• Kate Hudson partners with L.A. celeb hairstylist David Babaii to create David Babaii for WildAid, a hair-care line that donates 10 percent of proceeds to the animal-protection organization. She shot the ads for it in South Africa last year with Peter Lindbergh and, yes, real animals. Look for it this summer. [WWD]

SKIN
• A new study has found many organic personal-care products contain the carcinogenic ingredient 1,4-Dioxane. Products by Kiss My Face, Jason, Giovanni, and the Whole Foods line all contained the toxic byproduct. Maybe natural isn’t so natural after all. [WWD]

• The Oxygen Peel package from Philosophy is a customer favorite: After two creams and three minutes, you'll have brighter, softer skin — not the weird blotchy look you'd expect from a chemical peel. [Beauty Blogging Junkie]

• Serums are short-term moisturizing and firming fixes, while creams hydrate for the long haul, according a recent study by the International Journal of Cosmetic Science. (Yes, they needed a study for that.) [Cosmetics and Toiletries]

• Antiperspirant has been linked to breast cancer. It blocks the sweat-gland pores to stop sweat from starting, which can get in your bloodstream and become carcinogenic. If this makes you wary, try natural deodorants instead. [BellaSugar]

MAKEUP
• Yesterday’s New York Times article listed a few celebrity makeup artists, but a few notables didn't make the paper. [All About the Pretty]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 8:07 pm

Old Lady Nearly Killed by Hotel Shower Is Angry in $100 Million Kinds of Ways

This poor, poor lady. First 79-year-old Ethel Tropez endured the floods of Hurricane Katrina in her hometown of Live Oak, Texas (no, we are not making these names up), and then she comes to New York City, all refugee style, and is promptly scalded to within an inch of her life by her shower at the swanky Chandler Hotel in midtown. She and H20 are not friends! Tropez has slapped the hotel with a $100 million negligence lawsuit, which is sort of an understandable instinct considering she was trapped in the stall (you know, with the scalding water?) for um, half an hour. The water "was close to boiling," her lawyer told the AP. "It was hot enough to burn her skin off. She suffered third-degree burns. It was awful." God, it sounds awful. Also sort of awful? The central photograph on the "Rooms" page of the Chandler Hotel's Website. People, switch in a shot of the minibar for goodness sake.

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 21 Mar 2008 | 8:00 pm

Artist Matthew Sleeth Visits an Umbrella Cemetery

Apparently umbrellas are crappy the world over: Here lies a pile of them discarded on a drizzly Tokyo street (and notice the girl toting a freshly wrapped one in the background hasn’t learned her lesson — they’re not worth your yen!). Matthew Sleeth is showing his wily urban images, taken mostly in Japan and China, at Aperture Gallery through May 17. —Emma Pearse

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 8:00 pm

Slimane Shoots Sasha for French ‘Vogue’

French Vogue’s upcoming April issue includes some pretty major fashion heavyweights. Kate Moss snagged the cover in a cropped black jacket. Daria Werbowy leaps around in long, colorful dresses inside. But the most amazing thing in the mag? The photos of Sasha Pivovarova. It's not just that they're totally gorgeous pictures. It's that they were shot by Hedi Slimane. Yes, our man-crush is back! We were going through massive Slimane withdrawal. So we don't get to actually see him, but Sasha, who was styled by Emmanuel Alt, looks superb with her messy hair and ornate cocktail dresses. —Kendall Herbst

The Fashion Spot

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:46 pm

Introduce Them to This Nineties Detective-Cartoon Gem

Purists were upset when Steve Purcell's darkly antic underground comic strip was turned into a short-lived kids' TV show a decade ago. We, on the other hand, are grateful that the NYC-based private-detective series is getting a three-DVD issuing, giving kids a chance to soak up Purcell's wordy impudence, along with his crazy imagination. Yes, the heroes — a noirish canine and his bunny sidekick — sometimes use extraordinary firepower. Look past it to the genius girl called the Geek, who provides tech support.

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:45 pm

Kate Nash Denied Adult Beverage at Cribs Show

Last night, London’s current indie-rock power couple canoodled at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Cribs front man Ryan Jarman cuddled chart-topping (in England) girlfriend Kate Nash, sipping pre-gig drinks. Cue culture clash: Nash is 20 and accustomed to U.K. booze laws. MHoW bouncers mistook her for an underage groupie, confiscating her drink and scoffing at her repeated cries of “But I’m with the band!” till she ran for cover backstage.

Her boyfriend and his bandmates, brothers Gary and Ross, fared better. They’re unselfconsciously hook-heavy and throw in more ooh-ooh-oohs than the Ronettes; their torrential set had the crowd physically reacting to every thrumming bass line, as Ryan lay on his side and spun like a pinwheel and later dove into the audience (taking his hapless sound tech with him). To close, they mellowed with the first-ever live performance of the haunting "Be Safe," with Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo on spoken-word vocals (a friend said he came because "he lives around the corner"). —Sarah Maslin Nir

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:30 pm

‘Superclass’ Author David Rothkopf Submits to Our Questions

Globalization has challenged the notion of the Establishment, that sixties concept of a small inner circle of politicians and businessmen who supposedly ran America. In Superclass, David Rothkopf tells us who these 6,000 or so new international oligarchs are, what they're after, and how any real change has to come from them.

You called your previous book, about the White House's foreign-policy makers, Running the World. Doesn't this book contradict it?
Irony in a title is risky business. Clearly these guys are trying to influence the world, but they're far from running it. Something is happening that is increasing inequality in the world, and if you want to fix that, you've got to look outside the U.S. system.

But many Americans seem impatient with NAFTA and other global institutions.
They think the game is rigged. And the reality is, the game is rigged.

But global governance requires global institutions, and that requires that people cede authority to the international level. All the proto-nationalists who want to help the little guy end up hurting the little guy. Listen to presidential candidates. It's more like, "Can we opt out from the world? Can we build a wall? Can we disconnect from the WTO?" And the answer is, only if you have a real strong impulse to self-destruct.

Do you blame the international superclass for our current financial mess?
These markets that are volatile at the moment —securities [mostly] — are unregulated. In many cases they are unregulatable. They're truly global. This was really the playing field of the financial superclass for the last decade and became the stock-in-trade of companies like Bear Stearns. The same people who said "Let us self-regulate these markets" all of a sudden said, "Oh my God, we need national officials to step in and help us." The Fed did something unprecedented since the Depression. They stepped in to help the kind of institution they don't even regulate. So it's inevitable that critics are saying, "Hey, wait a minute, how come they're getting this bailout help to create liquidity for people whose avarice has led them into making bets they shouldn't be making?"

Hillary or Obama?
I guess I'm a Hillary person, more or less. It's no time for on-the-job training, and I think Hillary Clinton has a more sophisticated worldview. There are many things to recommend Barack Obama, but his campaign isn't what it says it is. It¹s not radically different. Here¹s a Harvard Law Review editor, married to his Harvard Law classmate, and their Harvard Law friends all go into senior positions at Citibank and other institutions.

In other words, superclass members. Why are there so many of them in New
York?
Proximity to other elites is comforting. You can live in New York and live inside the bubble. These people do have more in common with each other than with the places they come from. Where do you learn to be more like one another? New York is where they learn.
—Boris Kachka

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:30 pm

Don't expect a 'Buffy' reunion movie

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:21 pm

Minghella: Truly, madly, deeply missed

With Hollywood still reeling from the untimely death of actor Heath Ledger, the news of director Anthony Minghella's passing after surgery, has sent the film industry into a tailspin.

Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:18 pm

Steve-O Blogs Drug, Alcohol Abuse

Steve-O says he has his parents to thank for making him a Jackass. The embattled celeb, who earlier this month was forcibly hospitalized in the psych ward at Los Angeles' Cedar-Sinai Medical...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:15 pm

Jericho Nuked by CBS

Aw, (pea)nuts. Despite getting a fan- (and legume-) powered reprieve, CBS has given the heave-ho to Jericho. The latest—and presumably  final—cancellation of the apocalyptic...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:02 pm

Dating Advice from May Andersen

Do you miss Sex and the City? Enter May Andersen. We caught up with the model and her unruly past at the after-party for the Cinema Society screening of Stop Loss at the Gramercy Park Hotel last night, where she pontificated about dating in New York. She was so docile and chatty that we almost forgot her rap sheet includes battery, resisting arrest, and disorderly intoxication charges. Last night, she was all Carrie Bradshaw. "[New York]'s a good place to meet people. You just have to really know where you meet them. You can judge from where you meet them, like what's going to happen in a relationship. Know what I mean?" she said. "If I was gonna give someone advice [about where to meet people], I would say like an art show, somewhere like that." Andersen, who has lived in New York for ten years, recommends keeping the boyfriend-hunting out of strip clubs and dirty dive bars (news flash!) and notes Europeans usually make good dates. They come with accents, after all.

Speaking of Europe, Andersen said she misses the continent's freedom to go topless at pools and beaches. Once she took off her top to tan at a hotel in L.A. and was told to put it back on because it was illegal. "I was like, 'What? I hate tan lines, come on!'" she said. Her solution? "I change like every half-hour so I don't get a tan line. Which is a pain in the ass." Funny, the laws she chooses to obey… — Darrell Hartman

Related: Why We're Afraid of May Andersen's Clothing Line

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:50 pm

Rush Release of New Raconteurs Album Expedited by iTunes, Pirates

Early this month, as the story goes, Jack White walked into the offices of his record label with the finished masters of the new Raconteurs album and demanded that they release it ASAP. Never ones to back down from a challenge, Warner Bros. arranged to have it in stores on March 25, as was announced on Tuesday. This morning, though, Apple managed put it out even sooner when they accidentally made it for sale on iTunes. At least a few people purchased it before it was taken down, and copies are floating around on file-sharing services right now. Jack White is going to be SO EXCITED!

Earlier: Jack White Shocks the Recording Industry — by Actually Paying Them a Cut!

Source: Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:45 pm

Brooklyn Judges Mockable, Stalkable

Man, people who believe in the environment are hilarious, huh? The picture above is of members of the group Transportation Alternatives, who are mocking a group of Brooklyn judges planning to sue the city because they're losing their cozy parking spaces. The parking spaces, which are directly adjacent to Borough Hall, will be reabsorbed into Columbus Park, reports the Brooklyn Paper. The judges will have to walk two additional blocks to an underground garage in the future, which causes them to worry about their safety. "This is a legitimate security question," argued Canarsie councilman Lew Fidler. "This is not about perks." Fidler and the judges argue that deranged people, perhaps ones convicted by the judges, might be able to harass the men and women of the court on their way to the lots. Transportation Alternatives spokesman Wiley Norville (yes, that's a real name) called the judges' protests "a total farce — it's insulting but it's also comical." Which is funny, because we would say that description more aptly describes the above protest than anything else.

Judges Fight For Free Parking [Brooklyn Paper]

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:45 pm

Fergie Dishes on Crystal Meth Paranoia

As the pop star tells Marie Claire, drugs can sometimes trigger a psychosis.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:41 pm

Famed musician, 90, doesn't have time to be old

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Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm

Clinton's and McCain's Passport Files Just As Seductive As Obama's to Bored Cubiclers

Oh ho! Last night we learned that the kids at the State Department simply couldn't bear their curiosity about Barack Obama's passport file — it was just sitting there, after all, behind a password-protected encrypted firewall; you can hardly blame them. It turns out Obama wasn't the only presidential candidate whose travels proved an insatiable temptation to three government contractors with too much time and access on their hands; one of them also read passport files belonging to Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Sneaky! In a press conference just now, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said the files were accessed during a training session in which it was suggested contractors look up a relative to familiarize themselves with the computer program. Seriously, we get that this is a breach of national security or whatever, but if you were sitting in front of a State Department computer under instruction to try out security software on someone, would you really pick your Aunt Marjorie who's never left the state of Wisconsin? Come on now. —Maggie Shnayerson

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:15 pm

Oprah Gets Big in Court

Everybody gets a lawsuit! Everybody gets a lawsuit! Everybody with a bone to pick with Oprah Winfrey, that is. Attorneys for the queen of daytime are fending off two separate lawsuits this week,...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:13 pm

Man Admits to Owning Pot Found in Dawn Wells' Car

The actress who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island' told 'FOX and Friends' Friday morning that it was not her marijuana that was found in her car last fall and that another man admitted it was his.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:52 pm

Why Lauren Conrad's Fashion Line Was Doomed

The Wall Street Journal has an awesomely long profile of Hills star Lauren Conrad today. Aiming capitalize on her MTV fame and take the Olsen route to riches, the L.C. is looking to create a Lauren Conrad brand empire. Hm. We don't see how this can possibly be compelling without Justin Bobby action figures, but that's just us. But we digress: The article explains in awesome detail the Tao of Conrad: her odd relationship with Brody Jenner, how she gets publicity by deliberately hanging out where paparazzi can watch her eat, and how her parents and publicist make sure she drinks responsibly (Dad keeps tabs on her by checking gossip blogs). But what's really revealing in the Journal piece is the insight it gives into Conrad's fashion line and the action backstage before her L.A. Fashion Week debut (which, you may recall, didn't go quite so well). Thanks to the observant eye of the reporter, we were easily able to cull a list of reasons why L.C.'s clothing line was so darn disastrous:

1. The firm that makes her clothes specializes in making crap.

To help her get her current clothing line, MTV approached Steve Friedman, the owner of Tangerine Promotions in suburban Chicago. The firm specializes in "tchotchkes, trinkets and trash" with company logos, he says, and MTV is one of his biggest clients. Although Tangerine has no experience in contemporary women's apparel, Mr. Friedman agreed to team up with MTV.

2. Among the tchotchke-makers, Lauren has creative control.

Ms. Conrad received no advance payment from Tangerine, but it did grant her creative control.

3. Her vision is limited to nights at Les Deux.

Ms. Conrad says she's trying to create a line of clothes that she and her friends would wear. Her latest collection, for fall, is made up primarily of strapless dresses and halter tops in white, black and deep purple. She has insisted that her pieces be made from high-end cotton jersey and manufactured in the U.S. Prices range from $44 for a tank top to $220 for a dress.

4. She equates "fall" with "accessories":

Shortly before Ms. Conrad's first runway show last Tuesday, she met with several advisers and assistants to prepare. Accessories were a focal point. "We need to fall it up," Ms. Conrad said, as she gave a pair of leather gloves to a model in a strapless dress. Ms. Conrad explained that her trip as a Teen Vogue intern to Paris influenced her designs. As she recorded which accessories the models would wear, she called out, "How do you spell 'beret'?"

5. She just doesn't listen to her advisers, who are actual professionals.

While Ms. Conrad selected high-heeled shoes for most of the models, Mr. Relf told her some of the models needed to wear knee-high boots for dramatic effect. When one model tried on the boots, Ms. Conrad said, "If a girl walked down the street in this, I wouldn't think it was cute."

"We are talking about the runway, not real life," Mr. Relf said.

Later that afternoon, Mr. Relf explained that experienced designers usually defer to his advice, and that Ms. Conrad had finally agreed that a few models would wear boots. "Lauren's open and that's not how a lot of celebrities are," he said.

During the show, however, the models did not wear boots. "It didn't look good," Ms. Conrad says.

We're going to read that last quote as a reaction — a realization, a reflection! — rather than just an explanation as to why she nixed the boots. Because we want to like Lauren, we do.

Selling Lauren Conrad [WSJ]
Related: Inside the Sad, Bizarre World That Was the Lauren Conrad Show

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:50 pm

Arianna Huffington's Traffic Win Over Matt Drudge Means Mostly Nothing

Everyone is terribly, terribly excited at the possibility that Arianna Huffington's political blog site, the Huffington Post, may have raked in slightly more traffic last month than the Drudge Report. The left has triumphed over the right! The epic battle of the Greek socialites vs. the Miami fedora-wearing former psych patients has a winner! Rah! Or not.

Depending on whom you believe (and in Web metering, your dog might be considered a decent authority), HuffPo had between 300,000 and 700,000 more unique visitors in February than Drudge did. In the grand scheme of the Webosphere, that's really not a whole lot to write home about, especially when you consider what that victory probably cost HuffPo.

The site doesn't pay its many, many contributors, but it does pay a staff to manage them as well as produce other original content; it also foots the bill for a center of operations. And when was the last time you went to a special event sponsored by Matt Drudge? As if. Drudge is free of all these expenses with his staff and format, both of which are skeletal. You'll visit the site 40 times a day just to, basically, read over Matt Drudge's shoulder while he surfs the Web for stuff he finds interesting. Now that's a business plan! As Portfolio's Jeff Bercovici notes, HuffPo's dizzying array of comment-friendly blogs allow it to "pad out its numbers" — in the end, no matter how good it may feel to watch Arianna smack Matt around a little, there's no question who's more powerful. —Maggie Shnayerson

Source: Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:45 pm

Report: Male Model Dishes on Alleged Romances With Models

A former male model dishes on his alleged romances with Elle Macpherson, Andie MacDowell and Paulina Porizkova in his new book “Sex, Love and Fashion: A Memoir of a Male Model."
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:38 pm

Celebrities Who Have It All ... and Steal

Winona Ryder reportedly took makeup; Bai Ling lifted $16 worth of magazines.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:36 pm

Report: Mickey Rourke Sounds Off on Vespa DUI Arrest

Actor Mickey Rourke is speaking out about his latest brush with the law during which he was charged with driving under the influence on his pastel-colored Vespa scooter, according to a report in the Palm Beach Post.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:12 pm

Controversy Foreseen for Yohji Yamamoto's China Show

Yohji Yamamoto could inadvertently stir up a whole batch of drama in China when he stages a fashion show in Beijing's Forbidden City next month. True, he might upstage Karl Lagerfeld's Fendi show on the Great Wall of China, but that's not the issue. Not everyone loves it when the government rents out historic monuments like this, but Yamamoto is risking frowny faces for a good cause, people! WWD reports:

China-Japan relations have been rocky for decades. But in an effort to defuse potential China-Japan tension over the event, Yamamoto is organizing the show in collaboration with the Chinese government and will use the occasion as a personal apology to the Chinese people for Japan's atrocities during its World War II invasion, according to a spokesman. The event also will include the unveiling of a fellowship from the Yohji Yamamoto Fund for Peace to sponsor a Chinese designer to study in Japan or Europe for two years.

Pretty heavy stuff for a fashion show. Yamamoto is not the first to bring the catwalk to the Forbidden City. America's Next Top Model was the last, er, organization to stage a runway show in the gardens there for its ninth cycle.

But back to our second favorite topic after fashion — foreign politics: This whole smoothing over 60 years of controversy with a fashion show sounds like an impossible feat, but if it even slightly eases Chinese-Japanese tensions, that'd be great. And if the America's Next Top Model crew managed to come out unscathed, Yamamoto and his entourage ought to be just fine. One tip: Maybe don’t invite the Dalai Lama to sit front row. That bit of peace sadly ain't gonna happen for a while.

Fashion Scoops: Not So Forbidden [WWD]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 4:45 pm

Lawsuit Settled Over Beach Boys Name

Two former members of the Beach Boys settled a five-year legal dispute over use of the band's name, a lawyer said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 4:08 pm

Pop Tarts: Renee Zellweger Says 'Pass' to 'Booby Shots'

With a resume that boasts three Academy Award nominations (and one win), one would think Renee Zellweger could pretty much choose whatever roles she desires. She says this is not the case — but she can pick which roles she doesn't want.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 4:03 pm

Meet the New Girl: Gantz Gilles

If you’ve been drooling over Louis Vuitton's, Chanel's, or Givenchy's latest collections, then you’ve already been introduced to the Model Manual’s newest gal, Gantz Gilles. Just 16 years old, this Russian beauty usually has her head buried in a book backstage. (See! Models are smart!) After all, she’s still in high school and waiting to hit the catwalk is primo homework time. Gilles, who recently signed with 1 Model Management, has now returned home to Moscow for school. So savor these images — she's stuck in front of a blackboard, not a camera, for the near future. —Kendall Herbst

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 3:58 pm

rteney Cox and Friends Raise Funds for Charity

Courteney Cox and David Arquette have a challenge for their famous friends: help raise $1 million in two weeks for Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare skin condition that primarily affects children.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 3:58 pm

FOX411: Brangelina's Charity: Bravo

It’s all good news for fans of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. They gave away a lot of money in 2006, it’s all documented, and none of it went to any cult religions or crazy organizations.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 3:53 pm

Mickey Rourke Scoots to Plea Deal

Mickey Rourke may not be showing any signs of cleaning up his act, but he has cleaned up his rap sheet. The hard-living actor has pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving, stemming from...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2008 | 3:39 pm

Cox and Friends Stump for Skin Disease

Courteney Cox is looking to her friends for help with her latest cause. The Dirt star and her husband, David Arquette, have recruited a roster of famous folks, including Jennifer Aniston, to help...

Source: E! Online - Top Stories | 21 Mar 2008 | 3:31 pm

Ferré Eyeballs 6267 Designers; Banana Republic's Rocky U.K. Start

• A day after being cuddled by Cathy Horyn, the designers behind Italian label 6267 Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi may be on tap to take over Ferré, which could use some help since the sudden departure of Lars Nilsson last month. [WWD]

• Banana Republic is not off to a stellar start in the U.K. The retailer opened its first store in London this week but is now dealing with allegations by a London paper that Banana Republic factories in India have terrible working conditions. [WWD]

• Heatherette's line for M.A.C hit counters yesterday, and the design duo is already talking about their next beauty venture. They plan to start working on a fragrance with Estée Lauder after next season. We've always wondered what assless chaps smelled like. [WWD]

• Diane Von Furstenberg will show her resort collection on the runway in Florence this summer at a "spectacular private home" with a fourteen-acre garden. She also just launched a line of watches with H. Stern; the timepieces are engraved with meditation aphorisms. How Zen. [WWD]

• Hooray to the end of shipping charges! Victoria's Secret swimwear will be available in stores for the first time ever this season. [FabSugar]

• Oscar de la Renta's right-hand man Boaz Mazor was handcuffed in a traffic-related kerfuffle with cops when he was on the way to the opera. He complained the handcuffs "hurt," received a summons, and says was treated unfairly. [NYP]

• Former male model Bruce Hulse wrote a memoir about his days in the fashion spotlight, detailing liaisons with female models like Naomi Campbell and Elle Macpherson. [NYDN]

• The Hills girls are on the covers of celebrity weekly magazines every week, always with headlines like "I Was Betrayed" or "I Design Questionable Clothes." And now they've got Audrina's nude photos to talk about. [NYDN]

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 2:55 pm

Angela Bassett Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Angela Bassett has had good days — becoming a mother to twins, winning a Golden Globe, being nominated for an Academy Award. Then there was Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 2:49 pm

Hospital Fined for Overdosing Quaid's Twins

Hospital must pay $25,000 for giving Dennis Quaid's twins 2,000X too much drugs.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 2:27 pm

Report: Paul McCartney Wants to Stay Friends With Mills

Paul McCartney has vowed to stay friends with Heather Mills after their bitter divorce battle, the U.K.'s Daily Mirror reports.
Source: FOXNews.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 2:09 pm

Cost of Creativity: Bipolar Disorder & Stars

Bipolar disorder can bestow the highest highs and the lowest lows.
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 21 Mar 2008 | 1:48 pm

Sales: Patricia Field's Merch Starts at $5; Last Chance at Swimwear

STARTING TODAY
• Patricia Field is overflowing with spring goodies so it's having a sidewalk sale to get rid of winter merchandise. Only today and tomorrow, find racks and buckets full of stuff for just $5, $10, and $20. On Saturday, they’ll serve spiked lemonade. 302 Bowery, nr. Bleecker St. (212-966-4066); Fri. and Sat. (4–8).

ENDING TODAY
• Prep for beach vacations at the J Rosen Showroom which offers deals on swimwear, flip-flops, and jewelry from Vix, Lisa Curran, and Debbie Katz; cover-ups were $140 to $250 but are now $30 to $80. 250 W. 39th St., nr. Seventh Ave., Ste. 510 (212-221-2349); cash only; through 3/21 (9–8).

STARTING TOMORROW
• Freemans Sporting Club has suits, button-downs, and jackets on sale starting at 40 percent off. 8 Rivington St., nr. Bowery (212-673-3209); Mon.–Fri. (noon–8); Sat. (11–8); Sun. (noon–6).

ENDING TOMORROW
• The once-a-year Hermès of Paris sample sale ends tomorrow. Both men’s and women’s collections will be marked down. Through 3/22. Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18th St., nr. Sixth Ave., fourth fl.; Wed. (10–6), Thurs. (10–8), Fri. and Sat. (10–6).

• Stock up on jeans at the Elizabeth Charles sale, where you can find up to 40 percent off all 18th Amendment and Karen Walker denim. Through 3/22. 639 ½ Hudson St.; (212-243-3201). Tues.–Sat. (noon–7:30); Sun. (noon–6:30); closed Mon.

• The Project No. 8 sale offers clothes by Loeffler Randall, Maison Martin Margiela, and Tucker for 50 to 80 percent off. Through 3/22. 215 Centre St., nr. Grand St. (212-219-1693); 4–8.

STARTING SUNDAY
• Bloomingdale's Soho invites shoppers to get a La Mer mini–eye treatment. So hurry to schedule an appointment. Bloomingdale's Soho, 504 Broadway, nr. Broome St. (212-729-5127); 11–7.

ENDING SUNDAY
• All men’s and women’s clothes and accessories from Ro, Mayle, and John Richmond that go for $140 to $250 are whittled down to $29.99 at the Misorena sale. 260 Fifth Ave., nr. 28th St. (212-725-5400); Mon.–Fri. (10–7); Sat. and Sun. (11–6).

• The green trend hits the sales department, as (eco)mpassion's “carbon-neutral designer sample sale” starts. Find up to 90 percent off Joe’s Jeans, People’s Liberation, Citizens of Humanity, and more. Five percent of sales are donated to Trees for the Future. Through 3/23. 2 Great Jones St., nr. Broadway; 12–8.

• Denim and select designer apparel is 35 to 80 percent off at the Art of Shop spring Soho sample sale. Find Seven for All Mankind and Monarchy in the denim section; a selection of spring items by Versace, Costume National, and Just Cavalli are expected, too. Through 3/23. 76 Greene St., nr. Spring St.; Thurs. (2–7), Fri.–Sun. (11–7).

For more deals, check out our Sales & Bargains calendar.

Source: The Cut - New York Magazine's Fashion Blog | 21 Mar 2008 | 1:40 pm