Inspired by the pulse and passion of New York City, the hotelier Vikram Chatwal’s Night Hotel is a stylish boutique hotel of distinctive elegance, located in the heart of Manhattan’s theater district, steps from Broadway, Grand Central, Fifth Avenue shopping, and Rockefeller Centre in the hub of Times Square, New York.

Combining the traditions of vaudeville and music hall with Berliner Kabarett, Absinthe is a variety show on acid, features new strange and sultry acts with deliciously seductive men and women who perform amazing feats of strength, balance, danger and unfathomable flexibility - this season’s Absinthe is destined to take variety to sexy new heights. Absinthe has been called “Cirque Du Soleil as channeled through The Rocky Horror Picture Show ” by the New York Times.

Coldplay are back on the road for their Viva la Vida tour, which will stop on August 2, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the XL Center - (Formerly Hartford Civic Center) in Hartford, CT.

Michael Satsky (Stereo, NYC) and Unik Ernest (PM, NYC) created their new East Hampton nightclub Lily Pond, which occupies the former space of Resort nightclub in East Hampton. Lily Pond is a legion of pop-culture nightlife, attracting everyone from Lindsay Lohan to the Hills-gang to generation 20-something dance events and private parties throughout the Hamptons and Manhattan.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim is presented annually in Miami Beach, Florida, at The Raleigh Hotel. Coinciding with the swimwear industry’s largest trade show, the invitation only event provides a runway platform for designers’ swimwear and resort collections with exposure to national and international media, style setters and fashionistas.

If you like your dinner with a dose of high end design and understated poolside glamour, Simon Restaurant and Lounge at Palms Place in Las Vegas might be just the ticket. The hotel’s new 47-story luxury tower opened in February complete with 50,000 sq ft Turkish Spa and sleek, relaxed modern interiors – a veritable escape amidst the riotous (and often tasteless) Strip.

If it were the Bangkok NYC, you’d know to expect visual allusions to Asian temples. If it were the Rio de Janeiro NYC, you could safely assume a palm frond here, some other nod to the tropics over there. But the London NYC? What ready, easy design aesthetic can it tap?

Highbar, the new haute spot for the ultimate cocktail party under the sun or the stars just opened in Midtown, Manhattan. Drink al fresco this summer at Highbar, a new ultra-modern rooftop lounge from Greg Brier (Aspen, Amalia, D’or located in Hells Kitchen).

The club veterans Ronnie Madra, Jeffrey Jah, Scott Sartiano and Richie Akiva’s new place 1Oak (453 W. 17th St) is the latest hot spot in the city. With a limited capacity of 250 people, 1Oak is intimate. First you need to get in, then you need to be cool enough to get a table, then you can get bottles.

Located on Collins Avenue, Gansevoort South’s landscape showcases three oceanfront pools including a 110-foot rooftop pool, an expansive infinity-edge pool on the plaza level, a family friendly south pool, a mezzanine with private cabanas, and an exclusive oceanfront beach club.