All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Enjoy this week’s well-balanced offering of serious and sudsy news stories from the VP+C team!

Michelle has found the ultimate gift for the design lover/beer connoisseur– brews packaged according to their Pantone equivalents. Talk about getting sloshed in style.

Rachel is jazzed about beer distributor Dogfish Head’s stylish new Dogfish Inn. And appropriately enough, you can bring your dog! Read all about it.

Emily was amused with all of the fuss surrounding Apple’s “gift” of the latest U2 album to half a billion iTunes users. Complaints about the marketing tactic, which flooded twitter last week, included “I’d rather have food poisoning on Christmas.” Yikes!

New (and former) suburbanite Lisa is celebrating the shopping mall, with an interesting look at the secret to a Bronx shopping mall’s success. (no shocks here- they include a developer’s understanding of the local community and a strong anchor tenant..JCPenney.)

Meghan is shining the spotlight on the City of Light this week, with a story about artist Pierre Delavie’s dramatic Dior trompe l’oeil canvas. It’s currently keeping the renovation of Versailles under wraps, literally. We think it’s tres superbe!

As you may know, we have a secret obsession with Dancing With The Stars
here and were psyched to see YouTube sensation Bethany as a contestant
this week!  The phenomenon of Youtube indie star turned Hollywood magnet
made the front page of The NYTimes. -and while the story argued that Hollywood style management of YouTube sensations defeats the initial purpose of the platform, Margaux kind of loves the marriage of the two…it’s a beautiful evolution in her book.