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Reuters - As Hollywood recovers from a
tumultuous writers walkout that ended in February, U.S.
television networks are bracing for a possible actors strike
that could delay the upcoming fall TV season.
Reuters - As Hollywood recovers from a
tumultuous writers walkout that ended in February, U.S.
television networks are bracing for a possible actors strike
that could delay the upcoming fall TV season.
AP - "The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind." George Michael, kicking off his first North American tour in 17 years.
AP - "The '90s were a bit of a disaster for me in so many ways. On a personal level, I don't think I could have toured. Also I had some physical problems with my back that are now sorted and I just wasn't in the right state of mind." George Michael, kicking off his first North American tour in 17 years.
AP - Rapper Young Jeezy was charged with driving under the influence and speeding after he was pulled over on an Atlanta highway early Wednesday.
AP - A Senate panel rejected calls Thursday to ban certain swear words on Australian TV following an inquiry prompted by a popular series on restaurant kitchens with foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay.
AP - WASHINGTON (AP) The crowd at Tim Russert's funeral Wednesday would have made a great panel on his Sunday morning news show.
AP - WASHINGTON (AP) The crowd at Tim Russert's funeral Wednesday would have made a great panel on his Sunday morning news show.
AP - Google Inc.'s YouTube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent filmmakers to a global audience.
Reuters - A "Hamlet" set in a
contemporary military government is a reasonable concept. But
"Hamlet" needs more than a current idea: It needs well-paced
staging and top-flight acting.
Do you have the nerve?Photo: FilmMagic
• Blonde Betty is meant for dying hair down there. It comes in many shades, like hot pink, but more important, it comes with stencils of dolphins and hearts. Down-there dying is one thing, but below-the-belt hot-pink dolphins are quite another. [Girls in the Beauty Department/Glamour]
MAKEUP
• When Lauren Conrad gets her makeup done, her makeup artist always has her do her own liquid liner with On the Edge from Avon’s Mark line ($5). [She Finds]
FRAGRANCE
• Laura Mercier created only 3,000 limited-edition bottles of Nuits Enchantées, a scent created with notes of mocha, cardamom, and mandarin. But for now, it’s only sold in London. [British Vogue]
• We look to Lalique for their glass and crystal creations, but now they've got a new men’s fragrance launching this fall called Lalique White. The packaging looks like one of their crystal masterpieces. [Cosmetic News]
SKIN
• A recent report says women are using less sunless tanners, most likely because most don’t produce a natural-looking tan. Orange you glad you didn’t buy some this year? We're here all week. [Cosmetics and Toiletries]
• Fight razor burn by putting a tea bag on painful red bumps. [BellaSugar]
• Lab Series Skincare for Men will launch Mild Foaming Face Wash this summer for $16 a bottle, expanding their line designed for men with sensitive skin. [WWD]
NAILS
• We like candy-colored nails, but painting them like watermelons takes it one step too far. [Blogdorf Goodman]
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Quoth the letter:
We at TheSockObama Co. have some questions to pose. What's really going on in America? In the good ol' fashion spirit of entrepreneurialism ; free enterprise has been censored, and TheSockObama politically plush toy has been discriminated against in the marketplace of the United States of America. …The questions we still find perplexing are; is America really ready for change? With the number of Customers we've had to disappoint in our first week of business; are we saying it's okay to take something out of the marketplace that other people want to buy? Are we now censoring one another's liberty as Americans to freely purchase goods and services on our own terms? Is this the kind of America we want?
Let’s not get all hysterical here, Lawsons. No Censor Police raided the SockObama compound with tear-gas bombs and tanks, blasting yodeling music on loudspeakers to drive the SockObama-ites from their bunkers. Simply, a lot of people thought you had a shitty, offensive idea, and after hearing their complaints, the guy who was making the dolls chose not to continue. It may be hard to comprehend right now, as you struggle to pick up the pieces of your shattered, amazingly naïve dreams, but America will survive the end of the SockObama. —Dan Amira
Copy of letter released by Elizabeth Lawson regarding Obama puppet [Salt Lake Tribune]
Related:
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"No pictures! Please! I'm just a man."Photo: Getty Images
"Regional balance — can you bring votes?…We’ve ignored the Southwest Hispanic vote.
So…Congressman Joe Baca? Whom are we talking about here? Richardson also said, "If John Kerry had won New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona…he’d be president today." Really, Bill, you're going to have to be more specific here.
Richardson Says It Would Be an 'Honor' to Run With Obama [NYO]
No one even noticed us under the piano.Photo: Erin Cookerly
Played inside somebody’s living room, without amplification, was not how these song were meant to be heard — that would be over the radio, perhaps with someone cooler than you jostling to change the station. But they sounded quite good; Carlton, classically trained, is a natural in the recital format. Her cute parents were even there. (Beaming, of course.) And a recital was what it was — not a salon. The interview and Q&As were mere blips, and the VIPs weren’t exactly hauling out the wisdom afforded by their Very Important Pursuits. (Julia Stiles, the only celebrity we recognized, kept mum.) And you know what? Thank God for that. —Nick Catucci
Reuters - The "fashion police" were
on alert on Thursday for Royal Ascot's Ladies Day to ensure no
mini-skirts or bare midriffs marred the hallowed turf of the
exclusive Royal Enclosure.
AP - Aliens, demons and disco mushrooms may not appear to have much in common on the surface, but they are all used to fantastical effect in "Arias With a Twist," now playing at the Dorothy B. Williams Theatre in the newly renovated HERE Arts Center in Soho.
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Reuters - After the "Austin
Powers" trilogy, there was a sense that comedian Mike Myers had
elevated his game. He evolved the series from slapdash skits
into real movies that had connective tissue and continuing
characters. "Love Guru" is a regressive step in the extreme.
Which Shakespearean character does George Bush most resemble? That's the question New York's Jada Yuan posed at last night's Public Theater premiere of Hamlet. Tony Kushner and Suzan-Lori Parks struggled for answers, but Kathleen Turner performed her version of John McCain in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Watch the video for a preview of what might be at the Delacorte next summer.
The summer sun seems to have penetrated even the pissed off perma-haze that surrounds Clipse. “Fast Life,” apparently the first single off the upcoming official Re-Up Gang album, is a seasonally driven celebration of easy-livin’. Well, almost — even over Scott Storch’s skittery synths, straight out of a Lamborghini cruising down South Beach, the Brothers Thornton still indulge in some coke talk: “Tell the Feds to take mo’ pictures, I smile for the cameras / My niggas hold keys like janitors.”
P. Diddy looms large…in his own mind.Photo illustration: Everett Bogue; photos: Getty Images
New York, they didn't want me to move. I'm only bicoastal, but they're not really happy with that. New York is not really happy with me being at Lakers games or being out here spending a lot of time with you guys. In the streets they're like, "What are you doing? Don't do it."
We'd been so foolish, so blind. How did we not recognize that without P. Diddy New York is nothing, because P. Diddy is New York?
I'm a real strong New Yorker, like everybody knows me as that. If you come to New York you see my posters up everywhere, you're going to hear my music, you may see me. Like, I'm New York.Come back, sweet angel! Never will we take you for granted again, P. We will douse ourselves in Unforgiveable and don a Sean John jersey and wait, softly weeping into our pillows, until your return.
Q&A: Combs Pursues New Career "Like Any Aspiring Actor" [Reuters/NYT]
AP - Tom Waits doesn't play live very often, so when he does, it's an event.
Did you know today’s National $plurge Day? Now you do! So screw your bills, never-ending student-loan payments, and other financial woes and spend that ca$h money. What better way to enliven your ensemble and celebrate National Splurge Day than with some brand-new jewels? The IRS is giving a quite a few of us $600 after all, so try using it for its intended purpose and stimulate that economy. Unlike a shirt at H&M or a massage, jewelry lasts forever, so it's a great way to indulge. Here are a few pieces we’re eyeing right now:
Top from left, Arena Barbie earrings by Greenwich Jewelers, Spur Ring by Hannah Martin, pendent necklace by Bulgari. Bottom from left, Rococo Mirrored cuff by Tom Binns, pale fire opal necklace by Ten Thousand Things, and Michelle Fantaci rings.
Black Rhodium Spur Ring by Hannah Martin
Price: $3,375
This long ring stretches across the fingers, which turns out looking more refined than overbearing. Plus, there are three-quarters carats of brilliant-cut red rubies hidden inside.
Pendent Necklace by Bulgari
Price: $4,250
From Bulgari's new color collection, this necklace has an eighteen-karat-white-gold chain, three blue topazes, and two amethysts.
Rococo Mirrored Stone Cuff by Tom Binns
Price: $1,160
This ornate piece is an eye-catcher, with a circumference of six and a half inches. You can even check yourself out in the attached mirror.
Fire Opal Chain by Ten Thousand Things
Price: $715
This fifteen-and-a-half-inch eighteen-karat-gold chain features a delicate strand of pale fire opals. Usually fire opals have a deep orange or red color, so we like this variation.
Stacked Rings by Michelle Fantaci
Price: Starting at $1,250
Homegrown: Brooklyn-based jewelry designer Michelle Fantaci just launched her fall 2008 line, which you can buy made-to-order at Butter. We love the delicate, handmade feel of her pieces, especially the various stones in the top ring of this stack. —Sharon Clott
Photo: George Chin / Retna
2. Violent Femmes, "Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley cover)
At some run-down hotel bar on the Mexican border, the Femmes pay Gnarls Barkley back for St. Elsewhere's "Gone Daddy Gone" remake. [Brugo]
3. Cody Chesnutt, "Afrobama"
Cody Chestnutt throws his power behind Obama with this Afrobeat jam. Guaranteed to motivate the party's bass. [Gorilla Vs. Bear]
4. Clipse, "Fast Life"
Clipse's new (and awesome) song is about the "Fast Life," which is an interesting choice for an act whose last album came out four years after their previous one. [Panda Toes]
5. Liz Phair, "Ant in Alaska"
From the new Exile in Guyville reissue, a track recorded back when Liz used to be totally awesome, instead of slightly less so. [Stereogum]
—Ehren Gresehover
Andrew Andrew.Photo: Patrick McMullan
Andrew 1: There’s a tram. You take the tram to get there. Also, like half the people there are disabled.
Andrew 2: Differently abled, yes.
Andrew 1: So there’s people on, like, gurneys with no legs. Every day I walk to the tram, to the subway, and there’s a guy with no legs on a gurney. And he says, ‘Hey! How’s it going? I’m great!’ And I can’t … it makes me feel so happy.
Andrew 2: It’s better than Prozac.
Andrew 1: I mean, he’s a friend of ours. And every morning he’s there, smoking a cigarette.
Andrew 2: In a good mood.
Andrew 1: In a great mood, with his colostomy bag hanging out. He is the best thing that’s ever happened to us.
Aw, finally the kind of celebrity endorsement Roosevelt Island really needs.
Andrew Andrew also pointed out that this week's cover image of Hillary Clinton on New York makes her look just like drag impresario and Broadway star Justin Bond. We don't really see it, but we have a photo comparison after the jump. Oh, and a particularly, um, special knock-knock joke.
Photo: Getty Images
And below, we are caught in a devastating riff:
Andrew 1: Knock knock.
New York: Who’s there?
Andrew 1: 9/11
New York: 9/11 who?
Andrew 1: You said you’d never forget.
—Bennett Marcus
AP - Chante Moore, "Love The Woman" (Peak)
Photo: Getty Images
• First, ladies, we ask you — is David Cook really ready to support a family? Sure, he's riding high on a record contract and endorsement deals now, but long-term success doesn't come easy for most male Idol stars. We'll spare you our multivolume thesis on why he's no Clay Aiken, but, suffice to say, he is no Clay Aiken.
• Also, his beard: What's up with it?
• Additionally, American Idol's professional styling and lighting teams are renowned the world over for making homely eyesores look vaguely telegenic, even on HDTVs. But have you ever seen what David Cook looks like in natural light, sans makeup? Scroll down.
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Single & Sexy Men of 2008: David Cook [People]
Sigalit Landau’s DeadSee (2005).Courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art and Fund for the Twenty-First Century
Tomandaby.Photo: Getty Images
Red Hook: The new Ikea opened today, amid much whoop, but you may find even better deals at the soon-to-open "Ikea Annex" nearby. You didn't know about that, did you? [Curbed]
South Bronx: An artist is sad and miffed that local protests got her erotic paintings of "women in tender embraces" taken down from a gallery adjacent to hipster beachhead Bruckner Bar and Grill. But...do the paintings give you a slightly icky-cheesy feeling, too? [amNY]
Upper East Side: It just didn't matter that developer Aby Rosen and posh-chitect Sir Norman Foster toned down plans for a tower atop the Parke-Bernet Gallery, at 980 Madison. Tom Wolfe still thought it was wholly inappropriate. [NYS via Curbed]
RHI Sets Price for IPO World Screen News - NEW YORK, June 18: RHI Entertainment is set to bring in $189 million from its initial public offering of 13.5 million shares at $14 each. RHI Entertainment Deserves Empty Seats RHI Entertainment shares decline in debut |
 The Gazette (Montreal) | Luke Russert Delivers His 'Dad's Last Speech' People Magazine - By Susan Keating A composed, 22-year-old Luke Russert delivered what he termed "my Dad's last speech" at funeral services in Washington, DC, Wednesday for powerhouse journalist Tim Russert. Video: Thousands Pay Respects to Tim Russert President, First Lady join scores of mourners for Tim Russert |
 Jam! Showbiz | Making sense of the AFI's 'Top 10 Films in 10 Genres' list Entertainment Weekly - Anyone watch the American Film Institute's annual CBS special last night, in which the AFI revealed its lists of the "10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres"? Oz and Godfather top movie lists AFI Lists Honor 'Snow White,' 'Vertigo,' '2001' |
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Though gay couples in California spend an average of $7,645 on their weddings — about $22,000 less than us flashy straights — they're not skimping on clothes. Nicole Miller's bridal sales more than quadrupled last week in her Los Angeles boutique (lesbian couples buy two wedding dresses, you see). And boutique owners say ladies choosing suits over gowns gravitate toward designers like Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten, and Paul Smith. Fancy and oh so pricey.
Jeez, California, why didn't you think of this sooner? The gays are boosting your economy and they're doing it with style.
The Bliss of Newlyweds: Same-Sex Marriages Boost California Stores [WWD]
Photo: WireImage
Blame it on his apparently bewitching kissing ability. Last week, she declared that making out with Carell (on camera, presumably) was like "the yummiest lollipop, dipped in sunshine and wrapped in a masculine wrapper!" (it's unclear if she was speaking euphemistically). And today, again, she's back at it: "I always tell people regarding improvising," she says, "Steve's an abstract expressionist and I finger paint. I'm a very good finger painter, but it's on a different level."
But she's not the only one who's smitten. Today, we learned that that the Rock thought kissing Carell was "fantastic." He elaborated: "Did you ever have warm chocolate cake mixed with ice cream? It's a fine balance. It makes you shiver? The kiss was like that."
So if it's Hathaway versus Johnson, who's got the upper hand? Carell did recently praise the softness of Johnson's lips and say he "smells like strawberry shortcake." Hathaway, on the other hand, has admitted that she had pinkeye and was oozing green mucus when she kissed him. Don't be surprised if you someone forwards you a photo of the Rock lying naked face-down on a towel at Sandals Jamaica. —Linda Holmes
Anne Hathaway Finally Gets Smart! [Daily Intel]
 Bakersfield Now | Britney Arrives in Louisiana for Jamie Lynn Birth E! Online - While Spears' criminal attorney was in court in Van Nuys, Calif., asking for another extension in the pop star's pending criminal case regarding her driving with out a valid license charge, Spears herself was on a Delta flight heading to Louisiana to ... Psych tests are ordered for Spears Dad to Sell Britney Spears's LA Home |
Chuck PrincePhoto:AP
The housing recession has hit the bedroom communities that Wall Street favors most. The median home price fell 8.1 percent in Greenwich in the first quarter from a year earlier. Declines were as much as 25 percent in 14 of 19 wealthy Manhattan suburbs in Connecticut, New Jersey and Westchester County, New York, since the start of the year.
What will become of Greenwich, we wonder? Is it only a matter of time before an undesirable element starts moving on in? By which we of course mean the Russians. Valery Kogan may yet get the space for his 26 bathrooms.
Chuck Prince Home Sale No Easier Than Sub Prime [Bloomberg]
Midcountry Manor House [Cleveland Duble]
Related: Help Alan Schwartz by Renting His House!
Britney Spears has more important things to worry about than court dates.
Like her future niece.
While Spears' criminal attorney was in court in Van Nuys, Calif., asking...
Balzac, balls.Photo: Diana Sabreen
As Jónsi bowed his guitar, the rest of the band manned a battery of keyboards, percussion, and even a xylophone. Special elements were introduced into this basic setup, too: a string section made up of women in headbands, a brass band clad all in white. The occasional, gratuitous attack on Denmark notwithstanding, the audience was worshipfully quiet, vibing pure ecstasy as the band hit their trademark dramatic crescendos, and they greeted each song's end with a chorus of hoots rather than polite claps. After an encore (fan fave "Pop Song"), Jónsi gently thanked the audience, which left the building woozy on complimentary vodka cocktails and the band's epic squall. It was no church service, though. We have reason to know that later the band broke out Champagne backstage, popping off corks aimed at each other's asses. —J. Gabriel Boylan
George Michael showed off more than just his voice last night during the opening show of his new 25 Live tour.
"You could tell he wasn't wearing underwear," reports a... E! Online | Mario: Mr. Torn Torso, Only More So E! Online - Move over Shirtless Matthew McConaughey because Shirtless Mario Lopez is taking your old shift as People Magazine's Hottest Bachelor. PEOPLE's Hottest Bachelor Mario Lopez Talks Dating Mario Lopez is Shirtless, Hottest Bachelor? |
 New York Daily News | Jonas brother finds love, life lessons at ‘Camp Rock’ Boston Herald - By Jacqueline Cutler / Zap2it That’sa grand thing, especially for teenagers who don’t need any more inappropriate behavior modeled for them. All about the Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers own the summer |
Anne Hathaway is not only getting smart, she's apparently wising up.
E! News has confirmed that the actress has split from her scandal-prone boyfriend of the past four years, Italian...
If you've been waiting for Groundhog Day to get its due, your wait, like Bill Murray's at the end of that film, is finally over.
The 1993 comedy about a weatherman's very,... Bakersfield Now | Vatican taking guesswork out of church shoots Hollywood Reporter - TAORMINA, Italy -- The Vatican said Wednesday that it is working on a set of guidelines for what it considers "good cinema." The move comes two days after the Vatican told producers of "Angels & Demons" that their film doesn't qualify. Church kicks out 'Angels and Demons' Churches Off Limits to Angels Demons |
Bruno is all set to pull a Borat.
Universal has announced that Sasha Baron Cohen's latest R-rated comedy romp, Bruno—featuring the funnyman as a flamboyant fashionista with a...
Move over Shirtless Matthew McConaughey because Shirtless Mario Lopez is taking your old shift as People Magazine's Hottest Bachelor. (Matt is technically not a bachelor anymore, considering...
Photo: Patrick McMullan
On rival firm KCD:
“I wouldn’t want 80 percent of [powerhouse fashion firm] KCD’s roster,” she insisted. “I would never rep Versace, I can’t stand her, I think she makes disgusting clothes. Calvin [Klein] is like, snore! Who wears Calvin Klein? I’m not dissing him. I think he’s built an amazing, respectable business, but I would never want to work for Calvin Klein, ever.”
On leaving the industry:
“You’re never done in this job,” she said. “You’re never done. So you just have to figure out when can you stop.”
On being called a bitch:
“I’ve been called [a power bitch] so many times that it’s like an inner-slang situation,” she said. “People are gonna look at you and project onto you what it is they want. Power bitch is a generational thing."
But really, our favorite has to be:
“I think that people really have to look back to Egypt, and this concept of women being in power is not a new thought. With the advent of religion, you saw the demise of the female in the godhead. In Christianity, Mary gets pregnant on her own, she doesn’t even get fucked.”
Kelly, call us, but only for drinks.
Dark Angel of The Hills [NYO]
 Vancouver Sun | "Guru" falls short of comedy nirvana Reuters - By Kirk Honeycutt LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After the "Austin Powers" trilogy, there was a sense that comedian Mike Myers had elevated his game. New No. 1 Star Lil' Wayne's Many Arrests Rant: How The Awesomeness Of Austin Powers Ruined Mike Myers Forever |
Ganzi, wearing your dad's glasses from 1994.Photo: Getty Images
Victor Ganzi is Leaving as Hearst President, CEO [WSJ]
Earlier: Hearst President Cathie Black Wears 7 for All Mankind; Hearst CEO's Mom Thinks He May Have An Oedipus Complex;
Photo: Bruce Weber
When did you start thinking about retirement?
When you become a professional dancer, there's an inevitability that the career is not forever. My dad was a professor, so it was very much at the forefront of our conversations at age 15 — the words, "Well, what will you do when…" were very much heard even then. There's lots of ways to answer that when you're 15 years old, but most people at that point say, "I'll worry about that when I get there." There was a point where the dancing was just all-consuming, and then it was about producing my own groups and performances, and then it was going to Harvard, and now I've run the summer festival in Vail for two years … the decision to retire is such a hard one, and like most things with me, it's been sort of organic.
So going to Harvard wasn't expressly retirement-related…
Not exactly, no. It was definitely an opportunity I seized to make my world larger. I wanted to be able to open up the choices that would be available to me, and it seemed an obvious way to do that. Whether it's having my own foundation or cultural diplomacy or something in education — being able to make interventions in lots of different ways that are not necessarily dance-specific.
How different did you find it from the dance world?
Time management was such an interesting dilemma! I knew exactly how long it took me to do everything in my life, and then suddenly I didn't. I know how long it takes me to get ready to do Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux, how long the rehearsals have to be, whereas writing my first paper analyzing the leadership of the Bay of Pigs? How long was that going to take?
Were you surprised by all the attention your enrollment received?
Well … yes and no. The media attention that came as a result all actually happened after I'd been going for a year, so I was undercover for quite some time. So did I expect it? Not really. And yet, I guess … I had a great class with Adam Thomas from Newsweek on media and public policy, and it made for a good story!
It seems your public is expecting something showstopping from you after retirement…
At this point, the challenge is to exercise discipline and not be hasty. It took me some time to decide where I really wanted to dance, you know? I looked, I listened, I took classes, I asked questions, I read. So I have this opportunity to go back to that fork in the road and do it again, and the Kennedy School certainly gave me endless numbers of roads I may walk down part way or all way.
So what ultimately made now the right time to walk away from dancing? You’re still in such great shape…
I always wanted to be a dancer who walked away from the table feeling good. Looking back, I sort of decided for real a year ago that this would be the right time. It coincided with the Jerome Robbins Festival, which to me meant a lot as a full-circle thing, because Jerry was the reason I joined City Ballet. Celebrating Jerry — it just made good sense to me. I still have some little performances to do in the summer, and if there are interesting projects, it's conceivable I'll dance a little bit more, but the real work as a dancer I think comes to an end June 18. —Rebecca Milzoff
 Gigwise | Lil Wayne tops the 1 million mark with first-week sales of 'Tha ... Los Angeles Times - The rapper's 'Tha Carter III' grabs more than a million in sales. That's a first in more than three years. By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Like a superhero arriving in the nick of time, rapper Lil Wayne has swooped in to stem the tide, ... Lil Wayne Humongous on Charts Lil Wayne tops 1 million in sales |
 Jam! Showbiz | Bush attends wake for newsman Tim Russert Los Angeles Times - Alex Brandon / AP Friends, colleagues, and political luminaries came out for Tim Russert's funeral. At top right is NBC Today show host Matt Lauer and NBC sports anchor Bryant Gumbel. 'Timothy J. Russert Highway' Images: Tim Russert Funeral |
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"CBS felt that the name Bruce sounded too gayish, and they wanted David. I thought it was the most absurd, ridiculous thing I'd ever heard." —Lou Ferrigno on why the network changed Bruce Banner to David Banner for the Hulk TV show [USAT]
"Yes, I swore, and I'm so fucking sorry." —Joan Rivers [People]
"Mark Wahlberg usually plays those dominant roles, and I'm investigating him. I'm taking control of the situation. That's gonna be crazy. Most of my scenes are with Mark. He's a real cool dude, real rich dude. Let me borrow some money, Mark." —Ludacris on his upcoming film Max Payne [MTV]
"I always tell people regarding improvising, Steve's an abstract expressionist and I finger paint. I'm a very good finger painter, but it's on a different level." — Anne Hathaway on Steve Carell [AP via Yahoo]
"I did four sit-ups to prepare myself for this role. Over two days. I spread it out because I didn't want to be too sore." —Steve Carell [E!]
Talley, left, and Michelle Obama in her Tom Binns necklace last night.Photo: Getty Images, WireImage
But our initial research on Mrs. Obama's fashion tastes reveals she's not the type to be led astray from her own preferences. At the Nordstrom and Vogue cocktail party for New Yorkers for Children last night Thakoon Panichgul said Obama bought a beige silk suit with black embroidery from his store in Chicago. He had also just come from the party Vogue threw for her with Calvin Klein where he scoped out her party duds in person. "She showed up wearing a Tom Binns necklace tonight that she bought herself," he told us. "She's always wearing something unexpected and completely appropriate." And unlike Hillary Clinton, the Bush ladies, and Cindy McCain, Obama isn't on a first-name basis with Oscar de la Renta — yet. "I have never met her personally," he told us. Way to stay off the bandwagon, Michelle. — Alisa Gould-Simon
'CAMELOT' FEARS [NYP]
Related: Fashion's Superheroes Come Out for the Met Gala
Jennifer Hudson Didn't Like André Leon Talley's Styling
Lo and behold.Photo: Getty Images
J-Lo brings some star power to Staten Island graduation [SILive]
Lil Wayne just got himself some more platinum to add to that blinged-out grill of his.
The boastful Cash Money hip-hopster banked sales of 1 million copies for his long-awaited Tha...
Proof again that no good deed goes unpunished, Bruce Willis told a waiter who was serving him at P.J. Clarke's that he was the spitting image of Tom Hanks. The waiter returned the compliment,...
DeNiroPhoto: Getty Images
FINANCE
• Things are getting really rough over at Goldman Sachs: Junior and mid-tier executives now have to fly coach instead of business class on flights shorter than four or five hours, and staffers now have to hold out until 7:30 p.m. to order dinner. Plus, executives are also encouraged to share car services home. [NYP]
• Morgan Stanley reported a $1.02 billion second-quarter profit. Although that's a 57 percent drop from the same time last year, the firm fared better than Lehman Brothers, which confirmed a $2.8 billion loss. [DealBook/NYT]
• Um … red flag: The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyzes the major central banks. [Telegraph]
MEDIA
• Now that the Tonys are over, New York Times reporter Campbell Robertson wants to move from the chorus line to the front lines and head to Iraq. [NYO]
• Former Jessica Simpson flack Rob Shuter has been promoted to executive editor of OK! magazine. [NYP]
• Hachette Fillipacci CEO Jack Kliger is stepping down; he will be replaced by an executive from the French company's Paris office. [Mixed Media/Portfolio]
LAW
• The Milberg case is really rocking the legal community. The latest report from the trenches: The lawyer who defended the firm for more than four years says if Milberg was to survive, it had to reach a deal with Los Angeles prosecutors to avoid a guilty plea or conviction. [Law.com]
• Law firms have been preparing for the next wave of corporate bankruptcies for the past two years, but attorneys are starting to think that the surge may be more of a swell than a tsunami. [Law.com]
• The AP's new rules for bloggers raise legal questions. [Legal Blog Watch]
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But then tragedy strikes: Some retailers have started calling suits that aren't entirely handmade "bespoke," and a few old-school Savile Row–ers understandably aren't having it. So they reported these retailers to the Advertising Standards Authority. "They're misleading shoppers!" they cried, frantically waving about their tailor chalk. Indeed, Sartoriani's faux-bespoke suits, for example, are cut from patterns, only roughly tailored to the customer, and made mostly by machine in Germany. (And they cost just one-tenth the price of a bespoke suit.)
However, the Telegraph reports the ASA ruled the bespoke term has "moved on" and most customers "would not expect that garment to be entirely handcrafted." Tragic! What of the appreciation for fine fashion? How can we describe such exquisiteness without exquisiteness-specific words? The semantic loss here is crushing — but at least we can count on France not to dilute "couture."
Savile Row tailors lose fight to preserve the term 'bespoke' [Telegraph]
Related: Me, My Suit, and I [NYM]
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"People who were offered the cake assumed the red chunks inside the yellow filling were candy, but school officials say they were actually Dulcolax tablets."
Snort. They didn't even really try to disguise it! But not everyone, apparently, finds this humorous. The school is taking it very seriously: The kids, all decent students, were not just banned from graduation but arrested, and over at the Daily News site, the commenters are practically ready to hang 'em all. That is, if military school and juvie don't work out.
So it's true that a few of teachers who ate the cake went to the hospital. They feared they'd been poisoned. "It tasted like someone sprayed hairspray in my mouth. I spit it out," one teacher told the Daily News. "That's when my lips and my tongue went numb."
Okay, really? After one bite?
Look, it's not that we wish teachers ill or anything — our mom is a teacher! — but it's not like these kids were trying to poison anyone. They were just attempting to cause an administration-wide poop epidemic. And isn't that … a little funny? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Laxative-Spiked Cake Sends Brooklyn Teachers To Hospital [NYDN]
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That hair looks so much better on Rihanna.Photo: Getty Images
• The British Fashion Council awarded runway sponsorship to Louise Goldin, Danielle Scutt, Meadham Kirchhoff, House of Holland, and Peter Pilotto for September Fashion Week. That means they're officially buzzy, so look out for their shows. [British Vogue]
• Danko Steiner is Vogue's new design director. He's being promoted from art director since its current design director, Charles Churchward, resigned to pursue personal projects. Vogue is looking for Steiner's replacement. [WWD]
• H&M's profits are up! Sales were rough in the spring because of bad weather, but now the weather's better and cash has resumed flowing. [WWD]
• Pieces from Steven Alan's diffusion line for Urban Outfitters are on the sales floor of the Noho store even though they're not supposed to hit until July 4! [Racked]
• Helmut Lang will show his first major art exhibit titled "Helmut Lang — Alles Gleich Schwer (or All Has Equal Weight)" in Hanover Germany in August. He says his works "address the intersection of public and private experience as it is recorded through mythologies both personal and shared." Yep, sounds arty. [Fashion Week Daily]
• Jimmy Choo is opening a new store in Barcelona. Spanish feet just got a whole lot happier. [British Vogue]
• Viktor & Rolf's five desert island staples: "[a]n iPod, some sunblock, mosquito spray, a lighter and a case of champagne (to send messages in the bottles, of course)." [Times UK]
• You can get the Judith Lieber cupcake bag from the Sex and the City movie online at Neiman Marcus for just $4,295. We always say the best desserts are calorie-free and covered in Swarovski crystals. [Style Talk]
• Mike Myers and Heidi Klum wore each other's shoes at a Peabody Awards after-party at the Rusty Knot, giving us another reason to envy Heidi Klum. [NYDN]
• Doutzen Kroes had trouble getting into the Whitney Art Party last night. For shame, PR girls! [Fashionista]
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