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AMERICANPSYCHO
An all-singing, all-dancing versionof Bret
EastonEllis’snovel
AmericanPsycho
hits
Broadway thismonth. Expectmentally
unhingedyuppies, lotsof redcorn syrup
andplentyofPhilCollins.
americanpsychothemusical.com
TheKanye
of donuts?
Yams,Champagneandgold– it’snotwhat you’dcall a
classicflavour combo. Still,ManilaSocial Club, aFilipino
restaurant inNewYork, hasbeen inundatedwithorders
for itsGoldenCristal UbeDonut, filledwithube (purple
yam) custard, andcoatedwithCristal icingand24-carat-
gold leaf. The treats areUS$100 (NOK875) apop, or
US$1,000adozen. Er... bargain?
manilasocialclub.com
Thebuilding
REDBULLSTUDIO, BERLIN
Berlin’sbeenamusicalmuse
for artistsasdiverseasDavid
Bowie,RichieHawtinandSimon
Rattle, not tomentionhalf the
hipstersdown inNeukölln.Now
theGermancapital hasanew
place forwannabeBowies to lay
down their tracks in style.Red
BullMusicStudio isa seriesof
inter-linkedchambers inside
a formerBerlinpower station.
CreatedbyOptimistDesign, the
spacesarewrapped inmore than
1kmof copper strips, reflecting
thebuilding’shistory,whiledozens
of skylightswill, in theoryat least,
let the sun shinedownon future
luminariesof the industry.
redbullstudios.com/berlin
CORBIS; JOHANNA SIRING; JAN BITTER; RED BULL; SKYPLEX
Doggystyle
CANINE-FRIENDLYHOTELS
Travellingwithadogoncemeant beingconfined tocamp-or caravan-
sites, but thesedays there’s no shortageof hotels thatwill offer them
thefive-star treatment. Perks for pups include theaBarkBox amenity kit
at TheGatesHotel inKeyWest; aCanineCulinarymenuat theWaldorf
Astoria inNew York; andpersonalised towels andbeds, complimentary
dogwalking andaPamperedPuppymenuat thePeninsulaBeverlyHills.
Woof!
gateshotelkeywest.com,waldorfnewyork.com, beverlyhills.peninsula.com
AmericanPsycho:
TheMusical
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