EUBIE BLAKE - THE CHARLESTON RAG!

James Hubert Blake (1887 – 1983) better known as Eubie Blake, was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans. Blake's compositions included such hits as, "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find A Way", "Memories of You", and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The musical Eubie! featured the works of Blake and opened on Broadway in 1978.

If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself. ” — Eubie Blake

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE 70s: AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)!

There’s your typical Oscar-hopeful December release, and then there’s American Hustle, David O. Russell’s follow-up to last year’s Silver Linings Playbook. 

It’s a reunion of sorts as Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro once again partner with director Russell, this time joined by Russell’s The Fighter heavyweights Christian Bale and Amy Adams. The 1970s-set picture will focus on the true story of Abscam, a famous FBI sting operation. The story centers around a notorious financial con artist (Bale) and his mistress/partner in crime (Adams), who were forced to work with a rogue federal agent (Cooper) to turn the tables on mobsters and politicians. “Everyone is playing someone they’ve never played before,” Russell explained on Good Morning America this morning. “…The economy, like it is today, was in a tough place,and people very eager if not desperate to make something happen, and when people are like that lots of crazy things can happen.” 

Check out the trailer — full of ’70s hairdos (Cooper’s got a perm!) and featuring Led Zeppelin’s “Good Times Bad Times” — below.

American Hustle, also featuring Jeremy Renner and Louis C.K., will be released in December.

JAMES - SIT DOWN!

If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor

LANVIN FALL/WINTER 2013 CAMPAIGN!

Entitled “A Self Portrait“, the Fall/Winter 2013 campaign of Lanvin features Abiah Hostvedt, Callum Bartin, François Verkerk, Gustav Swedberg and Miles Langford, captured by the lens of Steven Meisel.

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SHE'S BACK: KATE MOSS COVERS ESQUIRE'S SEPTEMBER ISSUE!

Kate Moss hasn’t been photographed for the cover of a men’s magazine in 17 years – now she’s back, as the star of Esquire’s September issue. The exclusive shoot by photographer Craig McDean and stylist Kate England is the first time since Arena in 1996 that Moss has posed for a men’s title. Before that it was Esquire again, 20 years ago, in 1993.

Two decades on, Moss’s powers remain undiminished. Still one of the sexiest, stylish and alluring women on the planet she is also, as Esquire editor Alex Bilmes puts it, “a uniquely British figure” – perfect for our ‘Made In Britain’ issue.

"For too long [Kate Moss] has been monopolised by women’s fashion magazines," says Bilmes. "So I am thrilled that we’ve persuaded her to front our special issue dedicated to this country’s most stylish people and products. I really can’t imagine anyone better suited to the job." 

To see the stunning photographs in full, and read Esquire's tribute feature, buy Esquire, available now!

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