London (United Kingdom) – Slim Aarons, one of the world’s most famous and revered photographers of the twentieth century, is having his most iconic work showcased at the Getty Images Gallery in London.

Slim Aarons started working as a photographer in World War Two for Yank Magazine – the official publication that was distributed to the armed forces. He photographed the troops and action at close range. It was at this time that he met renowned photographers Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Aarons had witnessed enough of the horrors of war to make up his mind to be a very different kind of photographer and he traded the hard life for the high life, devoting the next 50 years to documenting the lifestyles of the rich and famous, through his amazing access to the inner circle and eventually becoming a part of it.

He worked as a freelancer for many major publications such as Life and Town & Country magazine, travelling to the world’s most desirable destinations.

Now, for the first time, the Getty Images Gallery has gathered not only the famous color images that have made Slim Aarons a household name, but also some of his earlier, previously unseen black and white studies of 1950’s high society.

Aarons is revealed in this exhibition as a keen observer of the lives of the jet-setters and celebrities. He made his career out of what he called "photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."

"Slim, Rich & Famous" runs until May 30, 2009.  Los Angeles (USA) – Eddie Van Halen is one of the most ground breaking, influential and revolutionary guitar players of all time. His song writing and business prowess have proven to be equally successful over the course of his 30-year career.

Eddie Van Halen has recently partnered with FEA Merchandising to release the EVH Brand Signature Striped Sneakers.

For nearly 2 decades, EVH fans have been attending his shows wearing homemade versions of the striped sneakers that Eddie wears onstage, modeled after his infamous red, white and black striped Frankenstein guitar.

"So many people would ask me, where can I get a pair of those? After hearing that for about 15 years, I figured they were something that people obviously wanted," Eddie said.

In addition to the red Frankenstein theme, the shoes are also available in white with black stripe theme, which pays tribute to the guitar Eddie rewrote the rules with in 1978; and black with yellow stripes, which pays homage to the guitar that he displays on the back cover of Van Halen II.