Their philosophy is total transparency and their campus is an architectural essay in glass, a temple to all the geek-chic entertainment and amenities that limitless profits can buy.
Pete's is known for its retro-chic entertainment — bingo, spelling bees, neo-vaudeville — but this was its first sermon, just as it was the first sermon that Pastor Jay Bakker, of the Revolution Church, had given since leaving his congregation, in Atlanta, to start a new branch in Brooklyn.
I know Beck quite well — we met at an Elton John party where Chic were the entertainment.
Last month, Elite Concepts, a hospitality group with ventures in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Jakarta, opened 1949 — The Hidden City, a chic dining and entertainment complex in an old Beijing factory.
But they say they understand the city's strategy to improve its downtown the same way San Diego transformed its urban Gaslamp Quarter into a chic residential and entertainment district.
After one week of the New York Fashion Week, World Fashion Parade presents the latest collection by exceptional designers from around the world, world-class entertainment, chic after parties, world media, high-end buyers and much more.
There's a chic emptiness to "Entertainment," undoubtedly, and anti-comedy constructs that may rub the wrong way, but there's also a spiky intelligence at work too, one that engages through the artifice of disengagement and the illusion of "performance". MPAA rating: Rated R for language, crude sexual material, a disturbing image and brief drug use.
If you find yourself in the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD), definitely drop by Pacific Place Jakarta, the modern and stylish shopping complex that caters to both chic shoppers and entertainment-seeking families.
Nearby, at Xintiandi, a historic residential neighborhood of stone houses and tight alleys has been transformed into a chic, walkable retail and entertainment district.
He was hired to transform the Roosevelt from a bland place frequented by package tour groups into a chic boutique hotel to draw an entertainment industry crowd.
