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Barack Obama won a mock election at the premiere of Recount, a movie about the 2000 election-debacle in Florida, which even Republicans seem to think is fair. Michael Moore is getting $20 million up front for his Fahrenheit 9/11 sequel, even though it'll only cost him $7 million to make. The exec producer of NBC's Today is pissed off at the exec producer of NBC's Access Hollywood because Access Hollywood ended up airing confirmation of Angelina Jolie's pregnancy that Today had gotten. Michelle Trachtenberg, a.k.a. Gossip Girl's Georgina Sparks, fainted in the middle of a party she was hosting at the new Sunglass Hut store in Soho. Observer scribe George Gurley celebrated his 40th-birthday party at the Beatrice Inn. NYU president John Sexton mispronounced New York Giant Michael Strahan's name twice while presenting him with an award at graduation. Cindy Adams goes to bat for her friend, potty-mouthed anchor Sue Simmons.
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The swimmers are expected to jump into the pool and do a ballet performance that will reach its finale when they will line up to spell out Chanel. It's an appropriate nod to the Raleigh, which played host to several Esther Williams films. "As a child, I loved Esther Williams movies," Lagerfeld said. "I am actually staying here in a suite called the Esther Williams Suite."
See, folks — he was a child once! Now we shall return to hating this day, if only because we couldn't squeeze pool time at the Raleigh into our schedules. Damn.
Karl at the Beach: Chanel Cruises Into Miami [WWD]
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SUE FUMES OVER NEWS OF BOOZE [NYP]
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Kristen Shows What She's Got [NYP]
EVENTS
• Tinsley Mortimer stops by Saks to promote Dior's Ultra-Gloss Reflect in Tinsley Pink. Meet the socialite and learn how to mimic her look. Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave., at 50th St., main fl. (212-753-4000); noon–6.
SALES
STARTING TODAY
• Gryson, Loomstate, and the house label are up to 75 percent off at Steven Alan. A Demylee cashmere cardigan is now $91. Through 5/17. 103 Franklin St., nr. Church St. (212-219-3305); Thurs. and Fri. (8:30–8); Sat. (noon–7); Sun. (noon–5).
• What Comes Around Goes Around is having its annual spring sale. Vintage boots are now just $30. Through 5/18. 351 W. Broadway, nr. Broome St. (212-343-9303); 5/15 (1–9); 5/16–5/18 (11–8).
• The handbags of Rebecca Minkoff are 50 percent off starting today. Through 5/18. 33 W. 17th St., nr. Sixth Ave. (212-677-7829); Thurs. (noon–8), Fri.–Sun. (10–8).
• Yeohlee Tang’s line of Yeohlee womenswear is 65 to 80 percent off today only. 225 W. 35th St., nr. Eighth Ave., sixteenth fl. (212-631-8099); 8–6.
• The bridal collection from Paula Varsalona is 75 percent off. No appointment necessary. Through 5/17. 1375 Broadway, at 37th St., fifth fl. (212-221-5600); Thurs. (10–7), Fri. (10–6), Sat. (10–2).
• At the Posh sale, proceeds on new and gently used clothes and accessories from Chanel, Prada, and Jimmy Choo benefit services for the visually impaired. (A one-day pass is $10.) Through 5/17. 110 E. 60th St., nr. Park Ave. (212-821-9300); Wed.–Sat. (11–7).
ENDING TODAY
• The Julie Haus sample sale has cute cocktail dresses for up to 80 percent off. Through 5/15. 545 W. 34th St., nr. Tenth Ave., Ste. 5C (212-239-4100); 10–6.
• Prices on Nancy Cohen's semiprecious baubles are normally $150 to $600 at Bloomingdale's, but at the sale everything is up to 75 percent off. 55 Fifth Ave., nr. 12th St., seventeenth fl. (212-741-5700); 10–2.
• Everything at the Mika Inatome sale (where bridal gowns usually run $2,000 to $3,500) is up to 90 percent off. 93 Reade St., nr. Church St., second fl. (212-966-7777); by appointment only.
• Intermix extended their designer sale until today! Now, the select designer stock at Intermix is 40 percent off. Try the Chloé patent triple-strap zip-back sandals, originally $775, now only $465. Check out all their locations here. And if you purchase online, enter the code DESIGNER at checkout.
• Need a new purse? The Jennifer Alfano sample sale ends today. Prices start at $300. 257 W. 39th St., nr. Eighth Ave., tenth fl. (212-947-8748); 10–4.
STARTING TOMORROW
• A.P.C. is cleaning shop and unloading overstock for 70 percent off. Through 5/18. 35 Grand St., nr. Kent Ave., Williamsburg (347-381-3193); Fri.–Sun. (noon–7).
• Bag your beachwear with the spring sample sale at Salon 9 Showroom. Swimwear from Zimmerman, Brette Sandler, Red Carter, and Birdie Jo are 65 to 80 percent off. Through 5/20. 241 W. 37th St., nr. Seventh Ave. (212-754-1400); Fri., Mon., and Tues. (11–8).
ENDING TOMORROW
• Lela Rose’s feminine cocktail dresses, taffeta anoraks, and satin button dresses are 50 to 70 percent off. Through 5/16. 224 W. 30th St., nr. Seventh Ave., thirteenth fl. (212-947-9204); Wed.–Fri. (10–6).
• Men’s and women’s Helmut Lang and Rag & Bone clothes are 60 percent off. Through 5/16. 261 W. 36th St., nr. Eighth Ave., second fl. (212-947-8748); Wed. and Fri. (10–6); Thurs. (10–7).
• James Jeans has all styles boot-cut, straight leg, or cropped for up to 75 percent off. Through 5/16. 500 Greenwich St., nr. Spring St., Ste. 202 (212-221-4603); Wed. and Thurs. (9:30–7:30); Fri. (9:30–2:30).
• In honor of his ten-year anniversary, Yigal Azrouël is throwing a sale — prices are marked 70 percent off retail. Through 5/16. 225 W. 39th St., nr. Seventh Ave., seventh fl. (212-302-1194); Wed.–Thurs. (9–7), Fri. (9–3).
• This season’s Showroom Seven sale won’t be in the cramped sample closet. The old Tunnel building has been rented out to unload its stock of Erickson Beamon, Orla Kiely, and A&G cashmere; an Issa London long silk-jersey dress is now $308. 269 Eleventh Ave., nr. 27th St. (212-643-4810); 10–7.
• The latest dress collection and women’s ready-to-wear from Vivienne Tam is 75 percent off starting today. Through 5/16. 260 W. 39th St., nr. Seventh Ave., eleventh fl. (no phone); Wed. (9–8), Thurs. (10–7), Fri. (10–6).
• Catherine Malandrino’s designs are marked down starting today. Skirts that were $245 to $495 are now $105, and dresses that were $395 to $695 are now $225. Through 5/16. The Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18th St., nr. Sixth Ave., fourth fl. (212-388-0339); Wed.–Thurs. (8–8), Fri. (10–8).
• Preppy sportswear from Gant is 75 percent off retail prices. Shirts, blouses, and polos are under $30, sweaters are under $35, and bottoms are $25 and under. Plus, catch a blazer for $95 or outerwear accessories for under $20. Through 5/16. 20 W. 55th St., nr. Fifth Ave., eleventh fl. (212-230-1949); Wed.–Thurs. (8:30–6:30), Fri. (8:3–-5).
• Find designs from Heidi Weisel at below-wholesale prices. Sweaters start at $20 and gowns are $150. Through 5/16. 264 W. 40th St., at Seventh Ave., penthouse two (212-221-9700); Wed.–Fri. (10–6).
• Prep for beach vacations at the J Rosen Showroom, which offers deals on swimwear, flip-flops, and jewelry from Vix and Lisa Curran; cover-ups were $140 to $250 but are now $30 to $80. Through 5/16. 250 W. 39th St., nr. Seventh Ave., Ste. 510 (212-221-2349); cash only; Mon.–Fri. (9–8).
ONLINE
• Everything is 20 percent off at Cole Haan’s online store when you enter SPRING at checkout. Check out their sandals and bags. They’ve put together a whole section of beach-friendly pieces.
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Cruise Makes Amends: Moviehole is reporting that the rumors are coming true, as Tom Cruise is in talks to star as the president in director Phillip Noyce's The 28th Amendment, written by Transformers' Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. And even though it's 99 percent definite that Cruise will be president, Hillary vows to stay in the race. [Moviehole]
Columbia Gets Goosebumps: Columbia has picked up the rights to R.L. Stine's Goosebumps, the second-best-selling young-adult series behind Harry Potter. According to Scholastic's Deborah Forte, "the first generation of Goosebumps' fans are in their early 20s now," which makes us feel stupid for being so old and having read every single one. The biggest challenge facing the adaptation will be re-creating those irksome chapter-break cliffhangers every five minutes. [Variety]
Reitman Catches Air: Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking, Juno) is adapting 2002's Up in the Air, the airport-culture satire novel by Thumbsucker's Walter Kirn. The project is set up at Montecito, Ivan Reitman's company, and no, that's not nepotism, that's a coincidence. [HR]
Clooney's Blues: TNT just announced their development slate, and far and away the most tragilarious project is Delta Blues, exec produced by George Clooney, a series about a Memphis cop who is also an Elvis impersonator. According to Turner, their goal is to have 80 percent original content by 2010, so clearly our goal is to watch 80 percent less TV by 2010. [HR]
Michael Roach and Christie McNally
Total points: -80
Consolation prize: Nirvana
[Times]
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We took a break from the interview to process that kind of lifestyle. But before the party ended we cornered Sevigny again to chat about her Opening Ceremony line. "I wrapped the last season of Big Love, and I said, 'I just want to stay in New York for awhile,' and that's when we decided to do the line together. I thought it'll keep me in New York, and I can be creative and do something, not just this idle time," she explained. "You know, I really have to be in New York for at least four or five months straight to do a line so whenever that happens again we'll do it." If you insist, Chloë, but we're not sure we'd advise it considering its less-than-stellar reviews. Sevigny's also well versed in polygamist culture and fashions, compliments of her show Big Love, so we had to know what she thought of the fashions goin' on in Texas. "The women in Texas, they all wear the same dress on that compound just in a different color, so it's more like a uniform there," she said. "There are so many different compounds, and I think they all have their own kind of fashion or whatever." —Jana Winter
Photo: Courtesy of Drew Burrows
It's simple to behold — a single mattress, tucked into a dark, curtained back room of the showcase space. On it: a lithe brunette. She's perfectly quiet, but once you sit or lie down, she responds to your every move. Lie on your back, she snuggles up right next to you in a log position. Curl up in the fetal position, she spoons. The only hitch: She's 2-D. "Yeah, you can't feel the girl. That's the thing," Burrows explained as he demonstrated his invention, an "infrared sensitive" light projection (meaning it reacts, and the projected woman moves, based on an infrared sensor) called INBED. "Still, it's so nice if you're tired and worn out to have someone to curl up with."
As for satisfying those not-so-innocent late-night desires, this lady adheres to her role as steady girlfriend. Give her kiss on the check and she rolls over and buries her face in the pillow. And yes, she stays fully clothed at all times. Nonetheless, Burrows suggests his new alternative to a full-body pillow or (ugh) blow-up doll could provide late-night comfort for traders, lawyers, or any other single guy in Manhattan who simply works too hard to keep a girlfriend. Speaking of, how long has Burrows been single?
"Long enough to come up with this idea," he sighed. —Christine Lagorio
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Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards endorsing Barack Obama as Democratic nominee [Grand Rapids Press]
We hadn't previously known that David Axelrod founded the epilepsy nonprofit CURE ten years ago, after his daughter, Lauren, was diagnosed with the disease. Last night, the organization honored the Axelrods at the Yale Club, in front of a crowd that included Katie Couric and Bob Woodruff. The event was moderated (somewhat ironically) by George Stephanopoulos. We caught up with Obama's right-hand man to ask about how he manages to stay awake (or, even, alive) with all of the madness he's been going through over the past year. "You know, I figure I can sleep in November," he said. "When you are motivated, you will be surprised by how much you can do. Obviously, the work of this foundation is deeply personal to my life, and I will always work to see that it continues, and I also feel very strongly about Senator Obama." The question on everybody's mind, of course, was when Hillary Clinton will drop out. Axelrod said that the New York senator is "very committed to change," and he's not worried that she won't work with them to fight for a Democratic win in the general election. We didn't know they were officially sharing the "change" mantra now. How generous! Would they also share a ticket? "There's no ticket talk yet; it's a little premature for that, I think," Axelrod said. "But I definitely anticipate that we will work closely together." We knew that answer was coming. —Tre Borden
Mario Lopez has nothing to be ashamed about when it comes to his body.
But even he has his limits.
The former Dancing With the Stars contestant told me Playgirl has come calling....Tagline: [Sounds of tongue kissing.]
Translation: Despite what Woody Allen would have you believe, this movie might actually be hot.
The Verdict: The war between prudish, threesome-nixing director Woody Allen and his well-intentioned, threesome-publicizing publicist rages on! As you'll recall, in February, the Post reported that, in Allen's upcoming Vicky Christina Barcelona, “Penélope [Cruz] and Scarlett [Johansson] go at it in a red-tinted photography dark room, and it will leave the audience gasping.” Then, much to the chagrin of whoever paid for this movie, Woody chimed in: ''People who come and expect those exaggerations are going to be disappointed.'' But, if whoever cut this trailer is to be believed, the plot can be synopsized thusly: Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, and Javier Bardem making out with each other for 90 minutes. We anxiously await Allen's next interview, in which he'll likely announce that he's cut all these scenes from the film.
Earlier: Woody Allen Nixes Threesome, Drives Publicist Crazy
Jason Mraz is a great big cheeseball who happens to be aging well. But he’s not Justin Timberlake, that onetime pop nerd turned smooth operator, either. On his new album, the little white guy still sounds giddy to be playing funk and soul, and the man-in-a-musical thing works better than ever: Silly lyrics and the occasional burst of scatting aside, these are irresistible songs, four-eyed soul to compete with the likes of Hall & Oates.
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"Calling the principal on me, saying this and that," she said. "The poor principal was like, 'I know it's not true.' I'm like, 'I know!'" Oh, well at least the principal was on her side. That always endears kids to classmates. "I remember my freshman year in high school walking through the halls and someone was like [meathead voice] 'HARRIET!'" she went on. "I'm like, 'Dude, that means you watched it. Like, you saw it. So actually, who's, like, the loser calling out Harriet?'" Anyway, she's totally over it now. "Now I'm like, um, yeah, I look hot in a little black dress, so … whatchoo got?" Ha! Fame and hotness are the best revenge, right? But then Michelle grew thoughtful. "I wouldn't necessarily say revenge," she mused. "I think it's appreciation of where I am and knowing that they — sort of rising above. I know that's really weird, but it's sort of like a phoenix thing if everyone tries to burn you down, you're still going to rise above it." —Darrell Hartman
Related: Michelle Trachtenberg Is Totally A Method Actor
The Dior resort show. The runway was supposed to be a pool. Neat, huh?Photo: imaxtree
• Naomi Campbell might walk in Karl Lagerfeld's resort collection show for Chanel in Miami tomorrow. If she's flying we really hope she makes it. (You knew that was coming.) [Fashion Week Daily]
• Here's a peek at Christian Siriano's collection for Bluefly. By peek we mean there's a photo of his sketches and another one of him sitting next to some fabric swatches. [Flypaper]
• Tori Spelling is the new face of Skechers. It's all part of their plan to target the family market. Admit it, somewhere deep down Tori gives you the warm fuzzies. [Sassybella]
• Cate Blanchett will wear only Armani during the Cannes Film Festival. [Fashionologie]
• The leggings in Lindsay Lohan's new line have built-in knee pads. Also, it appears she used a blonde model in her promotional event in L.A. Will she go against her casting call and use her in the ad campaign? Suspense! [Hollywood Crap]
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2. The Rapture, "No Sex for Ben"
This new Timbaland-produced track from the GTA IV soundtrack is awesome, even if your name happens to be Ben. [Hyperbole]
3. Bun B feat. Lupe Fiasco, "Swang on 'em"
Bun B and Lupe rap about fast, tricked-out cars on this song from Bun's upcoming record. The production makes it sound like they're riding around in a Ford Model A with Elliot Ness in hot pursuit. [Attorney St.]
4. El-P, "Mike Douglas"
El-P drops 9/11 references over a sample of The Wall. Yes, this song is terrifying and should probably come with a prescription for Celexa. [ Passion of the Weiss]
5. Truckasauras, "Porkwich"
With a band name like that, you'd think of bluegrass or bar rock. Actually, they make synth-y dance music with a Game Boy and some keyboards. Shows what you know. [ Get Weird Turn Pro]
The breakup buzz keeps getting louder for Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo. But her camp is shooting down the split rumors.
"Not true, not true," Simpson's rep tells me. "I...
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"Has said that she does not enjoy clubbing or drinking very often, citing the latter's effects on one's skin." —Vulture's "The New Goody-Goodies" slideshow, on Amanda Bynes
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Why is this film so much darker than its predecessor?
It was kind of inherent to the material. Sometimes fans ask about the first movie, "Did Disney make you make the film so bright?" And I'm like, "No. It's a movie about spring. You know, you're coming out of winter into spring so it's this rebirth…" To me, the interest was having a battle take place on a beautiful day. I'd actually gone to the battlefield and had them plant flowers with the intention that, as the battle rages, they'd be kicking up petals. Turns out the flowers died before we got there. [Laughs.]
The attention to detail on this one is impressive.
I tend to be quite anal. But we also all learned from making the first film. For instance, halfway through, I thought, Well, did the kids stop at the dry cleaners? They've just been tramping through the snow and the costumes aren't dirty. So this time we were very conscientious that every day a little more dirt would go on the costumes, a few more tears, a bit of twig in the hair. It all adds up to a believability and a texture.
Why aren't you doing the next film in the series?
I'm tired. Largely, I've been overlapping films since the first Shrek. I've been telling my wife I've been going to take a year off since then. But largely, I want to get back to that feeling of the day I first left high school and realized I didn't have any homework, and I just had a clear head. See what comes forth.
Did you learn anything making Shrek that you used in this movie?
In animation, you get nothing for free, so you tend to think about the background a lot more. In this film, one of my favorite bits of animation is what happens with the mouse behind Reepicheep (Eddie Izzard) in the scene where he's talking about losing his tail. The mice are talking about chopping their tails off (in solidarity). And there's one mouse who's reluctant. He give a fearful look as if to say, "Do I really have to do this?"
There was a gorgeous, primordial lake with waterfalls in one scene. Was that real or CGI?
That's real. It's near the town of Haast in New Zealand. We’d been checking out another spot that we didn’t think would work, when our bus driver, who was a fly fisherman, told us there was a place just twenty minutes upstream that you could only get to by boat. That's where we ended up shooting. The water's about 40 feet deep, and you can see the trout swimming in the water. And it's that blue color. It's not enhanced. That was my favorite day of shooting. We had to fly in by helicopter or go in by jet boat. I was operating one of the motors in our raft with my right hand and the radio control with the kids' boat to help them steer. And I was directing. It was like I was a student again, student filmmaking with just twenty of us making a film. —Harold Goldberg
Howard Socol with Donatella Versace and Anna Wintour.Photo: Getty Images
"This is a full-time, seven-day-a-week job. There are a lot of things I love to do. I plan to enjoy life, travel a lot, and expand my mental and physical capacities. There is a lot on my "'I want' list." Taking another job in retailing, said the 62-year-old Socol, is not on the list. "I have no inclination to do that."…"This is a very special job," Socol continued. "It's all about creativity, energy, fashion. It's not about price. It's not about promotion. It's about the things that get a lot of retailers' juices going." Barneys is not so big so you can still be a merchant, Socol noted. "On this job, you can be a merchant, and a businessman. You can touch and feel the merchandise. You can touch and feel the people," he said.
No wonder everyone loves shopping there so much.
Finding the Right Fit: Barneys' Socol Quits, No Clear Successor [WWD]
Related: Breaking: Howard Socol Resigns From Barneys
Last night New York's Jada Yuan went to the premiere of the HBO movie Recount, starring Laura Dern, Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban, and Ed Begley Jr. The film relives what happened during the highly intense battle that took place between the day of the 2000 contested presidential election and the final decision by the Supreme Court that declared George Bush president. In the above video, see what Dern thought of being cast as Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris, how one Daily Show writer would have rewritten the ending, and just how difficult a butterfly ballot can be.
Party Lines: 'Recount' Premiere [NYM Video]
We're guessing he'll get a shave and a haircut before
the shoot.Photo: WireImage
• The first-ever Perfume Expo America closes today in New York. Oh, you didn’t hear about it? Sounds about right. Vendors are complaining about the low turnout. [Cosmetic News]
MAKEUP
• Christian Dior will launch the Dior Beauty Institute with the Hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris this September. It’s going to be the only one of its kind — featuring skin-care and beauty treatments. Can we go? [Cosmetic News]
• Beauty rules from Bobbi Brown: Don't keep mascara more than six months; don’t use a pencil for brows because it never looks natural — opt for a shadow instead; finally, test your lipsticks without any other makeup on — that’s how you find a keeper. [Makeup Divas]
• The eye shadows in M.A.C's new Electroflash line look like potted planets. Love. [Temptalia]
Photo illustration: Getty Images, iStockphoto
Sopranos Symposium at Fordham University, Final Program [Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress]
East Village: Obama's spray-painted puss is in the middle of a smackdown on Houston and Bowery between graffiti artists Shepard Fairey and MARTY. [Gothamist]
Gowanus: Nasty, toxic Gowanus Canal is where this artist dunks canvases, pulls them out months later, then displays them. See his stuff at a Park Slope gallery starting May 18. [NYP]
Greenpoint: Leave it to infrastructure watchdog Miss Heather to video the, uh, "shit juice" that bubbles out of the floor when you flush the toilet at LaGuardia Park. [Newyorkshitty]
Midtown: The Landmarks Commission has signed off on Jean Nouvel's MoMA tower (opposed by many locals), but it's still got a ways to go through the approval process. [Curbed]
Park Slope: Fifth Avenue was decked out as Paris in the fifties for the shoot of the Julia Child movie starring Meryl Streep, who was spotted in her Julia outfit. [Velvet Sea]
South Bronx: Locals will strategize tonight to keep their Key Food, the only big grocery in the area, now facing a five-fold rent hike after Vornado bought its property. [NYDN]
Tribeca: Two whole façades on Warren Street "have yet to be gentrified." Wow! Go visit them before it's too late to feel that delicious, ye-olde-Tribeca frisson! [Weblicist]
Getty Images (Christopher); courtesy of UPN
That's all well and good, but we feel it is crucial to remind you of one important fact. All those quotes from the screenwriter, in which he defends his movie, talks about refusing to send the screenplay to Christopher, and calls Christopher a "noble statesman"? That's Danny Strong! That's Jonathan from Buffy! Warren Christopher is in a fight with Jonathan from Buffy!
We like to imagine Jonathan sitting in his big chair from "Superstar" and taking a break from his vampire-slaying, secret commando work, and nightclub crooning to write the screenplay, probably in like an hour.
HBO Film About 2000 Recount Draws Protests From Democrats [NYT]
Earlier: Which ‘Buffy’ Nerd Is Writing HBO's 2000 Election Movie?
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• From an article titled “Yankees Bury Bernie Williams Under New Stadium for Good Luck”: "Not that this organization believes in curses. We're the Yankees. We believe the success of our team is based purely on our players and their on-field performance. And we act accordingly."
• From an article titled “Yankees To Build Stadiums In Every MLB City For Away Games”: "The New York Yankees are a proud, venerable franchise that should never have to be subjected to artificial turf, domes, other teams' logos, or anything unfamiliar or unfavorable."
• From an article titled “Report: Hank wants Yanks to play more like Rays”: "This is going to get turned around. If it's not turned around this year, then it will be turned around next year, by force if we have to."
—Joe DeLessio
Yankees Bury Bernie Williams Under New Stadium for Good Luck [Source]
Yankees To Build Stadiums In Every MLB City For Away Games [Source]
Report: Hank wants Yanks to play more like Rays [Source]
Okay, it's kind of obvious. But admit it, you had to scroll over the links to be sure.
Earlier: Hank Steinbrenners Greatest Hits
In the few clips we saw (you can watch more here and here), it became immediately apparent that Stylista will be carefully constructed to mimic The Devil Wears Prada. Slowey's office vaguely looks like Meryl Streep's from the film, and when Slowey enters it, she carelessly flops her coats onto one of two assistant desks outside, just like in the movie. Her icy demeanor is blatantly imitative of Streep's in the film, and even the cruel intonation and (less entertaining) phrasing is similar. Which makes sense for producers who may want to cash in on the excitement people had for the movie. But the problem is, Meryl's character was based on Anna Wintour, the most powerful woman at the most powerful magazine in fashion. And Anne Slowey, for all her talents, is not the most powerful woman at a magazine that is not the most powerful one in fashion. For her to imitate Meryl-imitating-Anna feels embarrassing. It highlights in a painfully obvious way how desperately Elle wants to be Vogue. And it's uncomfortable.
The thing is, Elle is better when it doesn't try to be Vogue! It's more fun, more honest, and more accessible. It's much better represented by Nina Garcia on Project Runway, who is funny, a little awkward, and real. You feel like you would want to know Nina and have her tell you how to dress up. That's exactly the kind of feeling a fashion magazine that isn't Vogue should try to instill in readers. Not this haughty, holier-than-thou thing that Slowey is doing on Stylista. The last thing this world needs is more people trying to be like Anna Wintour. One is enough, thank you.
Of course, we'll probably relish every painful second of this series anyway. —Chris Rovzar
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#63 Marc Jacobs Co-founder and Designer at Marc Jacobs International Marc Jacobs didn’t invent the West Village, but his five stores there have made it into a precious, pricey, overpopulated, well-corduroyed, bubble-skirted dreamland. There’s a store for men, one for women, two for accessories and one for noun-named children.
Okay, we love Marc, and though his West Village stores have probably influenced the neighborhood, he just seems a little out of place on this list. We appreciate that the Observer folk wanted to be creative with the list and give him a shout-out, but the dude is no Barbara Corcoran. We mean, he's sandwiched between hotelier André Balazs (number 62) and Richard LeFrak (number 64), who owns 5,000 apartments in the city. No harm in asking "Which of these is not like the other?" from time to time.
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We're down to the wheat, if that's what you want to call it.Photo: Courtesy of CW
It's a tight contest — even resident horndog Nigel Barker doesn't seem to be batting his bedroom eyes at anyone in particular — but that won't stop us from making predictions about the contestants' chances.
Photo: Courtesy of CW
Photo: Courtesy of CW
Photo: Courtesy of CW
"Irreverent sampling."Photo illustration: Getty Images, Courtesy of Fornari
We checked out the Fornari corporate Website (which owns Fornarina) to determine if this is indeed a good match. Here's how the brand describes itself:
Magenta-tinted vitality. Irreverent sampling. Mischievous style surfing. Fornarina is all about experimentation, with an unmistakable twist: a merry blend of femininity and irony. The Fornarina world is never gray or dead serious. Au contraire: vivacious and smart, always.
A match made in a brightly hued heaven or what?
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