One last time to have a laff

In honor of Sunday night's Extras finale on HBO, we present our favorite moment from the series, which also happens to be the only decent tune Bowie's had in the past 15 years:

(For more Extras-related footage, check out Ricky Gervais' Obsessives video here.)

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"It's still a Land Rover"

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That's the verdict from the lads over at Top Gear about the Land Rover LRX, but that doesn't mean they don't have some complaints. The light and sporty concept version of the classic 4x4, set to debut at next month's Detroit auto show, could move into production in three years—which means there's still time for them to take our British friends' advice.

Photo: Courtesy of Land Rover
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Ozwald Boateng's new Savile Row digs

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The tailor (and Bentley enthusiast) opened a new shop at 30 Savile Row today. Designed by budding starchitect David Adjaye, the 6,800-square-foot store will offer bespoke suits (of course) and have an art gallery and an accessories room painted (you guessed it) purple (above). It's expected to be the first of an international rollout, with locations rumored for the Middle East, Japan, and—fingers crossed—the U.S.

Photo: Courtesy of Ozwald Boateng
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Getting by with a little help, etc.

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Friends in high places have always been key to an artist's marketplace success, but friends in low places deserve some credit, too. For proof, see the group show Hommies, opening tomorrow at NYC's Fuse Gallery. The exhibit features images by 15 photographers (including Angela Boatwright, Carissa Pelleteri, Ari Marcopoulos, and Tobin Yelland, who curated it), all of whom have made friends, family, and pets a central (er) focus of their work. "I do think there's a special intimacy that comes through when photographers shoot the people they know best," says Yelland, who started snapping shots of his San Francisco skater buds two decades ago, when he was 15. "Plus, you know, I'm friends with everyone in the show."

Also feeling the friendship vibe: Larry Gagosian, who has invited 400 of his closest to celebrate tomorrow's opening of his new 8,000-square-foot gallery in Rome.
Hommies, tomorrow through Jan. 12, 2008, at Fuse Gallery, 93 Second Ave., NYC, (212) 777-7988, fusegallerynyc.com

Photo: Carissa Pelleteri
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Another reason to visit Easter Island

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Besides the statues, of course: the Explora en Rapa Nui, a 30-room lodge opening on the remote Pacific island next week. Set close to Hanga Roa, the oceanfront resort has the requisite alfresco Jacuzzis, swimming pools, and locally grown cuisine (along with some prime Chilean wines), but if you actually want to leave, you can sample the hotel's guided "cultural excursions": offerings include hikes through semitropical forests, bike rides along rugged trails, visits to a nearby volcano, and, of course, a trip to Easter Island's iconic Moai statues. The place is also Chile's first totally LEED-certified property, which means the hotel is, yes, "green." The five-hour flight from Santiago? Not so much.

Those seeking a colder destination should try the Tivoli Lodge, debuting in the European Alps in time for ski season. The 7,000-square-foot mountaintop abode holds 16 guests and is located in Davos. The city's annual World Economic Forum is next month, so don't be surprised to see Angela Merkel sidle up next to you in the on-site indoor pool and Jacuzzi.
Explora en Rapa Nui, from $2,634 for three nights/all-inclusive, near Hanga Roa on Easter Island, (866) 750-6699, explora.com; Tivoli Davos, from about $30,000 per week, +44 (0)20-7384-3854, descent.co.uk

Photo: Courtesy of Explora
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Today in watch porn

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Coming soon: the first-ever U.S. limited-edition timepiece from Vacheron Constantin. An offshoot of its Overseas collection, the 42-millimeter, stainless-steel automatic will have a limited run of 100, each numbered and engraved. No word yet on availability and pricing, but we're predicting "soon" and "a lot."

MORE: Check out our Hotlist of the world's top chronographs.

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Photo: Vacheron Constantin
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Noted winemaker dabbles in film

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Vino entrepreneur Francis Ford Coppola ends his long cinematic hiatus this weekend with Youth Without Youth, and it seems fair to use the phrase "return to form"—by which we mean it's both unsettling (like The Conversation), crazy (Apocalypse Now), and a bit incoherent (say, Dracula). But hey, Tim Roth's scenes at the sanitarium might just inspire you to buy a pair of silk pajamas. Also out this week: The Kite Runner—spoiler alert: The Taliban sucked—and some sort of Will Smith vampire flick.

Photo: Sony Pictures Classics
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An L.A. vintage shop brings back the "real man"

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Jake Vintage, which opens tonight in Los Feliz, is a rare thing: a Los Angeles secondhand shop that's stocked with stuff you might actually want to wear to work. Its wares are organized by era and include mint-condition button-down shirts and meticulously detailed suits dating back to the late forties. Should you need a tailor, owner Jonathan Kanarek will happily recommend his, or you can let him take your measurements right there on the spot. (He'll also arrange head-to-toe looks.) "I want men to relearn the rules of dressing," he says. "It's a good time to be a real man again." To enhance the real-man appeal, the store keeps top-shelf Scotch at the ready. And if you ask nicely, Kanarek will even let you strum one of the guitars on display—they are, of course, vintage.
Jake Vintage, 4644 Hollywood Blvd., Los Feliz, (323) 662-JAKE

Photo: Kim Grisco
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Helmut Lang takes a break from chicken farming

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But it's to show off art, not fashion. His first stateside show opens tomorrow at Brooklyn's The Journal gallery, and the collaboration began after Lang saw several issues of the art outpost's magazine, which has included artwork by Vito Acconci and a certain hamster-nest enthusiast. "We started talking about a year ago," says magazine founder Michael Nevin. "He saw an issue we put out last winter for Miami Basel about Dash Snow, liked it, and wanted to do something." The result: Next Ever After, which will feature a mirrored sculpture that plays with the concepts of Janus mythology (?!), and for which his studies included photos of ornaments shot against found black-and-white pornographic images. Snow-inspired? Sounds like it to us.
Helmut Lang: Next Ever After, tomorrow through January 28 at The Journal gallery, 168 North 1st St., Brooklyn, thejournalinc.com

Photo: Helmut Lang, Alone, 2007/ Courtesy of hl-art and The Journal
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All rolled up

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Classic styling, spotted in an unlikely place: Venice Beach. Not that we're complaining.

Photo: Linlee Allen
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