1 Shining diamonds
Compared to just about every ’70s-era band that ever truly rocked, Brooklyn’s own Diamond Nights headline the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night. And no, they’re not being ironic.
2 Animated art
Marking 20 years (!) of continually groundbreaking animation, Pixar gets a complete retrospective at MoMA beginning Wednesday; it includes an exhibit of more than 500 images, treated justly as pieces of art. See moma.org for details.
3 Cigarettes & alcohol
Written specifically with New Yorkers in mind (go figure), Dr. David J. Clayton’s “The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living” is a pragmatic, nonjudgmental guide to managing your vices – including how to smoke socially and prevent hangovers.
4 Fashion bible
Renowned for their limited-edition, high-concept publications, Visionaire has released its newest entry, Visionaire 47, which also has a concurrent exhibit up through February at its gallery at 11 Mercer St.
5 Gwyn directs
When not complaining about the media while shooting 12-page spreads in Vogue and being unnecessarily coy over her pregnancy (really, who cares?), Gwyneth Paltrow found time to co-direct the Sundance-bound short film “Dealbreakers” with high-school friend Mary Wigmore; available online at glamour.com.
6 Truffaut’s treat
Franoios Truffaut’s frothy film noir “Shoot the Piano Player” – the follow-up to his debut film, “The 400 Blows” – has been restored and is newly available on DVD.
7 Following the “Law”
If mainlining 12-hour marathons on TNT aren’t enough for you, enjoy the newest way to get your “Law & Order” fix: downloading the first and most current season on iTunes (along with other, less addictive NBC shows).
8 Art star
Muse to Picasso, Charlie Chaplin and Man Ray, Lee Miller was also a Vogue model, ground-breaking war photographer and New York icon before she disintegrated into alcoholism; her fascinating life is chronicled in the new biography, “Lee Miller: A Life.”
9 The “Lion” in winter
“Chronicles of Narnia,” the movie? Eh. The books? Unassailable children’s classics. All seven (new paperback editions) are now available at amazon.com for just $28.
10 Haute Christmas
The most fashionable tree in town is now up at the College for the Business of Fashion – decorated with Victorian-style ornaments featuring key looks from 12 designers’ spring 2006 collections, like this from Marc Jacobs’ show (pictured at left).
