editorial with "this year's fall suits combine elegant fine tailoring, clean lines, and a whiff of smoky nostalgia." A perfect introduction to a perfect editorial. Via Brandish.tv

Insight into the mind of Rick Owens becomes a bit more accessible with the release of Rick Owen's first book. Entitled, "L’ai - Je Bien Descendue," the book is packed with interviews and images from the designer's work and history. Available at Browns.

More views of Rick Owen's Book after the jump.