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Conor Oberst is the hottest little indie duckling around. Over the past few years, Oberst’s Bright Eyes project has peddled his singular brand of disingenuous melancholy all the way to the gatekeeper of the musical elite: Maxim’s Blender magazine. His Omaha-based label Saddle Creek have hosted a handful of similarly insipid alt-rockers, many of whom, like The Faint or Rilo Kiley, have recently met Mammon’s warm embrace. Adored by hordes of sobbing alterna-teens, Oberst has generated an elaborate cult of personality that often obscures the mediocrity...
What's the hottest destination for 2005? Health resorts, if industry predictions are anything to go by. With 1.7 billion of the planet's 6 billion people classed as overweight or obese by the U.K.-based International Obesity Task Force, the dangers of diets high in fat, sugar and processed foods are more apparent than ever. And spa directors are eager to help. "Most spas initially offered pampering treatments, but with growing competition and a need to differentiate, spas are expanding services to focus on health and fitness," says Naphalai Areesorn, president of the Thai Spa Association. Christine Galle...
...HOTTEST MOTORS Cadillac debuts the STS-V, featuring a hand-built 440-h.p. engine; BMW unveils the new M5, which hits 60 m.p.h. in 4.5 seconds...
...lines to get into the California Science Center over the holidays were as much as four hours long. But the crowds weren't there to see ancient mummies or modern art. Los Angeles' hottest museum exhibit features 30 human cadavers, all preserved using a special invisible polymer. "Body Worlds," which toured cities in Europe and Asia before opening in L.A. last summer, places the see-through bodies in various poses--playing basketball, practicing yoga, riding a bicycle--to show in graphic detail how the human body works. Also on display: 175 human body parts, from a liver damaged by cirrhosis...
...three Michelin stars?and the only one of his generation to receive the same accolade for two restaurants at the same time?Ducasse was handpicked by Chanel Japan president Richard Collasse to create "a contemporary space dedicated to food" within the store. The result is one of Tokyo's hottest restaurants, Beige Tokyo, tel: (81-3) 5159 5500. Named after one of Chanel's signature colors, Beige Tokyo is described by Ducasse as being a world away from his exclusive venues in Paris and Monaco. "It's accessible to everyone," he says, "and that's the idea behind...