This morning, we brought you Bethenny’s take on the new NY Housewives. Some fresh meat in the group does not mean that old frenemy relationships are going to die, and thank goodness for that. With everything from Ramona calling the Count an old man to Kelly Bensimon’s classic, “[I'm up here, and you're down here]” belittling of Ms. Frankel, pushing these throw downs to the wayside would be almost as heartbreaking as Jill Zarin not getting to sit front row. More»

Saturday’s Beach Blanket Bungalow at Pink Southampton was apparently a misery loves company meeting spot. Amy Sacco was looking for ideas for her quickly dwindling reality show. Daniel Koch was there checking out the competition. His Day & Night Brunch party has had to battle one of the rainiest summers in recent history coupled with it’s location’s bankruptcy. And then there’s LiLo. Broken up, back together; Dadio knee deep in a totally weird bromance. Drunk. Sober. We can barely keep track.

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• The hottest ticket in town is a funeral? Um, yes! Los Angeles gears up for the Michael Jackson Memorial. [NYT]

• Scores asks media whore Barbi Heidi Montag Pratt to strip. What a stretch. [Urbanite]

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• Giorgio Armani has a restaurant opening atop his mammoth 5th Avenue Flagship store this week. We hope the lure of fashion will get fans Rachel Zoe and Victoria Beckham up there for a meal sometime soon.  [Eater]

• The newest Real Housewives of New York City debuted last night on Bravo: expect lots of schadenfreude and self-aggrandizement… we have our DVR’s set! [NYTimes]

• The select few who possessed Milk and Honey’s phone number have lost their bragging rights: M&H has now gone public with their secretive digits [Eater]

• Elle and Stylista’s Anne Slowey traded the Bryant Park tents for a suburban strip mall–at this point, that doesn’t even sound half bad. [Observer]

• Here’s a chance to own your very own piece of Neverland: Michael Jackson’s auctioning off some of his stuff! No children’s toys included… [GetKempt]

Which new reality star may have chosen the, um, wrong profession, considering this recent statement of hers? Click below for answer… More»

[Matthew Modine showing off his wheels]

Go HERE for more photos of this event by Max Flatow.

On Monday, Matthew Modine and Eric Villency hosted the kickoff party for the upcoming Bicycle for a Day (happening this Saturday), at the showroom of Maurice Villency. BFAD promotes the adoption of alternative transportation, and especially the individual effort required to make it work (we’ve done our part!). Guests such as Maggie Rizer, Kelly Choi, Simon van Kempen and Alex McCord, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, Holly Dunlap, Richard Johnson and Sessa von Richtofen, Lara Meiland, Tatiana and Campion Platt, Gloria Reuben, Emma Snowdon-Jones, Blaine Trump, Kimberly Villency, and our Fave Four, Douglas Marshall, Keith Lissner, Devorah Rose and Kim Bates, enjoyed savory organic hors d’oeuvres from Pure Food and Wine and sipped VeeV cocktails and organic wines by Organic Vintages.

[Photos by BEN GABBE/PMc]

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From: hamptons.guestofaguest.com:

Jill Zarin hosted her annual backyard 4th of July lawn party in the Hamptons, though Bethenny Frankel and Countess LuAnne De Lesseps were the only other cast members that showed.  Looks like Bethenny is still with her man Jason. Ashley Bush even showed up to join in on the fun.  Thankfully, Doug was there in his team Jill tee, along with Rob Rich to document.

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