Videography: Whitney Houston

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Though she ‘s now belting in that great sold out concert hall in the sky, Whitney Houston left behind a catalog of classic tunes that redefined what it means to sang. Visually, her model good looks were a hit with the MTV crowd and as a result Whitney was a huge crossover success — picking up the torch passed to her by godmother and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Throughout the 90s Whitney made a series of comebacks, effectively earning her diva stripes and also some of the biggest hits of her career. Her output was more erratic in the 00s, but she at least had one last hit with the Alicia Keys-penned “Million Dollar Bill.” While we may mourn Whitney Houston’s untimely death,  we’ll continue to dance, emphatically point and lip-sync for our lives to her timeless music. 

Upside Down You’re Turning Me!: Steven Klein for Vogue Italia

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Up. Side. Down. Boy you turn me. In. Side. Out. And. Round and round. Diana Ross usually plays in my head as a matter of course, but her 1980 comeback hit was blasting at full volume as I perused Steven Klein‘s visually-striking editorial for Vogue Italia, “A Point of View.”

Grace Kelly Undergoes the Barbie Doll Reincarnation

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

When a style icon dies and goes to heaven, is there anything left besides photos, film and memories? If you’re not into grave-digging, a Barbie doll reincarnation is the way to go. Grace Kelly is the latest starlet to go plastic, and we can’t get enough.

That Old Burning Hitch

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Irina Lazareanu goes all Hitchcockian in a gorgeous editorial in W, courtesy of photographer Alex Prager and stylist Caroline Tate Angel.

THE TEN: GREATEST FILMS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHERS by Navo

Edited by Lope Navo, Photographer

The always engaging Navo gives us his picks for best films of about photographers. He also gives us a little picture into why he became a photographer. Read it, memorize it, bring it up in conversation. The Navo will be happy.

ADDICT: Marion Cotillard for Lady Dior Handbags

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard has been named as the spokesmodel for the newest collection of Lady Dior Handbags.

The Alfred-Hitchcock-inspired short film features the French actress in the middle of a police investigation that leads her through Paris’s winding streets to the Eiffel Tower.

Check out this preview, before the full film premieres on May 20.

SPREAD UM: ‘Love Birds’ by Eric Madign Heck

Edited by Saynt

The Row meets Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds meets amazing Erik Madigan Heck.

LINKAGE: Lovebirds