Lindsay Lohan, Aubrey O'Day and Christina Milian attend Star Magazine's "All Hollywood" event at the new AV Nightclub; Dan Aykroyd, Billy Bob Thornton, Jack Black and Joan Cusack show up to support John Cusack as he receives a long overdue star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame; Jared Harris, Ioan Gruffudd, Mischa Barton and Suzanne Collins are among the names present for the private red carpet kickoff event for BritWeek 2012; Rita Moreno and Eva La Rue are honored at the 55th Annual Genii Awards. See how all of this and more went down in this Wednesday edition of Last Night's Parties! More»

Last night in NYC, the New York Academy of Art threw their Tribeca Ball with guests like Robert DeNiro and Solange Knowles, Marc Jacobs sponsored an "urban hoedown" complete with fashionistas like Giovanna Battaglia and Michelle Harper, Neon Trees performed at the Bowery Ballroom, the Cinema Society hosted the premiere of "Safe" at PH-D at Dream Downtown, "The Raven" held a special New York screening at Sunshine Ladmark, and more! Last night's parties were all about getting "gown and dirty." More»

There are just two days till Christmas and just one more week till all the sparkling lights keeping our fair city aglow are taken down. New York is a beautiful place during the holidays, no question, but there are also plenty of holiday-related banes we could do without. Below is the list of what we love, and what we hate, about the holidays... More»

• The Cyclone opens Sunday. Go. [NickMcGlynn]
• New York's murder rate soars over last year's. [NYDN]
• Marilyn and Audrey pose for Terry Richardson. [Terry'sDiary]
• John Cusack watched the '85 Super Bowl on mushrooms, swears Big Bird won. [Vulture]
• Unlikely catfight emerges between Michael Musto and LCD Soundsystem. [DailyMusto]
• Allen & Delancey looks dead, owes thousands in credit card tips. Tip with cash, people. [Eater]
• Robert Pattinson's wax figure draws bigger crowds than his last movie.  [MTV]

• Facebook status update provides crime alibi. [CNN]

• Husbands are the new housewives. [Intel]

• LiLo and the ladies of The Hills partying it up in Los Angeles. [EOnline]

• Judge puts the smackdown on former Senate boss Joe Bruno. [NYP]

• Emmy Rossum met Adam Duritz on Twitter. [People]

• John Cusack drops F Bomb on morning tv! [Mediaite]

As the old saying goes, “Whoever dies with the most toys wins.”

Yet on another one of those fateful days when I was going to go hide in the Angelika Theater to see the latest John Cusack film, I saw this sight. It’s a blur because I wanted to go all ninja with this shot, but what you are seeing is a woman whom I have to assume is homeless or a kleptomaniac. Why, you may ask? Because she is dragging along two carts across a street. What you may not notice is that in front of her are two more carts, and that mass of stuff behind her? That’s right, that’s all hers as well. I counted a total of six baby carriages and two carts, a total convoy of eight transport vehicles at her disposal to drag along what she carried: and from what I noted, I think she had a backup in the cart.

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