Recession
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Eavesdropping In: Larry Flynt Advocates For Women's Rights, And Drake Could Be On Kanye's Shit List
- How to tell when the economy is really tanking: weapons sales [NYTimes]
- An interview with some Twitter user, @BPGlobalPR, tricked the Twitterverse into thinking he represented BP [Awl]
- Larry Flynt wants to pass the Equal Rights Amendment [HuffPo]
- The GOP puts its foot down in Delaware and fights against tea party candidate Christine O'Donnell [WaPo]
- Palin and Beck's 9/11 party [Wonkette]
- Is Drake dating Amber Rose?! [PerezHilton]
The Hamptons may be wealthy, but they sure aren't recession-proof. A recent article in NY Magazine dug a little deeper into the ways the Hamptonites have been pinching their pennies...like lowering the price of lobster salad... More»
Zagat released the results of its 2010/2011 NYC nightlife survey today. And through no fault of the company's own, the results make us as sleepy as the respondents. We're all poor, and the city's moribund bars and clubs aren't helping us forget it. Let's draw some conclusions from the findings. More»
- Gee golly NYT, we didn't realize it was so risque to use the word 'girlfriend'! [Wonkette]
- Will the D.C. installment of The Real Housewives be interesting enough to tune-in to? [Washingtonian]
- Speaking of real housewives in D.C., Sally Quinn is still the life of "The Party" [Vanity Fair]
- Card player must have taken the phrase 'hit me' too literally during this friendly game in NW D.C. [WCP]
- We were always told not to double-dip. So why does the recession get to? [HuffPo]
A press release from Hampton Luxury Liner, promising "high end signature gift bags" on its beach-bound coaches, popped into our inbox a couple days ago, and we haven't been able to think of anything else since. More»
Eavesdropping In: L.A. Marathon, More Bad News For MJ's "Doctor", Kim And Reggie No More?,
- LA's Cedars-Sinai, celeb hospital of choice, expands its empire. [Curbed LA]
- Only some LA chefs make the cut for 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards nominations. [LAist]
- Are Bush and the Tush calling it quits for good this time? [EOnline]
- Even more shady malfeasance by MJ doctor, Conrad Murray, emerges. [LATimes]
- Raise your hand if the LA Marathon was a logistical nightmare for you too. [LAWeekly]
- Recession byproducts in your neighborhood: landscape peppered with unfortunate, work-in-progress eyesores. [Curbed LA]
Last night, Jon Stewart laid the smack down on a Goldman Sachs board member who asked why movie star salaries didn't anger people as much as IB bonuses: "the difference between bankers and movie stars is when Nic Cage lost all his money, I didn't have to bail him out!" This made us realize that Wall Street should look to Hollywood for PR advice. More»
[Photos by CLINT SPAULDING and BILLY FARRELL for PMc].
Just this month, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the recession is probably over. This picture of a ready auction bidder at last night's New Yorkers for Children gala might be just the sign we needed to relax. New Yorkers like going out. We also like spending. Let's bring in fall's fierce event calendar, and do it up like we used to, before this bleak finance anxiety cast a shadow on our usually bustling city. Also, standby for full coverage of the dramatic, A-list event, co-chaired by designer royalty Oscar de la Renta at Cipriani 42nd Street, later today. Until then, a few more peaks, below. More»
It’s time to figure out where the best parties are, this weekend. Below are our picks of the weekend’s top events. And, as always, you can find the full details as well as more events on our Calendar Page.
Friday, June 5
The Webutante Ball
Where: Empire Hotel Rooftop
Why: See Internet Week crown a King and Queen (and vote for Rachelle)!
When: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. More»
- Obama train-a-rama!!! Maybe, hopefully America will join the many other countries that have high-speed trains! Best yes-we-can idea ever [Economist]
- So in order to help the environment bounce back, you know what you should do? Buy some more stuff. Not just anything though. Jeans. Organic jeans. [HuffingtonPost] More»
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
