Eavesdropping Is What Guests Do Best…

[Photo via The Observer]

• Some swimmer you may have heard about got a lot of money for a book [NYMAG]
• All those big takeovers of stablized housing complexes? Not working out so much [NYT]
• Working out a few issues, even after the big good-bye [NYP]
• Valuable advice: How to tell if you are boring [Salon]
• Downstairs at Socialista is reborn [DBTH]