[All photos by Marc Dimov for PMc]. Yesterday evening, a completely random group of celebrities gathered to celebrate the launch of Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book, including Elizabeth Berkley, Greg Lauren, Bobby Flay, Elvis Costello, Sandra Bernhard, Katie Lee, and Liev Schreiber. (Ok, that last one is not so random–Schreiber directed the movie adaptation of Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated.) More»

If Marc Jacobs is the A-list show of the season, than it looks like we might have to dubb Jill Stuart the B-list celebrity sh-itshow equivalent. With just about every Bravo show represented front row at this morning’s 12pm show at the New York public library, the turn-out had the paprazzi’s head spinning at who to snap first. The Real Housewives of New York had a solid showing with Jill Zarin, LuAnn de Lesseps, and Kelly Bensimon, but as an added treat both the Real Housewives of New Jersey and Atlanta were represented

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• “People of Wallmart” website mocks the out of shape, poorly dressed and otherwise awkward. It’s like lunch with the girls! [CNN]

• Stumptown to finally open on Monday in the Ace Hotel in Madison Square Park. [Eater]

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• “Southland” filming delayed. OMG - is Ryan in turmoil over Marissa’s death, still? [NYMag]

• Kate Moss for Topshop fall collection looks. Summer’s over, all two weeks of it. [Refinery29]

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• Justin Timberlake bought a house in Greenwich. If he can bring sexy back to the world, surely he can bring sex to Connecticut? [NYPost]

• Stories are leaked from Perez Hilton’s new blog for 20-something women. The first one is that Perez is, actually, a 20-something woman. [Jezebel]

• World population projected to reach 7 billion people. Store managers at the Union Square Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s expect express lines to extend to China. [CNN]

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• Have a spare $150 Million lying around?  Why not buy Aaron Spelling’s French chateau-style mansion in L.A.  That’s right, Candy Spelling is selling, and now can have a shot at living next to Hefner (who can put a dollar tag on that?) [Breitbart]

• That guy who won the last season of Top Chef is selling t-shirts that say “I HAVE A CULINARY BONER.” We know nothing good ever comes from being on a reality tv show, but has it really gotten this bad, Tom Colicchio? [The Observer]

• “If that is not the opposite of ‘fun,’ we don’t know what is.” Fargo, ND has seen much better days, preparing for some ’shit’ Noah Ark style. [Gawker]

• So 1 in 3 people want a cap on stars and athletes salaries at $1 million? How are Brad and Angie supposed to feed all those kids?! [NY Post]

• Caffeine as a sport enhancing performance drug - A.Rod should have thought of this one. Might have been better for his image than the steroids and the cougars. [NY Times]

Much criticism arose from local media that this season of Top Chef did little to take advantage of the New York stage set in front of them. With the exception of Le Bernadin, it is hard to pinpoint any moment where a viewer was offered a taste of the City (the hotdog “quick fire” was foul). Attempts to take fans through tours of Little Italy, Curry Hill, Chinatown, and the Boroughs were way off point, and could have been filmed in any specialty store around the country. More»

This vintage invitation from the 1984 Bayou Bash put on by our favorite Steve Lewis showed up in my mailbox (as in physical mailbox) today with the surprising tag: “Steve Lewis helped launch Isabel Toledo.“  Well, well, well…Isabel Toledo, or “Isy” Toledo as she went by back then, seemed to have been the leading designer at this “New Orleans Fashion Show.” She has now, of course, hit it BIG when Michelle Obama chose her dress for inauguration day. I called Steve as soon as I received it….

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Today, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, “Top Chef” season 4 finalist Richard Blais will be at Garrett’s Popcorn, providing you will free Popcornsicles. They are his newest product, made from the somewhat natural ingredients of Garrett’s special crispy cheese and corn mixture plus liquid nitrogen plus one popsicle stick. Get your delicious midday snack at no charge at Garrett’s on 5th avenue.