Seth MacFarlane has just accepted the hosting gig of a lifetime. It was just announced that the “Family Guy” creator will host the 85th annual Academy Awards.

Lexus is partnering with OUT magazine to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The haute automotive company will be the presenting sponsor at the October 9th gala, to be held at Station inside the W Hollywood.

Jessica Alba has made major waves in the environmental community over the last year with her business venture The Honest Company, and she was handsomely rewarded for those efforts over the weekend. The 31-year-old actress received the EMA Green Parent Award at the 2012 Environmental Media Awards on Saturday night at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank.

The Petersen Museum will offer the public a haute new showcase for a slew of new luxury vehicles this week. Fisker Automotive will headline the luxe auto event on Oct. 3.

Frank Gehry has teamed up with former art dealer David Mirvish to reimagine the downtown entertainment district of Toronto. The 83-year-old’s renovation plans include three 80- to 85-story residential towers with shops at street level.

Ten years of anything is certainly cause for celebration, which is why Teen Vogue threw such a big bash last night. The fashion book partnered with Emporio Armani to fete the brighest stars and starlets of young Hollywood and its 10th Annual Young Hollywood issue with a chic soiree at a private mansion in Beverly Hills.

With a tentative winter or next spring opening date, Topshop’s appearance at The Grove seems much too far away. Thankfully, Sir Phillip Green is tiding Angelenos over with a pop-up shop on Melrose Avenue.

Chef Chris Brugler shares his Los Angeles secrets with Haute Living.Find out where Brugler — the owner of one of LA’s premier catering companies, Chris Brugler Catering — shops, dines and who he thinks has the best dessert in the City of Angels.

Chef Chris Brugler shares his Los Angeles secrets with Haute Living.Find out where Brugler — the owner of one of LA’s premier catering companies, Chris Brugler Catering — shops, dines and who he thinks has the best dessert in the City of Angels.