Zooey Deschanel has been of particular interest to me recently, in part because of her newish musical project with M. Ward called She & Him and more specifically because, well, she is beautiful. The new album from She & Him (great name!) titled Volume One, is terrific. Zooey’s voice is mesmerizing and the songs are catchy and repeat worthy. Watch the performance below and prepare to fall in love with Miss Deschanel. The eyes / smile combination is irresistable. Photos from SXSW 2008 via Lorne Thomson

The classic movie Cool Hand Luke was on this morning which got me thinking of my favorite “man movies” of all time. After much thought and a trip through my movie collection the list is born. Below are my picks in no particular order. Das Boot — 1981 The Bridge on the River Kwai — 1957 The Great Escape — 1963 Cool Hand Luke — 1967 The Bourne Identity / Supremacy / Ultimatum — 2002/2004/2007 Casino — 1995 North by Northwest — 1959 Full Metal Jacket — 1987 The Godfather â€

Men’s Vogue contributing editor and In Her Eyes blogger Amanda Brooks appeared on CBS The Early Show this past Friday to discuss neckties. You have to hand it to Ms. Brooks and Men’s Vogue for putting together a style based morning show fashion segment that is actually interesting to watch. Most often I find myself wincing and switching channels as the banter turns ridiculous. Not the case here, I found Amanda’s thoughts to be interesting and informative, plus she isn’t bad on the ey

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