Coolness is Dangerous

Millions of people visit the skate parks of Southern California, which have become an attraction even for non-skaters.

Fully intentional work of art, a black-and-white celebration of Renaissance-like composition

Indeed it is one of the great pleasures of life to sit with a book in your hand and a cigarette in the other, possibly in bed or on a bench in the park

Inside there may be loud music, body and food smells, incoherent ramblings; outside there is the silent air of the winter night, crisp and scented with the smoke of Marlboro Lights, and calm conversations which help people come closer together.

Leader of the pack.

This is an actual commercial now running on Italian TV (I saw the first 20 seconds earlier today), it appears to have slipped past the censors, hopefully they don't take it down

"True friends reveal themselves in time of need" - for example, when you have forgotten your smokes (or just your lighter).

As soon as travelling becomes easier, I might just go to Paris and buy a pair of RayBans, a pack of Gauloises and a pair of black Chuck Taylor All Stars.

Actor Maxence Danet-Fauvel projects an aura of gentle masculinity: with leather jackets, biceps and cigarettes but also puppies, books and a gentle smile. He is famous as a friend of the LGBT community but provides inspiration to people of all genders and sexual orientations. I believe he truly is exemplary for young guys, what do you think?

No "bad boys" nor spoiled celebrities, just three talented actors who are about to share an unhealthy but enjoyable habit, shared between them and also with millions of people from all walks of life.

There we go again, back to Dylan. No poses, no feigned smoking scenes to evoke some sort of "old school cool" - just a young man with a habit, caught in moments of everyday life.

I wonder whether the good looking model, Alex Dunstan, still smokes;)