Allen, 56, appears to have left her face alone and kept her body trim with yoga (she used to run a yoga studio here in Great Barrington). 'People all want to know why I haven't been doing more films,' she said, sitting over coffee at her country breakfast table several weeks ago and shooing away one of her cats with a spray bottle.
"These days all somebody has to do is Google you and they know how old you are. I would show up for roles that were written for somebody in their early 50s, and people would say, 'You can't do that, you look too young,' but if I showed up for a role for somebody in their early 40s then the people would say, 'Well, but she's 50.'
"I'm from a generation of fantastic actresses. It's a big pool of really wonderful actresses, and so many of them we never even get to see on the screen anymore."
She ticked off several — Jessica Lange, Debra Winger, Julie Hagerty. [LAT]
 Times Online | Seasonal Sales Lack Spring Wall Street Journal - By KELLY CROW The flagship spring art auctions that concluded Friday in New York City showed that art buyers, with a few spectacular exceptions, have begun to tighten their purse-strings amid lingering economic uncertainties. Bacon Triptych Auctioned for Record $86 Million Sotheby's shares jump as Bacon artwork sells for record price |
 New York Times | Networks Anticipate the Fall Cautiously New York Times - By BILL CARTER At the party after the Fox network’s presentation of its fall schedule on Thursday, an executive from one of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies looked around and said, “Finally, we had a real upfront. Not much new to watch in TV's fall lineup An Upfront Week in Review |
 Turkish Press | Cannes '08: Michael Moore's new movie: 'Dangerous' Los Angeles Times - The tentative title for Michael Moore’s next documentary is “While America Slept.” It’s not a movie about Ambien. Returning to the Cannes Film Festival, where the riled-up filmmaker launched “Sicko” a year ago and won the festival’s top honor for ... Michael Moore sees danger in "Fahrenheit" follow-up Moore: `Fahrenheit 9/11' follow-up is not a sequel |
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Hooker booker Temeka Lewis promised to share dirty details about former governor Eliot Spitzer with the Feds as part of a plea bargain. Multitasking Staten Island congressman Vito Fossella continued to insist he’d run for reelection despite getting busted for drinking, driving, and having a secret family. Former Jersey governor Jim McGreevey pleaded poverty in the trial to divorce Dina Matos McGreevey, claiming he’d purchased furniture at a Huffman Koos closeout sale. Four city officials were alleged to have taken $1 million in bribes from busing companies hauling special-ed students. Tishman Speyer and the MTA scrapped their billion-dollar deal to develop the West Side rail yards.
A master of disguise knocked over local banks dressed as a rabbi or Indiana Jones. In the Heights and August: Osage County pulled in armfuls of Tony nominations. Eloise’s portrait returned to its place of honor at the Plaza. Francis Bacon’s massive Triptych sold for $86 million at Sotheby’s, quelling fears of an art-world recession. Li’l Boss Hank Steinbrenner threatened to bring the hammer down if Joe Girardi didn’t start winning some games. Mike D’Antoni was introduced as the new Knicks coach. MTV rolled out plans to shoot The Real World: Brooklyn. Rapper Remy Ma’s jailhouse nuptials were postponed when her fiancé tried to sneak in a handcuff key. And Robert Rauschenberg, who married sculpture to painting in the Village half a century ago, died at age 82. — Mark Adams
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Now, we know Zoe loves her some Erin Fetherston. But couldn't she find a dress more...defining? And a leopard caftan number only works on the Golden Girls. At right, she just may be wearing our grandmother's window valence.Photo: Getty Images
Though we give her props for having the gumption to wear that furry black jacket twice, we do wish she'd treat leopard print like ice cream—a treat not for every day. And then, on the right, she gets a bit cutesy. The contrast is too startling. Photo: Getty Images
These looks are much better; however the dress on the left is a little too Miss America for our taste. The center dress somehow makes her look both too old and too young. At right, Zoe gets it right — or maybe the dress is just hypnotizing us into liking it.Photo: Getty Images
Fashion Scoops: ZOE JOINS THE CRUSH [WWD]
However, I would like to commend you on your interview of William Shatner, which changed forever the way I view the handsome star of Boston Legal.
Maya01 accuses us of having a pro-Archuletan bias. Also, she calls us journalists!
"You are the most biased "critics" I've ever seen! You've been praising David Archuleta from day one and always criticizing David Cook in the harshest terms. Aren't you "journalists" supposed to be professionals and tell the truth? At least you should write constructively rather than just being over-enthused little David' fans. Shame on you!"
Anne4swan thinks we're missing the real conspiracy:
"Are the people that think David A. is better than David C. the same people who voted for Jason Castro??? (No, those were different people. —Ed.) Exactly how did Jason get past the audition round??? He was horrible!!"
Lct1012 takes issue with our critical standards:
"David A. needed to be eliminated a long time ago!!!!!!!!!!! He's not all that. And anyone who thinks David Cook doesn't have talent has their taste up their butts!"
Htimsrj1 calls us out by name:
"Kois and Brown, you guys are yellow journalists. You are just trying to stir it up, but lamely. There is no conspiracy."
KarenLaRae is the voice of reason:
"I know American Idol is a competition -- but I don't see why one has to trash one David in order to praise another David. Frankly, I like BOTH Davids."
Kikki13201 is just full of great ideas:
"All Cook does is scream! Every song he sings ends with his famous scream! After watching Fantashia on stage last night Cook and Fantasia should make an album together and name it "Scream Fest" and they also need to get rid of Paula who is always after the boys on stage! She acts like a moron!"
If David Cook wins, Peytonizer predicts dire consequences for the show:
"If David Cook wins my fiance and I will no longer watch American Idol, along with alot of other people we associate with."
Floranceakey makes a salient point:
"FOR A 17 YEARS HE IS AMAZING SINGER DAVID U HAVE MY VOTE ANYTIME, THE REST OF YAS TRY AND BE POLITE TO THIS KID MAN HE CAN SING AND HE IS GOING ALL THE WAY IF WE SEND THIS TO DAVID A PLZ PEOPLE . U JUST WISH IYS WAS U SINGING AND GOING THROUGH THIS HOW WOULD U FEEL BAD RIGHT SO GROW UP AND REALIZE THIS IS A KID TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR HIMSELF NO FOR U OR ME OR OTHERS ARE WATCHING PLZ BE NICE AND THINK WHAT UR SAYING ABOUT HIM HE IS SWEET YOUNG GENTLE MEN TRYING GET HIS LIFE TOGETHER FOR HIM SELF"
Julio5 strongly disagreed with another commenter:
Jennim is wise beyond her years:
"Talk about biased!!!! This artical definately one sided. The differences between the 2 Davids is that one takes chances and steps "out" every week and the other basically sings the same song over and over. They both sing extremely well and have exceptionaly tallent. David C. had my vote weeks ago when he sang Billy Jean and I couldn't remember who sang the the origional (and no I am not 14, I gratuated in the 80's) That's the kind of impact that America is looking for in an American Idol, not just someone that can sing."
Tareuhhhhhh thinks we're all pathetic:
"You all are pathetic. David Cook is an amazing singer. Just because little David has the sympathy over his paralyzed vocal chords does not make Cook a bad singer."
...but later clarifies:
"Sorry about the 'You are all pathetic' I think I just meant that to the writer of the article."
Also, several grandmothers weighed in:
"This was a stupid article, written by someone who is just plain jealous. Both David's are good, either one deserves to win and my husband and I will Vote for who we think can go on and do well... I'm 55, I vote, go to the Idol Tours and take my grandkids! Hey it's better than watching some sex infested tv show! Go American Idol!" —Grandmanancy
"I am a 62 year old grandmother who has watched idol since it started.In truth David A. has talent but can not compare to David C as a total performer or Carly who basically should have been in the final 3. In time with practice on performing on a whole for all ages not just the under 18 ages he will develope and grow but he seems insecure and yes shy as a performer. Where as David C performs from the heart w/ a smile w/appeal for all ages and appeal w/all types of music just not ballots."—Patb
"This young man is only 17 and his father is still his gardian and responsible for his welfare. He is a good father , just looking out for his underage son. The producers should , if they have underage children, understand where he is coming from. They would probably do the same. A mother, grandmother of 15 and greatgrandmother of 8. —Ksisk
"One more comment from the 'older generation' I am a 58 year old female teacher and although I admire both Davids, my vote has to go to Cook... Although I feel David A. is a natural talent, has a smooth voice and would appeal to young teens and 58 year old 'Grandmas,' you can't compare the amount of homework and maturity David Cook has over David A. I wish them both well, but I think the title should go to the one who most earned it and learned by this experience. David Cook...final grade from this teacher A+" —Busy24seven
Earlier:Have the ‘American Idol’ Producers Turned Against David Archuleta?
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Cops, transit officials in power struggle [NYDN]
The claim is that Whitney did not try out for top model but was approached on a plane by someone from the show. She was already doing modeling as a size 2 or 4 but because she was closer to a 4 she was a little too big for the show as a regular model. They told her that if she went and gained 10-20 pounds they would definitely put her on the show as "the plus-size model". [via Juzwiak's Four Four]
2. Jason Mraz, "Butterfly"
Mraz's new album is titled We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, purportedly a comment on the state of the music business. This track, though, sounds like it was stolen in the mid-nineties. [Mixtape Maestro]
3. Young MC, "Know How Theme (Bmore Remix)"
Aaron LaCrate and Debonair Samir somehow make Young MC, well, young again. [Notes From a Different Kitchen]
4. Birdman feat. Lil Wayne, "I Run This (Remix)"
On this remix of the new single from Birdman, Weezy says that he'll "be here when you come for me." That makes sense, considering that it seems impossible to get away from him these days. [First Up!]
5. Shearwater, "The Rainbow"
Shearwater releases a stunning cover of this Talk Talk classic that shimmers and terrifies. Don't expect a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow; just a really distraught leprechaun. [Pitchfork] —Ehren Gresehover
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Just because Palermo's threads cost less than your morning latte doesn't mean she goes through them like you do breakfast, however. "I keep everything, because with fashion, everything comes back around. So I like to bring it back and reuse it," she explained. It's no trouble because of her massive closet space, she added. Did she have as much as Mariah Carey, who most recently showed off her 3,000-square-foot closet on Oprah? "She's my next-door neighbor," Palermo said. "I have an entire walk-in closet room — an entire room." Lucky girl! But is it as big as Mariah's? "I don't know. It's a good size," she offered. But, like, could it be a bedroom if she put furniture in it? "Yes." Okay. That's the answer we were looking for. — Bennett Marcus
If you're looking for avatars of extraterrestrial divinity, the epistemology of designer hallucinogens, or any of the other trippy themes that recur through the author's vast oeuvre, they're simply nowhere to be found. The novel, which was written before the author discovered drugs, runaways, and the Age of Aquarius generally, tells the story of Bruce "Skip" Stevens, a straitlaced young go-getter who wants to make a killing in sales. Skip meets a nice girl and they get married, and the bulk of the plot involves how he can get into the typewriter racket at a cost that will allow him and his wife to set up a business together. Not only are there no androids — there's no uneasiness about the American dream, no Beat-generation longings to break out of the trap, no doubts or qualms anywhere to be found. Though the book is beautifully drawn and poignantly persuasive, and though it even has a notably un-Dickian happy ending, it can be read today only as tragedy — a story of paradise lost, both to Dick and to the generation of writers who, like him, could never again equate a paycheck and a picket fence with lasting happiness. —Josh Ozersky
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The governor of New York pays about $1,250 a month for a two-bedroom, rent-stabilized apartment in central Harlem, even while owning a home upstate in Guilderland and having unfettered access to the 40-room Governor's Mansion in Albany.
See, it's fine for you to be just like us. It's another thing entirely for you to be just like us, but also have a way, way better deal on your apartment.
Paterson Pays A Stabilized Rate of Rent [NYS]
As if about-to-give-birth Jessica Alba doesn't have enough to worry about, her dogs went MIA the other day.
I'm happy to report they weren't lost for long, and they're...What is hilarious is that when you take all these characters out of New York, they just look like dumb freaks. It's like getting confused which day is Halloween and arriving in full-on costume on October 29th instead—oops. We went through a special check-in at JFK. Needless to say, the plane ride was like a bloody sniffing contest. Also, all the staff were gay men (ridiculously dressed in skanky outfits and body glitter). It was impossible to get a drink during the flight because all the staff were busy sucking dick in the lavatory.
• Chanel got a new 270-square-foot space in Bergdorf Goodman for its new makeup counter, which includes a makeup "play station." Um, Sephora? Are you watching your back? [WWD]
• The FDA is considering passing legislation that would change the voluntary system for inspecting imported cosmetics to a mandatory system. Because, you know, when things are “voluntary,” people volunteer not to do them. And the long arm of the law isn't having it anymore. [Cosmetics News]
SKIN
• Laura DeLuisa LaRocca, founder and president of Rocca Skincare, is launching the Cellular Gold Complex collection in July, which will feature real gold as an ingredient. She says gold stimulates cell regeneration and aids anti-aging. At $95 to $175, it's cheaper than Botox. [WWD]
• Tattoos need sun protection, too! Protect yours with Tattoo Goo (just $7) so they don’t fade or look weird. [Bella Sugar]
HAIR
• A London salon features a new blow-dry treatment that straightens hair for an alleged three months. Gisele swears by it. [Daily Mail]
FRAGRANCE
• DSquared2 will launch She Wood for women this September, a follow-up to He Wood for men. It’s designed for “cool girls who wear men’s scents.” So we guess that means you don't have to steal your boyfriend's cologne anymore. [Now Smell This]
New York According to the Waverly Inn [Blackbook]
Lauren Lee Smith can see dead people.
At least beginning this fall.
Looking to fill the void left by the departures of Gary Dourdan and Jorja Fox, The L Word veteran is joining...
Welcome to the justice system's new nightmare.
Pauly Shore has filed a motion in L.A. Superior Court opposing horror meister Wes Craven's request to have the Jury Duty star's...Traffic agent Eric Celemi spotted a double-parked car in the Bronx one afternoon and proceeded to write out a standard ticket. The owner of the car, a young woman, turned up while he was writing out the citation and tried to protest it. It turned out her boyfriend, Eladro Mata, was a cop, and he also tried to talk Celemi out of the ticket. But the traffic agent persisted — it was already written, after all — and tried to put the ticket on the woman's windshield. That's when Mata shoved him, and then proceeded to punch him repeatedly in the head.
Eventually, some on-duty cops turned up and tried to sort everything out. In the end, Celemi, who was waiting for an ambulance to tend to his gushing wounds, was arrested and shipped off to the station house.
At this point, the assembled crowd applauded.
To us this sounds pretty brutal (officer Mata was eventually stripped of his gun and badge but not charged with a felony), but again, we don't own cars. Is this standard? And, by not charging the aggressive cop for beating up a traffic officer, is the Police Department quietly condoning this kind of rage? Because we get mad at people for things like walking too slowly on the sidewalk, but we've never beaten the crap out of anybody for it. We had no idea you could get a round of applause for it.
Traffic enforcer says officer beat him bloody for parking summons [NYDN]
There's no doubt in my mind the teen daughter of Gwen Stefani's hubby, Gavin Rossdale, could well be on her way to becoming New York City's next It girl.
Nineteen-year-old...
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Model Profile: Anna Kuchkina
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Tagline: "Joss Whedon invites you to a world not far from our own."
Translation: Let's hope Fox doesn't fuck this up like Firefly!
The Verdict: Although we're pretty much excited about anything Joss Whedon does, we have to admit that we were a little worried that Dollhouse's plot about a programmable fantasy-for-hire woman who becomes self-aware might be a tad bit silly. What is this, the Stepford Slayer? Then the trailer leaked, and we're all done being worried. What's not to love? As the "active" named Echo, Eliza Dushku flaunts about five different identities, tears up the dance floor, and pistol-whips some dude. The trailer also gives us a peek at Olivia Williams as the ruthless Dollhouse madam, Tahmoh Penikett as an FBI agent hell-bent on tracking down the super-secret operation, and Fran Kranz as a nerdy programmer who delivers what we assume was Whedon's verbatim pitch to Fox: "This is an awesome gig! This is cutting-edge science in a house full of full of hot chicks!" We're sorry we ever doubted you, Joss. —Tammy Oler
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Julian Schnabel Lowers Price on Pink Unit [WSJ]
Berend Strik’s Swimming Pool Franschhoek (2008)Courtesy of the artist and Tilton Gallery
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So in short, no one fell in the pool.
WEB EXTRA: Chanel Cruise Show at Raleigh Hotel [CBS4 via Fashionologie]
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It's time to sing another chorus of "America the Beautiful (And Eva Ain't Too Shabby Either"). Ugly Betty star America Ferrera continues to contradict her Ugly series moniker...
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T.I. may want to start saving up for some therapy sessions right about now.
The hit-making hip-hopster and girlfriend Tameka "Tiny" Cottle (formerly of the R&B vocal group...
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Borough Park: An indictment has been handed to the landlord who, in 2002, planted a bomb on a tenant who owed him $100,000. The bomb went off, the tenant lost a leg, and the landlord faces ten years in prison. And you're mad your apartment is never the right temperature. [NYDN]
Coney Island: Developer Thor Equities will make this the "Summer of Hope" at the amusement park, complete with the world's smallest horse and woman, largest alligator, and a 1,000-pound rat. Sounds like a typical Tuesday night out for us. [Curbed]
Downtown Brooklyn: There's a chance that members of MTV's The Real World shooting in the BK this summer may live in the new BellTell lofts on Willoughby Street. But the real question is this: Will they do shirtless Jell-O shots with Marty Markowitz? [Brooklyn Paper]
Lower Manhattan: David Byrne hopes you'll come "play" (via an organ he's rigged up) the Battery Maritime Building … then hop a ferry and go visit Governors Island while you're at it. [Downtown Express]
Meatpacking District: That pedestrian chill-out plaza at the five-way meatpacking junction of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort is complete. We're all for the controversial "breast" bollards, but who really wants to sit in the middle of a hot, unshaded street? [Villager via Curbed]
Upper East Side: Cops apparently messed up the rescue of a raccoon stuck in a tree on 88th Street and sleep-darted it to death. Can you imagine how the cops treat the raccoons in poorer neighborhoods? [Gothamist]
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"[It was] really surreal because you're sitting around a round table and everyone was like, 'Well, Batman wouldn't say that.' And someone would be like, 'Yeah, but the thing about Superman is…' It was so fun … like this superhero theater camp." —Adam Brody on the short, surreal life of Warner Bros.' Justice League movie [MSN]
"Cirque du steamy nights with the New Kids!" —Jordan Knight describes the dance moves of the reunited New Kids on the Block [US]
"I'm not trying to prove anything on this album. I could never impersonate Tom Waits. I just love his music." —We'd actually like to hear Scarlett Johansson impersonate Tom Waits [Starpulse]
"As one of the leading fake memoirists, I constantly get asked how do you remember scenes and dialogue from when you were 15 or 13? And I'm amazed by that question, because I think, `Well, how can you not?'"—Augusten Burroughs [AP via Yahoo]
When it comes to pumping iron, this Iron Man star definitely doesn't hide it—although she probably wishes she had.
Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays Robert Downey Jr.'s gorgeous...
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The deepest, darkest secret harbored by the New York Yankees first baseman is that whenever he is in a prolonged hitting funk, he wears a gold lamé, tiger-stripe thong under his uniform.
Now, a quick look at Giambi’s output the last few years would seem to indicate that he’s been wearing that thong pretty much nonstop since 2003. But no! He occasionally lends it to teammates — including current Yanks Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon, and Robinson Cano — to help them break out of their slumps. Giambi says it “works every time,” which makes us think two things: One, nobody can ever again claim these Yankees are too highly paid to be close-knit — for goodness sake, they’re sharing thongs! And two, if this thing really works, why not thongs for everybody! When you’re in last place, what do you have to lose? —Joe DeLessio
Bronx Cheer [Portfolio]
Millions will vote for the latest American Idol. Only nine will spend the summer with him.
Tickets for this summer's annual American Idols Live! Tour are set to go on sale Saturday...
"Was that directed at me, dude?"Photo courtesy of ABC
And for every wisecrack, there's a definite implication that something bad, bad, bad is about to happen, some event that left our favorite people looking deeply screwed-up in that big, empty airplane and reluctantly prepared to tell the world a whole lot of lies.
The Future: Shell Shock and Family Reunions
Shell-shocked, looking unbelievably sad (and annoyed by Jack, who is striving for a leaderly tone and achieving only a punchy, damaged one), the O6 are flown to the mainland. Their families greet them, except for Sayid (who Hurley sweetly introduces to his folks) and Kate, who stares around sadly and kisses Aaron on the head.
They give a press conference during which Jack does hit that leaderly tone, if by leader you mean Nixon. Nosy reporters pepper them with questions they've researched on Lostpedia: What happened to Jin, wouldn't the U.S. marshal know if Kate were pregnant, etc. Behind the hangar, Sayid is reunited with his lost love, Nadia, a moment poisoned by our knowledge that she'll be dead within weeks.
Then we get a bunch of family follow-up: In Korea, Sun visits angry bigwig dad, blames him for Jin's death, and tells him she's bought a controlling interest in his company! Intriguing. Ballsy, too.
Then, in a great spooky sequence, Hurley is back in his megamansion, but no one's there. Just a coconut. And whispering. He grabs a statue of Jesus, throws open the door and … SURPRISE! A tropical-themed birthday party. Sweet but clueless. Everyone's there: Sayid and his lady love; Kate and her fake baby; Hurley's dad, who has fixed his car, another lovely moment that's wrecked when Hurley notices something horrible: The odometer has the Numbers.
Finally, in a church filled with his O6 buddies, Jack gives an overdue funeral speech in which he talks about missing his dad, a touching moment poisoned by our knowledge that HIS EVIL SPOOKY DEAD DAD IS OUT THERE MESSING WITH ALL OUR HEADS. A blonde Australian woman approaches and tearfully fills him in on the whole My-Daughter-Claire-Is-Your-Sister thing. Jack puts his hand to his forehead, twitches like Nixon on electroshock, and shoots Kate a guilty glance about the whole We've-Accidentally-Kidnapped-This-Woman's-Grandson thing.
The Present: Incipient Genocide and Fifteen-Year-Old Crackers
Huddled on the beach, Team Jack activates the SAT phone and eavesdrops on the copter folks bickering about a station called "The Orchid." Against Juliet's objections and accompanied by Kate, Jack heads off into the forest bleeding from his appendix wound and savior complex, intent on finding the copter. The two run into Sawyer, Spooky, and Aaron, and Sawyer freaks them out with the news that Claire is gone. Then this group splits like an amoeba, with Sawyer making the unlikely heroic choice to help Jack out, while Kate goes to the beach with Spooky and baby Aaron.
Back on the beach, Twitchy is twitching compassionately because of the whole imminent-genocide thing. So when Sayid hotly boats into their midst, Twitchy arranges to ferry people to the freighter in shifts. He rounds up a bunch of red shirts, plus Sun and Jin. On the raft, Jin smiles at his wife, who is cuddling Aaron, and says, "I told you I'd get you off the island," a gorgeous tableau utterly wrecked by our knowledge that he's about to die and take those extras with him.
On the freighter, Jin and Sun are surprised to see Michael, who gets all shouty and defensive. And while the boat's engines are fixed, the ship's navigation has gone haywire … and it's discovered that there's a massive pile of C-4 explosives below decks! I = confused.
Meanwhile, Ben is taking Hurley and Locke over to the Orchid, to "move the island," a "measure of last resort." Alrighty. He unearths a buried box containing fifteen-year-old saltines (which Hurley eats), a mirror, and some binoculars and Morse-codes out a message to … someone, but let's be logical and assume it's the Others. When Team Ben (c'mon, Locke's never really been in charge) get to the Orchid, the Jerks are already there, so Ben deputizes Locke to enter the station and says he'll handle the bully boys.
Somewhere in there, Kate and Sayid — man, there's a lot of movement in this episode! — are off in the forest searching for Jack when they're surrounded by Others, including Richard "Eyeliner" Alpert. At the end, we get a big elegiac, unsettling montage, with Sun's hair floating in the air, various players tromping in various directions looking variously worried and stalwart, and Ben getting clocked in the head by the Hottest Jerk. It might as well be subtitled "Something Bad's About to Happen!"
What We Now Know
• Sun, you little wheeler dealer. She's like a pregnant Joan Collins. Also, we're suspecting her of being up to something sneaky on the ship — all that floating hair and cryptic facial expression and elegiac music made us suspicious. But maybe that makes no sense. Man, this show makes us paranoid.
• Oceanic Airlines has some PR people with terrible EQ.
• The Orchid is a greenhouse. Which strikes the wonderful Jeff Jensen as ominous for some striking reasons: Please go read his recap! He's a crazy genius.
The Wha? Factor
• What's up with Sun, anyway? Who's the second person she mentioned as being responsible for Jin's death?
• When did Sawyer get so damned selfless?
• Where are they "moving the island"? Through time? And while they're at it, can they move us two weeks forward so we can see the finale already? —Emily Nussbaum
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Serious chat aside, we couldn't resist asking about Project Runway Canada, which Iman hosts and we hear is all the rage among our northern neighbors. She said the Canadian contestants were impressive designers, but not impressive business people. "I think in terms of the designers, the Americans are more aware of what the show will do for them and what they'll be able to leverage," she explained. "After all, it is a business. Canadians are not really aware of that." —Tre Borden
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Anna's new pet.Photo: Getty Images
Memo Pad: REPORTING FOR DUTY [WWD]
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FINANCE
• Carl Icahn's proxy battle for Yahoo is hurtling forth, despite a strong pushback from Yahoo's CEO. [MarketWatch]
• An eerily quiet round of pink-slipping has begun on Wall Street. [NYT]
• After Blackstone reported a first-quarter loss of $251 million yesterday, the company's stock … went up 6 percent. [NYP]
REAL ESTATE
• The century-old De Lorenzos metalwork shop in Soho is shuttering its doors as its owner sold the building to a (shocker) luxury-condo developer. [NYT]
• Donald Trump is suing a condo developer in Israel who licensed the Trump name. "They announce with tremendous fanfare that Trump is their partner. Then, instead of building, they flip the site," he says. [NYP]
• Condé Nast is rejoining the West Side rail-yards bid. [NYO]
LAW
• Lawyers are up in arms about the Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's move to strip state public-pension credits from attorneys who did work for school and other government entities. [Law.com]
• The American Red Cross and Johnson & Johnson are still in a legal battle over the red cross symbol. [NYT]
• Prosecutors allege that a landlord tried to kill a tenant he wanted to evict from a commercial building in Brooklyn. With a bomb. [amNY]
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• Patrick Demarchelier reportedly shot pregnant Angelina Jolie for the July cover of Vanity Fair. [NYP]
• The Marc Jacobs store employee arrested Monday for stealing $62,000 has been released from jail on bail. He's been charged with one account of grand larceny in the second degree. [WWD]
• Rumor has it Balmain has a men's line in the works designed by head womenswear designer Christophe Decarnin. [WWD]
• The CEO of Christian Dior Couture is jumping ship to Hugo Boss. The former Boss CEO left after disagreements with investors. [British Vogue]
• How is it that LVMH is scoring double-digit profits while it seems everyone else is in the hole? CEO and magic moneyman Bernard Arnault expects the cash to keep flowing. [WWD]
• Agyness Deyn was photographed jumping stark naked from a fire escape. She was doing a photo shoot, and some people got a real eyeful. (Warning: photos NSFW) [Sun via Fashionologie]
• Naomi Campbell met with Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday. She told reporters they talked about world issues like the Chinese earthquake and Burma cyclone. Now we feel a bit silly for thinking she might walk in the Chanel resort show yesterday. [British Vogue]
• Jerry Hall is pulling a Daphne Guinness and putting 450 items from her wardrobe up for auction to benefit charity, including the wedding dress she wore when she married Mick Jagger in 1990. It's expected to fetch at least $600. [Fashion Week Daily]
• Rolling Stone Bryan Jones (found dead in 1969 at the bottom of his pool) inspired Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel resort collection, which walked in Miami last night and culminated with a synchronized-swim show. [WWD]
• Socialite Denise Rich has the best spot for her yacht at Cannes for the film festival. She'll host a faaaabulous party on it to benefit her cancer charity. Cheek kisses, Denise. [NYP]
• Kanye West performed with four topless dancers wearing space helmets at Gustavino's Wednesday night to promote Casio's new G-Shock watch. Ugh. [NYP]
Bush: "How come I only get one thingy to talk into?"Photo: Getty Images
• Chuck Todd and friends call this a big gift to Obama: Bush's comments took attention away from Hillary Clinton after her big win, gave Obama an easy, unpopular target in the president, and helped array the Democrats behind their presumptive nominee. [First Read/MSNBC]
• Andrew Romano also calls Bush's comments a gift and thinks Bush is not at all helping McCain. [Stumper/Newsweek]
• Whoops: James P. Rudin reveals that McCain was actually in favor of talking to Hamas only a couple of years ago and calls McCain's criticisms of Obama "either the height of hypocrisy or a case of political amnesia." [WP]
• Kevin Drum thinks McCain will "wriggle" out the potentially huge flip-flop with some creative interpretation of the language he used. [Political Animal/Washington Monthly]
• Noam Scheiber notes that the Bush's comments proved that if there's one thing he's good at, it's unifying the Democrats, including Hillary Clinton. [Stump/New Republic]
• Matthew Yglesias wonders what exactly those afraid of speaking to Iran believe would happen if we did. How exactly would Iran's prestige be enhanced? What would that "prestige" allow them to do? [Atlantic]
• David Limbaugh says it's absurd that, while Democrats refer to Bush's foreign policy as "cowboy diplomacy," Bush's drawing a comparison to the appeasement of Hitler has the Democrats and mainstream media going "ballistic." [Town Hall]
• Jonathan Chait stresses the point that Bush's attack on Obama was unprecedented because it occurred on foreign soil. [Plank/New Republic]
• Marc Ambinder tries to understand McCain's perspective: For the past week he's been distancing himself from Bush, and on a day he stressed post-partisanship, he let Bush "step on his message." Was there any kind of coordination going on? [Atlantic]
• Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jim Rutenberg think Bush's comments underscore his willingness and intention to use his "presidential platform" to influence the election. [NYT]
• Massimo Calabresi thinks Bush is using Obama to remain relevant, and that Obama, apparently eager to take on the president, welcomes the chance to tie McCain and Bush together. [Time]
• Rick Klein and Mike Elmore think yesterday's biggest surprise was how the spat reflected on Obama's standing in his party. Bush didn't even need to mention Obama's name to "spark a firestorm back home," and the way the party Establishment rallied "felt like a general election." [Note/ABC News]
• John Dickerson writes that the emerging debate fits in with the strategy the candidates will use against each other, namely, picking the other's "running mate": Obama will pick Bush for McCain, and McCain, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for Obama. [Slate] —Dan Amira
Related: Republican Consultant Alex Castellanos: Obama Has 60 Percent Odds of Winning
Obama, Mr. Center of the Universe
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Bar RefaeliPhoto: WireImage
Let's commence outfit judging with Bar Refaeli. She looks great. What more can we say? Not going into the army has done wonders for her skin.
At left is Italian PR gal Tiziana Rocca displaying a very Cannes side slit, which would have worked better with a higher neckline and push-up bra. In the middle is a very preggers Angelina Jolie (obviously). Her neckline and bosom are perfection. At the right we have the striking Eva Longoria. Is it just us or does the bottom of her dress look like it could do something vicious to anyone who gets in her shot?Photo: Getty Images
Look, it's Rachel Leigh Cook! Where has she been since our tweens? She looks adorable, but the dress needs a tug up. And look! It's Natalie Imbruglia! Where has she been since our tweens? Wait, we know! Getting a grown-up haircut. At right Julianne Moore looks like one of those ornate vases from the Czech Republic. Which is fine, if you're a vase.Photo: Getty Images
On the left is Hofit Golan, Israeli model and TV presenter. She could afford to loan some of that push-up action to little Rachel Leigh Cook. And we'd guess walking the carpet would be easier if she had brought her other leg. On the right, a panda walked the carpet at the Kung Fu Panda premiere. This is the country that embraced Jerry Lee Lewis, after all.Photo: Getty Images
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