Toddlers’ Favorite Toy: The iPhone

THE bedroom door opened and a light went on, signaling an end to nap time. The toddler, tousle-haired and sleepy-eyed, clambered to a wobbly stand in his crib. He smiled, reached out to his father, and uttered what is fast becoming the cry of his generation: “iPhone!”

Where the Well-Heeled Dress Down

A RECENT article on ArtThreat.net examined the Internet mini-sensation of the graffiti artist Banksy’s animation intro for “The Simpsons.” In the clip, Banksy lampoons the outsourcing of Simpsons animation cels to South Korea by showing the characters being drawn by candlelight in damp underground sweatshops. ArtThreat quoted Naomi Klein’s Twitter feed:

Beauty Spots

CREAM FOR A CAUSE Starting Nov. 1, Kiehl’s will sell a limited edition of its Creme de Corps holiday collection, packaged with artwork by Jeff Koons; another, smaller run of Mr. Koons’s packaging will be introduced a few weeks later in select stores. Prices start at $27, and all proceeds will benefit the Koons Family Institute, an initiative of the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

One Star, Two Films: An Awards Conundrum

The Hollywood awards season, never a simple matter, is complicated this year by the delicate question of how Michael Douglas will figure into it.

Commission Order to Guggenheim: Hot Dogs, Hold the Kiosk

Word has it that Frank Lloyd Wright enjoyed a hot dog now and then, sometimes served with cheese and pickles at picnics he held on the sandstone bluff near his famous Wisconsin home, Taliesin.

Catching a Flight, and a Show

When Taylor Swift sweeps through New York next week to promote her new album, “Speak Now” (Big Machine), her stops will include “Today,” “Late Show With David Letterman” and “Live! With Regis and Kelly”: all high-profile, major-media events that will be seen by millions of people.

Joby tempts the argonauts with Switchback headlamp / lantern

Call us crazy, but we’re guessing that the Joby you knew last year will look nothing like the Joby that we see this time next year.

As gardens grow more exotic, will our veg lose their roots?

Exotic fruit and vegetables are now being grown in Britain’s gardens, greenhouses and allotments instead of more traditional varieties, due to rising temperatures and more adventurous eating habits, a new report has shown.

Thomas Tait wins Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize 2010

Youngest ever CSM MA graduate, Thomas Tait, impresses a panel of overwhelming fashion talent to win the first Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize.

The arts will survive cuts. Some people will struggle to

The art lobby has fought hard, and rightly so. But, as the poor prepare to be trampled on, we must keep a sense of perspective