15 Minutes of Fame
A Brainy Brooklynite And His Plethora Of Fat Envelopes
In this day and age, it’s often a thrilling surprise for even the most brilliant high school students to receive a fat envelope (a.k.a. acceptance letter) from their top choice college. But this year, New Utrecht High School valedictorian Lukasz Zbylut received one not only from his top choice (Harvard), but from 17 other prestigious colleges. The schools that accepted Zbylut include Ivies Yale, Dartmouth, and Columbia–in spite their falling acceptance rates over the past few years. It’s probably not surprising that Zbylut lead the model U.N., the debate team, the school newspaper and various other organizations during his four years at New Utrecht. And while it may be easy to make fun of Zbylut for being, um, a nerd, we all know that he’s going to save the world someday.
[Image via NY Post]
Oscar Batori Needs His Own “Image Director”
Sometimes you open up your inbox to a wealth of shit. Today was one of those days. A little birdie, or rather a large pidgeon dropped off these pics of Oscar Batori, the model-wrangling, steak frite-snarfing, shit-talking, Prada-clad “image director” of Kiss and Fly. You know, that guy who was recently in the Sunday Styles section claiming he was living large. You know, the guy that needs a beat down. So a question for you fellow readers: What is the difference between Oscar Batori and a douchebag? The bag of course.
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Update: Oscar Batori should have never become friends with Gawker on Facebook!
Oscar Batori: A Model Wrangler Who Needs A Beat Down
[Image Source: NY Times]
Oscar Batori is one of those poor blokes that you want to pity, but he makes it just so damn hard to. A 21 year-old former male model Adonis-type who use to live hand-to-mouth, subsisting largely on ramen noodles, is now living large as the new “image director” of Kiss and Fly, or so he thinks….
D-List Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew
You probably have seen this show before, though you don’t want to admit it to yourself. Like an addict, you are in denial. It’s that show that rears its ugly head around 10pm when you are trying to wind down and pull yourself away from the boob tube. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a mediocre show at best, underwhelming, undistinguished, and yet somewhat addictive. Daniel Baldwin is the only participant with any real star power, and his is weak at best, riding off the largess of the Baldwin clan. More »
Crickey! Get A Pair Of Corey Worthington Delaney’s “Famous” Yellow Sunglasses on Ebay
Now you too can purchase a pair of the famous yellow sunglasses worn by the irreverent Aussie Corey Worthington Delaney, on ebay for a mere $10 Australian. Whether not they’ll be as famous on you as they were on Corey, is entirely up to yourself.
Interestingly enough the glasses look to be a cheap version of New Zealand designer Karen Walker’s yellow glasses shown in the October issue of Nylon Magazine.
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[Source: Cyana.Trend.Land]
For those of you who missed the wanker in action, view below.
The 21st Century’s Bonnie and Clyde…parasites in swimsuits.
It’s a sad day when some low life, poor, con artist decides to start stealing people’s identities so he can buy flatscreens at BestBuy…It’s an even sadder day when those “identity theives” are “A stylish young couple…the privileged children of well-to-do doctors” Yesterday’s Post contained an article titled ‘Con’-nie and Clod Lovebirds in ‘Stolen ID Spree’. Apparently Edward K. Anderton, a 25 year old graduate from Ivy League University of Pennsylvania and his girlfriend Jocelyn Kirsch, a 22 year old graduate of Drexel University, and daughter to a prominent plastic surgeon in Winston-Salem, NC joined forces to become the 21st century version of Bonnie and Clyde.
Jocelyn said she planned on being an ambassador, and it is unclear where Edward was working, as he was fired this year from his job as an analyst with Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds. Oh wait, that’s right, he needed a more flexible job. One that he could travel around the world smooching with his girlfriend and ordering champagne in private hot tubs, because THEN he would know he had made it. So for the last year these two geniuses fucktards have been traveling all over the world alright…they just charged the tab to several of their neighbors and some good old fashioned strangers. They were also stupid enough to document all of their trips with loads of photos. Horseback riding on beaches in Hawaii, the Caribbean, New York, Paris, London, and Montreal. The pair also bought expensive clothing and jewelery (and apparently hair extensions), scamming more than $100,000 through identity theft. The police found dozens of bogus credit cards, phoney driver’s licenses and keys to over 30 of their neighbor’s apartments.
“They are parasites” says Philly detective Terry Sweeney. They were also not that sharp. His ivy league degree in economics sure didn’t do much….“They used simple off-the-self scams that anyone could find on the internet.” said Sweeney. Parasites indeed….but what do you think of Jocelyn in her swimsuit??
[Photos taken from the Post]
Mayor of Nolita?
[Alex Goldberg at Peasant. Photo from NY Mag]
Ruff! Stanley here…so I wasn’t going to post on this kid, but decided to anyway, so that world can see what giving unguarded freedom to a child will create (a monster). In this week’s New York Magazine, on newsstands today, there was an entire article devoted to Alex Goldberg…the “Mayor of Nolita”, as his older sister calls him, that thinks he’s hot shit. This fatso has had “free reign” over the streets of nolita since before he can remember, establishing himself amongst shop owners, models, night club owners, rappers, actors, and athletes alike. He’s held jobs at Supreme on Lafayette, NikeID, and helped out at Peasant, DiPalo’s, and Papabubble. He’s also only 14. Many think he’s like a man trapped in a child’s body, but I’m not fooled. I think he’s just a shitty kid that doesn’t want to listen to a single adult and that has idiot parents that like that their 14 year old can get them into Nobu. This is one of the most pathetic profiles written by New York Magazine, so pathetic that you won’t be able to stop reading it.
Alex goes to the James Taylor concert in the Hamptons this summer and is disinterested in who that even is, and would rather talk to an NBA player than Paul McCartney. He makes fun of Dune, claiming that Bungalow 8 is much better anyway, and smokes fake fags on Lafayette. Who the fuck does this kid think he is? First of all, me and my DAWGS have been running around Nolita much longer than this kid, who’s claim-to-fame came after sneaking out to hang with wanna-be celebs at a party at the Delano in Miami last year. His parents claim that they worry about him losing his childhood, yet they are so lenient with him that they fail to ground him for sneaking out. No, instead they let him party with his newly made freinds (more than triple his age) for the rest of the vacation. He calls them by their names (Rich and Robin) and frequently tells them to fuck off. Sweet. Sounds like a gem to me. If this child makes one dime off of my city or this magazine write up, I may have to take a bite out of his be-hind. Until the day comes, I will be anticipating his “growing up”….because god knows this city is a tough bitch and chubby 14 year olds may be interesting to see hustling around town now, but in a couple years he will be a has-been with a coke addiction, a balding head, and 40 more pounds on his frame. Ruff!
Sean Lennon and Izzy Gold?
Wtf is Sean Lennon doing lending his name brand to Francesco Civetta’s clothing line Izzy Gold? Shouldn’t he be looking for some more reasonable crap to peddle/push…or write another album?
Sean and Oliva Palermo’s BF Brad Leinhardt (far left) keeping it real?
Lastly, we couldn’t help but notice that on Izzy’s About Us page, he posts the following description:
Izzy Gold intends to inspire a new type of fashion called “Art Vintage.” The line evokes the rebel-non conformist attitude within all of us, blending iconic images, original pop art designs, rock star style, and socialite attitude.
Ummm…sorry but there is NOTHING new about “Art Vintage”. Its funny how people try to repackage old things and play semantic games.
Profile: Denise Kaufmann Razzouk
Denise Kaufmann Razzouk, the second most connected person on A Small World (asmallworld.net), the uber exclusive social-network for jet-setters and euros, was recently interviewed and asked questions about herself and her new handbag line. Her exact age is unclear, she claims she is in her late 20s (translation late 30s), but in any event, Denise has been up to a bit more lately than just Champagne Botox.
We have yet to see many of her wares since she doesn’t have a storefront, website, or any substantial promotional materials, but it will be interesting to see what she can leverage out of her recent small world “fame”, and see if there is any real sort of economic staying power to niche networks that cater to the supposed elite.
Who is Micah Jesse?
Wow check out those eyebrows! They are none other than those of Micah Jesse, the ubiquitous party promoter/PR assistant/social gay from Hofstra University who has recently been making headlines, namely for a feud between himself and his “competitor” Kristian Laliberte (apparently there is not enough room in the New York scene for two gay dudes in the PR arena). In any event, Micah has been throwing punches in addition to the Friday night party at Room Service in the city…and we can’t say that we are going to check tonight, or next friday night, or the one after that…or ever!
In any event (no pun intended), be on the lookout for Micah’s evil eye at a party near you as he tries to expand his social tentacles and surpass Kristian Laliberte.