When we caught up with Kellan Lutz at the Calvin Klein and Los Angeles Nomadic Division event last night, we wondered what he enjoyed most about filming the next movie in the Twilight saga, Eclipse, due out this summer. "When I could do my own stunts," he told us. "I annoyed the producers enough to be able to say, 'I have three lines in this movie.' That was New Moon. Thank God, I have more in Eclipse. But I love doing stunts, I love getting hurt." View more tough guys — and girls — in the Party Lines slideshow.

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Filed Under: party lines, kellan lutz, people, pretty boys, slideshow, stuntmen, twilight

New York Attorney General Investigating Avon; Trish McEvoy to Cameo on Gossip Girl

MAKEUP
• New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating Avon. He named Avon as one of 22 online retailers under investigation for directing shoppers to membership programs that may have hidden fees. [WWD]

• Afraid to get black-and-blue? Emily Blunt combined bruiselike hues for her eye makeup at a recent event in Rome, and it looked good. [BellaSugar]

• Trish McEvoy is set to make a cameo on Gossip Girl this March as the makeup artist backstage at Eleanor Waldorf's fashion show. [StyleList]

PLASTIC SURGERY
• Plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Victor announced that he is the first doctor in the New York region to offer a liposuction procedure that is performed while a patient is awake. [Open Press]

• Jersey Shore's Snooki said she will not get plastic surgery. "This is who I am and this is who I will always be," she said. "Now, no girl is going to say no to a little pampering here and there, I like the girly side in me. I am sure I will go through some changes, but nothing too intense. This is me." [Total Beauty]

HAIR
• L'Oréal Professionnel is launching its first line of ammonia-free hair-color products in May. A representative for the line calls it "the iPhone of the hair-color industry." We'll see about that. [StyleList]

• The collection of Cutler hair products is expanding to include paraben-free, sodium lauryl sulfate-free products. The company will launch a Pure + Cleansing line of natural products this April on HSN. [WWD]

SKIN
• The Organic Consumers Association and three organic skin-care companies jointly filed a complaint to the USDA Organic Program against thirteen beauty companies — including Stella McCartney, Jason, Nature's Gate, and Kiss My Face — alleging that they falsely used the word organic to describe their products. [WWD]

Read more posts by Sharon Clott

Filed Under: beauty marks, beauty, cutler, dr. steven victor, emily blunt, hair, loreal, makeup, organic consumers association, plastic surgery, skin, snooki, trish mcevoy

Highly Toxic Princess and the Frog Necklaces Recalled From Wal-Mart Shelves

Whoops! After discovering that a whole batch of Princess and the Frog necklaces contain toxic levels of the carcinogenic metal cadmium, Disney and the Rhode Island–based jewelry company FAF have been forced to recall 55,000 units of the product that was sold at Buy N Large Wal-Mart. See, some things are worse than kissing a frog! [AP]

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Filed Under: fairy-tale endings, disney, movies, princess and the frog, toys

Barclays Executive May Have Succeeded in Weeding Political Correctness Out of Kid’s Private School

Back in December, Hugh "Skip" McGee, the head of Barclays' investment-banking division, wrote an insane letter to the headmaster at his son's private school, the Kinkaid School in Houston, in which he demanded that two teachers, a female history teacher and a "gay female coach," be fired, along with the principal who supported their dangerous feminist notions. (Their crimes: suggesting that a performance that Skip's non-gay son and his football-playing friends were to perform in drag was "negative gender stereotyping" and telling girls in the class that belonging to the spirit club was pandering to the football team, respectively.) It seems like he got his wish — on two counts, at least — because this week, the school sent out a letter to parents announcing the resignation of Upper School principal Mickey Saltman and physical education director Cindy Gough.

From the letter, which was obtained by DealBreaker:

This week, Upper School Principal Mickey Saltman announced his decision to retire at the end of the current school year. While I had hoped Mr. Saltman would return to Kinkaid for the coming school year, I respect his decision fully. Mickey Saltman has served Kinkaid with great distinction for twelve years, and his career in education-first (and always) as a teacher, then as a department chair, and finally as a principal at two first-rate independent schools-spans nearly fifty years. At Kinkaid, he has led a superb faculty with skill, wisdom, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, and he has served as a wonderful role model for our students.

Additionally, Cindy Gough recently announced her decision to resign from her position as Director of Physical Education, Athletics, and Wellness effective at the end of the current school year. Ms. Gough has provided strong, energetic, and thoroughly positive leadership to the school over the last four years, contributing significantly to the Department and to the school, and all of us are deeply grateful to Ms. Gough. We will miss her very much, and we wish her well in the future.

Now, Skip just needs to get that history teacher to cut the "Women Get The Right To Vote" chapter out of the texbook, and everything at Kincaid will be ship-shape.

Barclays Banker Prevails: Son’s School Will Be Drag-Show Friedly Zone [DealBreaker]
Earlier: Barclays Executive Attacks Hateful Feminist Teacher for Making His Practically Adult Son Cry

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Filed Under: white men with money, business, crybabies, houston, john edward mcgee, skip mcgee, texas

Evan Lysacek Is Vera Wang’s New Figure-Skating Muse

The fashion world of male figure skating is particularly fraught, having a much-mocked reputation for sparkly unitards, not to mention Johnny Weir’s fur debacle. But World Champion Evan Lysacek, whom we profiled in this week’s magazine, has paired up with designer Vera Wang to try to create a more fashion-forward image for the sport. Wang, a former figure skater herself, who also designed costumes for Nancy Kerrigan and Michelle Kwan, has taken Lysacek on as her newest ice skating muse. She designed the sleek mock tuxedo he wore during his World Championship win.

We visited Wang’s showroom during a fitting with Lysacek, in which he tried on two different outfits: one, a black unitard with silver bejeweled snakes, and the other, also all black but covered in subtle sequin stripes and anchored with feathers near his hands. “Evan has such a great eye,” Wang told us, as she studied Lysacek, standing with his arms outstretched. “It’s much more complicated than you’d think,” she said. “You have to make sure he can move and bend and all the pieces stay anchored on.” Lyacek was flanked by two tailors, pinning another snake to his costume. “Vera’s been such a good mentor to me, and she knows so much about skating,” said Lysacek. “As far as our style, we kind of have the same aesthetic and taste in clothing, the same thought about movement and character. We almost had too many ideas. These are the ones we started working on when we first started together, and now they’re now finally ready,” he said.

Wang tries to attend Lysacek’s competitions herself to make last-minute adjustments, but if she can’t go, she sends one of her trusty tailors. “My worst nightmare is that something goes wrong with the costume that makes Evan fall or get distracted,” she said, which is why the tailors spend extra time securing the feathers to Lysacek’s sleeves. “If I have to wear something, I’m going to wear something a top designer would do for me,” said Lysacek, gazing proudly at Wang. Johnny Weir's "Poker Face" routine can't quite top that.

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Filed Under: ice princes, designers, evan lysacek, vera wang

Jay Leno's Natural Successor Has Emerged [Television]

Tom Green—bet you haven't heard that name in a long, long time!—says he'd be more than happy to wait in the wings for the next 10 years to take over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno. Good to know! [VF]

James Bobin to direct Muppet movie

Taylor Lautner’s Less-Buff Twilight Co-Stars Are Upping Their Game

Ever since Taylor Lautner miraculously went from total weakling to strapping, eight-abbed man-beast during the short break between the shooting of the first two Twilight movies, his male co-stars have been inspired to play catch-up. Last night we ran into Peter Facinelli, who plays Carlisle Cullen (Robert Pattinson's dad) in the series, at an absurdly long-named event in Los Angeles (Calvin Klein Collection & L.A. Nomadic Division Event in Support of L.A. Arts Month and ALAC, in case you were wondering). "I'm really excited about Eclipse — we did a lot of training for that movie, like six weeks of fight training," he told us. "It was funny because it became almost like an in-house competition and everyone was always in the gym or working out. Sometimes we’d work out like three times a day. One time, I was in my apartment and I was going down to do my workout, and the elevator doors opened and Kellan Lutz was [in there] doing push-ups. I was like, 'Okay, Kellan, you win! You win the competition!'"

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Filed Under: party chat, abs, eclipse, kellan lutz, movies, people, peter facinelli, taylor lautner, twilight saga: eclipse, twlight, vampires

Another Paterson Proposal Fails to Impress [Politics]

Gov. David Paterson could probably save $2.1 million a year by not having 200 state troopers assigned to protect him.  Instead, he recently proposed that New York legalize "mixed martial arts" (or ultimate fighting, the "sport" that features two people beating each other to a pulp inside a cage)—a move Paterson says would generate $2.1 million a year in additional tax revenue. It turns out that most New Yorkers aren't ultimate fighting fans: According to a new poll, 68% of state voters say they're opposed to the idea. Too bad the pollsters didn't ask if people would be more inclined to support the proposal if the matches involved politicians in Albany. That could be a real moneymaker! [NYDN]

Review: Ozzy memoir is ride through rock history (AP)

AP - "I Am Ozzy (Grand Central Publishing, 416 pages, $26.99), by Ozzy Osbourne, with Chris Ayres: "I Am Ozzy" is a "true Hollywood story" in book format — a ride through rock 'n' roll history with a driver saturated in controlled substances.

What Do You Think of Stella McCartney’s Puppy Campaign?

Natalia Vodianova stars in Stella McCartney's spring 2010 campaign, which features a real animal instead of the cartoon animals of the last season. The Dalmatian stands in strong defiance to fashion's new obsession with cats in all their fancy. [Fashin]

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Filed Under: campaign trail, advertising, designers, models, natalia vodianova, stella mccartney

Want An Amusing Duck Stuck In Your Head All Weekend?

Meet Amusing Duck, the toys series with a strong sense for playing:

Now listen to Amusing Duck LAY EGG IS TRUE!!! And enjoy having this in your head all weekend:

Actually, stuck in my head right now I’ve got a weird hybrid of this duck quacking and the phrase “LAY EGG IS TRUE” set to Elvis Costello’s “Alison”.

Sallie Krawcheck Is a Wildly Famous Celebrity, According to Sallie Krawcheck

Okay. In the past few years, a number of executives on Wall Street have become household names, and Lord knows we have done our part to ensure that Lloyd, Jamie, and Vikram emerge as the Christy, Claudia, and Naomi of the financial crisis. But now other executives, lower down the totem pole, are making perplexing claims as to their fame. Specifically, Sallie Krawcheck, the Citigroup wealth-management chief who left for Bank of America after a tiff with CEO Vikram Pandit.

While it is true that journalists and bloggers and people in the financial community may be familiar with Krawcheck's story, the Fortune story that once upon a time dubbed her the "last honest analyst," etc., it is hardly what you would call "popular knowledge," which renders the following claim she made to the Times "Business" section highly suspect:

“I don’t think I set foot in a restaurant where some woman did not come up to me and thank me for getting knocked around and going back in,” Ms. Krawcheck, 45, recalled in an interview at Bank of America’s corporate office in New York. “It was unexpected and quite fantastic.”

Now. We're fans and admirers of Ms. Krawcheck and appreciate the cracks she's put in the glass ceiling and what have you, and we don't mean any disrespect, but the fact is, this is a lie. She is a Wall Street executive, not J-WOWW. We sincerely doubt that she is unable to set foot in a restaurant without getting mobbed by admirers, unless by "restaurant" she means the BofA cafeteria. So take it down a notch, sister. And don't even think about trying out for cheerleader next year.

Looking for Women in Wall Street’s Top Ranks [NYT]

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Filed Under: white women with money, bank of america, citigroup, sallie krawcheck, sisters who always have to knock another sister down, we're just jealous etc

Meet the New Girl: Kelsey Van Mook

After two years of waiting in the wings for a major breakthrough, 20-year-old Kelsey Van Mook is finally getting her due. Next Models signed the Vancouver native in 2007, but it took opening the fall 2009 Givenchy show in Paris for her career to really kick off. The willowy model recently worked with photographer Nathaniel Goldberg for DKNY's spring campaign, and she also signed a lucrative fragrance contract with Givenchy's Dance. In addition, she strutted down the spring 2010 catwalks for Burberry, Chanel, D&G, and Yves Saint Laurent. Next up: spreads in V magazine and Vogue España.

Model Profile: Kelsey Van Mook

Find your favorite runway star on and off the runway in our extensive Model Manual.

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Filed Under: model tracker, kelsey van mook, models

Etta James' troubles

New Yorkers Don’t Think Cage Fights Are the Way to Close the Budget Gap

Part of Governor Paterson's proposal to close New York's $7.5 billion budget gap is to legalize and tax mixed martial arts — more awesomely known as "ultimate fighting" — which has been banned in the state since 1997. As our colleagues at The Sports Section wrote earlier this month, the argument is that the sport isn't much more violent than boxing, and could rake in $11.5 million per event for the government. But a new Marist poll shows that New Yorkers are overwhelmingly not in favor of the idea. A lowly 22 percent, in fact, approve of Paterson's plan, while 68 percent are opposed. If our athletes are going to beat the shit out of each other, they should do it wearing gloves, like civilized people.

Marist: New Yorkers KO Ultimate Fighting (Updated) » [Daily Politics/NYDN]

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Filed Under: money woes, budget, david paterson, mixed martial arts, polls, ultimate fighting

What If A Cat Really Needed Glasses?

Really, isn’t it possible cats and dogs and all of God’s creatures have bad vision? Highly possible, we say.

In an unrelated story, here is a video of a Japanese business cat using a Japanese hotel booking website. The last shot of it will one day by my NY Times vows photo. BEST 13 SECONDS YOU WILL SPEND ALL WEEK. (via Buzzfeed)

Kate Moss Was Just Kidding About Those Gray Streaks

Kate Moss went to a party Wednesday night with freshly dyed gray streaks in her hair. But apparently those weren't permanent. Yesterday she was spotted leaving the Balmain boutique in Paris with her hair entirely back to blonde. Given her fleeting attachment to the gray highlights, maybe fashion freaks won't run out and copy them as they do Moss's every style statement. This would be a relief because, as with shorts and tights, it remains to be seen whether gray highlights can truly do the average person any favors (though we're going with probably not). But perhaps it's worth noting this: She has been spotted out in white jackets at least three times over the last week. She and Mary J. Blige have more in common than we thought!

Back to blonde for Kate Moss as she ditches her unflattering grey highlights after just one day [Daily Mail UK]
Earlier: Kate Moss Dyed Her Hair With Gray Streaks

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Filed Under: hairy situations, beauty, hair, kate moss, model tracker, models, trends

TrumpTown? [Real Estate]

On Monday, the owners of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village gave up control of the sprawling apartment complex after defaulting on its loans. (Tishman Speyer and BlackRock paid $5.4 billion for the property at the height of the housing bubble; it's now worth less than half of that.) Now the Post reports a bidding war is breaking out as various real estate companies look to take over control of the complex, and—as if Stuy Town residents haven't suffered enough the past few months—one of the contenders is none other than Donald Trump. [NYP]

Important Info About Penis Dot Net

This may be the greatest and most urgent email we’ve ever received to our tips line:

I left the last part in just because “LLC” makes me laugh. The Penis.net people are making sure to maximize their tax-exemptions.

Also, the difference between 1 million Google searches for “penis” and 2.2 million Google searches for “penis” is astronomical — I had no idea there was such a wild month-to-month swing of amount of times people type “penis” into Google. I guess it depends on the weather — in the summer, it stays light out late, so I’m outside a lot, but in the winter, there’s literally nothing else to do besides going home and typing penis into Google.

Also also, our company would be interested in penis.net “for obvious reasons”? Which obvious reasons would those be? My overwhelming gayness or just my general enthusiasm for penises? If we’re gonna do business together, some clarity would be appreciated.

So yeah, long story short, anyone know a good place to get “CEO, Penis.net” business cards printed up?

This Weekend’s Events and Sales: 75 Percent Off at Space NK; 70 Percent Off Alessi

EVENTS
TOMORROW
• Browse merchandise from brands like Borsalino, Saint James, Mackintosh, and more at the C'H'C'M' (a.k.a. Clinton Hill Classic Menswear) Pop-up Shop. 1/28–1/31. 34 E. 1st St., nr. Second Ave. (310-818-6335); Th–Su (11–8).

• Meet jewelry designer Mateo Bijoux when he presents his holiday and spring collections at What Goes Around Comes Around. Receive 20 percent off all regular-priced merchandise at What Goes Around Comes Around during the event. 351 W. Broadway, nr. Broome St. (212-343-1225); S (11–8), Su (noon–7).

MONDAY
• Red Market Salon is donating all profits from appointments on February 1 to Haiti. 32 Gansevoort St., nr. Hudson St., fourth fl. (212-929-9600); call for appointment.

SALES
ENDING TOMORROW
• Select current and discounted beauty brands are up to 75 percent off at Space NK's sale. 99 Greene St., nr. Prince St. (212-941-4200); Th (8–8), F (10–7), S (10–7).

• Mason's Tennis Mart is hosting its annual sale. All men's and women's clothing is 50 percent off and select shoes and racquets are 40 percent off. Brands include Nike, Adidas, Fila, Polo, Tail, and Fred Perry. Skirts are $24 (originally $48), warm-ups are $75 (originally $150), and men's shirts are $25 (originally $50). All demo racquets are $100. 56 E. 53rd St., nr. Madison Ave. (212-755-5805); M–F (10–7), S (10–6), Su (noon–6).

ENDING SUNDAY
• Select styles from pre-fall and fall/winter 2009 are up to 75 percent off at Temperley London. The Biker jacket is $660 (originally $2,195), the Mini Cocoshell dress is $460 (originally $1,525), and the Heaven tunic is $330 (originally $1,095). 453 Broome St., at Mercer St. (212-219-2929); W (8–8), Th–S (11–7), Su (noon–6).

• After over 50 years in business, the Bag Shoppe is hosting a closing sale, offering up to 50 percent off leather handbags, briefcases, wallets, and accessories from brands like Kenneth Cole, Manhattan Portage, Bosca, and more. 63 Nassau St., nr. John St. (212-732-6864); M–F (8–6:30).

• Fall/winter merchandise is 40 percent off at Jodi Arnold's end-of-season sale. Ten percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation. 56 University Pl., at 10th St. (347-270-8610); M–S (noon–7), Su (noon–6).

• Boots, heels, sandals, and flats are up to 60 percent off at Dolce Vita. 159 Ludlow St., nr. Stanton St. (212-475-0565); M–S (noon–8), Su (noon–7).

• Fall/winter 2009 merchandise from brands like Future Classics, Isabel Marant, Mociun, Gary Graham, and more are up to 50 percent off at Jumelle. M (1–7:30), T–S (noon–7:30), Su (noon–7).

• All fall 2009 merchandise is 30 to 55 percent off at Dear Fieldbinder's end-of-season sale. 198 Smith St., nr. Baltic St., Boerum Hill, Brooklyn (718-852-3620); M–S (11:30–7:30), Su (noon–6).

• Fall/winter merchandise from Dace, YMC, Cloak & Dagger, and more is up to 50 percent off at Thistle & Clover. 221 DeKalb Ave., nr. Clermont Ave., Fort Greene, Brooklyn (718-855-5577); M–F (noon–8), S–Su (11–7).

• Fall 2009 clothing for men and women is 60 percent off at Generra. For men, slub jersey knits are $36 (originally $90), shirts are $60 (originally $165), and jackets are $100 (originally $250). For women, basic rib-knit tops are $27 (originally $68), dresses are $118 (originally $295), and coats are $146 (originally $365). 823 Washington St., nr. Gansevoort St. (212-457-2499); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6).

• The Zero + Maria Cornejo fall/winter sale has been extended through the end of the month. Pre-fall and fall/winter 2009 merchandise is up to 50 percent off. 33 Bleecker St., nr. Lafayette St. (212-925-3849) and 807 Greenwich St., at Jane St. (212-620-0460); M–S (noon–7), Su (noon–6).

• Fall and winter handbags and accessories are 30 to 50 percent off at MCM at the Plaza. The Amazoness East-West shoulder bag is $616 (originally $880), the Alda shoulder bag is $336 (originally $480), and the Moto Cross Flap Over handbag is $679 (originally $970). 1 W. 58th St., at Fifth Ave. (212-832-2626); M–S (11–7), Su (11–6).

• Fall/winter 2009 menswear, womenswear, and accessories are up to 35 percent off in-store and online at Burberry. Various hours and locations.

• Shop discounted dresses, accessories, boots, and coats at the Tracy Feith warehouse sale, including original and archived pieces from past collections. LeShack by Tracy Feith dresses and separates are $75 to $180 (originally $250 to $400). 64 Grand St., nr. Kent St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn; daily, noon–7.

• Fall/winter 2009 merchandise is up to 50 percent off at Anya Hindmarch. The Marano Sea Snake clutch is $416 (originally $595), the Belvedere Red tote is $906 (originally $1,295), and the Gres heels are $402 (originally $575). Upper East Side: 20 E. 60th St., nr. Madison Ave. (212-750-3974). Soho: 115 Greene St., nr. Prince St. (212-343-8147). Call for hours.

• All fall/winter 2009 merchandise is 50 percent off at the Giuseppe Zanotti Design Boutique. 806 Madison Ave., nr. 68th St. (212-650-0455); M–W (10–6), Th (10–7), F–S (10–6), Su (10–5).

• The fall/winter collection is 50 percent off at Unis. New and vintage clothes start at $10. 226 Elizabeth St., nr. Prince St. (212-431-5533); Su–W (noon–7), Th (noon–7:30), F–S (11–7:30).

• Fall/winter clothing and accessories are up to 80 percent off at In God We Trust. Lower East Side: 153 Ludlow St., nr. Stanton St. (212-228-1055); M–S (noon–8), Su (noon–7). Williamsburg: 135 Wythe St., nr. Eighth St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-388-2012); T–S (noon–8), Su (noon–7).

STARTING MONDAY
• Overstock, discontinued items, and floor samples are up to 70 percent off at Alessi. Through 2/28. Soho: 130 Greene St., nr. Prince St. (212-941-7300); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6). Upper East Side: 30 E. 60th St., at Madison Ave. (212-317-9880); T–S (10–6).

ENDING MONDAY
• Womenswear, shoes, accessories, and jewelry are 30 to 70 percent off at Kisan. Brands include Sonia by Sonia Rykiel, Megan Park, Vanessa Bruno, and more. 125 Greene St., nr. Prince St. (212-475-2470); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6).

• Fall/winter shoes are 50 percent off retail prices at the Manolo Blahnik sale. 31 W. 54th St., nr. Sixth Ave. (212-582-3007); M–F (10:30–6), S (10:30–5:30), Su (noon–5).

• The fall/winter and spring/summer 2009 lingerie collections are 50 percent off at the Agent Provocateur annual winter sale. 133 Mercer St., nr. Prince St. (212-965-0229); daily (11–7).

• Merchandise from Tsumori Chisato, Mociun, United Bamboo, and more are up to 50 percent off at Honey in the Rough. 161 Rivington St., nr. Clinton St. (212-228-6415); M–S (noon–8), Su (noon–7).

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Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping

Penny Arcade Will Buy a Panhandler Booze If It’s Cold Enough

Name: Penny Arcade a.k.a. Susana Carmen Ventura
Age: 59
Neighborhood: Lower East Side
Occupation: Performer and writer of performance, theater, poetry, and essays. She’ll be reading from her career retrospective, Bad Reputation, next Wednesday, February 3 at Spoonbill and Sugartown Booksellers, and Thursday the 4th at the St. Marks Bookshop Reading Series at Solas.

Who's your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
It is a tie. Jonas Mekas, John Vaccaro, Taylor Mead, John Giorno, Judith Malina, Dorothy Day, Emma Goldman, Bina Sharif, Edgar Oliver, Diana Vreeland, Sister Helen Keliher, Bobby Beers, Wallace Shawn, and Sarah Schulman.

What's the best meal you've eaten in New York?
Chanterelle, July 2008.

In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
I think, talk out loud to myself, make myself laugh, play music, dance around, do research, answer/write e-mails, and eventually put it onstage.

Would you live here on a $35,000 salary?
Of course, most artists in New York live on much less than that.

What's the last thing you saw on Broadway?
Passing Strange, the musical by Stew that transferred to Broadway from the Public Theater. It won a Tony for Best Book. Douglas Durst came close to bringing my play Bad Reputation to Broadway in 2000 ... Is it time yet, Mr. Durst?

Do you give money to panhandlers?
Yes, and I use my intuition case by case, and don't question what they use the money for. "Oh, they will just buy booze," some people complain. It's 10 degrees below zero! What would you buy if you are freezing and homeless?

What's your drink?
Pellegrino mineral water.

How often do you prepare your own meals?
I try to eat at home five to six days a week … I love to cook from scratch for myself.

What's your favorite medication?
Dr. Joseph Bonovoglia’s NeuroSoma treatment at Columbus Circle Physical Therapy and Wellness.

What's hanging above your sofa?
A red wall full of paintings and photographs, a black crow, and a glass mausoleum containing the ashes of the artist Jack Smith.

How much is too much to spend on a haircut?
N/A. My friends cut my hair.

When's bedtime?
I go to sleep on a continuum around the year … right now it is 4 a.m.

Which do you prefer, the old Times Square or the new Times Square?
The real Times Square! Obviously the old one … not the new Disney Epcot version!

What do you think of Donald Trump?
Donald Trump is the twentieth century’s P.T. Barnum! He has made full use of
the adage "A sucker is born every second!"

What do you hate most about living in New York?
The suburbanization of New York and the loss of distinct neighborhoods.

Who is your mortal enemy?
Mediocrity, cowardice, and people who lack personal integrity.

When's the last time you drove a car?
August 2009, when I drove from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back on Highway 1.

How has the Wall Street crash affected you?
Not at all.

Times, Post, or Daily News?
I scan all three dailies. It’s my grown-up version of the back of cereal boxes!

Where do you go to be alone?
Herald Square at 5 p.m., Grace Church in the afternoon, Wall Street on Sunday mornings.

What makes someone a New Yorker?
A real New Yorker has a personal relationship with the streets of New York.

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Filed Under: 21 questions, penny arcade

Spotted [Out & About]

Naomi Watts handing over some spare change to a panhandler ... Mischa Barton walking her dog ... America Ferrera walking to her trailer on the set of Ugly Betty ... Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott leaving ABC studios in Times Square ... Sarah Jessica Parker walking in the Village ... Mariska Hargitay filming scenes for Law & Order: SVU ... Pete Wentz eating pizza with son Bronx ... Jessica Szohr on the set of Gossip Girl ... Star Trek's Zachary Quinto talking on his cell phone in the West Village ... and Julianne Moore walking downtown.

The Gospel According to 'Lost': Exploring Religious Themes in the Hit Drama

The final season of the ABC drama "Lost" is dominated by religious imagery, theologians tell Fox News.

Matthew McConaughey Classes It Up on the Beach For Once

Matthew McConaughey is famous for one thing… make that 12… his ABS. When not playing a bongo drum with his mind, one can often find McConaughey doing a number of crunches on the sand sans top. It’s his trademark.

But check out who has just graduated from Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette…

That’s right! Matthew hasn’t just put on a shirt, he’s gone the whole nine yards in a pretty spiffy looking get up… But you know it’s a Fuxedo, right?

For sure. Check out the hot gallery pics ahead. [Photos via Splash News Online]

Nothing Is More Romantic Than Awkwardly Proposing At The “When In Rome” Premiere

“Mommy, how did Daddy propose to you?”

“Well, honey, it’s actually a very romantic story. In 2010, there was this throwaway movie starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel and named after an expression…”

[The guy's a Navy SEAL, so that's pretty awesome, but no amount of troop-supporting can make me not wince at this clip. Just FYI.]

Congressman Steve Israel Declines to Join In On the Ford-Gillibrand Fun

A spokesman for Democratic Congressman Steve Israel — who was, er, persuaded by the White House earlier last year not to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand — says that, despite some calls for him to change his mind, Israel is "definitely not going to run for Senate." At the same time, according to the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, Israel also commissioned a phone poll in recent weeks and "[n]o one could explain to us why Israel would poll if he wasn't re-thinking his decision not to run." [NYP, Fix/WP]

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