This weekend, The Times ran a piece about the so-called new club kids. The account seeks to hold in amber the current movers-and-shakers of New York nightlife and attributes the reemergence of these die-hards to the failing economy.  But the dangerous juxtaposition may not be as smooth as it first seems. More»

Last night, Bowlmor Lanes opened Carnival, its club within a club. Paris Hilton acted as the grand hostess, sporting a turquoise and purple leopard print wrap dress and miles of fake eye lashes, obviously, with sometime fiance Doug Reinhardt in tow. With clowns, a dunk tank, men on stilts and best of all, alcoholic cotton candy (genius!), this was the bowling alley visit jacked up several notches. Ms. Hilton took in the atmosphere with guests including Bai Ling, also sporting some pretty fierce threads. The two tried their hand at the strength machine, cuddled with a monkey hopping around the party and battled at games for stuffed animal prizes. You can find anything in NYC. If this isn't a nice little surprise tucked just southwest of Union Square, well then we don't know what else the city can do to keep us on our toes. More»

• Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. People are soooo going to freak out about this. [WSJ]

• Marge Simpson to pose nude for Playboy. [EOnline]

• In case you missed Paris Hilton opening up the venue last night, here's a first look at Carnival. [NYMag]

• Taylor Lautner, shirtless! I know, he's like twelve. We're horrible. [ONTD]

• Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook headed back to court. [People]