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While we consider ourselves the make love, not war-type, we'll have to make an exception for photographer David Yellin's new book Hair Wars, that features unbeWEAVEable hair photos by artists such as Weaven Steven and the Infamous Lisa B. Available for $39.95 at www.powerhousebooks.com

As if the score from the film didn't already have you crying your eyes out, it's just been announced that the New York City Opera has commissioned composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on Brokeback Mountain. The show is expected to open during the company's 2013 spring season.

Even though we fear their manicured wrath, we just couldn't keep this style secret under our hat any longer. If you've been asking yourself where did that dapper dandy get that fierce feathery fedora, or that drag diva find that fascinating fascinator, the answer to your decadent design question is none other than Batcakes Couture available at Show Pony, 1543 Echo Park Ave.

Same sex wedding source Rainbow Wedding Network has just announced four LGBT wedding expos to take place this summer in California. Locations are said to include Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco, and Sacramento. For more information on the July 20 expo at the Luxe hotel, visit www.RainbowWeddingNetwork.com

Fans of Jay Krymis and the Libertine Group, aka the boys behind FUBAR, are absolutely going to love their latest endeavor, the intimate yet edgy, rock ‘n’ roll-influenced Saint Felix located at 8945 Santa Monica Blvd. As if that wasn't enough, the bar features a selection that ranges from 40s to champagne, which all can be enjoyed while gazing at several gorgeous Austin Young prints.

—LENORA CLAIRE