A Prada book party not only brought out the A-listers, but the event inspired one actress to flaunt her own A-list assets. Who is she? She's...

Source: E! Online (US) - Top Stories | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:46 pm

Bob Weinstein: ‘We Want the Miramax Name Back, I’ll Tell You That Much’

The journey to get The Road on the big screen has been fraught with nearly as much peril as the plot of the book. As you'll likely recall, it's been nearly a year since the film was originally scheduled to be released, but now that the it's due in theaters nationwide next week, Weinstein Company co-founder Bob Weinstein is in good spirits. We caught up with him last night at the New York premiere of The Road and spoke to him about the demise of Miramax, sibling rivalry with his brother Harvey, and their attempts to convince Wes Craven to direct Scream 4.

How did you end up choosing John Hillcoat to direct the movie?
Nick Wechsler, the producer of this movie who produced Sex, Lies, and Videotape, chose the director of this film along with Marc Butan, one of the executives at 2929, so they brought it as part of the package, but I was familiar with his movies.

Yes, we've heard that the previous film depicting the relationship between the two brothers in The Proposition that wanted to kill each other resonated with you and Harvey?
Well it was about two guys, two outlaws, in the 1860s. They were outlaws together, but they worked together, they were outlaws together, and they loved each other, but by the end of the movie they're trying to kill each other. It sounds like my daily life with my brother. I'm only making a joke.

It's been publicized that Miramax isn't doing so well, while the Weinstein Company seems to be in good shape. [Ed. Note: Disney decided to cut Miramax's releases to three films a year, cease operations in New York and reduce its overall budget by 70 percent.] Does that provide any vindication for you?
You know what, we are past the time of caring whether anyone else does poorly, we are just happy we are doing good. We are very fortunate we had Inglourious Basterds [and] Halloween making money for the company. We think that The Road will do well; we've got Nine; we've got A Single Man. We've got a lot of good things coming up, so we are very happy. We think we've turned a corner.

Definitely. I guess the saying "living well is the best revenge" can be applied as much to business as anything else.
We want the name back, I'll tell you that much.

2009 seems like it's been a good year, what's up for the Weinstein Company in 2010?
Well, in 2010, I'm going to be starting to make on a whole other level Scream
4. I'm redoing that trilogy, so we are making Scream 4, 5, and 6 with Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, and David Arquette. Kevin Williamson, who wrote the original, is doing it. We are in negotiations with Wes Craven.
Spy Kids, which Robert Rodriguez did, we are doing another one of those, too.

What made you want to revisit Scream?
You know what? I got tired of watching a lot of lousy horror movies out there, and we felt we made one of the best ones ever in terms of those, so we are ready to make a comeback on that. All I can say is we made three great ones and we changed the course of horror movies and we are ready to do it again.

Is it going to be much of the same? Or are you going to spice it up
in any way?
The same and more. Technology is taking over in a much vaster and different way than before and that's going to play a large part of it. We've got a great plot — old characters are going to meet new characters, so it is not just cashing in.

New blood, eh? What about Megan Fox? Perhaps you could kill her in the opening scene, just like Drew Barrymore?
I'm not announcing who we have other than the older cast. All that will be announced.

Do you have them locked in?
The old cast is locked in.

You're still choosing who will be in the new cast?
The new cast will be announced along the way.

And if Wes doesn't do it, you'll get another director?
We are confident we are going to reach an agreement with Wes. I can't say we have, but we are confident.

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Filed Under: chat room, bob weinstein, miramax, movies, scream 4, the road

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm

Tarell Alvin McCraney examines Southern urban life (AP)

AP - Vigilant mothers warn their teenage daughters, "Don't play with trash, hear, it gets in yah eyes, baby." But some daughters don't listen.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm

Today Show Picks Winner in “America’s Best Bi-Polar Kid” Contest

The Today Show ran a contest for what we think is “America’s Best Bi-Polar Kid”… that, or a “Kid Reporter Contest.” Either way, they decided on a winner, 13-year-old Deidra Shores of Memphis, TN. Oh, little Deidra. She can barely believe her ears when Al Roker breaks the good news. She then forces her ears to believe her by releasing an ultra-sonic boom out of her small mouth. WARNING: Turn the volume down if there are small animals around, because they will most definitely explode.

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm

‘Dozens’ Laid Off at the Associated Press

Bloody Tuesday At AP [Business Insider]

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Filed Under: ink-stained wretches, ap, associated press, media

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:12 pm

Don’t Watch This Styl’d Clip If You’re Easily Grossed Out By Disgusting Things

I wasn’t familiar with the MTV show Styl’d before coming across the following clip, but now I know that Styl’d is a show about aspiring designers who solve grudges by sticking their boss’ toothbrush into the toilet. Or this video is, at least.

The person in this clip, Tara, is apparently fed up with her boss, and responds the way none of us would, ever: by licking all her glasses, messing with her toothbrush, and spitting juice back into the container. I’m about the least germophobic, “five second rule” advocate out there, and this still made me almost throw up, just FYI. Enjoy!

It’s like the David’s Cousin Stella sketch come to life!

The episode airs tonight at 11 on MTV. This clip was cut from the episode, though, in a rare display of decency by MTV (actually, they just needed an eighteenth minute of commercials).

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pm

Vampire Weekend Get Familial

We were fully expecting Contra, Vampire Weekend’s upcoming new album, to be full of tracks like first single “Horchata,” which is a song that can most accurately be described as sounding like Vampire Weekend. But “Cousins” — which the band has been playing live for a while and is now available for purchase in studio form — shows us the guys are trying to expand their purview. The vibe leans toward the raucous. Most notable is the breakneck speed at which, with a ska-riffic guitar line and singer Ezra Koenig barreling into a stomping chorus, things go from cutesy to rocking. Also, we’re pretty positive Koenig is using the word “cousins” the way Snoop Dogg uses the word “cousins.”

Download at Lala [Via Stereogum]

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Filed Under: right-click, music, vampire weekend

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Marc Jacobs Only Goes to the CFDA Awards Because Anna Wintour Makes Him

If you've ever wondered why exactly the Council of Fashion Designers of America matters, you're not alone. Marc Jacobs has, too. He spoke recently at the WWD CEO Summit:

“There’s now the CFDA fund, which I know is set to help young people. I had a big issue with the CFDA back in my Perry Ellis days, because I really didn’t see what they were doing for the designers. I went to a meeting, and Ralph [Lauren] was there and Donna [Karan] was there, and everyone thought they should be the one to choose the best photographer of the year. I just felt this is not for me. I just didn’t want to be part of their reindeer games. And I didn’t feel part of this self-congratulatory American fashion industry thing. I didn’t mind if they wanted to do it; I just didn’t find it that interesting. But maybe in some way it gives people encouragement,” he said.

He wouldn't go to the annual CFDA Awards if he didn't have to.

"My team and I, we’ve gone to the CFDA awards year after year after year, and we always feel we’ve done the best collection. That’s not to say there aren’t other great collections....I don’t believe in these prizes. I don’t watch the Academy Awards or the Emmys or the Tonys. I only go to the CFDAs because if I don’t go, Anna Wintour calls up and says, ‘You have to go because you’re part of the American fashion industry, da da da da da,’ and you can’t say no to her. So you sit through this thing as everyone tells you you’re going to get it, and then you don’t get it, and then everyone tells you it should have been you. You’re like, whatever. You go home empty handed one more time, and it’s fine. We have nine of them,” including from years when they were perhaps not as well deserved, he said.

That's how we feel every time Britney Spears has a new video or talk-show performance. It's always hyped to death and then it comes, and she's just standing there moving her arms like her agility has completely escaped her. But it's kind of okay, because she has a slew of hits and sexy videos behind her.

Marc Jacobs Talks Style at WWD CEO Summit [WWD]

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Filed Under: cult of personality, anna wintour, cfda, designers, marc jacobs

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

Trump's Ego Sustains Further Damage [Defeats]

Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka have given up on their bid to regain control of Trump Entertainment Resorts, the bankrupt company that controls the three crumbling Atlantic City casinos that bear the Trump name. In other not-so-encouraging news for the family, it's now considered "likely" that lenders will soon foreclose on Trump Soho, the epically troubled condo/hotel on Spring Street. Some good news? If you're feeling drowsy this afternoon, a visit to the Trump Soho website will wake you up and that's totally free of charge. [WSJ, Curbed]

Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:48 pm

Jessica Biel to Return to Singing Roots

The actress reveals her little known past and slams Hollywood

Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:47 pm

Lloyd Blankfein Apologizes (Kind Of)

Next time, do it with feeling.

If you ask us, and we suppose you did because here you are, short of "things going back to the way they were," all the American people really want from Goldman Sachs is an apology for its role in the financial crisis. If they look down deep, they don't really care about the billions of dollars siphoned from them via the AIG bailout — it's all too abstract. All they want is some acknowledgment. Someone to say, "I fucked up, and I'm sorry, and I love you." (And, ok, maybe also, "And here's a million dollars," but they know in their heart of hearts that's not possible.) Anyway, today, Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein finally took his first genuine step toward contrition.

"We participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret," Blankfein, 55, said at a conference in New York hosted by the Directorship magazine. "We apologize."

Well, aw, that's nice, but wait — hang on — with all due respect, this is not going to do. After months of this, all Lloyd can offer is the royal we? If Lloyd truly wants forgiveness, then he better get down off his high horse and break out the Big I. As in, "I, Lloyd Blankfein, am sorry," preferably on bended knee, accompanied by fat rolling tears down those adorably pudgy cheeks. On television. One of those half-hour-long network deals that Obama does. Come on, Lloyd. You can afford it.

Blankfein Apologizes for Goldman Sachs Role in Crisis [Bloomberg]

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Filed Under: goldmanfellas, apologizes, at first we read this as if it was dictatorship magazine and we were like that is AWESOME but then we saw that it was just directorship and were look oh well its still awesome, business, goldman sachs, lloyd blankfein

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm

Life’s a Cabaret for Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone wore a lingerie-inspired sheer lace gown to the eighth annual Enduring Vision benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation last night in New York City. She topped the look with a black leather jacket and black hat.

Do you like everything that's going on here, or is it better suited to a song-and-dance routine?

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Filed Under: look of the day, lingerie, sharon stone

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

OPEN THREAD: What Is Levi Johnston Hiding in Playgirl?

Let your imaginations run wild: What Is Levi Johnston Hiding in Playgirl? We’ve put our most desired screencap ahead…

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:28 pm

Circulation Departments Raided at Four Major New York Newspapers

As part of a corruption investigation into the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union, NYPD officers raided the circulation departments of the New York Times, Post, Daily News, and El Diario. The investigation centers on the newspaper-delivery system around the city, but no arrests were made, only records confiscated. The union has previously been accused by the Manhattan District Attorney's office (which is part of this investigation) of being run by the mob. [City Room/NYT]

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Filed Under: mob justice, cops, corruption, daily news, el diario, media, new york post, new york times, newspaper and mail deliverers union, the mob

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm

Out Magazine Bashes Own Cover Model Adam Lambert

Over on Intel is a scary story of what happens to a cover model when his (bad) publicist tells Out magazine not to make him sound (or look) "too gay": He gets an entire editor's letter written to him about it. [Daily Intel]

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Filed Under: music, adam lambert

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm

Lloyd Blankfein: 'I'm Sorry' [Wall Street]

Ten days ago, John Reed apologized for his role in creating Citigroup. Now Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein is apologizing for anything Goldman did to precipitate the financial crisis: "We participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret," Blankfein said at a conference today. "We apologize." Then he stunned the crowd by announcing that Goldman would be turning over its fourth quarter profits to feed America's neediest, which would still leave the firm with about $16 billion to pay out year-end bonuses. Just kidding! He's not that sorry! [Bloomberg]

Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:01 pm

Christine Lahti on Starting God of Carnage Anew, Following a Tony Winner

It’s hard to picture a foursome other than Jeff Daniels, James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden, and Hope Davis as the squabbling parents in the Tony-winning God of Carnage. But we couldn’t expect them to stick around forever. Starting tonight, a new cast — Jimmy Smits, Ken Stott, Annie Potts, and Christine Lahti — will duke it out on the stage of the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. Lahti takes over the role of perfectionist art historian and activist Veronica, and Vulture caught up with her to talk about the transition.

What was your reaction the first time you saw this play?
I saw actually the first preview, a long time ago. It was on my last night in New York on one of my theater trips, which I take a lot, so it was my only chance to see it. And I was floored. I was so impressed by the acting and the play, and there was laughing and I was actually moved by it. And I went by to say hi to Jeff Daniels, who’s a friend. I actually called up my agent a couple days later and said, “Okay, love the play, have to play that part.”

Have you and Marcia Gay Harden discussed the role at all?
Not at all, no. You know, some of the actors have gone back and watched the show recently while we’re in rehearsal, and that’s just not my process. I didn’t really want to hear her voice in my ear while I’m trying to find my own instincts about the part. This cast is so completely different from the current production’s — we look different, our skin color in one case is different, my husband is being played by Ken Stott, who’s playing him from Scotland. I didn’t want have those voices in my head because we’re really re-creating it.

Do you feel like you need to be a parent in order to play this role?
Well, I kind of do, because there’s no failure in the world like what we all feel as parents. It’s a universal feeling: If you’re a parent, you’re a failure. No matter what. I mean, yes, there are moments you’re proud, but so often we feel we’ve messed up somehow. Especially for a woman like Veronica, whose whole life has been her children. So if the child messes up, she thinks it’s a reflection on her. She has to be perfect: a perfect mom, a perfect wife, a perfect activist.

When I saw the play, the actors actually broke character and got the giggles themselves. Has that happened to you at all in rehearsals?
No, because we’re really rehearsing it like a drama. There’s nothing funny. We don’t talk about comedy, we don’t talk about laughs, we talk about the true pain and devastation of these characters — the catastrophic ending of a marriage. Honestly, people have said, “Isn’t it fun?” And I have to say, “No, it’s not fun. It’s stimulating, but it’s really sad.” We’re all sort of on this path to find the depths and the truths of these characters’ journeys. And it’s very painful for the actors to go through and very delightful and hysterical for an audience to watch. He [director Matthew Warchus] likens it to watching Candid Camera. The victims on Candid Camera are often not very happy and often show their worst colors. And the audience, of course, watching them be so deliciously human is just hysterical.

It’s been about ten years since you did The Heidi Chronicles. Was it this role in particular that brought you back to Broadway?
It was everything. It was working with Matthew Warchus; it was this role; it was doing comedy after doing so much hateful stuff. I’d been working a lot. I did a run on Law & Order: SVU and it was really complex and dark. And then I went into a movie, where I played an alcoholic, which was really dark. And then I thought, I’ll just do a light comedy. Oh, no, it’s really dark.

How does it feel to go into a play that already has such acclaim?
It’s scary on the one hand because we have really big shoes to fill — for God's sake, Marcia won a Tony for this role! On the other hand, there aren’t a lot of great, great, great roles, especially for women, especially for older women, of which I am one. And I’m a stage actor primarily. I always have been, even though I took a break, but that’s how I got my training before I began — eighteen years of stage in New York. Yes, it’s daunting: We’ll all be compared to the other cast. It doesn’t matter — I don’t read reviews, I don’t care what other people say. At this stage of my career, there are no career moves anymore. I just think when a part like this comes along, you’ve got to grab it.

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Filed Under: chat room, broadway, christine lahti, god of carnage, theater

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

Irina’s Project Runway Shirt Knocks Us Off

Project Runway gets all up in our intellectual property! ProjectRungay has provided a close-up of finalist Irina's completed "Reasons to Love" shirt. In our recap last week, we called her out for “borrowing” our annual "Reasons to Love" issue theme, but we didn't realize the extent — from the close-up, we can see she actually wrote down all of our reasons from 2008. We’re not sure of the legal implications, but we do know one thing: We’ve just found our new company softball T-shirts! Look for our full Project Runway–finale recap on Friday. [ProjectRungay]

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Filed Under: make it work, copycat, irina, project runway

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

David Lynch on Going to India to Shoot His Next Movie

Between daily weather reports and tweeting about rainbow trout, legendary filmmaker David Lynch also makes time to introduce every episode of the fascinating web documentary series Interview Project, created by his 27-year-old son, Austin Lynch. During his downtime, Lynch is working to bring meditation into schools worldwide. Vulture caught up with Lynch at the Russian Tea Room on Sunday, before his scheduled speaking engagement with the Hudson Union Society, to discuss his favorite directors, the importance of final cut, and how his next film project will take him to India.

How did the Interview Project come to fruition?
My son Austin and his friend Jason had this idea to go on a road trip and interview people. They went on a 20,000-mile road trip, found people along the way, and started interviewing every place they went. Then they cut them together in a very good way — short, but you get to know the people. It gives you a feeling of what’s happening in the world, kind of the America today, and you meet some interesting characters. It’s their project.

You run a foundation that strives to teach Transcendental Meditation to children. Has seeing the results of that work affected you creatively?
Not so much creatively, but it started because I saw some students who were in a school where everyone was meditating. I saw these students give a high-school play performance in a little theater on a very cold night. I thought I was going to be bored to death. Out on the stage came these students — they weren’t actors, they were just students — but the play they put on was so creative, their timing so perfect, the intelligence of this play, the naturalness of their acting; I couldn’t really believe what I was seeing. You hear the state of the schools, and they’ve fallen to this point where it’s beyond absurdity. Things happen in schools that no one would ever dream of — a nightmare — so much stress, so little learning. It’s very, very bad; however, you give students this technique to dive within, to transcend, to experience that big ocean of bliss — consciousness, intelligence, creativity — it’s unbounded there. Give them that experience and things transform right away; this [meditation] from within changes everything.

I went on IMDb.com to see what you were up to next ...
Most of it is lies ...

Well, it listed Snootworld as your next directing project. Is that true?
No. [Laughs] Snootworld is a kind of children’s film, and it’s not happening yet.

What is your next project?
I’m going to make a film on Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It won’t be a so-called David Lynch film, really; it will be about Maharishi and the knowledge he brought out. It’ll hold a lot of abstractions. We’re on our way to India in December to start the India part of it.

Will it be a narrative feature?
It’ll have to go in the documentary department, I think. I don’t think it’ll be a talking heads kind of thing, but we’re going to do a lot of interviews with people. We’ll interview — I hope — in India, a 97-year-old man who was with Maharishi from the beginning and get stories of times that weren’t so well recorded.

You’re on Twitter now and seem to really interact with people.
Yeah. I started telling people what I would do this weekend and asked them to tell me what they did — what they’re going to build or work on. It gives you the feeling that we’re all out working away and we can share what we work on. That, I think, is a good thing.

What advice would you share with aspiring filmmakers who have boldly original ideas that don’t fit into the traditional Hollywood system?
Find a way to make the film. Find a way to make the film! If you found the way was through the studio system, make sure that you have final cut, because if you don’t have final cut it will never be your film. Stay true to your own voice; stay true to the ideas all along the way, and you’ll be okay.

Speaking of directors, who are you fond of?
I like, um — kind of more like a comrade. I love Werner Herzog. I like Marty Scorsese. I like some Paul Thomas Anderson, Aki Kaurismäki ... and I know I like a bunch more.

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Filed Under: chat room, david lynch, directors, movies

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

Bill Clinton's Worst Nightmare Averted [Benefits]

Courtney Love bid $120,000 at last night's Elton John Foundation benefit lto go out on a date with Bill Clinton. Fortunately for the former president, Love didn't end up winning the auction. But that's okay. She has fond memories of meeting Hillary Clinton a few years ago: "I had breakfast with [Hillary Clinton] once at the Chateau Marmont in about 2004. We have the same hairdresser. We had a great breakfast—she's great, she gossips. We gossiped and we talked about corporate mergers. She's a lot more fun than you would think." [NYM/Vulture]

Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm

Representative Elijah Cummings Steels Himself for Bank of America’s CEO Pick

Not that the Maryland Democrat is rushing them to make a decision or anything. He's just curious — who are they going to pick to succeed Ken Lewis? For instance, will it be that chump Brian Moynihan, with whom he tangled at last year's hearing over the Merrill Lynch bonuses? "Is this the guy we have got to face when we are dealing with Bank of America?” Cummings asked BofA director Charles Gifford at today's House Oversight hearing. “I am not asking you for your decision. I am just asking if he is one of your top candidates.” If so, Cummings has a voodoo doll to make and some Irish jokes to think up.

At Hearing, Questions About BofA C.E.O. Candidate [DealBook/NYT]

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Filed Under: early and awesome, bank of america, business, congress, elijah cummings, politics

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:34 pm

What Happened? Rob Pattinson Suddenly Likes Looking At Himself

The 'New Moon' star went from shy to confident in just a few short weeks

Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:32 pm

Sci-Fi-Themed Victoria’s Secret Show to Open With Skeletal Neon Wings

Alessandra Ambrosio will open the next Victoria's Secret fashion show, which tapes this Thursday in New York and airs next month on CBS. She'll wear a neon bra with matching neon panties and wings by designer Alexander Koutny, a Central Saint Martins alum who says his mother was a "closet Trekkie." The clean lines are a departure from shows past, in which the models appeared to have been loaded up with as many shrugs, leg warmers, arm warmers, metal corsets, and belts as possible without diminishing the naked effect. This year's show is sci-fi-themed and includes six sections: Magical Journey, All Aboard, Pink Planet, Enchanted Forest, Romantic Journey, and Star Trooper. So sexy lingerie-clad space cadets are in our future — and this year we can say that literally. Did we not tell you astronauts are so hot right now?

Ale's Moment in the Spotlight [Modelinia]
T Minus 72 Hours: A Sneak Peek At The Victoria’s Secret Show [Style File/Style.com]

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Filed Under: panty parade, alessandra ambrosio, alexander koutny, models, victorias secret

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm

New Nine Trailer: A Whole Lotta Kate Hudson

Buy my perfume!

If you're curious about Rob Marshall's movie version of Nine, but adamant that it's a law of the universe that no movie starring Kate Hudson and Fergie singing and/or dancing can possibly be good no matter who else is involved in the picture, this new trailer, which is totally different from the "Be Italian" original preview that's been kicking around theaters and the Internet since last spring, isn't going to convince you otherwise. At all. Like, at all. We know we're in the unimaginative, ungenerous, musical-hating minority here, but this just looks like a big ol' boring mess to us. Also, a music video in an alternate universe where Kate Hudson is a pop star who loves Italian cinema. Or a really expensive perfume commercial. You be the judge.

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Filed Under: trailer mix, daniel day-lewis, fergie, kate hudson, nicole kidman, nine, rob marshall

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:20 pm

Poster For Angelina Jolie’s Salt Features Angelina Jolie, The Word Salt

Hey what’s a word that hasn’t been used for a movie title yet? “Milk” is taken, so’s “Water”… How about “Salt”? That’s a word, right?

What’s the movie gonna be about?

Who gives a sh*t? Just make sure the poster says “SALT.” Also, viral marketing.

Huh?

The poster for Salt, featuring Angelina Jolie:

Giving no information whatsoever = What viral marketing is.

It has nothing to do with making something intriguing, making us actually want to know more about something, making the thing interesting to begin with, etc…

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm

Obama Will Talk to Fox News Tonight

W.H. denies Drudge report [Politico]
Related: Why Declaring War on Fox News Could Be a Mistake for Obama

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Filed Under: in other news, barack obama, fox news, major garrett, media, politics, white house

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:10 pm

Whitney Port’s Five-Minute Makeup Routine; Twilight Fans Like Vampire Veneers

Whitney's DIY makeup.

MAKEUP
• Whitney Port said it only takes her five minutes for her makeup routine, which includes Bare Minerals powder and NARS Orgasm blush. She said she got really good at applying makeup because she doesn't have a makeup artist for The City. [Whitney Port]

SURGERY
• With the new Twilight movie coming out on Friday, more superfans emerged who claim to have gotten vampire veneers placed on their teeth in honor of the film. The procedure starts at $250. [Spoiled Pretty]

HAIR
• Big hair changes: Hayden Panettiere cut herself some bangs, yet they are too wispy to really make a statement, and Robin Wright Penn dyed her hair dark brown. [Beauty Blogging Junkie, BellaSugar]

• Oh, and Beth Ditto turned her hair orange. [Sassybella]

FRAGRANCE
• Tom Ford launched roll-on fragrances in the shape of pens for two of his fragrances: Black Orchid and White Patchouli. They are available at Neiman Marcus. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]

• The Journal of Consumer Research is going to publish a report that says fragrance helps you remember things, which is why many marketers are using that trick to attach scents to products. [NYT via Allure]

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Filed Under: beauty marks, beauty, beth ditto, fragrance, hayden panettiere, makeup, robin wright penn, shaun white, surgery, tom ford, twilight, whitney port

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

Reality Star Tila Tequila Sues NFL Star

Reality TV star Tila Tequila is suing San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman for $1.5 million for an alleged domestic violence incident.

Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:55 pm

The Polo Grudge Match Returns [Lawsuits]

One of the nastiest and longest-running feuds in fashion history has been revived. Since the mid-1980s, Ralph Lauren has been doing his damndest to prevent the U.S. Polo Association from marketing products bearing a horse-and-rider logo. It's a case that has taken the two sides to court on numerous occasions over the past 25 years, with Lauren suffering a stinging defeat in 2005 when a federal jury decided that the USPA had the right to produce a own clothing line since its logo featured two horsemen with mallets, as opposed to the solo player depicted in Lauren's version. Now the two sides are squaring off once again.

It seem the U.S. Polo Association has decided to branch out into fragrances—and plans to stamp its polo logo on the bottles, naturally—a move that Lauren isn't all that jazzed about, not surprisingly. Polo Ralph Lauren opposed the U.S. Polo Association's recent trademark application and now the USPA has slapped PRL with a lawsuit seeking declaratory relief, a move that would allow the polo association to get a green light from a judge to proceed (would prevent Lauren from suing later).

The lawsuit and exhibits are below. USA Water Polo: Consider yourself on notice.

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Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm

Melanie Berliet Opted Against Having Sex With Her Boss for a Bigger Bonus

Most women who work on Wall Street would say they made every effort to not be looked upon by their colleagues as a mere sex object. Not Melanie Berliet, who writes in Elle this month that she opted to flirt her way through day-to-day as a bond trader, eventually finding herself hesitating outside a hotel room — where her older, married boss Carl waited expectantly with a porno — and wondering whether she'd get a bigger bonus if she went ahead and boned him. As you might expect, common sense prevailed, and Berliet went on to triumph as a journalist who has gone undercover as a plastic-surgery patient, a wayward wife, and a naked sushi model. But at the time, there were consequences.

She writes:

Ultimately, Carl did fuck me. At my year-end review a few months later, I sat in his small, glass-walled empire of an office. He leaned back, hugging himself, then handed me the 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper that detailed my bonus, my worth: $65,000.You bastard, I thought. That number, at least $35,000 too low by my estimate, mocked me. It was less than what I’d received after year two, and being “paid down” was a serious slight on Wall Street back then.

Well, that's horrible, but frankly we have no sympathy, because looking back, those were the days. Now, even when you fuck your gross old boss, you still get a lower bonus than last year.

Sexual Politics: Doll Street [Elle]

Read more posts by Jessica Pressler

Filed Under: ink-stained wretches, business, melanie berliet, wall street

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm

Courtney Love Recalls the Time Anna Wintour Snubbed Her

Last night at the Eighth Annual Benefit for the Elton John Foundation, we asked Courtney Love if she had hung out with Sharon Stone yet. "I have a really good story about her," she said. "So we were outside the Ritz, years ago, and she sees Anna Wintour standing with me — she's been on the cover lots more than me. So I said, 'Anna, would you like a card?' She ignored me, turned away." She paused to motion Anna Wintour turning her head away. "So Sharon says" — here Love raised her voice — "Anna, would you like a CARD?'" She motioned Anna turning away, again. "So [Sharon Stone] blows up and says: 'I DO MORE IN A YEAR THAN YOU DO IN TEN! I'M MORE INVOLVED IN FASHION THAN YOU EVER FUCKING WILL BE IN YOUR LIFE!'" Read more from this interview on Vulture.

Read more posts by Mike Vilensky

Filed Under: party lines, anna wintour, courtney love, sharon stone

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm

Miley Cyrus Courts More Controversy by Taking a Bold Anti-Twilight Stance

Miley Cyrus is no stranger to controversy. Whether she's popping her top for Annie Leibovitz, trashing her Disney buddies Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, or insisting that she's never heard a single solitary Jay-Z track, Miley seems to revel in making life as difficult as possible for her PR team. And, oops, now it seems like she's done it again! During an interview that took place backstage before a recent show in Cleveland, the almost-17-year-old displayed a heretofore untapped contrarian streak by confessing that "I've never seen [Twilight], nor will I. I don't believe in it. I don't like vampires, I don't like the wolf that pops out of the screen when I'm watching TV at night, I don't want anything to do with it." Translation? She's clearly got no time for Stephenie Meyer's barely veiled pleas for teenage abstinence. That, or maybe she just doesn't think Robert Pattinson's sparkle-chested brooding is all that appealing. Either way, scandal!

VIDEO: Miley Cyrus Trashes Twilight! [Celebuzz]

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Filed Under: vampires, beef, miley cyrus, new moon, twilight

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

Gay-Mag Editor Lashes Out at Adam Lambert

As any good model can tell you, it is not wise to piss off the gays who are about to dress you up fancy, put makeup on you, do your hair, and then take pictures of you. Because if you do piss them off, bad things happen. Usually, it comes in the retouching phase (for example, we happen to know for a fact that this happened shortly after Gwyneth Paltrow admitted that The Talented Mr. Ripley was her least favorite of her movies). But in the case of Out magazine and Adam Lambert, whom they put on the cover of their annual Out 100 issue, the problem came in the negotiation phase. Editor Aaron Hicklin aired his grievances in his editor's essay for this month, which he turned into an open letter to Lambert.

See, the problem was, Out had been pressured, apparently repeatedly, not to make Adam look or sound "too gay." This, as Lambert's publicist should have known, set the gays ablaze. From Hicklin's letter:

We’re curious whether you know that we made cover offers for you before American Idol was even halfway through its run. Apparently, Out was too gay, even for you. There was the issue of what it would do to your record sales, we were told. Imagine! A gay musician on the cover of a gay magazine. What might the parents think! It’s only because this cover is a group shot that includes a straight woman that your team would allow you to be photographed at all — albeit with the caveat that we must avoid making you look “too gay.” (Is that a medical term? Just curious.) Luckily, you seemed unaware that a similar caution was issued to our interviewer.

Perhaps we should have had you and Cyndi in a tongue lock. That would be radical. It’s odd, because this magazine has done covers with Pete Wentz and Lady Gaga — getting straight men and women to do Out is easy these days. It gives them cred. Getting gay stars like yourself is another matter. Much easier to stick you in Details, where your homosexuality can be neutralized by having you awkwardly grabbing a woman’s breast and saying, “Women are pretty.” So are kittens, Adam, but it doesn’t mean you have to make out with them.

There's more invective on Out's website, plus an explanation of what happened by the story's writer. It's a bold move by Hicklin, who has pulled up clever publicity stunts in tandem with his big issues before — remember when he put "Anderson Cooper and Jodie Foster" on the cover of their "Power 50" issue? On the one hand, picking a fight with a major celebrity is great for getting attention. On the other hand, severing a relationship with one of America's most mainstream openly gay performers may come around to haunt the magazine in the future. Either way, he's on pretty firm footing with his complaint. And a word to Adam: A publicist that sloppy can hurt a star's career far worse than one bad magazine cover can.

Dear Adam [Out.com]

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Filed Under: in other news, aaron hicklin, adam lambert, media, out, out magazine

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

Brad and Angelina's Night of Indulgence

Hollywood's top power couple retreated to their room after the MOCA gala before ordering copious amounts of food

Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm

Review: `Broken Embraces' is Almodovar's lastest (AP)

AP - In the most indelible scene of "Broken Embraces" ("Los abrazos rotos"), Pedro Almodovar's latest vivid melodrama, Penelope Cruz plays dress-up.

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm

Will Arnett Sleeps His Way Into a Parks and Recreation Guest Spot

It's official: Will Arnett will guest-star as a potential love interest for wife Amy Poehler's Lesley Knope character on Parks and Recreation early next year. Glad we got that settled. [Ausiello Files/EW]

Read more posts by Lindsay Robertson

Filed Under: casting couch, amy poehler, parks and recreation, will arnett

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

Beyoncé’s ‘Video Phone’ Looks: A Breakdown

Earlier, we shared Beyoncé's latest video, for "Video Phone," guest-starring Lady Gaga. The intricacy of her wardrobe suggests she's feeling the Gaga pressure. In a burgeoning phenomenon we might call the Gaga Effect, divas everywhere may feel the pressure to push avant-garde fashion to the max to keep up with the pantsless wonder. Beyoncé Sasha Fierce's fashion efforts in "Video Phone" — which make her epic diva money fan a mere distant memory — deserve a look-by-look analysis, because she tried really hard. Enjoy a closer look at each outfit in the slideshow. If we had a dime for every leotard in that woman's closet ...

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: i'm a i'm a a diva, beyonce, divas, lady gaga, music videos, slideshow

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

Is Newsweek’s Sarah Palin Cover Sexist?

Sarah Palin is angry about the new cover of Newsweek, which uses a leggy photo of her from Runner's World. "The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now," Palin writes on, where else, her Facebook page. On the one hand, she may have a point: Why did they choose that particular photo — and not any number of other, more clothed photos — if not to demean her? On the other hand, she's the one who put on the shorts and posed for the photo in the first place, albeit for a different publication. Discuss. [Hill]

Read more posts by Dan Amira

Filed Under: america's sweetheart, discussions, media, newsweek, sarah palin, sexism

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:54 pm

ADORABLE VIDEO: Kitten Keeps Jumping On Cop While He Writes Ticket

Just when you think you’ve seen every possible combination of adorable kittens, local news stories, and wacky hijinks that the internet could possibly muster up, enter Officer Keith Urban (!) and a persistent friendly feline:

(via Lindsay Robertson)

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm

All Mike Bloomberg Needs Is a Five O'Clock Shadow [Appearances]

Considering Mayor Bloomberg won a third term in office by such a slim margin, perhaps it's time for New York's dictator-in-chief to show off a less arrogant, more humble side? That's what some people are suggesting, such as Lauren Solomon, the president emeritus of the Association of Image Consultants International:

He could, for one thing, toy with a little stubble or a beard, just for the fun of it. He could also undergo a wardrobe makeover. Mr. Bloomberg, she said, generally dresses a little too formally, in his New England preppy uniform of khakis, loafers and buttoned-down Oxford shirts, even on weekends. She suggested a cashmere sweater, jeans and driving moccasins. "That way, people can say, 'Hey, he changed out of that suit and tie to come and talk to us, and he's comfortable and he's casual, and I can feel comfortable and casual.'" Ms. Solomon said.

Be careful what you wish for, ladies and gentlemen.

Bloomberg? Humble? Experts Have Some Advice [NYT]

Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:51 pm

WATCH: The Force That is Gee-Yonce

Lady Ga-Ga and Beyonce team up for new music video.



Music video - Music - Arts - United States - Religion and Spirituality
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:49 pm

Sale of Accused Art Dealer’s Property Hits a Snag

It's been two years since a judge decreed the assets of art dealer and accused Ponzi-schemer Larry Salander be liquidated to pay off his creditors, but his house in Millbrook — a historic mansion with its own pond, baseball diamond, tennis court, pool, and guesthouse, occupied by Salander, his wife, and two children — has still not been sold. Yesterday, Michael E. Lewitt, a Boca Raton money manager and a friend of Salander's who has reportedly been helping to support the disgraced art dealer and his family with monthly payments and a job at Millbrook's local Phoenix gallery, where he is a managing partner — was scheduled to purchase the property with $5.1 million he said was solicited from a group of investors, but for some reason the deal fell through.

A report from Bloomberg News sounded a suspicious note:

“The financing is not in place,” the trustee, Thomas Genova, said in an interview yesterday after a hearing in Poughkeepsie, New York. Genova, who is overseeing the Salander bankruptcy, said Lewitt sent him “a very cryptic two-line e- mail. He said he needed additional time to get the money.”

See, it's spooky, because that's just the kind of line that Salander used to use! Contacted by Daily Intel, Lewitt wouldn't elaborate on why the deal fell through, though he did tell Daily Intel that "there was nothing cryptic," about the e-mail he sent the trustee, that the Bloomberg story is "grossly inaccurate," and that Philip Boroff, the Bloomberg writer who has been covering the story, was "an idiot." (Daily Intel is awaiting comment from Boroff on the veracity of story and on Lewitt's characterization of him as an imbecile.) The real reason this whole thing has been dragging on, Lewitt went on to say, is Thomas Genova, the bankruptcy trustee, who "hasn't sold so much as a single painting" from Salander's collection in the past two years, thereby leaving the $300 million the art dealer owes to creditors, including TARP recipient Bank of America, uncollected. He's right: They haven't. Daily Intel is awaiting comment from Genova, who may be able to explain how this property snag has become a giant, gaping hole.

Update: Bloomberg spokeswoman says they "stand by the story," but provided no official comment re: poor Philip Boroff's mental capabilities. They're tough over there.

Indicted Art Dealer Hits Snag in $5.1 Million Sale of Estate [Bloomberg]
Related:
Art Dealer Larry Salander Arrested, Charged With $88 Million Theft
An Old Master in Ruins [NYM]
Bankrupt Dealer’s 400 Creditors, Bank Compromise in Fraud Case [Bloomberg]

Read more posts by Jessica Pressler

Filed Under: cultural capital, art, ballsy crime, bloomberg, crime, larry salander, michael lewitt, real estate

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:41 pm

Lily Cole Knocked Down a Small Child While Ice Skating

Lily was launching Somerset House's Ice Skating Rink in London with a party thrown by Tiffany & Co. The child got up swiftly with no reports of sustained injuries. The Daily Mail notes, "Earlier [Lily] had appeared more steady on her feet as she walked out onto a carpet laid over the ice." [Daily Mail UK]

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: can't win 'em all, lily cole, models

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

Peter Jackson Considers Roasting Stanley Tucci in the Fires of Mordor

"We got a lot of people telling us that they were disappointed with this death scene, as they wanted to see [the character] in agony and suffer a lot more. We had to create a whole suffering death scene just to give people the satisfaction they needed." —Peter Jackson on the ruthless test audience for The Lovely Bones [Reuters via Guardian UK]

"I still believe in Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and true love." —Dolly Parton [Spinner]

"Robin Williams came into the dressing room doing [Boosh character] The Crack Fox. He's a lot smaller than I thought. The size of a cashew nut." —The Mighty Boosh's Noel Fielding [NME]

"In terms of criticisms, I agree with almost every criticism I read. It is hard not to be hard on the work that you do. So when I hear someone say 'Nero was not complicated enough,' I say 'Yeah, that's right'. Or if I hear 'There are some moments—that crazy coincidence that Kirk meets Spock in the ice cave—and that took me out of it', I can see that. I don't really hear much that I don't agree with." —J.J. Abrams on his much-faulted Star Trek [TrekWeb]

"I’ve got so much I haven’t done yet. I’ve been a master of the snooze button in my life." —Hugh Grant [Daily Express UK]

"When Bottle Shock came along I thought I was terrible for the movie but I really like the agriculture, how you grow grapes, and the soils and the rain and what are the moisture requirements; I got interested in those. I lost my sense of smell while I was doing an improvisational version of an Ibsen play in college and we were climbing all over each other making scenery with each other's bodies, which you did in those days, and I fell backwards and I was in a coma for two and a half days. It could have been a lot worse but people who have head traumas and whiplash can lose their sense of smell." —Bill Pullman on playing a wine connoisseur [BlogTalkRadio via Female First]

Read more posts by Emma Pearse

Filed Under: quote machine, bill pullman, dolly parton, hugh grant, jj abrams, noel fielding, peter jackson, the lovely bones, the mighty boosh

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pm

Howling at the "New Moon" Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)

Fashion Wire Daily - She wore Oscar de la Renta, he wore Gucci, but the hottest couple in show business right now didn't do a bit of snuggling on the "The Twilight Saga:

Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:25 pm

Snoop Dogg Talks Bidness [Video]

Did you happen to catch Maria Bartiromo's interview with Snoop Dogg on CNBC yesterday? (He was in town to participate in something called Global Entrepreneurship Week and rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange yesterday.) After the jump, listen to Snoop as he discusses his "brand" and tackles questions like whether you need venture capital financing to start a career as a rapper (you don't!) and whether he had any difficulty "breaking into the culture of hip hop" (he didn't!).

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Source: Cityfile.com - Dailyfile | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm

Anthony Michael Hall Accused of Assaulting Dating-Columnist Girlfriend

Ugh. Just when he was about to come back into the spotlight with a guest spot as a school bully on Community, eighties teen-flick staple Anthony Michael Hall has been slapped with a restraining order by his girlfriend of one year, a self-described "TV and radio host" and dating columnist for the Huffington Post named Dana Falzone. [Animal NY]

Read more posts by Lindsay Robertson

Filed Under: jurisprudence, anthony michael hall, community

Source: Vulture | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Hillary Clinton’s Teen Crush, Fabian, Is in Awe of Her Big Balls

While speaking at a college in the Philippines last Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked, "If you had a crush, aside from Bill Clinton, who would it be?" Hillary quickly retreated into the safety of discussing her preeminent crush as a schoolgirl — fifties and sixties teenage heartthrob Fabian:

"Many, many, many, many years ago, when I was young, there was a singer in the United States whose name was Fabian. Some of you who are my age remember. And I was president of the Fabian fan club. And there were, like, three of us in it, but we took it very seriously."

That's cute, but we wanted to know if the feeling was mutual. So we called up Fabian — who still performs with other acts of his era like Bobby Vee and the Chiffons — to see how he feels about Hillary Clinton.

Fabian was impressed, first and foremost, with how Hillary dodged the question asked of her to begin with. "It was fucking incredible," he told us during a break from felling trees on his property in western Pennsylvania. "You know what I mean? I mean, I thought that was just fucking brilliant. I thought it was beautiful — being a politician, she got herself out of that one pretty good." So he appreciates her ability to evade a question, but what about her as a person? Does he like her, or even ... like like her? Turns out that Fabian is, in fact, a member of the Hillary fan club (metaphorically). "The reason why I’m really a fan of hers is that with all she has been through [laughs], she comes out great," he told us. "I mean, she came through Bill Clinton, she came through Obama, and she’s making the best with what she has."

He continued, "I mean, she’s an incredible woman. You know, she’s got bigger balls than most men out there." That's an incredible woman, indeed.

Read more posts by Dan Amira

Filed Under: secretary of awesome, fabian, hillary clinton, teenage heartthrobs

Source: Daily Intel | 17 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm

Michael Williams Loves Workwear and Whiskey

Michael Williams, founder of AContinuousLean.com.

A couple years back, Michael Williams was bored by the handful of menswear blogs he browsed. They were either "too straight or too gay," as he puts it — "either about grills or about some crazy new man accessory." So in December 2007, Williams launched AContinuousLean.com, a style-slanted blog after his own interests — handmade goods, Americana, denim, and workwear — plus whatever else struck his fancy in music, food, and booze. Spending a few hours a night blogging, his following has grown to around 350,000 visitors a month, and he's a regular contributor to GQ.com and Selectism.com. This weekend, Williams and UrbanDaddy editor Randy Goldberg have curated a menswear-only Pop-up Flea, stocking merch from Rogues Gallery, Billykirk, No Mas, Michael Andrews Bespoke, and more, and some of Williams's favorite brands will carry over into his blog's new online shop, launching Monday. We talked to him about shoes, eBay trolling, and drinking (occasionally all at once).

What sets A Continuous Lean apart from other style blogs?
It's not about fashion — the F-word is never used — it's just about well-made stuff. It's focused on craftsmanship more than anything, whether that's a $6,000 Savile Row suit or work boots from Wolverine.

You've curated a menswear pop-up this weekend. Are you worried about competing with Save Fashion?
It's like the antithesis of Save Fashion: It's not about fashion, it's not a sale … it's just clothes and curated stuff. Randy [Goldberg, of UrbanDaddy] and I were joking around, "You go ahead and save fashion — we'll be over here, drinking whiskey."

Who are your favorite designers?
I like Nigel Caubourn from the U.K., Steven Alan, and Billy Reid. But mostly I'm adherent to a uniform: flap-pocket Oxford shirts from J.Press or Hamilton 1883, jeans from A.P.C. or Jean Shop, and Barbour jackets. But that's representative of the guy that reads my site — it's a very sort of man thing, to wear the same stuff over and over.

What's the first designer item you bought?
I think in the nineties sometime I bought some Prada shoes — that was a big thing for me at the time. Now a designer buy for me is Alden or Church shoes.

Where do you like to shop in New York?
Steven Alan is the store that best represents me. I also like Hickoree's Hard Goods, an online store that has awesome vintage stuff. And City Foundry, which carries all this Machine Age industrial furniture. I'm also the craziest eBay addict.

Anything in particular you're hunting for?
I love to buy stuff on eBay, just so every day I get a crazy package with something random in it. Sometimes I'll get drunk and go on eBay and forget I bought something the next day — then a package will show up with all these buttons or a wool blanket or something. It's my own induced vintage Christmas.

How would you describe your personal style?
Disheveled. I think people are a little underwhelmed when they meet me. I love workwear, but I don't need to wear bib overalls. I can exorcise those demons online.

What trends are you appreciating right now?
A lot of people are buying American-made stuff, and I hope that continues.

Any current trends you hate?
Luxury for the sake of luxury. It's like luxury condos: Do you ever see a condo that's just marketed as a condo? No, it's always a luxury condo. It's bullshit. And it's indicative of the whole luxury market.

What's something you're saving to buy?
I don't really have any needs in my life. I mean, sure, I'd like to go to Savile Row and buy a crazy-expensive suit, or go buy an IWC Portuguese watch. I'd like to buy that, but I don't have any money, and I'm okay with that. I have a Timex; it works.

What should every guy have in his closet?
The real giveaway with style is footwear, and I think women will attest to that. If you met a guy with bad shoes, it'd be something you'd have to get over. He should have a Chukka boot, a nice English brogue, and a saddle shoe.

What's something you never leave the house without?
My Springer spaniel, Lancey (like Delancey Street). I take her to work every day.

The Pop-up Flea, 201 Mulberry St., nr. Spring St.; F (3–9), S (11–7), Su (11–6)

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Filed Under: tastemakers, a continuous lean, billy reid, steven alan

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:55 am

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The Twilight Saga: New Moon Premiere

BEST TEEN WOLF 3: HOWL I MET YOUR WOLFMOTHER AUDITION

Robert Pattinson

WHY THE F*CK AM I HERE?

50 Cent



MORE LIKE VENUS DE NOT SMILO, AMIRITE? (SORRY)

Kristen Stewart



BEST IMPRESSION OF MY 62-YEAR-OLD MOTHER

Richie Sambora



LEAST SURPRISED TO BE THERE

Pedobear

MOST LIKELY TO HAVE STOLEN STEVEN SEAGAL’S IDENTITY

Gil Birmingham

MOST JAZZED VAMPIRE

Chris Walla



THEY’RE SO IN LOVE!

Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli

HOTTEST TOPIC

Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt



CAPTAIN SMIRK OVER HERE

Jackson Rathbone



SUIT? CHECK. SHOES? CHECK. UNWASHED HAIR FROM THE 1700s? CHECK.

Jamie Campbell Bower

Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test. Tie your napkin ’round your neck, cherie, And we’ll provide the rest! Soup du jour, Hot hors d’oeuvres, Why, we only live to serve! Try the grey stuff, It’s delicious. Don’t believe me? Ask the dishes! They can sing, they can dance, after all, Miss, this is France. And a dinner here is never second best! Go on, unfold your menu, Take a glance and then you’ll Be our guest, Oui, our guest, Be our guest!

Stephanie Meyer

MOST META WAY TO COVER YOUR ABS

Taylor Lautner’s Abs



OUR LITTLE GIRL IS ALL GROWN UP! (READ: SOMEONE BOUGHT EFF ME SHOES)

Dakota Fanning



YO, FOR REAL MAN, STOP TAKIN’ MY PICTURE. IT’S A MISTAKE.

50 Cent



MOST UNEXPECTED SQUEEZE AND COUGH TEST FROM A FAN

Robert Pattinson

THANKFULLY, THAT TEST IS NOT GENDER EXCLUSIVE

Kristen Stewart



MOST LIKELY TO TURN INTO A SATYR AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT

Charlie Bewley



WINNER OF THE WORST ROBERT PATTINSON LOOKALIKE CONTEST

Cameron Bright



BEST IMPERSONATION OF HALEY JOEL OSMENT AT MADAME TOUSSAUD’S

Michael Welch



WAS YOUR MOM THERE?

Yes, Your Mom Was There



MOST HONEST FAN

This Girl, Who Has Earned Our Respect



MOST TERRIFYING FAN

Someone First Call The Police, Then Alice



APPLE, TREE

Kevin Smith and Daughter



I’M THIS MANY

Kristen Stewart

HIGHEST FAN

Snoop Dogg



COMIN’ UP NEXT ON W-U-R-Q

Amber Riley



OK, GUYS, WE GET IT: AFTER YEARS OF MARRIAGE, YOU STILL LOVE EACH OTHER. FOR REAL, IT’S CLEAR NOW.

Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli



DREAM GLEESOME (IF THEY WERE LEGAL, WHICH THEY PROBABLY ARE NOT)

Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale and Chris Colfer



JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT SKEET ULRICH WAS DEAD

Cat Deeley and Jack Huston



IDEAL FUTURE THREE STOOGES CAST

Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (who could not last more than 10 minutes in her dress)



“I bought a suit. You seen it. Now it’s covered in mud. This town doesn’t have a one hour cleaner so I had to buy a new suit, except the only store you could buy a new suit in has got the flu. Got that? The whole store got the flu so I had to get this in a second hand store. So it’s either wear the leather jacket which I know you hate, or this. So I wore this ridiculous thing for you.”

Mark Salling



BLONDEBOB SQUAREJAW

Joshua Morrow



MOST LIKELY TO BE MISTAKEN FOR NEW YORK GOVERNOR DAVID PATTERSON

Jeffrey Dean Morgan



REALLY DOESN’T TRUST HAVING SIGNS HELD UP ABOVE HER HEAD

Grimace LaRue



~GLARE~

Enough Already



MOST LIKELY TO SNIFF OUT THAT BACON IN YOUR POCKET AND KILL YOU FOR IT

Ashley Greene

HE’S JUST PLAYIN’, Y’ALL! HE LOVES TWILIGHT!

50 Cent

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:46 am

Claudia Schiffer plans to create own fashion label (Reuters)

Reuters - After lending her image to fashion designers for more than two decades, supermodel Claudia Schiffer says she is now ready to create her own fashion business, which could include cashmere wares and handbags.
Source: Yahoo! News: Fashion News | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:38 am

Waiting for the end of the world

The end weighs on our minds, and the results are all over the multiplex this month.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:38 am

Michelle Obama Goes Back to School in Argyle

Michelle Obama met with high-school students in Denver yesterday wearing a gray argyle sweater, belted, over a dusty lavender tee. It's a very muted palette for her. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book.

Read more posts by Amy Odell

Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama

Source: The Cut | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:25 am

Review: Mayer flounders with self-penned soft rock (AP)

AP - John Mayer, "Battle Studies" (Columbia)

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:09 am

Ryan Reynolds has signed up for a romantic comedy

Rising Canadian star Ryan Reynolds, seen here in 2005, is getting in the know after signing up for romantic comedy "TMI," entertainment industry press reported Tuesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 17 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

VIDEO: Lady Gaga Appears On Gossip Girl, Everywhere

Complete this analogy: Lady Gaga appearing on Gossip Girl in 2009 is a young adult pop culture powerhouse combo equal to…

NKOTB appearing on 90210 in the 90s?

Madonna appearing on Alf in the 80s?

The Beatles appearing on The Lucy Show in the 60s?

Glen Miller appearing on Amos ‘n’ Andy in the 30s?

Abraham Lincoln appearing on Total Oil Portraits Live in the 1860s?

I’m gonna say all of the above.

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:52 am

PHOTOS: The B***h Is Back on 'Melrose'

Heather Locklear returns to her old stomping grounds tonight on "Melrose Place."



Melrose Place - Heather Locklear - Television - Arts - Video
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:27 am

Author Su Tong poses with his book "The Boat to Redemption"

Author Su Tong poses for photos after his book "The Boat to Redemption" was awarded the third-annual Man Asian Literary Prize in Hong Kong. The story is about a Communist Party official forced to make...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

French singers Claudine Le Coz and Eric Tremolieres (L) perform in a coffee shop in Paimboeuf

French singers Claudine Le Coz (C) and Eric Tremolieres (L) perform in a coffee shop in Paimboeuf, France on November 13. World-famous musicians are performing in unlikely venues for an audience new to...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

French artists Claudine Le Coz (C) and Vincent Deliau (R) perform in a local coffee shop

French artists Claudine Le Coz (C) and Vincent Deliau (R) perform in a local coffee shop in Paimboeuf, on November 13. Famous musicians are squeezing these "pocket-sized concerts" into their busy schedules...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

Strokes have album of the decade?

The debut album the Strokes has been named "album of the decade" by NME.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am

Beyonce’s “Video Phone” Proof That She Hates Epileptics

The music video for the Beyonce/Lady Gaga joint called “Video Phone” is upon us. And it’s the visual equivalent of having your mind erased by one of those Men In Black flashy red thingies. If you like skimpy futuristic bodysuits, men with cameraheads and having your ears bleed from atonal harmonies, this is the exact song/vid combination you’ve been waiting for all your life. But if you just happen to suffer from the ol’ epilepsy, you might want to steer clear from — Jesus Chri — someone grab a wallet! Fast!! Turn him on his side… not like that, like this… John! Can you hear me?! Oh God, I knew this would happen —

Anyway, while I save a life, enjoy.

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:11 am

VIDEO: Zach Galifianakis, Conan O’Brien, And Andy Richter, In One Awesome Place

Some days, the internet doesn’t have anything interesting on it, and my job becomes annoying.

Some days, there’s a new “Between Two Ferns” with Zach Galifianakis, and my job becomes very very easy.

Here’s Zach welcoming Conan O. Brien and Andy Richter and doing his very best to react congenially to Conan’s nice jokes:

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:06 am

Janet Blasts Back at 'Responsible' Dr. Murray

Michael's sister tells ABC that no family should go through what hers has.



American Broadcasting Company - Health - Medicine - United States - Medical Specialties
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

Real 'Call Girl' revealed

An erotic blogger whose double life as a prostitute was the basis of Showtime's "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" comes clean.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:34 am

Music Review: Pretty Ricky is pretty good (AP)

AP - Pretty Ricky, "Pretty Ricky" (Bluestar Entertainment)

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:28 am

Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, performs at the gig in Dublin

Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, performs during his comeback tour following a 33-year break at the O2 in Dublin, Ireland, November 15. Fans Yusuf Islam rallied round Tuesday after...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesEnter | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am

'Remote Control' host dies

Former MTV game show host Ken Ober died at age 52, his agent said.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am

While You Were Watching Your DVR Fill Up With Unwatched “Prisoner” Episodes

• Levi Johnston did not go full frontal in his Playgirl shoot, as was previously speculated. If you want to see what his thing looks like, you’re just gonna have to say “hi” to him at a bar.
• The German man who was trying to blackmail Cindy Crawford for $100,000 has turned himself in to police after realizing that he probably should have tried this about fifteen years ago. His next target: David Faustino.
• Anna Faris and Ryan Reynolds will star in a romantic comedy called “TMI”. I’m setting the Vegas over/under on “number of negative movie reviews using an abbreviation pun” at 50,000. (Example: “TMI lacks LOLs,” or “TMI, the FBI is a Federal Bureau,” and so on).
• Brad and Angelina (Angebradla) are releasing their own line of high-end jewelry. Either this is somehow raising money for charity, or what the hell is going on?
• And finally, Adriana Lima gave birth to a baby girl, who’s probably pretty hot.

Source: Best Week Ever | 17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

Farrah's Will: $4.5M for Son, Zip for Ryan O'Neal

"Charlie's Angels" actress did not include long-time love in her will.



Ryan O'Neal - farrahfawcett - Prison - Arts - Probation
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am

PHOTOS: Cher's Neon-Bright Fashion Fiasco

Cher's picked the wrong look from her closet.



Fashion - Design - Arts - Business - Photographer
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:43 am

PHOTOS: Amy Winehouse Lets (Too) Loose?

Stars' fashion mishaps.



Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:43 am

The Top 8 Most Coveted Celebrity Body Parts

Jolie's lips, McConaughey's abs, Kardashian's butt make the cut.



Shopping - Vehicles - Parts and Accessories - Makes and Models - European
Source: ABC News: Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 7:22 am

Sara Ruhl sets Broadway buzzing in 2 rooms (AP)

AP - "How extraordinary," Catherine Givings observes. "It looks like a farming tool. Where do you put it?"

Source: Yahoo! News: Entertainment Reviews | 17 Nov 2009 | 6:03 am

Boyz II Men sending out 'Love'

The superstar R&B group is back with a new album that celebrates love songs.
Source: CNN.com - Entertainment | 17 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am