And maybe a miracle. And maybe even Barry Manilow. Very much a work in progress, "Showgirl" may even require that most Vegas of renovations -- demolition and reconstruction. Meowch. If this thing is bad... Well, let's just say you'll want to get the hell outta the desert. Wigs everywhere. [LAT] Hey, here's a truly fucking bizarre clip of Bette in her 1997 Vegas special, "Diva Las Vegas."

Oh and, by popular demand, here is her dreadful performance on last year's American Idol finale.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:04 am

Linkin Park Rocks Apple Store At Secret Show

Linkin Park rocked a crowd of contest winners and industry personnel just after midnight Thursday (Feb. 21) at the Apple Store in New York's Soho neighborhood, in what served as an intimate warm-up for a show tonight at the city's Madison Square Garden.
Source: Billboard News - Daily | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am

Armani Talks Smack About Wintour in Her Presence!

What, exactly, is Giorgio Armani's problem this week? First he bans Cathy Horyn from his show in Milan, and then, this morning, he let his mouth run astray about Anna Wintour. Mm-hmm. La Bobella (wearing her beloved Prada dress) was on the same stage as Armani during a press conference in Milan about the Costume Institute's forthcoming "Superheroes" exhibition, and then it got delicious:

Armani was supposed to be addressing the troops about an exhibition called Superheroes in New York this May, which he is co-chairing with Wintour.

Instead, with La Wintour present, and seeming to ramble, he said he couldn't understand why so many people disliked the American Vogue editor; he said he was "indifferent" to her — gasps from onlookers — before changing his mind and saying actually he liked her. He also suggested that she preferred French designers to Italians.

Well, maybe he's just saying that because nothing by Armani was featured in February's Vogue. It's certainly not a French/Italian thing, as we actually calculated (yes, those shopping indexes are useful) how many of each designer's items were featured in the issue and the number of Italian versus French designers were dead even at eleven apiece.

We're still waiting for the video of this press conference to pop up on Style.com as it promised. We're guessing it won't include Armani's little rant. And we're guessing Vogue won't include many of Armani's little designs in the coming months, either.

Armani’s Surprise Attack on Wintour [First Post]
Earlier: Anna Wintour Continues to Wear This One Prada Dress

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:43 pm

New From Milan: Pringle's Baggy Sack, Emporio Armani's Furry Man Purse

Get your fashion while it's hot — from the Milan runways, we mean. Please do indulge in today's latest shows; they're calorie-free, of course.

• Have you heard about the black lace at Prada? Everyone is raving, and with good reason.

• The designer for Gianfranco Ferré left the company just before the runway show; some critics thought it showed. You decide.

• If you're sick of the baggy-sack look, stay away from Pringle of Scotland.

• Belstaff has that whole buttoned-up and boxy look down pat.

• It's so refreshing to look at the warm winter whites from Blugirl.

• Is a furry man purse really what a gentleman wants for fall '08? For better or worse, Emporio Armani seems to think so.

• Without question, the Desperate Housewives of New York will be tearing apart the Upper East Side in these La Perla suits.

• Some critics complained the wide-leg pants at Ferragamo hid the brand's signature shoes, but the sacrifice may have been worth it for such a fluid look.

• Poufy hair (finally!) and equally lively looks in leopard prints and purples showed at Moschino.

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:12 pm

‘Cookie’ Mag's Answer to ‘Real Housewives of New York’ Makes Stunning Debut

Cookie's new columnist, Tatiana Boncompagni Hoover, has a problem. That problem is that she is just too fucking fabulous for her own good. Each week, the daughter of an Italian princess, wife of an appliance scion (yeah, she's married to that Hoover), and mother of Enrico and Valentina finds herself "deluged" with invitations to black-tie galas and cocktail parties, plus "intimate dinners, a weekend jaunt to a swanky new hotel in Miami, even a spa week at a tony Anguilla resort," and it's getting to be a little much! Only just last month, she was forced to choose between a trunk show, the Guggenheim Young Collectors Council's annual Artist's Ball, and a dinner party at a hedge-fund manager's lavish home! Horreurs. Happily, she made the right decision and went to the trunk show. "At the event I saw rising It girl Chessy Wilson," she relates in her inaugural column, "who regaled me with a story about her handbag catching fire earlier that day when she accidentally dropped a lit match into it." Hahahahaha — barf. But it's not all clinking and chortling for this real housewife. There is a dark side. "The problem with the New York City social scene is that it sucks you in," she writes. What, like Michael Alig? Will Tatiana's addiction to nightlife end in blood and guts and jail?

I was hit with the realization a few months ago that I was beginning to resemble a marginally less awful version of Mrs. X, the self-obsessed mom from The Nanny Diaries. Swanning out the door, invite tucked inside my Chanel handbag, perfumed, lipsticked, and ready for a night of Champagne-fueled fun, I felt conflicted… I was starting to feel guilty about leaving my family to fend for themselves.

Oh, Christ. This really is going to be the new thing, isn't it?

Mommy's Going Out: Highlife vs. Homelife [Cookie]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm

Princess Di's Death Not Spy Plot

The former head of Britain's intelligence agency is looking to dash Princess Diana conspiracy theorists, denying her death was the result of a plot masterminded by James Bond-types. Testifying...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:46 pm

Janet Jackson Unveils Latest Innovation: A Daft Punk Sample

1. Janet Jackson, "So Much Betta"
Not even a Daft Punk sample can make this track much "betta" than you were probably expecting. [Hyperbole]

2. Looptroop Rockers, "Marinate"
Solid rhymes top a funky, Latin-y beat. We'll take it. [Stockholm Beat Connection]

3. Metronomy, "Toxic"
This polka version of the Britney classic is as inoffensive as it is inessential (and ten times as stupid). [The Sweet Fix]

4. Usher, "I Can't Win"
Here's the token ballad from Usher's forthcoming album. It's dull! [Rap-Up via Idolator]

5. The Bird and the Bee, "Come As You Were"
Not only is their moniker too cute to stomach, these guys released an EP of love songs on Valentine's Day. Adorable! [Off the Record]
—Ehren Gresehover

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:45 pm

Spring's in the Airwaves for ABC

The doctors--not to mention the lawyers, housewives, fashion editors and comely amnesiacs--are in. The holistic doctors--not to mention a corpse-resurrecting private investigator and one of...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:38 pm

The Arctic Monkeys

British band Arctic Monkeys arrive at Earl's Court in London ahead of the Brit Awards 2008. The Arctic Monkeys won both the Best British Group and Best British Album for a second year running at the Brits,...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:35 pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger Also Loves Anderson's Biceps!

Readers! You are the worst! Why didn't anybody tell us about this? Last night, we were in bed before Conan O'Brien went on, so we missed Anderson Cooper's appearance. But apparently an incredibly, stupendously amazing thing happened. HE TALKED ABOUT HIS BICEPS. And not even just in a chitchat-y "Sometimes I use these things for lifting and gesticulating" way. He told an anecdote about how big they are. He's totally ripping off our best work! It was after Conan asked him whether anyone had ever thrown him off his game before he had to moderate a debate (as if anyone could ruffle our Manderson). Cooper then told a story about how, once, before a Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan library, he spotted Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the audience. Click above to view the clip. The important stuff comes about 3:11 in.

Anderson: What was weird is, and I've never met the man, and we didn't talk then or anything but moments before the debate started, he looked at me and motioned to his bicep, and he was like, "You've been working out." And I was completely thrown. Pleased that Arnold Schwarzenegger had noticed that I'd been working out, I guess.
Conan: What if he was telling you, "I will crush you with my bicep"?
Anderson: It could have been that. I could have misinterpreted it. For the first five minutes, I was flustered by that.

OMG. Our campaign to get everyone to recognize the glory of Anderson Cooper's arms has just taken a great leap forward! Do you think he gets flustered when we talk about his biceps?

Click here to read the rest of our loving, caressing coverage of Anderson Cooper's twin torso turtles.

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:30 pm

‘Blades of Glory’ Wins First Award That We're Aware Of

Blades of Glory Takes Top Honors From Costume Designers Guild: Will Ferrell's Blades of Glory won the award for Excellence in Contemporary Film at the Costume Designers Guild Awards, paving the way for a write-in sweep at Sunday's Oscars. [Variety]

Wagerers Bet on No Country: British bookies are giving No Country for Old Men 1-3 odds of winning Best Picture this Sunday, while if you bet $10 on Michael Clayton and it wins, you could probably buy France. [Newsroom America via Gold Derby/LAT]

American Consumers Reembrace Miraculously Still-Alive Herbie Hancock: After its surprise win for Album of the Year at the Grammys, Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters is the No. 5 album in the country. [Extended Play/LAT]

No Bids for World's Biggest Music Collection: Music superfan Paul Mawhinney is selling his entire collection of 3 million records and 300,000 CDs on eBay. The auction starts at $3 million, but so far no one's bid, possibly because no one remembers how CDs work. [Stereogum]

Is Trent Pulling a Radiohead? A cryptic post on Vulture buddy Trent Reznor's blog is fueling speculation that there could be a new Nine Inch Nails album on the way in two weeks. In October, he told us he hadn't yet started a record, so if there is one, Trent either threw it together really fast or he lied to us. [Metal Sux]

Nikki Finke Finally Feeling Better: Vulture buddy Nikki Finke is feeling better, so all the news she'd meant to break over the past month or so will hit this afternoon, apparently. [Deadline Hollywood Daily]

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:05 pm

Fur-Draped Aretha Franklin Is PETA's Worst Dressed

• PETA's worst-dressed list is out! Aretha Franklin tops it, followed by Marilyn Manson, Eva Longoria, and Lindsay Lohan. [TeamSugar]

• Last night on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Tim Gunn said Hillary Clinton is "confused about what her gender is" when it comes to her fashion sense. Ha — harsh, we mean. [Feministing]

• The four remaining contestants on Project Runway appeared on Live With Regis and Kelly this morning. Kelly may as well have called Christian a copycat outright, while Regis told Jillian "everyone" thought she should have won the Hershey's challenge. The claws are out, people. [Jezebel]

• Britney Spears's perfume made more than $25 million in Britain. Ironically enough, her highly publicized antics are probably what helped her beat out Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, and Sarah Jessica Parker's fragrances. [Mirror]

• Bobbi Brown only made 500 limited-edition Heart Truth lipstick palates, but they're still available online. Click while you can. [Makeup Bag]

• Front-row guests at the Longchamp show Monday in Paris are going to get really good gift bags. So if you're seated in the second row, get there early and nab one. Not that we'd ever encourage that sort of thing. Except we just did. [Fashion Week Daily]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm

A visitor at the "Renoir at the Theatre: Looking at La Loge'" exhibit in London.

A man stands in front of two paintings, both called 'La Loge' and both painted in 1874 by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, displayed as part of 'Renoir at the Theatre: Looking at La Loge' at Courtauld...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:56 pm

Heavens! Has Marc Ripped Off the Swedes?!

In the fifties, in the sleepy town in northern Sweden of Härjedalen, Gosta Olofsson produced about 1,000 scarves to celebrate this fair city. The scarves portrayed a small church, wooden huts, bears, flowers, and the coat of arms of Härjedalen. Cute! Now flash-forward to spring/summer '08: Marc Jacobs produces remarkably similar "mountain" bandannas to, um, celebrate the sleepy northern Swedish village of Härjedalen? The scarves look exactly the same, except Jacobs's version says "Marc Jacobs since 1984" across the top. Now Gosta's grandson is upset about the, ahem, similarities, and a spokeswoman for the Swedish tourist bureau says, "It looks he has just copied it straight off, this Marc guy. I definitely don't think he has been to Härjedalen." Yes, "this Marc guy" might not have been to Härjedalen, but maybe an accessories designer on his staff has.

Swedes Complain About Marc Jacobs Scarf [UPI]
Marc Jacobs Copies Swedish Scarves [You Thought We Wouldn't Notice]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:35 pm

McCain Anoints Obama As His Rival, Obama Accepts

On the back of their respective strong wins in Wisconsin, John McCain has trained his sights on Barack Obama. He called the Illinois senator "naïve" for his position on bombing Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan and labeled his position on whether he would accept public campaign financing as "Washington double-talk." Obama lashed back through a spokesman, who said, "John McCain is in no place to question anyone on pledges when he abandoned the latest campaign-finance-reform efforts in order to run for the Republican nomination and went back on his commitment to take public financing for the primary." Obama also had an editorial this morning in USA Today about working toward a compromise on financing with McCain. "I am committed to seeking such an agreement if that commitment is matched by Senator McCain," Obama wrote. "When the time comes, we will talk and our commitment will be tested." Wait, wait, wait. What started off as a bunch of bickering this morning suddenly morphed into what we've been expecting for a few weeks now: Obama is using the old Hillary tactic of running as the de facto nominee. He's already fighting McCain directly and treating the primary competition as though it's over. And McCain's helping him do it. Now, this doesn't mean anything, really; we saw how it didn't quite work for Hillary. But it does mean it's about time to add a new candidate to our trademarked New York Electopedia! Everyone welcome John McCain! How much money is he worth? How did he do in high school? What does he eat? The Electopedia has all of your answers.

The 2008 Electopedia [NYM]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:30 pm

The Cheat Sheet: Tell Your Models Apart!

Models are supposed to blend into the background and let the clothes grab the attention. But after yesterday's mini-kerfuffle, in which it was discovered that some glazed-over soul at Style.com had confused photos of Chanel Iman for those of Jourdan Dunn, we were reminded that perhaps mannequins do the job a little too well and fashion insiders can't tell the girls apart. For shame! So, for the betterment of editors and insiders everywhere, we've provided a quick run-down of oft mislabeled girls, some who look alike and others who — well, frankly, we all should know better. Nevertheless, correctly calling these faces can be tricky (especially after a few glasses of champers), and we advise you to carefully study the following faces. —Kendall Herbst Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn.

Gemma Ward and Sasha Pivovarova.

Tao Okamoto and Han Jin.

Alison Nix and Rachel Alexander.

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:18 pm

Oscar Predictions: The Major Categories

Every year, we try to outsmart the Academy, and those who compete with us in Oscar pools, by picking a couple of surprises in our Oscar ballot. When Little Miss Sunshine comes out of nowhere, we think, rubbing our hands together with glee, we'll be the only ones who predict it, and therefore we will win! But of course Little Miss Sunshine doesn't win. Little Miss Sunshine never wins. And the person who takes home the money in our Oscar pool is the person who just picked the movies everyone thinks are going to win, because the conventional wisdom is almost always right.

So this year we're picking the chalk nearly everywhere, and saving our minor upsets for minor categories. Will this pay off in our first Oscar-pool victory since we grumpily picked Forrest Gump for everything? Only time will tell!

Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

There are cases to be made for There Will Be Blood (so genius!) and Atonement (so Oscary!) and Juno (so lovable!) and Michael Clayton (so unhateable!), but No Country for Old Men looks so unstoppable — and no one will be picking against it, so your ballot is safe either way. After a flirtation with choosing Blood, we're chickening out and going with the front-runner.

Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Jason Reitman, Juno
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

If last year was Marty's year, this year looks to be the Coens'. At least their acceptance speeches will be mercifully brief.

George Clooney, Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises

This has been Daniel Day-Lewis's race to lose since the fall, and only a moron — or a cheating employee of PriceWaterhouse — would pick against him.

Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney, The Savages
Ellen Page, Juno

Some talk up the chances of Page or Cotillard, but we think it's unlikely that Page will become the youngest Best Actress winner ever, or that Cotillard will become only the second actress to win for a foreign-language performance. And seriously — you think the Academy is going to pass up a chance to give an Oscar to Julie Christie?

Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

This might be the toughest major category to predict; Blanchett's is the most technically accomplished performance, while Ronan and Swinton are their Best Picture–nominated films' best chances to pick up a major award. And Ruby Dee is like a million years old! But we're sticking with the critics' prize winner here, who happens in this case to have given the performance we loved the most in this category: Amy Ryan.

Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

Hey everyone! Is your name Javier Bardem? If not, you are useless to us.

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:15 pm

Bill O’Reilly Doesn’t Want to Lynch Michelle Obama Until He Is 100 Percent Positive She Hates America

The folks over at Media Matters, who spend all day sifting through transcripts of conservative pundits' radio broadcasts looking for faux pas, have struck pay dirt yet again. Where? The O'Reilly Factor, of course. Apparently, yesterday some old biddy called up ol' Bill's radio show, all bent out of shape about Michelle Obama's saying on C-Span that "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country." For the first time? The caller was aghast, like, How dare Michelle not be grateful for the good things America has done for her people! What about Brown v. Board of Education? The right to vote? Hell-o. "I have a friend who had knowledge of her and said to me months ago, 'This is a very angry,' her word was 'militant woman,'" the caller, whose name was Maryanne, told O'Reilly. His interest was piqued. "What I want you to do then, Maryanne… I want you to stay on the line," he said. "If indeed Michelle Obama is angry about something, if she has a history, we would like to know that." Then, tamping down his excitement, O'Reilly muttered that of course they'd have to check the facts first. After all, "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels.

"If that's how she really feels — that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever — then that's legit. We'll track it down." Lynching party? Track it down? We already know what his defense is going to be: It was taken out of context. It was just an expression that Bill accidentally used, because he doesn't even see color. In fact, he loves the blacks. He is best friends with Al Sharpton! Remember that time they went to Sylvias? Yeah. Someone's about to get lynched, all right, and it ain't Michelle Obama.

Bill O'Reilly [Media Matters]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:50 pm

Did Alley Lose the Battle of the Bulge?

Actress Kirstie Alley was recently replaced as Jenny Craig's spokesperson.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:49 pm

Please, Hollywood, Don't Make the Black Eyed Peas Any More Famous Than They Are Already

Yesterday, as a reckless poststrike deal-making tornado continued to ravage Hollywood, two thirds of the Black Eyed Peas were inexplicably cast in upcoming movies; Will.I.Am will star in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as John Wraith, a mutant whose proclivities include teleportation and huge bombs (the producers must've heard his most recent solo album. Rim shot!), and oft-forgotten Pea Taboo will appear in video-game adaptation Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.

True, Fergie's presence did little to mar Grindhouse (mostly since she was barely in it), and we probably weren't going to see Wolverine or Street Fighter anyway. Still, hasn't the market already (mercifully) decided that these guys are over? Will.I.Am's Songs About Girls was such a flop, it cost 60 people at Universal their jobs — and we can't remember the last time we heard anything about Taboo. Just when we thought the possibility of another "My Humps" had been averted, though, there they are in Variety, getting acting jobs. Honestly, Hollywood, is extending Will.i.am's career really the best possible way to spend millions of dollars?

Reynolds, will.i.am join 'Wolverine' [Variety]
Kreuk, Duncan cruise 'Street' [Variety]

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:45 pm

McCartneys back in divorce courts

Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills, returned to a London court Monday for the second round of their high-profile divorce.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:15 pm

Artist Joanna M. Wezyk: There Will Be Blood

Just the sorts of paintings we imagine Tim Burton would present to Helena Bonham Carter on some kind of momentous occasion — or, at the very least, to his interior decorator as inspiration — Joanna Wezyk’s dramatically lit renditions of abandoned Gothic cathedrals, such as Light and Blood (St. Merri, Paris), are up at Chelsea’s Tina Kim Gallery through March 8. —Rachel Wolff

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:10 pm

Judge Puts Brakes on Britney License Trial

The continuing misadventures of Britney Spears have been, well, continued. A Los Angeles judge has postponed the pop star's long-pending misdemeanor driving without a license case until...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:05 pm

Feral Cats Displaced in Favor of Waterfront Fun

Bay Ridge: Gotta love this "crazy super," whose psychotic signs routinely threaten to kill tenants who don't take out their trash properly. [Right in Bay Ridge]
Bedford-Stuyvesant: Elation erupts upon news of an imminent Duane Reade: "No longer will we have to drink Tropical Fantasy ginger ale. We'll be able to step it up a notch with the effervescence of Schweppes." [Bed-Stuy Blog]
Greenpoint: A colony of feral cats will have to be displaced as part of plans for a concrete waterfront park here, which will include a twelve-foot view-blocking fence. [Newyorkshitty]

Roosevelt Island: Stabilizing the beautiful ruins of the Smallpox Hospital here will take $3 million more than the $4.5 mil slated for the project, preservationists say. [NYDN]
Soho: Donald Trump and locals who hate his rising condo-hotel finally have something to agree on: opposition to a huge garbage garage planned for Spring and Washington. [Curbed]
Upper East Side: All tenants — some elderly, some rent-stabilized — had to be removed before this East 68th Street century-old townhouse could go on the market for $64 million as a single-family home. Finally, mission accomplished! [NYO]
Washington Heights: The city is trying to raise $1.2 million to repair the crumbling staircase built in 1913 to take sports fans from the top of Coogan's Bluff to the Polo Grounds stadium. [NYT]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:00 pm

People Who Don't Want a ‘Wire’ Movie Are Crazy

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:30 pm

In Williamsburg, You Can Wear What You Wore When You Were 10

Graphic designer Eric Parzynski is one of those lucky souls who generally works from home, and you know what that means: He's spending a lot of time in his skivvies, which he admits is "pretty rad." When our Nicole Hunt caught up with him, he was sporting a snug hockey-team jacket from when he was 10. "You live in Williamsburg, you might as well be able to wear everything," he explains. Watch the Video Look Book and check out his "sometimes I shower, sometimes I don't" style.

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:30 pm

The General Motors Building Is Still Up for Grabs

Which city billionaire will get his chubby white hands on the General Motors building? The Observer the other day suggested Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman was in the running to acquire the iconic midtown building, but his people told the Sun today that it wasn't so. (Could he be feeling so diminished by Rupert that he spread the rumor to make himself look cool? Just asking!) Quoting "sources with knowledge of the proposals," the Sun says ground-zero developer Larry Silverstein has made an offer, possibly in partnership with the California State Teachers' Retirement System, of more than $3 billion. That would not only be a record-breaking price for a building in Manhattan, but it would go a long way toward easing current GM-building owner Harry Macklowe's credit woes — he currently owes various lenders around $7 billion. And you thought your credit-card bills were high.

Silverstein Bids Above 3 Billion for GM Building [NYS]
Related: Harry Macklowe Takes It on the Chin

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:15 pm

Oscar Nominees' Not-So-Gilded Pasts

What were this year's award contenders doing before they made it big?
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:05 pm

Anna Wintour Continues to Wear This One Prada Dress

This morning in Milan, the Met's Costume Institute held a press conference on its upcoming … oh, whatever, doesn't matter, it's something about superheroes. What matters is that Her Vogueness Anna Wintour attended, wearing the bright little Prada number pictured above. Cute, but is that not the exact same Prada dress she wore twice in weeks past at Armani Privé and Peter Som? Why, yes, yes, it is. If it works for Anna, then we suppose Anna can work it all she wants.*

*That said, we KNOW she gets a clothing allowance. Use it, lady, or we will for you.

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:03 pm

Lindsay Lohan As Marilyn Monroe: Five Outtakes

In New York Magazine's current Spring Fashion issue, Lindsay Lohan is reborn as Marilyn Monroe, posing for photographer Bert Stern as Monroe did in 1962 for a sessions that became known as "The Last Sitting." But many of you probably knew that already. And many of you have already seen the pictures. So because the session is historic and beautiful, we're pleased to share five outtakes that did not appear in the magazine. We're particularly fond of the photo shown above, which might be the most Marilyn-esque of all. The new images are numbered 10 through 14, and you can find them here.

While you're here, welcome to the Cut, nymag.com's new fashion blog, which updates all day, every weekday. We're currently following Milan Fashion Week — you can find images from all the shows here, including Prada, Jil Sander, and D&G. An up-and-coming model named Daria Strokous is making a name for herself there — you can read about Daria here, and browse on- and off-the-runway photos of more than 200 other models in our Model Manual.

And in other news from the Cut, Manolo Blahnik thinks Hollywood actresses look bad in his shoes; Roberto Cavalli is exploding; Heidi Klum might actually beat Tyra Banks as America's Top Ex-Supermodel; and the André Leon Talley T-shirt exists!

Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe in "The Last Sitting" [NYM]
Milan Fashion Week [NYM]
The Model Manual [NYM]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 6:52 pm

Documentarian Frederick Wiseman on How the Idaho Legislature Can Help You Understand Barack Obama

It takes an extraordinary director to make great cinema out of the inner workings of the state legislature in Boise, Idaho. Frederick Wiseman, the legendary documentarian behind of such films as Titicut Follies (1967), High School (1968), and Hospital (1970), has returned with a new documentary that does just that. Opening at Anthology Film Archives this Friday, the hypnotic, beautiful State Legislature clocks in at nearly four captivating hours. It’s another seminal entry in Wiseman’s lifelong project of depicting the inner lives of American institutions, and it’s also a remarkable affirmation of the 78-year-old filmmaker’s continuing relevance and creativity. We chatted with him about his method, his new movie, and what he thinks about reality TV (answer: not much).

Why the Idaho state legislature?
My films are basically about American life as expressed through its institutions. I’ve always wanted to do a film about a state legislature but hadn’t gotten around to doing it. Then I met somebody who introduced me to the people at the Idaho legislature, and they said okay — so much of this is serendipity, really.

There’s also an added bit of serendipity because of the presidential campaign: Barack Obama’s opponents tend to dismiss his experiences as a state senator…
I don’t know enough about what Obama actually did in the Illinois legislature. I do know that some people are more active participants than others, but anybody who gets anything done will learn a lot about how the democratic process works. That’s basically what the film is about, actually. Theoretically anyone that takes an active role in a state legislature will be very experienced in the daily give-and-take of politics, the coalition building, bargaining, negotiation — all the things that make up the political process.

So do you just sit in the corner with a camera, or do you actively try and find the story as you’re shooting?
Both. You don’t really know you have a story until after a sequence is over. That’s part of the fun of it. I’m always surprised. It’s a bit like Las Vegas. You’re shooting craps and going on your instinct. And you’re making choices. I was there eleven and a half weeks, and I got 160 hours of film. That’s a lot of film, but I was there about 60 hours a week; that’s already 660 hours of footage I could have shot. So obviously, I made some choices. It’s only about seven or eight months into the editing that a film starts to emerge.

Your films are renowned for their nonjudgmental approach. Is it hard to keep your own opinions out of the picture when making these films?
My opinion is always expressed indirectly through structure. I hate didactic movies, or didactic novels, or didactic plays and poems. Which isn’t to say my films don’t have a point of view, because they do. The movie represents my point of view towards the subject matter. Now, if I could express my point of view in 25 words or less, I shouldn’t be making the movie.

People say that we’re living in a time of resurgence for documentaries, but it seems to us that most of the documentaries coming out are designed to prove some political point.
Yes, they’re ideological movies. They have a political point of attack. They’re very different from what I’m doing. What’s taking place in documentaries doesn’t interest me at all. I’ve found that things are more complicated than even I assume they are when I start. And I hate the idea of simplifying material for political purpose.

Is it easier for you to make films now that documentaries are financially viable?
It’s harder now to raise the money than it was 25 years ago; there are more people making movies, and they’re more expensive. I make a living by trying to make one movie a year, by owning the rights to all my movies, and by giving the occasional talk at colleges. Sometimes I make more money talking about movies than I do making them!

Your depiction of different social institutions seems to have found its unlikely reflection in some reality TV. What’s your take on that?
To be honest with you, I never watch TV. The only thing I ever watch is sports, so I can’t really comment on it. But I guess the fact that I don’t watch TV is kind of a comment in itself. –Bilge Ebiri

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 6:45 pm

Alex Kuczynski Uses Her Socialite Magic on Our ‘Real Housewives’

When grappling with how to handle the advent of the new Bravo show The Real Housewives of New York City, the Times was faced with a conundrum: Here is a show that will purportedly expose a sector of society that the newspaper, in its "Style" section and in its T magazine, regularly covers. But it's also trashy reality television. How to cover? Thankfully, the geniuses at T came up with a solution just in time for the show's March 2 debut. They took matters into their own hands, and, for one photograph, at least, they grabbed the cast of the show and classed them up. They put on a "lingerie party" organized by the owner of upscale boutique La Petite Coquette in the West Village. They styled the ladies, thrust Champagne glasses into their hands, and sent in Times style icon Alex Kuczynski to moderate it all for their Women's Fashion Spring 2008 issue. Above, you'll see the fruits of their labors, an image from their story coming out this Sunday in the paper (it's not online yet). Don't they look sophisticated? The T people are really geniuses. Nothing makes a person look classy like sticking them next to someone in her undies.

T Magazine [NYT]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 6:30 pm

Sales & Events: Theory Exclusive at Bloomingdale's!

EVENTS:
Bloomingdale's is showing off a new style of Theory pants exclusive to the department store. A D.J.'s spinning too so try 'em on and dance around. Bloomingdale's, 1000 Third Ave., at 59th St. (212-705-2000); 6–8.

SALES:
Clothes
Through 3/31 CoCo & Delilah's stock of Corey Lynn Calter, Lewis Cho, and Plenty by Tracy Reese tops and dresses are 25 to 75 percent off. 115 St. Marks Pl., nr. First Ave. (212-254-8741); Mon.–Fri. (1–8); Sat. and Sun. (noon–8).

Through 3/2: Um, Barneys. As in, the Barneys New York Warehouse Sale, where you'll get your entire wardrobe for the next year for a fraction of the price. Markdowns on Lanvin, Jil Sander, Balenciaga, Manolo … you get the idea. And if you don't at this point, we're not sure we can help you. 255 W. 17th St., nr. Seventh Ave.; 2/14–2/15 (8–9); weekdays (10–9); weekends (10–7).

Through 2/20: Clothes and accessories from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Hanii Y, and Milly are $50 to $200 at Diane T; that’s 30 to 60 percent off. 174 Court St., nr. Bergen St., Cobble Hill, Brooklyn (718-923-5777); A.E., M.C., V.; Tues.–Fri. (11–7:30); Sat. (11–6:30); Sun. (1–5:30).

Shoes
Through 2/29: Chuckies' drool-worthy shoes from Marni, Dolce & Gabbana, and Prada are 65 percent off. Christian Dior black stiletto booties with mink trim were $1,150 but are now just over $400. 1073 Third Ave., nr. 63rd St. (212-593-9898); A.E., M.C., V.; Mon.–Thurs. (10:45–7:45); Fri. (10–7); Sat. (10:45–7:30); Sun. (12:30–7).

Home
Through 2/24: Armani Casa’s sleek breakfast trays (the Susana is now $174), armchairs (the Rimbaud floor sample is now $3,480), and stools (the Oscar is now $1,000) are 20 to 65 percent off. 97 Greene St., nr. Prince St. (212-334-1271); Tues.–Sat. (11–7); Sun. (noon–6); Monday by appointment.

Through 2/24: ABC Carpet & Home’s Manhattan location is celebrating the Chinese New Year by reducing prices on vintage Chinese Art Deco (a green floral rug is now $4,999) and antique Peking rugs. 888 Broadway, at 19th St. (212-473-3000); A.E., M.C., V.; Mon.–Fri. (10–8); Sat. (10–7); Sun. (11–6:30).

Through 3/9: Mxyplyzyk’s cheery stock of home accessories from Chilewich, Umbra, and Lexon is 20 percent off; a hanging pendant lamp was $175 but is now $140. 125 Greenwich Ave., nr. 13th St. (212-989-4300); A.E., M.C., V.; Mon.–Sat. (11–7;) Sun. (noon–5).

For more listings, read our Sales & Bargains page.

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 6:28 pm

A woman at the new Acropolis Museum

A woman walks by zoforos relief from the Parthenon Temple displayed in the Pathenon Hall inside the new Acropolis Museum in Athens in January 2008. The new ultra-modern museum located below the ancient...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 20 Feb 2008 | 6:01 pm

Rainn Wilson on Dwight and Angela's Old-fashioned Sex Life

"I don't think they've actually gone all the way. I see a lot of full-scale frottage, like really sexy but clothed; they're probably both in long underwear." —Rainn Wilson speculates on the erotic exploits of Dwight and Angela on The Office [Elle]

"Playing Nicolette 10 hours a day for six days is not the most positive place to be. I keep asking them, 'Can't you give me a vulnerable scene to play? I'm sick of being the bitch.'" —Chloë Sevigny on being wife #2 on Big Love [Guardian]

"I could probably don the makeup, but they would certainly need a stunt double for the action stuff. I'm only good for about one take; then I get kind of sore." —Robert Englund, a.k.a. Freddy Krueger, on being too old to haunt your dreams [Moviehole]

"I'm as speechless as Teller that America wants to see a magical sasquatch dance." —Penn Jillette on the news that he would be on the latest installment of Dancing With the Stars [OK]

"It happens to be a film about a girl who has a baby and gives it to a yuppie couple. That's what the movie's about. Like, I'm really sorry to everyone that she doesn't have an abortion, but that's not what the film is about." — Juno's Ellen Page, to the pro-life projectors out there [WP]

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 6:00 pm

The Naked Cowboy Flaunts His Assets

We knew we loved the Naked Cowboy, but we had no idea that we should be trying to marry him. His Nakedness discussed his potential multi-million-dollar settlement against Mars with Main Street.com today and revealed some of his other assets. "I have a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch," he said. "I buy real estate. I'm investing in the seventeenth floor of one of my friend's hotels in Panama City Beach and bought a yacht for celebrity tours." Wait. The Naked Cowboy has a yacht? Of course he does! "Basically, I invest in high-visibility assets," the Cowboy explained. "High visibility — the way I do everything in life."

Naked Cowboy Has High-Visibility Assets [Main Street]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:45 pm

Singer preps for 'nerve-racking' Oscars gig

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:34 pm

Dave Grohl Doesn’t Appreciate Your Hipster Mustache

Dave Grohl enjoys a good mustache. “Not the fuckin' ironic mustache,” the Foo Fighters front man quickly clarified midway through the band's two-hour set at a sold-out Madison Square Garden Tuesday. “Not the fucking kids thinking they look like Burt Reynolds.” Ironic or not, it took the crowd (who were, to be sure, more K-Rock than Williamsburg) about the length of a Burt Reynolds film (ironic choice: Cannonball Run) to warm up to the Recording Academy's favorite arena-rock band. But it wasn't for a lack of effort. “Goddamn it, we're playing Madison Square Fucking Garden tonight,” Grohl growled early on. “I hope everybody took a piss — we're gonna be here for a while.” And with that, the former Nirvana skin man launched off of every accessible drum riser he could find, inserted “motherfucking” into virtually every song introduction (“This is motherfucking ‘Breakout’”), and spat his way through a barrage of Foo hits, stopping only briefly to indulge Taylor Hawkins in possibly the worst drum solo in MSG history. Oddly, it wasn't until an acoustic mini-set that Grohl's exhortations to “Come on!” finally seemed to move the crowd. By then, though, the room seemed a touch too big for the Foo Fighters, a big-hearted band dependent on a loving — and unironic — audience. —Dylan Stableford

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:30 pm

The Gray Lady Lets Jim Impoco Come Crawling Back

MEDIA
• Fired Portfolio editor Jim Impoco makes his comeback at The New York Times Magazine, where he'll be a consulting editor. [NYO]
• NBC puts its traditional glitzy advertising on the back burner. That's really too bad for the girl who was hoping to be assigned to keep tabs on John Krasinski during the day of the presentations. [NYP]
• Nielsen CEO David Calhoun charts a new course for his media-measuring company. [Fortune]

FINANCE
• The sumo-wrestling match between Microsoft and Yahoo continues, as a proxy contest to oust Yahoo's board is seemingly in the works. [Fortune]
• Investor William Ackman has a plan to save bond insurers. [CNBC]
• Good news for those laid off in the finance sector: You can still get a bonus by way of the Mega Millions. There was no winner in last night's drawing; the jackpot is now up to $270 million. [AP]

LAW
• Instead of throwing medium-risk youth delinquents into the clinker, the city's Juvenile Justice Initiative provides therapy for offenders. [NYT]
• Five Lancer Group hedge-fund workers have been indicted on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. [DealBook/NYT]
• The case involving a man charged with murdering an Upper East Side therapist raises questions about the legal standard for insanity, which is "very different from what most laymen and even psychiatrists would consider crazy behavior." [NYT]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:10 pm

Jon Stewart in Hurried Preparations for Least-Watched Oscar Telecast Ever

"Okay, we’re mice being chased by a cat. Let’s just do it," Jon Stewart says in today's Times profile of the Oscar telecast's host, who due to the writers' strike only has eight days to prepare. How is he doing? He sounds like his usual overtalking, overthinking self. "The thing I always have to fight," he says, "is I have a tendency to undercut. It’s the comedy of deflation in large amount. That doesn’t necessarily work on the greatest night of [the nominees'] lives. There is a strong tension between respecting these people and somehow deflating them while standing in that room. I like that. I find that tension interesting." Meanwhile, we're all, Please, Jon Stewart, just tell some good jokes and keep things moving.

Luckily, it doesn't matter, because this year's Oscar show will only be watched by entertainment bloggers and the parents of nominees, says Variety.

Well, they don't exactly say that — being Variety, they try to stay a lot more positive — but when even Variety is forced to hedge its bets on the Oscars' popularity, you know things are gonna be brutal. "A ceremony whose top nominees will be No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood is a far cry from the 1998 Oscarcast, when the Titanic phenomenon reeled in more than 55 million TV viewers," Rick Kissell writes. "This time out, the top-grossing best-pic contender is Fox Searchlight's Juno, which has a worldwide cume of $134 million" — fine for an indie but not exactly a blockbuster. The subtext: Don't sweat it, Jon Stewart! Everyone will be playing Guitar Hero anyway.

Jon Stewart, Hands Long Tied by Strike, Pedals Fast for Oscars [NYT]
Will Oscar show grab great ratings? [Variety]

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:00 pm

Pundits on Obama’s New Wins and the Tricks Up Clinton’s Sleeve

Barack Obama bested Hillary Clinton again last night by very wide margins (seventeen points in Wisconsin, 52 points in Hawaii), cutting into her core constituencies. (John Heilemann broke it all down.) Basically, Obama captured every demographic: men, women, whites, blacks, the educated, not as educated, dog people, cat people, children, mannequins, ghosts, etc. So, once again, the pundits are left pondering whether the Clinton campaign can pull a McCain-esque resurrection and overcome the ever-expanding Obama juggernaut or whether this primary campaign will at some point in the near future finally, mercifully, come to an end.

• Michael Crowley says Clinton’s last chance, though a long shot, may be the sympathy of voters in Ohio and Texas. [Stump/New Republic]

• Craig Crawford writes that Clinton used Wisconsin as a test lab to find an effective attack on Obama — and that she needs to keep looking. [Trail/CQ Politics]

• Karen Tumulty reports that a Clinton official doesn’t think her candidate's attacks against Obama (plagiarism, campaign-finance flip-floping, ducking debates) failed, but that they just need time to seep in. [Swampland/Time]

• Chuck Todd and friends report on the mounting divide inside the Clinton campaign: On one side is Mark Penn, who doesn't want to hold anything back against Obama, and on the other are Maggie Grunwald and Howard Wolfson, who don’t want to ruin Clinton’s legacy in the event of a future run. [First Read/MSNBC]

• Matthew Yglesias thinks Obama’s general-election vulnerabilities will be more closely scrutinized over the next two weeks, especially with McCain attacking him, giving Clinton at least some kind of advantage going forward. [Atlantic]

• Chris Cillizza points out that Obama and Clinton ran about even among Democrats (51 for Obama, 48 for Clinton), which may give her campaign a slim hope for victory or at least something to spin their way. [Fix/WP]

• John Hood thinks the Clinton campaign has a few things going for it, at least in their minds: They still think they can get John Edwards and seat Michigan and Florida at the convention, and they’ve convinced the media to wait for the big March states before calling the race. And in the end, Obama’s delegate lead might be narrow enough to overcome with superdelegates. [Corner/National Review]

• John Dickerson notes that now that Obama has won over working-class voters, Clinton will have a tough time convincing superdelegates he'll have a hard time in the general election. [Slate] —Dan Amira

For a complete guide to presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and now John McCain — from First Love to Most Embarrassing Gaffe — read the 2008 Electopedia.

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 20 Feb 2008 | 4:45 pm

Short Shorts, Big Hair: Ferrell Does the '70s

The basketball spoof drudged up bad memories of gym class for the cast.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 4:36 pm

Ready to Wear: Hamish, André, and Agyness

Last week we wished for someone to create a Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley Barbie Doll. But Nylon brought to our attention something that we can enjoy almost enough and that, more importantly, actually exists: the André Leon Talley T-shirt. Deer Dana sells the tees for a mere $25 online; other fun fashion characters available for your wearing include Vogue editor Hamish Bowles and supermodel Agyness Deyn. And we couldn't help but notice Deer Dana did some very flattering things with Talley's figure! So, Ms. Dana, if you need another model, we really are quite good at sitting still…

Please Tees Me [Nylon]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 20 Feb 2008 | 4:15 pm

'La Vie En Rose' star fakes it to the top

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 3:54 pm

China Blasts Spielberg for Withdrawing From Olympics

Chinese Communists take aim at Hollywood filmmaker for bowing to international pressure over Darfur crisis in leaving Olympic post, accuses West of harboring Darfur rebels.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 3:06 pm

Big Oops: Nude Madonna Photo Mistaken for Marilyn Monroe

A Las Vegas man alerted the media this week that he thought he had a rare photo of Marilyn Monroe posing nude as a hitchhiker. What he had was a famous photo of Madonna.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 3:01 pm

Pop Tarts: How Much Are Rihanna's Legs and J-Lo's Butt Worth

When you are a Hollywood hottie, you have to protect your property — and we're not talking about your Beverly Hills house. So which stars reportedly have parts of their body bankrolled?
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 2:45 pm

'Harry Potter' Stars Spotted on Valentine's Day Date

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe may have cast a spell on co-star Emma Watson, U.K.'s The Mirror reports.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 2:39 pm

Owen Wilson Heads Back to Work

Actor will star in "Marley & Me," his first film since reported suicide attempt.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 2:10 pm

'Bartlett' is Ferris Bueller for New Generation

"Charlie Bartlett" is the latest film to give nerds high school star status.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 2:03 pm

Pink May Be Blue Over Split With Hubby

Pink and racer Carey Hart are splitting after he was seen with another woman.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 1:58 pm

China backlash over Spielberg's snub

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 20 Feb 2008 | 1:53 pm

FOX411: Lennon's First Wife Endorses Mistress' Book

Cynthia Lennon, Julian's mom and John Lennon's first wife, is endorsing a new book by May Pang.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 1:51 pm

Directors Guild Members Vote to Ratify New Contract

Members of the Directors Guild of America voted to ratify a new contract that increases compensation for projects distributed on the Internet and other digital media.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 1:47 pm

Company: Jessica Simpson 'Hurting Millions of Fat People'

A company suing Jessica Simpson and her manager dad, Joe over blocking the release of a fitness tape she made is saying, "they are hurting millions of fat people in America."
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:21 pm

Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse Performs at Brit Awards

Amy Winehouse and Paul McCartney set their recent troubles aside to steal the show at the Brit Awards, the British music industry's most prestigious prizes.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:18 pm

L.A. Cops Arrest 4 Photographers in Paparazzi Crackdown

Sheriff's deputies arrested two cameramen photographing Britney Spears at a hair salon and two other photographers outside a trendy nightclub.
Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:55 am