Spending the night at the museum may sound like a childish endeavor that would include sleeping bags and stories about the murderous ghost of the wax statue of Hernán Cortés. Fortunately, there is no wax statue of Hernán Cortés at the Guggenheim, but there is a bed. The museum’s Revolving Hotel Room art installation by artist Carsten Höller features an array of furnishings “resting atop three outfitted, superimposed turning glass discs mounted onto a fourth disc” that rotate in concert at a snail’s pace. Not only is this piece part of the museum’s anyspacewhatever exhibit running from October 24th to January 7th, but come closing time it morphs into an actual hotel room available for an overnight stay. Don’t expect to be able to hold a big party on the premises though, as at most only two people are allowed to stay in the exhibit each night. While the room comes complete with luxury amenities there’s no word on whether that includes room service.

It seems that 9th grade literature and dapper suits have little to do with oversized T-shirts proclaiming “WGW” (We Get Wealthy). But the team at menswear line Gatsby insist that, like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s protagonist, their audience dresses in ways that nod to high society while being wary of it. The label has taken liberties with the LV monogram, and, in a rather brilliant combination, placed Grand Theft Auto’s gun-toting Niko against the words “The American Dream.”  Apparel stores Blades in New York and True in San Francisco both carry the new line, which could be the clothing equivalent of GirlTalk’s borrowing of popular work.

It’s getting cold here in NYC and that means soon we’re going to have our inevitable first snow. And then it will get warm again, and then the snow will melt, and the streets will be covered in the cold black sludge from hell. I’m trying to get ahead of the curve with my winter boot situation this season and am loving the looks of the the Strala by Tretorn. A low cut and warm-fuzzy lined waterproof boot. Available in green or black for $60. Yes please, sold.

Hat tip to Coolhunting’s Water-Resistant Shoe Roundup

The Philadelphia Phillies have not won a world series since Jimmy Carter’s final days in office, but the way their fans whine about it you’d think Ben Franklin had yet to invent bifocals the last time someone with a P on their hat hoisted that Commisioner’s trophy above their head. While the Philly Phanatics have nothing on fans of the 2004 Red Sox, 2005 White Sox or those poor Cubbies when it comes to championship droughts, some of the faithful fans in the City of Brotherly love have figured they’re just about due to drink that sweet, sweet nectar of victory. In honor of the Phillies ascent to the ‘Fall Classic’, Philly based apparel company UBIQ has designed “Reverse The Curse” tees and beanies to bolster fans and finally banish the bogus curse of Billy Penn. The items are available at UBIQ retail locations and their online store. As a Mets fan, I say, “Go Rays!”

[ED NOTE: As a Sox fan, I say go Phillies.]

We all love having Facebook and Twitter to talk to our friends no matter where you are. But what about when you’re out and want to see where your friends are? Enter Brightkite. It isn’t exactly a “new” idea, since the iPhone, and well before it, there have been failed attempts at creating a location based social network. Well Brightkite might have it down — a clean interface, and easy friend and privacy settings. You can integrate it with Twitter and Facebook, review places (I used it last night to find a place to eat), meet people nearby or just find out about an area (currently house hunting with it). As we go around the globe focused on what the hippest of the locals are doing, this might be our new Rosetta Stone. Currently it’s private invite only (send them an email see what they can do), but since the release of their iPhone app BrightKite has gone from just a fun tool, to a really really useful one. The platform works with almost any mobile phone and you can update from the website.

UPDATE: The nice people at Brightkite have given us a link to sign up here.