Name: Peter Davis
Expertise: Editor in Chief/Avenue, Editor at Large/Paper, Senior Editor/Vs.. Contributor to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, Vogue, The Daily Beast and others.
Location: New York City (Manhattan- born and bred)

Interests: Tokyo, Ice Blendeds, Surfing, street art (Banksy, Neckface, Space Invader), Gay rights, Supreme (the skateboard store), Martin Margiela, photojournalism, travel

Background: 1/2 English, 1/4 Scottish, 1/4 Italian

Why did you curate the Vicodin and Percocet pendants by Cast of Vices and what do you love about them? I love the subversive nature of everything that Cast of Vices produces and the mix of high (no pun intended) like fine semi-precious stones and low (cigarette butts, flies, prescription pills) culture. And the pieces are so beautifully made. I never take off my Xanax charm necklace.

Favorite meal: Cotton candy, most desserts.

Recent purchase: Supreme skinhead style flight jacket in ox blood, Stubbs & Wooton leopard espadrilles.

Hidden talent: Great dancer

Book/film recommendation: Biutiful - the best and least seen movie of 2010/11 and Javier Bardem is astounding. The film haunted me for days after.

Restaurant recommendation: Sasubene for omakase sushi (locations in New York and L.A) - just don't dare order anything so common as a spicy tuna roll.

If I had $20, I’d… : Give it to a homeless person.

Transformative travel experience: Big Sur - Going to Esalen (a hippie spa/retreat) and the Henry Miller Memorial Library was like being no where else in America and there are more creative cute people there than in all of California. I am going back in two weeks. I'll probably retire there and just write books.

Favorite neighborhood: Harajuku in Tokyo for shopping, photographing the street style kids and eating crepes with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and bananas at Angel Hearts.

Dream holiday: Anywhere there are great waves to surf.

If I could solve one problem, it would be: Homophobia.

I wish people cared more about: Gay Marriage.

Recent big aha!: People who were not brought up in New York are pushier and louder than native New Yorkers.

The world would be a better place if: There was no racism, homophobia, anti-semitism or bigotry - and thus no wars.