Last night in NYC, Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese honored Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell at the Tisch School of Arts gala, Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling attended the screening of The Lucky One, Emily Blunt was red hot in Michael Kors for the premiere of Your Sister's Sister, WAH hosted a one-night pop-up shop at Lillium, and so much more. Last night's parties were all about the films and fundraisers! More»

Timothee Verrecchia is the man behind the scenes -- the producer, the director, the coordinator, the creative voice, the businessman, the nerd -- but quite simply, he's the guy with the ideas. Producing recreations of Serge Gainsbourg songs with Marianne Faithful or Carla Bruni, pop-up surf shops, creating films with Garance Dore, working with Apple and Sony Pictures, editing L'Officiel Hommes, and being a partner in the Le Baron and Café Gitane at the Jane Hotel are all in his job description. So what makes this cultivator of all things cool tick? I spent an afternoon in Tim's West Village apartment to chat about what inspires him. More»

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The more tattoos, the better at last night's documentary release party of "Ed Hardy: Tattoo The World." If you didn't know, Don "Ed" Hardy is the godfather of tattoos and he came to party. More»

Ahhh the summer is here. Long days and longer nights filled with lounging and laughing and sharing movies with old friends and new friends. Check out these free movie screenings in the city that will make you nostalgic for old memories and help create a few new ones along the way. More»

Woody Allen screened his new movie and then hit the after party at Tribeca Grand; Alec Baldwin and Brian Williams hung out at MoMa; Ed Westwick mounted Todd DiCiurcio at Free Arts; Hamish Bowles and Patricia Fields hosted DIVAS Shop for Opera; Courtney Love hit the Joyful Revolution and the launch of Jane Pratt's web site and more! Last night's parties were making the rounds! More»

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• So far, Strasburg and strike outs synonymous [ESPN]
• Obama heads South to survey BP's damage, will address nation Tuesday night [NYT]
• Fenty boo'd from all corners of DC [WashPo]
• Guest of a Guest NY shout out in Page 6 [NYPost]

• Times Square hero vendor sees spike in business. Post disregards "too soon" protocol and says its "booming." [NYP]
• Meanwhile, the city cracks down on boring non-hero street vendors. [RunninScared]
• For a moment, Mars Bar doesn't terrify innocent passersby. [Grieve]
• Doghouse Saloon closes down. Sadly, it will reopen. [BoweryBoogie]
• The five toughest doors in the city. Boom Boom Room was so much cooler when it didn't have an entrance. [Eater]
• Lady Gaga digs Marina Abromović exhibit, doesn't care for Marina Abromović. [AnimalNY]
• Formspring is reason #721 you're glad you went to high school before the Age of Facebook. [NYT]