Summer is finally here and it's totally acceptable to play sailor and dress up in the season's best nautical inspired goods. In honor of New York's Fleet Week, here are 10 of our favorite chic nautical accessories and pieces that will help you sail through the summer in style. More»

Megan Tandy, Erica Rose and Mark Foster from Foster The People hit up the imaginatively named F*CK CANCER event at Avalon Hollywood; Bruce Vilanch, Jaime Pressly, Greg Louganis, Missi Pyle and many others show up to support an ageless Christie Brinkley and John O'Hurley at the Pantages L.A. premiere of "Chicago"; composers John Williams and Rolfe Kent are the big winners at BMI's Film/TV Awards in Beverly Hills honoring achievements in film and television music; international human rights activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu is honored by Swiss luxury watchmaker Girard-Perregaux. Wednesday night was anything but boring in L.A., so check out all the charity events, stage premieres, awards shows and deep philosophical conversations that went down in this Thursday edition of Last Night's Parties!

Christie Brinkey outside the "Chicago" Opening Night [via] More»

The summer of live music is still going strong and it's only May. Although it may feel like your only option if you get the mid-week going out itch is to hit up the club for a late night of drinking that probably wasn't worth the hangover, there is a happy medium between raging and staying in. And with local music events headlined by the likes of Light Asylum and Best Coast this week, there's no reason you shouldn't step out to catch some live jams. As we bring you each week, here are our recommendations for the best music happening in the area this week, so get off your arse and go see a show! More»

Halle Berry, Stacy Keibler, Mario Lopez and more host a  Run/Walk to raise money for women’s cancer research and treatment; James Franco curates a multimedia exhibition at the MOCA paying tribute to James Dean and his most classic film; Ben Affleck ponies up for Hank Azaria’s charity poker tournament in Westwood; “The Bachelor” Ben Flajnik brings his significant other, mother and sister for some serious Mother’s Day pampering at a rooftop event in Beverly Hills; Krysten Ritter and Shannon Elizabeth are on hand for the selection of the Swatch Art Rules contest winner and after party at Royal/T—it was a very full Mother’s Day weekend, and we’ve got all the details in this Monday edition of Last Night’s Parties! More»

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On Thursday, April 26th, Prismacolor threw a send-off party for the 2012 Sketchbook Project. Hosted at the Brooklyn Art Library, guests were invited to wish all 7,000 sketchbooks “bon voyage” and become the first to participate in Tour Mail, Prismacolor’s new creative project. More»

- Sookie and Bill are having a baby.  Eric must be furious. [CNN]

- If you look at food online all day, like I definitely do not, then you're going to be way fat. [Jezebel]

- The absolute worst things in the world, including, but not limited to, Pringles, emotional Facebook stati, and the worst band in the history of music.  [Buzzfeed] More»

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Last night, the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Salvatore Ferragamo celebrated the re-opening of the Ferragamo flagship store on Fifth Avenue and launch of luxury getaway guidebook Mr. & Mrs. Smith Hotel Collection: Italy. More»

So... have you guys checked the weather forecast for the Coachella Valley region this weekend? No bueno, friends. We don't know if Mother Nature is PMSing or what, but she's dropped an incredibly buzzkilling bomb on us by deciding to make the first two days of Coachella weekend, which, in previous years have been nothing short of awesomely sunny and warm, chilly and peppered with "showers." More»

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Last night, The Nature Conservancy's Young Professionals Group held a benefit honoring LEAF (Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future) at the Angel Orensanz Foundation. The event featured sustainable plates prepared by Jonathan Waxman, Jimmy Bradley, Joey Campanaro, and Jason Giagrande, as well as a silent auction and live music by Jonathan Batiste and DJ SPOOKY.  More»

Kim Kardashian, Nicky Hilton and Molly Sims attend the Valentino Rodeo Dr. flagship store opening and 50th anniversary celebration; Michael Jordan kicks off the 11th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament with a party at the Aria Casino; "Mamma Mia" opens at the Pantages Theatre with special guests Renee Olstead and Eric Balfour; Brooke Burns celebrates Daniella Clarke's new online shopping experience LuxeYard Style—it was all about fashion and fun at the midweek parties in Los Angeles and we've got all the details on the most fabulous parties and the celebrities who attended them on Tuesday and Wednesday in this installment of Last Night's Parties! More»