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If Jay-Z throws a party, you know it's going to be an A-list draw, as was the case for his VMA afterparty at 1Oak. Rihanna, Diddy (or whatever he is calling himself these days), Justin Timberlake, Michelle Trachtenberg, John Stamos and Kim Kardashian easily strolled past that velvet rope; where they drank Ace Of Spades Champagne and celebrated what proved to be quite a show. More»

• Mary of the musical group Peter, Paul and Mary dies. We hope that jet plane takes you somewhere nice. You will be missed. [CNN]

• Madonna's brother says his sis looks like, "Rachel Zoe gone horribly wrong." How unbrotherly. Especially when homeboy hasn't aged all that well, himself. [EOnline]

• Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" breaks the top 20, a fourth for the singer, following VMA performance. [ONTD]

• Real Housewife of NJ Diane Staub's daughter Christine walks in Rebecca Minkoff. [People]

• The Fug girls take on Weinstein and some celeb overdressing at Marchesa. [TheCut]

• College athletes deal with crazed fans because of popular technology. [NYT]

[Can you spot Katy Perry and Jude Law? Photo by Gregory Littley] Last night, our favorite serial bottle popper was back in action at Avenue. Apparently he decided the VMA after party warranted him buying a bottle of Patron for EVERY SINGLE TABLE there! Wow. And that was just the beginning of the party circuit last night (let alone the weekend). Diddy, Jay-Z, and Justin Timberlake all hit up 1Oak (around the corner from Avenue) to celebrate the VMA's (were they toasting to Team Kayne or Team Taylor?). People jumped back and forth between the two spots most of the night, but when 1 Oak doorman Binn showed up at Avenue at 3am right after Mickey Rourke, it was clear which direction the party momentum had shifted.  Avenue went strong until about 4am, at which point the friendly neighborhood cops made sure it shut down on time (unlike Saturday when they kept the music running until 5am!).

Saturday night saw the opening of the much anticipated BOOM BOOM room on the 18th floor of The Standard Hotel. Patrick McMullan told me that he hadn't seen an opening quite like it since Studio 54. More photos and story below..... More»