• Letterman reveals affairs with staff to stop blackmail extortionist. [CNN]

• Lauren Conrad admits she is a bad actress. Wait, but isn’t the Hills real? [People]

• Topshop holiday collection slideshow! [NYMag]

• Eater gets a makeover as it goes national today, but back in the New York edition (the only place we care about), see what restaurants made the essential list. [Eater]

• Matt Damon drops in on Entourage finale. [EOnline]

• Kanye’s tour a dud? Oh, karma. [TMZ]

• “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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While most people in the fashion industry are eager for any form of publicity they can scrounge up, this certainly does not ring true for Britt Aboutaleb, the associate editor for Fashionista.com, the style website with the cult-like following. When a picture of the 24 year-old popped up on Altamira only months ago, the responses, while all positive, were ones of “Oh, that’s what she looks like!”. And her PMc count remains at a low 5 pictures, despite the countless events she attends every week for her high profile job. So why does the adorable young editor shroud herself in an air of mystery? It’s certainly not due to a lack of style. Nor a lack of shyness - Fashionista.com is known for their “Life With” feature, an interview section of their site that takes an in-depth look at professionals and individuals involved in the fashion industry, with each lengthy one-on-one usually conducted by Britt. So why the hide-out? More»

• Hey, what’s 500k of jewelry between friends? Elle seems to be absolving Lindsay Lohan of involvement in the jewelry disappearance [NYDN]

• Ivanka Trump’s business acumen boils down to distracting people with her looks and fame, then taking advantage of their distraction to get what she wants - more power to her we guess [Clusterstock]

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[Photo by Nicky Digital] The Spoon song “All The Pretty Girls Go To The City” was made for New York City. Whether you’re strolling down Park Ave or trolling the streets of Williamsburg, you’re bound to run into a head turner at every crosswalk. Amidst the sea of pretty young things that flood this city, bright-eyed. bright-haired Haley Loewenthal stands out thanks to her breezy coolness. More»

• Adam Lambert’s loss is a Red State flyover country victory against “change” which throws the entire US political calculus off - or it’s just a silly contest, you decide  [DailyBeast]

• The swine flu has closed over thirty schools now, scientists think children are more susceptible to this strain, so stay away from the swarms of kids that have been released to our streets! [NYT]

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Topshop’s not the only thing in fashion being brought over from the Brits. The latest London craze taking over Manhattan (and the US, for that matter) is Alexa Chung, the multi-talented, bi-cultural beauty who is no longer reserving those long legs of hers for the runways - or the British airways. The model/television presenter/writer has just touched down from London-town: Just landed in the big apple. Its boiling! (5:28pm Apr 27th from Twitterberry) said @alexa_chung. She’s officially here, and just in time: The Alexa Chung Show premieres on June 15th on MTV, which will be a combo of celebrity interviews and musical performances. More»

• It’s only been open, what, about a week? But already Topshop is looking for a second location, focusing on Midtown [NYMag]

• Speaking of Topshop, spokesperson Kate Moss will NOT be doing a cookbook, so you’ll have to find your recipe for coke on toast somewhere else [StyleWatch]

• Hipsters rejoice! The Beatrice Inn isn’t going anywhere, will reopen next week, and they are having a party tonight [NYPost]

• So many reality shows to choose from in the coming months: reports of shows with Peaches Geldof, Daisy Lowe, even Bee Shaffer, and now, designer Samantha Pleet [Refinery29]

• Michael Phelps has returned from his little role model exile, back to celebrating that he’s a famous Olympic medalist who should be yelling “shots!” at Marquee whenever he can [NYDN]

Which celebrity answered this after being asked if she would be joining Jennifer Hudson on stage? Answer below… More»

• London’s been calling all week long.  The opening of the highly anticipated Soho store, Topshop brought 3 (count em) THREE nights of partying this week.  Read up on all of our coverage:

[Topshop Dinner At Balthazar #1]
[Topshop VIP Night One]
[What's It Like Sharing An Apartment Building With Kate Moss?]
[Waldo Crashes Topshop Parade]
[Wearing Kate Moss' Clothes Will Not Make You Look Like This]
[Third Night's A Charm: Topshop At The Box]  More»

[Celeste Greenberg, Satu Greenberg, Brad Fisher.  Photos by DAVID X PRUTTING for PMc]

While the rest of New York lined up around the block for their turn inside the Topshop flagship store which had it’s official opening in Soho yesterday; VIPs like Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Theodora Richards, Zach Braff, The MisShapes, and Emma Roberts turned out in celebration for the (third) opening party at the Box last night  Kate Moss and Sir Philip Green were on hand, as well as fellow Brits James Blunt and Hamish Bowles.

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