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After being outfitted by Roots Ltd. for the past three Olympic Games, about 1,500 American athletes will be dressed by Ralph Lauren Polo in Beijing this summer. Originally Roots was on track to outfit the team yet again this year, but the U.S. Olympic Committee then decided their designs were "too informal." (Because our athletes should take it to the next level with high-end tracksuits and petticoats? Whatever.) According to Fashion Week Daily, the formal informal attire will finally answer the question of how many logos can actually fit on a single uniform:
At the Olympic Village and at closing ceremonies, athletes will wear a wardrobe of V-neck tennis sweaters and ties, Polo mesh shirts with the word "Beijing" written in oversized Chinese characters, and cargo pants. The color scheme will be a patriotic palette of red, white, and blue. Polo ponies will also make an appearance on the garments. Additionally, the Olympic logo featured on the new uniforms may include a replica of a crest with stars and stripes used by the 1932 U.S. Olympic team at the Los Angeles Games.
Make a mental note now: Our guys and gals will wear the busy uniforms. A Ralph Lauren Polo spokesperson admitted to earning under $10 million for the deal. The company's okay with the paltry sum because the venture provides an opportunity to spread its tentacles to China, where Polo don't have nearly as much going on as its European counterparts. And that, folks, is the sort of competitive-market spirit that these games are all about.
Going for the Gold [Fashion Week Daily]
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QUICK REBOUND [NYP]
Courtesy of Kanye's blog (Wild Thing), Getty Images (Kanye)
Jim Henson's Creature Shop [Kanye's Blog]
Our previous, inferior coverage of Where the Wild Things Are:
We've Got Dave Eggers's and Spike Jonze's Script for ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
Leaked Clip From ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Looks Great, Whatever It Is
Hey Warners! Leave Spike Jonze and ‘Wild Things’ Alone!
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Britney Spears's dad wants his daughter to make money hawking Danish furniture. Steven Klein will direct a movie called Factory Boys based on Warholite twins Richard and Robert Dupont. Jay-Z and Beyoncé may or may not have gotten married because Beyoncé is pregnant. A guest at the party Oprah threw for Maya Angelou's 80th birthday made fun of the hostess' "bright lime green butterfly print" hat. Seth Meyers was still hanging out at an SNL after-after-party in the East Village at 5:30 a.m. Model Ana Beatriz Barros dropped Next and returned to Elite. A new bio alleges that John McCain once called his wife the C-word. The Manning brothers played Buck Hunter with receiver Reggie Wayne and Brother Jimmy's on Second Avenue. Paris Hilton inquired about purchasing a cheetah when she was in South Africa. Orlando Bloom has signed on to star Disney's Prince of Persia trilogy. Classical-music station WQXR raised the ire of the Jews after canceling a controversial pro-Israel radio spot. Hotshot lawyer Robert Golub became a father via surrogate mom. Sean Penn will speak at Norman Mailer's memorial.
Roberto is about to be rolling in it.Photo: Getty Images
• Elite modeling agency launched model Ana Beatriz Barros's career, then she moved to Next Model Management — but now she's back at Elite, because Next reportedly wasn't all that. Of course, the agencies are now feuding. [NYP]
• Karl Lagerfeld shot ad campaigns for Fendi, Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld labels when he was in town. He also picked up some Tom Ford suits and enjoyed watching all the young people here. Yes, Karl is watching you. Shudder. [WWD]
• Chanel now makes golf clothes. That's what Karl got from watching all you young people, we guess. [WSJ]
• Vegan designer Stella McCartney is expanding her eco-collection. More green, MORE. [WWD]
• Alexander McQueen's new Los Angeles store opens today. A central art piece is a ten-foot silver statue of a man poking through the ceiling to check out the L.A. skyline. [WWD]
• Giorgio Armani is designing a flat-screen LCD TV. He also just bought a house in the tiny ski town of La Punt, Switzerland. [WWD]
• Skirts are back! You know, instead of dresses. When you wear them, make sure they sit at your waist and your shirt's tucked in. [Times UK]
• Brunettes are more likely to marry a successful man than blondes: Sixty-two percent of the world's billionaires are married to brunettes while 22 percent are married to blondes. [Style PS/Times UK]
• What's the best way to clean a hairbrush? With a comb! File that one under "breaking." [WP]
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• They introduced the lawsuit by slipping a note under the neighbor's door that read: “As you may not be aware, we are both lawyers and both litigators, for whom the usual barriers to litigation are minimal.”
• In the complaint, they referred to the neighbor, Galila Huff, a quirky restaurant owner with a Chihuahua named Boo-Boo, as "evil."
• They complained that Huff had Boo-Boo urinate on their son’s stroller in retaliation for their complaints.
• When ABC News pointed out that this was in fact New York City — "There are lots of chimneys, and exhaust fumes from cars, trucks, and buses. How pristine does the air have to be?" — Jonathan Selbin retorted, "Have you asked Ms. Huff how she would react if we put dog poison in the shared hallway?"
• They complained that the smoke in the hallway worsened when the weather was cold, because, they said, the neighbor must be shutting the windows then. How dare she.
• In at least two cases, Mr. Selbin ended e-mails by writing, "Period."
Period.
Upper West Side Couple Settles Suit Over a Neighbor’s Smoke [NYT]
Pamela Comes to E!: Apparently sick of other people's sex tapes getting them reality shows, Pamela Anderson has put her foot down and set up an unscripted show with E!. Producers promise the show will reveal "the real woman behind the famous breasts." What will we find? Our guess: more breasts. [Variety]
Emma Goes Urban: Screen Gems has announced a reimagined urban version of Jane Austen's Emma, set it in an inner-city high school with — get ready! — at least fifteen song-and-dance numbers. No joke, Screen Gems boss Clint Culpepper says he came up with the idea after watching Lil' Mama's unstoppably awesome "Lip Gloss" music video. Ain't no party like an Austen party! [Variety]
Leslie Mann Smokes With Phillip Morris: Leslie Mann will join Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris. Story centers on a married father (Carrey) who goes to prison and falls in love with his cellmate, prompting an escape attempt or two. Mann will play Carrey's wife on the outside. Finally, Mann escapes the Judd Apatow Comedy-Industrial Complex! [HR]
North Wind Blows to Theaters: Davis Entertainment has picked up the rights to Boom Studios' graphic novel, North Wind, the story of futuristic Los Angeles in the grip of a post-global-warming ice age. David DiGilio, whose arctic expertise comes from writing Disney's Eight Below, will adapt the script and might want to change the title to The Day After the Day After Tomorrow. [HR]
Brigadoon Gets Official: Producers confirm that after playing Boston in fall '08, Brigadoon will come to Broadway in spring of 2009. Tony winner Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Curtains) will direct and choreograph the revised version of arguably the best musical in the magical-Scottish-village-come-to-life genre. [Playbill]
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• "Rarely does one man have a chance to do so much harm to so many," intoned the New York Times editorial board, who went on to call him "cowardly," "opaque and narrowly political," and "unworthy of his office."
• The Daily News, which lambasted the Assembly speaker with a front-page headline reading "SHELL GAME OF SHAME," wrote a staff editorial saying he "never gave congestion pricing a fair shot."
• NYDN columnist Michael Daly went a step further, saying that Silver "said 'no' to democracy." "What Shelly doesn't want, nobody gets," Daly griped, asking: "Why even have the rest of the Assembly?"
• "The cynicism and dysfunction of Albany have reached new depths," added the Newsday editorial board, who called Silver's rejection of the plan "murder." "It's a dark day for New York," they warned. "And there's no silver lining."
Now all that's left to see is whether any of Silver's voting constituents, who probably would like to see a little less traffic and pollution in their Lower East Side district, read the papers.
 Playbill.com | Arts, Briefly ‘Brigadoon’ to Return (Doesn’t It Always?) New York Times - AP By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON; Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER A new production of “Brigadoon,” by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner, will materialize out of the mist on Broadway sometime in spring 2009, producers announced Monday. 'Brigadoon' to preview in Boston Musical "Brigadoon" To Return To Broadway |
 China Post | Washington Post Unforgettable Winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prizes eFluxMedia - By Michael Todd The Washington Post was the big winner at the Pulitzer Awards on Monday, snatching six awards and becoming the newspaper with the second-most wins in one year. Washington Post wins 6 Pulitzers Washington Post Wins 6 Pulitzers |
STARTING TODAY
• Hayden-Harnett’s leather hobos (now $250 to $300), satchels (now $234), and wallets (now $75) are marked down 30 to 80 percent. Through 4/10. 16 W. 36th St., nr. Fifth Ave., Ste. 501 (212-564-3720); 11–7.
• Tufi Duek is already marking down the spring collection by 60 percent; jersey dresses were $395 but are now $140. Through 4/10. 530 Broadway, nr. Spring St., tenth fl. (212-925-8277); 4/8–4/10 (9:30–7).
• Perennially fashionable men’s and women’s hunting-inspired clothes and accessories are reduced by up to 70 percent at Beretta. 317 W. 33rd St., nr. Eighth Ave. (718-747-1656); 4/8 and 4/9 (9–6:30); 4/10 (9–5).
• Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier offers up to 80 percent off retail prices at their exclusive sample sale starting tomorrow (original prices were $3,200 to $6,000). Gowns from Angel Sanchez, Anne Barge, Monique Lhuillier, Peter Langner, Jenny Lee, Rivini, Ulla Maija, and more will be marked down. Must call for appointment. Through 4/9. 110 E. 55th St., nr. Park Ave., eighth fl.; 212-319-6778; Tues. (12–8), Wed. (10–4).
• Clutches and handbags from Kooba go on sale starting today at the SSS Sample Sale. Through 4/11. 261 W. 36th St., nr. Eighth Ave., second fl.; Tues. and Thurs. (10–7), Wed. and Fri. (10–6).
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• Meet the two designers of Marchesa, including Harvey Weinstein's really, really pretty wife, Georgina Chapman. Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th St., fourth fl. (212-753-7300); 1–2.
• Linger at Bergdorf Goodman longer and you may also get the chance to meet London fashion designer Roland Mouret. Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th St., third fl. (212-753-7300); 4–6.
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• Original Penguin marks off men’s and women’s clothing and accessories at their online sale. Gear up for spring with the linen Shore-ly Dress for $100 (originally $165) or a pair of plaid Miss Lonely Heart Bermuda shorts for $20 (originally $160).
• Apparel from Anthropologie is marked up to 40 percent off in their sale section online. Try the pleated I’m With the Band minidress for $80 (originally $148) in bright green or a subtle gray. Or go bolder with a pink-and-red-striped tunic for $50 (originally $98).
Attorney, plaintiff, and terrible rat bastard Jonathan Selbin hopes that this messy affair doesn't make him look bad:
Mr. Selbin indicated on Monday that the publicity surrounding the lawsuit had not been pleasant. "I am confident you will find a way to make us look like terrible people all over again for insisting on such an onerous thing," he said in the e-mail message.
"They were strolling and talking. It seems very obvious they're staying together," says the witness. "They weren't holding hands, but were walking closely together under the cherry blossoms."
The Daily News' tipster also noted the couple weren't wearing hats or sunglasses. Silda was out and about enough to also be spotted by our (fairly effusive) emailer.
Maybe they want to be seen.
Eliot and Silda have dropped some big hints. If they clarify exactly what is going on, we can finally move along to judging them.
Jasmine Guy has landed in a different world.
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Britney Spears shouldn't go planning any slumber parties just yet.
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Mischa Barton is in bargaining mode.
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Some guys go where the action is. Ben Stiller, for one, is following the firebrand in the suit.
The Meet the Parents star's longtime rep is one of three veteran agents making the cross-boulevard...
No one said the fashion world was boring.
In a major TV shakeup, Project Runway will say auf Wiedersehen to Bravo and jump to cable rival Lifetime this fall, it was announced Monday.
Bravo...
Rob Lowe's nanny diaries have taken a sordid turn.
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For the Governator, this time it's personal.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to terminate all medical-records abuses in his state, after learning that some 30 famous patients...
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2. Busta Rhymes, "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)"
Since Kellz seems to have cornered the market on crazy these days, the usually reliably wacky Busta admits defeat and turns in this straightforward (and awesome) banger over a sweet bongo beat. [Get Weird Turn Pro]
3. El Guincho, "Cover Me (Björk cover)"
Spain's hottest new indie star out-crazies Björk on this track for Stereogum's tribute series. She was asking for it. [Stereogum]
4. Wolf Parade, "Fine Young Cannibals"
From the title, you might wonder if Wolf Parade was inspired to write this song by eighties pop music or Natalie Wood. (Weirdly, it actually seems to have been Bruce Springsteen.) [Ryan's Smashing Life]
5. Banjo or Freakout, "Atlas (Battles cover)"
This production is so warped that we really can't tell if there's a banjo in the mix. There's definitely a freak-out, though. [Keep Hope Inside]
—Ehren Gresehover
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Congestion Pricing Dead in Albany [Runnin' Scared/VV]
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Via his blog (yes, he has one):
The song, "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," which I wrote, is supposed to be a lighthearted novelty about a fiddling contest between a country boy and the devil and the devil always loses.That is not the case with the Guitar Hero version which comes complete with a horned, guitar-playing devil who battles the player and very often wins. [...]
Unfortunately I lost the publishing rights on the song many years ago in a settlement with a former partner and the license to Guitar Hero was granted by the company who now owns the publishing.
I would never grant permission for some company to create a video game version of a song I wrote in which the devil wins a contest and I'm sorely disappointed with the company who owns the copyright for not policing the situation. As it is they have allowed these people to violate the very essence of the song.
At this time I don't know if I have any legal recourse, probably not, but I wanted you folks to know that I vehemently disagree with what has been done to a piece of my work. And would like to pass along a little advice to parents of young children.
This game looks innocent enough but if you have a child who is playing it, take the time to sit with him or her while they're playing along and take a serious look at the images on the screen.
Below is a video of the relevant guitar battle with Satan, and, we'd like to point out, Satan only wins if you suck at Guitar Hero III.
Guitar Hero [Charlie Daniels via Kotaku]
Earlier: Gibson Guitars vs. Guitar Hero
Photo Illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty Images, Courtesy of Apple Computer
It should therefore come as little surprise that said designer employs someone to look after them, in the manner of a librarian. Your initial gig, should you choose to pursue this career course, will be to upload your boss's CD collection on to the gadgets. Thereafter, your role will be to source new beats to keep your employer at the fore of sonic cool.
Well, this is a highly disappointing revelation. We'd have sworn the Kaiser came out of the womb on the fore of all things cool, white ponytail, sunglasses, and waistcoats included. And apparently he pays people to be that way. Ugh! This industry is faker than Heidi Montag's lips sometimes. Excuse us while we throw a moderately full file folder on our desk and huff off.
The strangest jobs in fashion [Independent]
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Prior to coming to America, you were playing Macbeth while you were rehearsing Twelfth Night. Did you ever conflate the characters?
This is a common misconception of people who don’t do my job. That never happens. I once played Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and there was one scene where I had to stand silently for pages and pages and pages while some other actors were doing another scene. I decided I would use the time to run through speeches from another play I was rehearsing, Titus Andronicus. I could never, ever even get started. I simply could not bring the lines into my head because I was in the wrong context. So no— it never, ever, ever happens.
Do you have to play the role differently for an American audience? Do you have to dumb it down?
I have to ask you a question: Did you ask that just to be provocative? Because I cannot believe that a smart woman like you thinks that I am going to actually going to answer in the affirmative to that question. You’re being provocative, aren’t you?
Yes, we were. But there’s got to be some change, no?
Noooo. Why would there be? Why would we change our production just because we’re playing to people who speak with a different accent? It makes no sense at all. But you do change us, because American audiences always find more humor in everything than British audiences do. And that’s been the case with Macbeth; we’ve added running time on our production solely because of laughs. It’s just because American audiences are more receptive to humor and irony, and so they respond much more viscerally to what’s going on.
There is a line in Macbeth, “Thou wouldst be great; / Art not without ambition, but without / The illness should attend it.” Is ambition an illness?
If greatness is what you’re pursuing rather than just success, then you have to be single-minded, dedicated, and rigorous in your life plan. Families are less important, friends are less important. People sacrifice all of that if it's greatness they're pursuing. But if all you want to do is the best you can, which is a kind of ambition, then I don’t think it requires an illness to attend it. Look at the Democratic candidates. Do you not think that to be that ambitious there has to be a certain kind of sickness?
Sure.
Now if you write that Patrick Stewart thinks that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are sick, I will come and find you and I will kneecap you.
We're actually going to write that we were just threatened by Patrick Stewart.
Yes, you were. And I mean it. I have friends who are much nastier than me who will come and find you. You have been warned.
Okay, wow. Well, here’s a question you’ll really despise: Has playing Jean-Luc Picard taught you anything about Macbeth?
Why do you think that’s a stupid question? Look, I played that character for seven years, 178 episodes week in, week out, four feature films. Those years were very productive, they were very important to me, and they changed my life in every aspect. I am proud of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I am proud of the work we did, and I am proud of the character I played, because I know for a fact he’s been an outstanding role model to people. Is there any of him in Macbeth? No. There really isn’t. Jean-Luc Picard, supposing he were married to Lady Macbeth — which he would never have been because he is married to the Enterprise, as we all know — he would never have permitted these things to happen because he is not a violent man, and not a man who would put personal ambition before the good of others. Now isn’t that a nice answer?
—Sarah Maslin Nir
Menswear designer John Varvatos describes his new store at 315 Bowery as a "cultural space" — a generous term for what was once the dirtiest, punkest club in the East Village. Kids looking for where the Ramones played may be surprised by the coats and shoes, but they’ll be somewhat mollified by the pinball machine, the old audio equipment, and the in-store performances. Take a video tour with New York's Tim Murphy.
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Clinton calls for Olympic opening boycott [Politico]
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The Pulitzer Prizes [Official site]
We've just received word that come this November, Project Runway will move from Bravo to Lifetime, the "No. 1 network for women" and made-for-television movies starring Meredith Baxter Birney. Please note the adjustment on your DVRs! According to the press release:
[Lifetime CEO Andrea] Wong said, “‘Project Runway’ is one of the best television programs on the air today on broadcast or cable. I am a huge fan. All my friends are huge fans. Having watercooler movies, dramas, and reality shows like ‘Project Runway’ is what Lifetime Television is all about. We welcome The Weinstein Company, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn to the Lifetime family for many walks down the runway to come.”“‘Project Runway’ is our programming crown jewel and great credit goes to Heidi, Tim and The Magical Elves for building more than a television show, but an actual brand that influences fashion interests and pop culture,” stated Bob and Harvey Weinstein.
Funny how they left out Nina Garcia and Michael Kors. Unless they're included in the "Magical Elves" part. But really, what is this all about? Did Bravo do something wrong? Is it because of Top Chef? Did the food scare everyone off? More non-answers and the full release after the jump.
“PROJECT RUNWAY” HITS THE CATWALK AND STRUTS OVER TO LIFETIME IN NOVEMBER ’08-- Groundbreaking Agreement for the Seven-Time Emmy®-Nominated and Peabody Award-Winning Hit Series --
NEW YORK -- Lifetime Networks and The Weinstein Company have entered into a groundbreaking partnership that will move cable’s top reality series, “Project Runway,” to the top network for women, Lifetime Television, beginning November 2008 with the premiere of season six. In its most recent season, the hit show averaged a 3.8 W18-49 Live + 7 day rating* and the Live + 7 rating for the March 5th finale was a 6.1 W18-49 AA%.
Heidi Klum, “Project Runway’s” international supermodel host, and Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc. and mentor to the show’s contestants, are both fashioning their new home at Lifetime.
The pact, encompassing a five-year deal for the seven-time Emmy®-nominated and Peabody Award-winning series “Project Runway,” was announced today by Lifetime Networks’ President and CEO Andrea Wong and The Weinstein Company’s Co-Chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein.
Wong said, “‘Project Runway’ is one of the best television programs on the air today on broadcast or cable. I am a huge fan. All my friends are huge fans. Having watercooler movies, dramas, and reality shows like ‘Project Runway’ is what Lifetime Television is all about. We welcome The Weinstein Company, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn to the Lifetime family for many walks down the runway to come.”
“‘Project Runway’ is our programming crown jewel and great credit goes to Heidi, Tim and The Magical Elves for building more than a television show, but an actual brand that influences fashion interests and pop culture,” stated Bob and Harvey Weinstein. “Whether it be our recent Peabody Award or the great ratings we have seen each year, ‘Project Runway’s’ millions of loyal viewers have made the show a nationwide phenomenon. We would like to sincerely thank NBC Universal and Bravo for all their contribution and support. Today’s announcement is a celebration of all of our success and having Lifetime’s unique cable reach will ensure that the show will continue to grow and expand in the years to come. Lifetime is one of the strongest cable networks in the industry, with great leadership and a true commitment to original programming. We are very excited for the many new opportunities that will now be provided to ‘Runway’ and its fans and look forward to premiering the sixth season in November 2008.”
“Fashion is about change, so we’re looking forward to saying hello to Lifetime, our new fashionable home for our fashionable series,” Heidi Klum stated. “We’re excited to bring ‘Project Runway’ to the #1 network for women.”
Tim Gunn added, “Lifetime and I will definitely ‘make it work’ together. I am very excited to be part of the Lifetime family.”
Responding to a lawsuit filed today against it in the New York Supreme Court The Weinstein Company noted, after declining to compete for the right to have “Project Runway,” NBC has sued to try to disrupt the series moving to Lifetime. “We believe that this lawsuit is without merit. While good for the market for lawyers, it is always unfortunate when parties try to win in court what they have lost in the marketplace,” said David Boies, counsel to The Weinstein Company.
“Project Runway” provides budding designers with an opportunity to launch their careers in fashion. The wildly successful competition reality series has proven to be one of television’s most talked about and was the highest rated reality competition show in all of cable for 2007.
“Project Runway” is executive produced by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Magical Elves (“Project Greenlight,” “Last Comic Standing,” “Top Chef”). Heidi Klum and her managers Desiree Gruber and Jane Cha of NYC-based Full Picture also executive produce the series. John Miller and Barbara Schneeweiss will oversee the production on behalf of The Weinstein Company.
Update: Actually, Bravo's parent company, NBC, isn't taking the jump too lightly — and they're going to court to hold on to the show. More here.
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HAIR
• This seven-paneled mirror allows you to check yourself out from seven different angles all at once and redefine narcissism in the process. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]
• You know those blotting sheets that rid faces of oil? Well, now they make the same thing to degrease hair. [Beauty Snob]
• The New York Streets hair-care line features shampoos, conditioners, and gels with a nutty scent that promise to save hair from summer humidity. Also, they look like graffiti spray-paint cans. Who said hair products can't be bad? [Makeup Loves Me]
MAKEUP
• Shadow Shields protect under eyes from the raccoon rings created by falling eye shadow during makeup application. They look like Band-Aids, so maybe you can just use those. [Kiss and Makeup]
• M.A.C's forthcoming Dress Camp collection comes in animal-print cases. Because the bright-pink cases of Heatherette's line just weren't enough. [Kiss and Makeup]
Reich’s tribute to Daniel Pearl ranks among the composer’s most brooding and discordant work, but it’s also lush, owing to his rare use of strings — a poignant nod to the reporter’s fiddling hobby. In the second movement, the L.A. Master Chorale chants some of Pearl’s last words (“I’m a Jewish American from Encino, California”), but the album ends with a reference to a Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys song that Pearl loved — evidence of Reich’s fascination with Pearl’s character, rather than his death.
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Bushwick: There are lots of new condo development on Troutman Street, but don't worry, you can still buy crack there if you want to. [BushwichBK]
East Harlem: British investors are buying property here because they think it's like London burg Brixton was fifteen years ago — a cheap buy that'll appreciate — but local tenant activists are taking their fight across the pond. [Metro NY]
East Village: Stuy Town residents will have a square dance to kick off efforts to landmark the massive complex, a move that'd keep owner Tishman Speyer from putting new buildings on the area's green spaces. [Curbed]
Flushing: Even as the city releases renderings of its plans for a $3 billion Willets Point redo, business owners there opposed to the overhaul kvetch directly to the mayor. [NYDN]
Harlem: Soul-food eatery Manna won't leave its 125th Street space, even though it was evicted last July and supposed to be out February 1. Now the property's new owner wants $50,000 a month from the joint. [NYP via Uptown Flavor]
Vinegar Hill: The 3,440 residents of the Farragut Houses have to walk nearly a mile to wash their clothes because their on-site laundromat's been closed since last year. So don't complain about that schlep around the corner! [Brooklyn Paper]
Williamsburg: Some guy biked around the neighborhood balancing a large canvas on his head. Check out the pics. It's Breaking Away meets the last scene of An Unmarried Woman! [Fading Ad]
Integrity’s not something we’d wish on any band, but the Breeders wear it exceedingly well: The music they make on their own terms — twenty years into their existence, and with a shambling, eerie, free-form and ultimately unreconstructed nineties approach — proceeds directly to a spot in our brain where, given a sharp poke, our leg involuntarily jerks, and we’re charged with some poignant, dizzy feeling. The second disc since their return sounds like all of their previous albums and none of them, and it gladdens us to have it.
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Spike on Driving Miss Daisy and Do the Right Thing:
Driving Miss Daisy… Let’s be honest, you look at the makeup of the Academy then, you have to choose between Radio Raheem and Morgan Freeman’s character — what was his name? Mocha or something? — who are they gonna take? Some angry, threatening black man or some subservient, meek … So what that taught me is that never should I ever, ever make a film for an award. You can’t do that. You have to do the best work you can, and if it gets acknowledged, great, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I’m sorry — Ordinary People over Raging Bull?
Spike on Scent of a Woman and Malcolm X:
Al Pacino over Denzel? When Al doesn’t win for Godfather I, Godfather II, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon — they fucked him over at least five times, I know. Then he does Scent of a Woman. Denzel [nominated that year for Malcolm X] already won for Glory: "He’s young, he’ll be back, he’ll be all right. We fucked over Al, we’ll give it to him." [Whispering] "Denzel, we’ll hook you up, we got you." Training Day! He wins for Training Day. So we don’t get it for Malcolm X. It’s like the makeup call in basketball. It messes everything up.
Spike on Martin Scorsese:
If you don’t get it when you should, it messes everything up. The problem is, you don’t get it when you need to get it. And when you get the makeup call, then you’re fucking somebody else over and it just keeps going on and on and on. Now I love Marty — does he think Departed was the best film? Hell, no, he knows that, but would he give it back? Hell, no!
How I Made It: Spike Lee on 'Do the Right Thing' [NYM]
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An Ultimo source said: “We were blown away by the great shape she is in and desperate to land her. Mel B has never been bigger.”
We're not sure if the source is referring to her rack or her career, because last we checked she's guest-judging Step It Up and Dance and fixing to co-host a reality show with Joey Fatone in which offices essentially form glee clubs and compete against other offices. Sigh. We suppose not every Spice Girl can make like groceries in a paper bag for Marc Jacobs billboards. Baby breastssteps, Mel B., baby steps.
34DD Mel B's Ultimo bra deal [Sun UK]
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Once a week, Daily Intel takes a peek at what your friends and neighbors are doing behind doors left slightly ajar. Today, the Rebounding Law Student: 26, female, Chelsea, straight, law student.
DAY ONE
8:15 a.m.: Feeling groggy after staying up until 2 a.m. perusing Nerve.com's personals. The ex and I mutually broke up last week after show at Bowery Ballroom. I'm doing relatively okay, and the online searching is progress. But my friend was right — too many trashy hipsters. They are oh-so-adorable trashy hipsters, though.
8:42 a.m.: See well-groomed guy in navy wool coat, khakis, and leather shoes on the subway. I need to date someone like him instead of the man-boy in a hoodie, jeans, and Nike high-tops that I broke up with last week.
11:40 a.m.: See Heath Ledger on a magazine and momentarily get scared for my ex taking a similar cocktail of drugs, even though he assured me before we broke up that he's not doing that anymore. He's so doing that.
1:38 p.m.: Afternoon class canceled, came home early to clean my bedroom. I think today is the day to clear out the remnants of the ex (the beer bottle, his cigarette butts) and wash the sheets that still smell like him.
3:59 p.m.: Read an article on how some women get intense orgasms as they are giving birth. I am really turned on and a little horrified at the same time. I resist the urge to masturbate. I need to go pick up laundry.
4:24 p.m.: Couldn't resist the urge. Amazing orgasm, now going to pick up laundry.
7:07 p.m.: See the ex on GChat for the first time since we broke up a week ago. Very tempted to talk to him but decide to concentrate on watching Jeopardy. I should block him.
9:43 p.m.: Girlfriends comes over for Project Runway. My friend is putting her boyfriend on notice, saying that he's just not there for her when she needs him. I tell her to leave him if she thinks she's wasting time. We talk about how we want to settle down and have kids. Are we really having this conversation?
DAY TWO
2:34 p.m.: Read Times article on downsized male models. Reminds me of the super skinny ex. I really need to get away from these types, but they're so freaking hot. Old habits are hard to break.
3:53 p.m.: See two beautiful men on the G. They recognize each other and start a conversation. Do all the beautiful men of the world know each other?
6:21 p.m.: Wake up from nap. Had a dream about a late teen asking me for my number after what seems to have been a dare. Even still, I offer my phone number. I'm pathetic even in my dreams.
8:58 p.m.: Post Craigslist ad for a possible non-date. Title of my post? "Let's do something decisively un-romantic."
9:59 p.m.: One decent response for the Craigslist ad. He's not a vegetarian, thank God. Then the responses taper off to zero.
12:49 a.m.: Writing back and forth with a Dan from Williamsburg. Discussing the Radegast Beer Hall, kielbasa, and Oasis (the band). The reading for tomorrow is not going to get done.
12:59 a.m.: Dan just sent me a picture of himself. He's not waif thin. He has gelled hair and is wearing a button-down shirt in both pictures he sent. I'm not attracted.
DAY THREE
10:33 a.m.: Listened to the song that was playing when we broke up, Chromeo, on the way to school and didn't get overly emotional about it.
1:47 p.m.: More responses to the Craigslist ad. "Strong interest in the occult"? Archived. "Enjoy working with my hands, biking around, reading The New Yorker"? Starred.
8:47 p.m.: At Big Bar in East Village for friend's birthday party. My goal was to talk to two or three guys, but there's no one really interesting that I want to talk to. Complain with girlfriends about the lack of eligible bachelors.
1:24 a.m.: We're dancing on the stage at Hugs in Williamsburg with a group of kids that again seem like they're barely legal. The one boy is dancing quite close to us — not sure whether he's into me or my friend, but we end up having a great time.
1:56 a.m.: The group of kids leave once the "old" drunk lady comes up onstage. We decide to leave at the same time. See the boy that I've been dancing with all night. Give him a wave and a smile as I walk out the door.
DAY FOUR
2:46 p.m.: At Sound Fix Lounge with Gemma, trying to do work. Completely distracted, I decide to post a missed connection about the boy I was sort of dancing with. I include a disclaimer, "only write back if you're not under 21."
4:48 p.m.: Still distracted. Write back to "enjoy working with my hands".
6:14 p.m.: "Enjoy working with my hands" writes back. His name is Seth. He's a set constructor. Sounds promising.
10:24 p.m.: Arrive at a party in Washington Heights with friends. Can't believe I actually left Brooklyn, especially since the L train was going crazy. Jack, a friend of Gemma, arrives at the same time. Gemma has been trying to get me to hook up with Jack, but I just don't feel it. We'll see what happens tonight.
11:17 p.m.: There are a lot of tall people here. I am straining my neck to trying to listen to their conversation. Jack suggests we sit down and chat. He's super sweet.
11:24 p.m.: Jack and I chat about relationships. I dump on him about the ex. This is not a good way to make a move on a guy.
12:44 a.m.: It's becoming a great dance party. Jack is dancing close, but he's not making any moves on me. Too bad.
2:15 a.m.: Time to go. Gemma, Jack, and I get ready to leave, but Gemma pulls a "I think I'm staying" move on me. Jack and I leave together.
3:03 a.m.: Jack and I go our separate ways. He gives me a hug. He's a sweetheart, tall, built, and really cute but there's really nothing romantic or sexual going on here.
DAY FIVE
4:48 p.m.: E-mail from Seth the set constructor. He's down for a drink tomorrow night. I'm excited.
DAY SIX
7:21 a.m.: Miss the ex a lot. I want to see him.
9:03 a.m.: Spill coffee on my computer before class starts. Computer goes blank. I am horrified and burst into tears.
1:17 p.m.: E-mail Seth on roommate's computer to cancel date. Tell him I wouldn't be a good date tonight not knowing whether all of my class notes disappeared in my computer.
5:41 p.m.: Receive e-mail (on roommate's computer) from the ex for the first time since breaking up. He writes to tell me that he got fired the day after we broke up, and that he's been in an alcoholic haze for the last two weeks. I start crying.
6:09 p.m.: Seth e-mails to say he's relieved we're not meeting tonight — it's too rainy outside. Wants to reschedule for Wednesday.
DAY SEVEN
4:12 p.m.: Write back to the ex. Asks him why he sent me that e-mail when he knew that I still care for him a lot. The whole e-mail turns out very angry and bitter.
4:30 p.m.: The ex writes back. He just wanted to let me know what he's been up to and why he hadn't contacted me for the last two weeks. He's confused and frustrated at my response.
5:03 p.m.: Write back, telling him that I am angry at him for acting like he was my boyfriend when he clearly didn't have any intention of ever becoming one. Tell him that I don't want to hear from him until further notice and don't want to see him until further notice.
6:03 p.m.: Victory! Computer working.
8:18 p.m.: Write to Seth, tell him my computer is working again and ask whether he wants to hang out tomorrow.
8:21 p.m.: Seth writes back. He can meet tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the East Village. It'll be a great rebound. Hope he's as great as he looks on paper.
Totals: One recent breakup; one act of masturbation; one night out dancing with the girls; one rebound ad on Craigslist, which garners one potentially good response; one emotionally manipulative e-mail from ex, leading to pissy e-mails and weeping; one computer meltdown.
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