Before jetting off to look at the oil spill, Claire Bernard arrived in DC to lobby for environmental legislation. Or maybe she was just tagging along with actual lobbyists. Vanity Fair is a little unclear on the deets. We can all learn from Claire's experience, though! Read on for how to twist politicos around your little finger. More»

• The legendary Les Paul, inventor of the electric guitar, has passed on at age 94. He is missed. [NYP]

• Devi Kroell, winner of the CFDA accessory design award in 2006, is opening her first NYC boutique. [Racked] More»

• The jewelry line that Marisa Brown Noel started with "some partners", TRE, will be in the windows of Bendel's this week [NYMag]

• Need help figuring out what to order at Shake Shack? The new Hunch website will give you suggestions [Observer] More»

GreenPoint: one square meter of land in Queensland, Australia! This summer, many of us are playing grateful guest at the summer house of a friend or relative. It is not easy to always mind our manners, or avoid spilling wine all over the brand new white carpet (sorry, Mom). More»

[Matt Peterson, Radha Mitchell, Rosario Dawson, Sharon Lawrence, Adrian Grenier. Photos by ANDREAS BRANCH for PMc] Adrian Grenier and Rosario Dawson were on hand at Global Green USA's 13th Annual Millennium Awards Saturday night in Santa Monica, paying tribute to the events honorees Participant Media founder Jeff Skoll, Wallis Annenberg, Marc Nathanson, and ecofabulous' Zem Joaquin. More»