Breaking Every Record Imaginable

:::The Dark Knight showed no signs of slowing down. The Warner Bros. behemoth raked in another $75 million in its second week, which is a phenomenal amount for first week standards alone.

:::Step Brothers took in a very solid and promising $30 million, and will continue to bring in cash as just about every human on the face of the earth will have seen The Dark Knight. With a $65 million price tag, it will cover its costs and then some.

:::Not surprisingly, The Love Guru is continuing to bomb! Costing $62 million, it has only made half that amount the SIX WEEKS it's been out! OUCH! It came in at #40 while, in comparison, What Happens in Vegas came in at #26. And the fluffy Ashton Kutcher/Cameron Diaz rom-com has been out for twelve weeks! Mike Myers needs to step it up a bit....

Proenza Schouler Sample Sale!

:::You won't catch a glimpse of Jack or Laz, but you can pick up some fab frocks for way cheaper than retail price!

++Wednesday, July 30th + Thursday July 31st
++9am - 6pm
++Spring/Summer 2008 (tops, dresses, bottoms, shoes)
++120 Walker Street, btwn Centre + Baxter

Goodbye, Old Friend

:::"There was a funeral the other day at the Manhattan offices of book publisher Hachette to mourn the passing of what it called a “dear friend” — the cassette tape." NYT

Cassette tapes bit the dust a long time ago in music, but now they're really done!

Touche Vanity Fair, Touche

:::"We here at Vanity Fair maintain a kind of affectionate rivalry with our downstairs neighbors at The New Yorker. We play softball every year, compete for some of the same stories, and share an elevator bank. (You can tell the ones who are headed to the 20th floor by their Brooklyn pallor and dog-eared paperbacks.)

And heaven knows we’ve published our share of scandalous images, on the cover and otherwise. So we’ve been watching the kerfuffle over last week’s New Yorker cover with a mixture of empathy and better-you-than-us relief.

We had our own presidential campaign cover in the works, which explored a different facet of the Politics of Fear, but we shelved it when The New Yorker’s became the “It Girl” of the blogosphere. Now, however, in a selfless act of solidarity with our downstairs neighbors here at the Condé Nast building, we’d like to share it with you. Confidentially, of course."

The Fuxedo

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He Pisses Excellence + Craps Patriotism

:::"The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down."
Senator Barack Obama, speaking in Berlin

Peter Som Says Dub Deuces

:::According to WWD, Peter Som has officially resigned from his post as creative director at Bill Blass, almost a year to the day he started. Financial woes and drama with the higher ups reportedly caused Som to be super annoyed with the peeps over there who can't seem to get their shit together. He was supposed to resurrect the legendary fashion house, but it looks like it's going to be a revolving door of designers before and if that ever happens. If Peter Som [who's PHENOM] can't do it...

:::Thankfully, his namesake line that he has continued to design while at Bill Blass is still doing well!

Together on Stage, and I'm Having Convulsions

Zac Posen Shake Ups

:::According to WWD, Laura O'Connor is leaving her position as president at Theory and will be taking over as president and CEO of Zac Posen. She will replace current president Barry Miguel; current CEO Susan Posen will move on to be chairman of the board. Didn't see that coming!

New York Mag's "Eat Cheap 2008"

:::"They say that there are those who live to eat and there are those who eat to live. But what about those who live to eat cheap? In this, our annual 'Underground Gourmet' guide to all that is brand spanking new, ecstatically good, thrillingly eclectic, but also, you know, fiscally prudent, we address that question head-on. You may have heard, by the way, that food costs are up and that good cheap grub has never been more in demand. Sadly, it’s true. Fortunately, our town’s talented (and frugal-minded) cooks have stepped up their game accordingly, and that makes us very happy. Few things, after all, excite us more than discovering an unsung bar burger, espying a noodle-pulling virtuoso in the act, or chancing upon a sumptuous off-the-menu goat taco. In our survey of the year’s best new spots, we’ve covered all that, and more. In 'The High-Low $20 Showdown,' Adam Platt judges a cooking contest between an upscale chef and a downscale one, both on the same budget. 'Chef’s Choice' reveals top cooks’ favorite places to eat cheap. And in 'Beggars Can Be Choosers', you’ll find tasty morsels that will somehow, soaring food prices be damned, cost you only a buck. Think of them as small cheap-eats miracles. Luckily, we live in a city full of them."

++The Cheap List
The best cheap eats of 2008.

++Chef’s Choice

Top cooks’ favorite cheap eats.

++Cheap Eats Consumer Price Index

How the rising cost of food trickles down to pizza and hamburgers.

++The Cheapest Of the Cheap

The ten best new things to eat in New York for $5 or under.

++Beggars Can Be Choosers

What can you get for a measly dollar these days?

++The High-Low $20 Showdown

We asked two very different chefs to create a three-course meal for two using the same $20 budget.

....And Will Ferrell Is Right Up There With Him

Justin Timberlake is :::LE SHIT:::

::: ....in case you didn't know. Peep his two big numbers and a hilarious skit at the ESPYs last night. I'm still kicking myself for missing it, but thank the lord for YouTube! He's hot, talented, hilarious, oh and did I mention hot???




....you're welcome.

Calling You a Narcissist is So Hot Right Now

:::"The Narcissistic Personality Inventory test that Columbia’s Professor Ames gives includes 16 pairs of choices. ('Everybody likes to hear my stories' or 'Sometimes I tell good stories.) He recalled one student who got a perfect score: 'He boasted that he aced the narcissistic test.'"

:::Hilarious and poignant article in today's Style Section. Criticism can be trendy too!

Obama Meets with Karzai in Kabul

:::Just hangin' out and talkin' policy! The future US prez and the Afghan prez get together to discuss military presence, Iraq, Pakistan, and everything in between. Click here for the full NYT piece on the visit.

"How to Lose Friends + Alienate People"

:::Can't wait for this movie! It's like a male version of The Devil Wears Prada, with all the juiciness of the rich and fabulous, and all the craziness of magazine editors! Slated for release in October, it's based off of the book of the same name by Toby Young, a former contributor to Vanity Fair. So you know what that means! If Devil's fictional magazine and editirix were based on Vogue and Anna Wintour, then this one is a biographical tale of what it's really like to work for Graydon Carter at VF. But just like Vogue and its coutnerparts, I'd still kill to work for VF! They can bark orders at me all they want!

Kicking Ass + Breaking Records

:::Christopher Nolan's much-hyped The Dark Knight was beyond amazing, and exceeded all expectations! Absolutely PHENOMENAL. Now, it's definitely not your average comic book fare - which is exactly why I loved it so much! I'm SO not into the Spider Man and X-Men variety, and I'm usually wary of any of the big-budget Hollywood behemoths that take over summer theaters. I've never been able to sit through any of the superhero films; I was forced to see Spider Man 2 in theaters, and I thought it was awful [disliking both Toby Maguire and Kirsten Dunst doesn't help]. As for Batman, it would definitely have to be my favorite lot of superhero films, if I had to choose. I hadn't seen any since the Michael Keaton days, and those were pretty good [the stellar cast helped a lot in this case].

:::Deliciously dark and sadistic, this Batman felt the most real of any of the other movies and not like something you would take your kids to. Actually, you probably shouldn't take your kids to this one at all! The only tickets I could get day-of were for a midnight showing in Chelsea, so when I got home afterward at 3am I just passed out. That is NOT something you watch immediately before bed; I had nightmares about The Joker all night! Speaking of which, Heath Ledger was fantastic, and deserves an Oscar nomination. Maybe not the award, but definitely a nomination. I haven't had that much fun at the movies in foreverrr. Ledger somehow is able to make The Joker completely terrifying and hilarious at the same time. He provided most of the comic relief, as well as the startling jump-off-your-chair scenes. I didn't wanna leave! Besides the clear fantasy of the story, everything in the film seemed very real and gritty. Aaron Eckhart, one of my faves, was awesome. Though Christian Bale was and always is amazing, Ledger & Eckhart kinda stole the show. HOWEVER, Bale's hotness is matched by no one! I didn't see Val Kilmer or George Clooney as Bruce Wayne [or even Bale in Batman Begins for that matter], but it's safe to say that Bale is the best Batman, even better than Keaton.

:::The Dark Knight has officially broken the records for all time biggest Friday midnight opening, biggest first day opening, biggest single day, and biggest 3-day opening weekend. This weekend alone has brought in $155.3 million, already reaching three-quarters of the overall $205.3 million that Batman Begins made in its entire run. Most of the records it broke belonged to Spider Man 3 (thank god, because I heard it was AWFUL!). Click here for more details on the film's box office shattering weekend from Entertainment Weekly.

:::I really wanna see Batman Begins now, and I'm totally in the mood for some old school Tim Burton stuff too! But I think I'll hold off on the Joel Schumacher films....don't wanna ruin it!

The iPhone!

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Publish Post

Ass Clown of the Week

:::I've never been a big fan of The New Yorker (WAY too uppity, even for me), but I assumed they were a lot classier than this. Guess not! But in their defense, since they are nothing if not raging liberal elitists, I really don't think they meant this in an offensive way. Rather, they want to hold up a mirror to the ridiculousness that the media has made of all the totally untrue and unfounded rumors surrounding the Obamas. Player haters that's all, just player haters. People can't handle his awesomeness and really, that's ok. They're just not used to it. Still, this cover was in bad taste, and just good 'ol fashioned know-nothing stupid. C'MON PEOPLE! Even John McCain called it offensive! This article from Tuesday's NYT goes deeper into the matter: can you even make fun of Barack? It's pretty hard. Again, this is where all that awesomeness comes in. It's not his fault he's the shit!

Andy + Jean-Michel

:::Had to post this pic, just because; then I figured I needed something to accompany it. So check out the great mini-doc below! Warhol & Basquiat, hangin' out and makin' art. All in a day's work.

Zagat Still Has Love for Pastis, Hates on Meatpacking

:::New York Mag graciously gives us the the Zagat New York City Nightlife 2008/09 guide in a quaint little nutshell. The rundown:

++Pastis got top ratings, followed by Buddha Bar, Balthazar, Spice Market, and Blue Water Grill. Among those that are strictly bars, the winners were Hudson Hotel, then 230 Fifth, Divine Bar, and Campbell Apartment
++The ladies’ choice was Stanton Social; guys gave Brother Jimmy’s top honors
++Top after-work uptown spot: Bemelmans
++After-work midtown spot: King Cole Bar
++After-work downtown spot: Church Lounge
++Cocktail experts: Milk & Honey
++Dive: Jimmy’s Corner
++Frat house: Half Pint
++Gay: Therapy
++Hookahs: Le Souk
++Meat market: Touch
++Newcomer: PDT
++Punk bar: Manitoba’s
++Rooftop: Rise
++Wine bar: Stonehome
++Top décor: Megu
++Outdoors: Central Park Boathouse
++Romance: Allen & Delancey
+Service: Daniel

Le Burger

:::Apparently, hamburgers are all the rage in Paris! With exception to the disgustingness they sell at fast food joints, there's nothing I love more than a big, juicy diner-style cheeseburger. Deelish!

:::In this NYT article, restaurant consultant Hélène Samuel says that “It has the taste of the forbidden, the illicit — the subversive, even.” Yea...it's called cholesterol. And trans-fats. Leave it to America to make even the French fat!

Country Roses

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Loving the Shorts

:::Lauren Conrad out in LA, rocking a cute get-up

CAN:::NOT:::WAIT

:::I've never seen nor have really wanted to see any of the Batman movies; but when I saw Heath Ledger in the trailer for The Dark Knight (BEFORE he died, mind you), I was blown away. And it was just the trailer! He's phenom, and I may even try to get tickets for the opening night. Did I mention Christian Bale is to die for? Two good reasons to go!

Tucker Max

:::This guy is a total asshole, and I absolutely love him. My friend Eugene turned me on to Tucker Max's blog, a glittering beacon of drunken womanizing inspiration for all 20-something American males. As morally reprehensible as he may seem, you can't deny that he's hilarious, and a damn good writer to boot.

:::He started his blog in 2003 after his friends suggested he post his crazy stories of blacked-out debauchery online. Through the popularity of the blog, he's landed two book deals (the first one, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, was a NYT bestseller), a movie deal out of the first book, and possibly TV development deals. The Duke Law grad is basically a genius-level dude who does all kinds of dumb shit, but doesn't apologize and makes money off of his sometimes near-death and always ridiculous social mishaps. Kudos!

:::Tucker Max is actually one of the reasons I finally decided to sit down and start my own blog after months of thinking about it. Not that I expect to get anything out of doing one; but who knows! I'm already the human-AP wire for my friends and family, and I read up on anything and everything news and culture related anyway. So thanks Tucker! Click here to read his hilarious stories and all kinds of priceless life lessons!

Pop Tours Still Sell, Despite Economy

:::Times may be hard, but we sure as hell aren't going to miss our fave acts when they come through our town! According to a this article in the NYT today, tickets for huge pop acts like Madonna & Kanye are still selling like hot cakes, despite lagging record sales and an overall lackluster economy. The shows must go on!

Acting with James Franco

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Ass Clown of the Week

:::Jesse Jackson, you've CLEARLY been an ass clown for numerous years, but I never really had a problem with you. However, you do NOT fucks with Barry! That's where I draw the line!

:::Watch as the Reverend intelligently and eloquently discusses his problems with Barack Obama's faith based initiatives while he is unaware that his mic is on.

Roy Rules!

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Tracy Reese Sample Sale!

Who Knew Jim Carey Was So Wise?

:::I've recently come to realize that I've lived much of my life based around various words of wisdom I've received from Jim Carey. Seriously! There are certain things he has said in different interviews over the past ten years or so that I have found to be very wise, and I literally think of at least one of these tidbits of knowledge at least once a day.

:::Here are the different gold nuggets of acumen I've collected from Ace Ventura over the past decade, paraphrased the way I remember them....

1997:::"When I was a broke, struggling comedian, I wrote a $10 million check to myself and dated it five years into the future. I gave myself a deadline, and carried it around in my wallet so that I'd see it every time I took money out. Of course, over time, it gradually became torn and decrepit; and right before Thanksgiving last year, I was offered $10 million for Dumb & Dumber."

1997:::"My father was a jazz musician; music was his passion in life. But he gave up his dream because he had a family to support, and went the corporate route. After years of working for a company, he was laid off, and we were so poor that we had to live in our car for a long period of time. I realized from that point on that there's no such thing as a 'secure' job, and that you should do what you love no matter what."

2007:::"I really wish everyone could have the opportunity to became rich and famous, just so they could realize that it really doesn't mean anything or make you happy in life."

2008:::"I've been in a lot failed relationships, and I've realized that the only way to be happy with someone else is to be happy with yourself. Once I was content with just being by myself and enjoying my own company, I realized I don't need someone else to complete me. Now I'm in the best relationship of my life. But don't worry Oprah, I'm not going to jump up and down on your couch! I'm jumping up and down inside, though."

2008:::"I've come to realize how to change my thinking, and just be happy in the now. There were times when I'd spend two hours just thinking about someone I had resentment for, imagining what I'd say to them if they said this or that to me; that's crazy! Now if I'm thinking something like that, I'm conscious of it, I immediately stop, and I come back to be happy and content present moment. It's just not time spent wisely."

:::Funny that I heard all but one of these statements during his various appearances on Oprah over the years....gotta love Mama O! She's the ultimate wisdom-giver!

Arrested Development: The Movie!

:::Yes, yes, yes! The studio gods have been throwing this idea around for months, and they finally gave FOX's critical darling Arrested Development the green light! Lindsay, Tobias, George Michael, and Maeby are coming together with the show's writer/director Mitchell Hurwitz to bring the hilarious and far too underappreciated sitcom to the big screen.

:::No doubt the recent success of Sex & the City's jump to the theater has a lot to do with it; they're even talking about a Friends movie! What the shit! It's one of my fave shows of all time, and I would def pay to see the cast reunited, but do you actually think it'll be good? Whatever, I'll be there anyway. As for AD, I can't wait! Jason Bateman is phenom!

The Approval Matrix

:::One of my fave New York sections, they sum up the week with the brilliant and the despicable, high and low brow. True to form, it's hilarious and totally on point. Too small to see? Click on the image, or check it out here....

Coldplay:::VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS

:::I've been waiting WEEKS to comment on Coldplay's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, and not just because it took me that long to write out the title. I downloaded "Violet Hill" and "Viva la Vida" as soon as the songs were available, and loved them like I do anything from Chris & Co. [though they weren't my absolute favorites]. Though I liked the last album X & Y, it wasn't as good as the first two [then again, what is?]. For some reason, it kind of has a foreign feel. [I know what you're thinking: DUH, they're British! But I mean like general non-western foreign.] More trippy, electronic sounds like X & Y that once again makes it sound a tad bit over-produced. I not-so-secretly wish they would just strip it down and make some simpler stuff that sounds more like the first two albums. :::LE SIGH:::

:::I refused to comment on the album until I really listened to the whole thing through and through, because my first impression of music often changes drastically after a few more in-depth listens and after really understanding the lyrics. Coldplay [like John Mayer] is one of those musical acts that ties in with my life emotionally, weaving whatever I'm feeling when I'm listening into the melodies. I know, music does that for most people; but regardless of how much I like/dislike their particular songs when it's new to my ears, if I listen enough during any one point of time, I like it more later on when I've separated myself from that period. Does that make any sense? Probably not.

:::Anyway, to quit my emo-rambling and sum up: it's growing on me. Still no where NEAR as good as A Rush of Blood to the Head or Parachutes though.

:::Listen to one of my fave songs off the new album, "Lost." Happy listening!

Chanel Does It Again....Are You Surprised?

:::In what could only be an ode to the Vogue editrix herself, an army of Anna-clones stormed the runway at the Grand Palais for the Fall 2008 Chanel Haute Couture buffet. No, not show; BUFFET. Because it was so absolutely delicious and delectable, I had no choice but to eat it up! The bobbed models strutted in and around a stage design of massive silver tubes that created a ginormous organ as the centerpiece of the show.

:::Truly phenomenal, the collection was a mass of heavy wools, tailored tweeds, and pleated chiffons. One of my favorite collections from Karl in the last several seasons, he proved once again that like a Chanel bag, he only gets better with age. Click here for the entire slide show, or watch the video below. Have some tissues handy....you might drool!

Makin' Music with John Mayer

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101 20-Minute Dishes for Inspired Picnics

:::Here's the NYT Style Section's 101 yummy picnic foods! Easy, cheap, and delicious.....just how I like it. Check it out here, then go have a fab summer picnic of your own!

:::The Thai gazpacho sounds a-ma-zing

Drink

:::I'm loving Forbes Special Report "Drink," an entire section of their website devoted to alcohol. No, I'm not an alchy, but I do like the sauce every now and again. What would we do without this most delicious of social lubricants?!? I was first just going to post something about one article, but then realized theres a slew of great pieces! Fun factoids, new trends, cautionary tales, and drinking stories with some cool cats. Check it out!

FOX News Reaches New Levels of Douchery

::I may have jumped the gun when I awarded the title of Ass Clown of the Week to that voice mail guy, because CLEARLY the clowns over at FOX News are of the ass variety as well....



"During a segment in which Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head."



:::Read the entire Huffington Post article here....

Ass Clown of the Week

:::You MUST listen to this! It's been going around email, YouTube, and the blogosphere for a little while now, and it is absolutely hilarious! This Dimitri character has won the honorable title of Ass Clown of the Week for his toolish, douchy voice message on some girl's phone. The first message sounds like he's interviewing her for a job; the second one just sounds like he's threatening her! What a crazy fucktard! Anyway, listen for yourself:

Las Vegas' Bastard Child

“Atlantic City is one of the most disgusting places in the world. It’s like Las Vegas got drunk and slept with South Jersey and this is their bastard child.” Anonymous

:::My triumphant return to AC this weekend after almost a decade was DEFINITELY more fun than the last trip; no swimming in a beach with waist-high seaweed? Upgrade! Being of legal gambling age? Check! My first foray into gambling was in Las Vegas this past March, also a first trip since my 21st. AC doesn't hold a candle to Vegas when it comes to general fun [No open container laws? Heaven in the Nevada desert!]; but Vegas seems tamer when it comes to the actual gambling. Aside from the scent of Bengay and oxygen tanks, AC crawling with gamble-aholics! HUGE poker rooms with hardcore players [a friend of a friend was there playing all day and all night, because it's basically his career; the night rounds let him pray on the rich, drunk ld men] and a giant space with massive plasmas devoted to horse race betting! The Dirty Jerz does NOT fuck around!

:::The Borgata was actually really nice, and the ratio of senior citizens to people under the age of 65 was pretty good, too. Great pasta! We were at Harrah's for about 30 seconds; with exception to the hilarious bitter & senile woman at the black jack table (Auntie!), it was not cute. If you want less of a geriatric experience, hit up The Borgata.

:::Anyway, I've been 21 for less than a year, and I've already been to Vegas and AC in the last few months; I'm not much of a gambler [I would be if I had extensive amounts of money for recreational spending.....Black Jack and Craps are faves!], but it seems like all of my male friends are addicted. I'm more of a lights-whore myself, and a big fan of anywhere cheesy enough that it makes me feel like I'm in an '80s movie. Neon lights & Peter Cetera? Fantastical!

This NYT article seemed appropriate for my weekend....

My Darling Zac!

:::"New York's fashion director, Harriet Mays Powell, took our video cameras down to Zac Posen's studio to chat with the designer and check out his glorious goods. After showing off his fabulous eveningwear, Posen explains what his resort collection is all about and why he gravitates towards forties inspirations (you'll melt when you hear his explanation). Watch and love him more than you knew you could."

:::Oh how I adore my darling Zac! I am absolutely in love with him, as well as everyone else at the company.....and OF COURSE the clothes! Click here to watch the video and drool over the fabulousness!

Sean Avery Interns at Vogue?!?!

:::WTF?!?! When did this happen, and why is this the first I'm hearing about it?? Apparently, the New York Ranger has been a summer intern at Vogue for a month now, and has gotten to style shoots and act as guest editor to MensVogue.com. Being a former intern in the fashion industry, I can say with certainty that no intern gets THAT much power or responsibility, and these former Vogue interns agree. You don't get to fuck around in the House of Anna.

Your Daily Hotness: John Mayer Edition

....you're welcome.

New York City Waterfalls

:::"Olafur Eliasson's four "New York City Waterfalls," a $15.5 million public art project, opened in the New York Harbor after two years of planning" New York Times

:::I absolutely LOVE large scale installation pieces like this. They're literally larger than life, and open to anyone and everyone. Not just excluded to uppity museums and galleries, pieces like this not only give everyone who wants to see it the opportunity to do so, but forces you take notice even if you don't. I can't wait to go take a look for myself sometime this week. You should do the same if you're in the NYC area!

Blender Drinks Are Back....

....according to this New York Times article. If you know me personally [or have lived with me in the last three years....you know who you are], you KNOW how I feel about blenders. Simply said, they're an overrated household appliance that everyone says they want and talks about how great it would be to make fun, frothy drinks, BUT NO ON EVER ACTUALLY BUYS ONE!

:::But I digress. Ice cold, blended, alcoholic delights are the essence of summer, and I just had my first one of the season last night. So head to Bed, Bath, & Beyond for your own devil-machine, pick up some Cpt. Mo', and start blending!

Here's a fun recipe for one of their featured drinks, Max's Mistake:

Time: 5 minutes

• 1 tablespoon ( 1/2 ounce) honey syrup (see note)

• 1 tablespoon passion fruit purée

• 1 1/2 tablespoons superfine sugar

• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) gin

• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) lemon juice

• 1 dash Angostura bitters

• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) sparkling lemonade, such as Lorina or San Pellegrino.

Combine everything but lemonade in a blender and blend for about 10 seconds. Add lemonade and 1 cup ice, preferably in small cubes. Blend for about 3 seconds. Pour contents into a goblet and add fresh ice to fill. Serve with a straw.

Yield: 1 drink.

Note: To make honey syrup, combine equal parts honey and water, and stir well.

Facebook In Reality

:::Hilarious!

Doogie Howser, M.D.

:::Ummm HI, I've kinda been obsessed with Neil Patrick Harris since I was like 4 years old. Not only is Barney Stinson SPECTACULAR [or AWESOME! as he would say], but Doogie will always hold a special place in my heart. Check out his new Old Spice commercial above, and the best damn scene from How I Met Your Mother below.

:::P. S. I totally called the whole Barney-Robin thing like months ago, and in the process won a slap bet of my own. Watch out KP.....

Honest College Ad

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Ne-Yo:::"Closer"

:::LOVE this song!

*Does anyone else think this video is a total JT ripoff? Just a thought....

Cover Girl Lash Blast

:::OK, so I'm not really that into makeup [more of a fashion fiend actually], but I just used Cover Girl's new Lash Blast mascara, and it's phenom! It lengthens the crap out of your lashes, and lasts for like 4 months [seriously, taking it off is kinda hard]. But totally worth it! I like super long, almost fake looking '60s lashes, and I need all the help I can get lengthening [that's what he said]. I'm emotionally attached to my eyelash curler, but you don't even need one with this! Hit this shit up if you know what's good.

"STEPBROTHERS" OPENS JULY 25th!!!

:::OK, I know the last few Will Ferrell movies have all been the same, and that I'm totally bias [I mean I'd pay to see him read the back of a cereal box]. BUT, Stepbrothers looks hilarious! Will + John C. Reilly = comedic gold ["Shake & Bake!"]. The movie poster speaks for itself. Loves it!!!

"Transformers 2" in the Dirty Jerz

:::If you're in or around Princeton, keep an eye out for uber-hottie Shia LaBeouf and the gorge Megan Fox because they're in town filming Transfromers 2. A couple of my friends have trying to hang around on set and spotted the stars and such. Go try to be an extra if you're in the Dirty Jerz!

Steven Shearer

:::While trolling the streets of the East Village [I just made a permanent move to Manhattan], I stumbled upon the New Museum on Bowery, which I've been meaning to check out anyway. I forgot my student ID [technically not a student anymore as of May 23rd, but they sure as hell don't know that], so I had to pay the full $12. Needless to say, it ain't worth it [I'm used to D.C. museums & galleries that are free, so bear with me here]. It was a bit underwhelming, I must admit. There are like 5 levels, each floor super small. The first floor is a cafe and gift shop, both equally and expectedly overpriced. The second floor housed the current exhibit "Double Album: Daniel Guzman and Steven Shearer."

:::Guzman was not my fave, and all of the works incorporating human skulls just reminded me of Damien Hirst and the legions of others who now use that kind of symbolism as well. It represents death; we get it.

:::Shearer was not bad; I particularly liked the Leif Garrett photo collages. It was less of a fan's homage to his teeny-bopper-dom than Shearer depicting his own identity. Shearer looked strikingly similar to Garrett in his youth [I wonder if he had a lot of game by looking like a teen idol as a teen....?], and many of the collages were a mash up of both he and Garrett. While making the works, there was construction being done in his studio; when the contractor tore down a wall, he found a newspaper from the '70s with Garrett on the cover, in almost mint condition. Crazy!

:::Anyway, to make a long story even longer, it made me wanna unearth my old Britney & 'NSYNC pictures/posters, and create some conceptual, adolescent regression piece of my own [I was an art major once upon a time, however I don't exactly take my art seriously.....clearly]. Would YOU pay $12 to come see it???

Ass Clown of the Week

:::Though I ADORE Anne Hathaway, her ex-BF Raffaello Follieri has been crowned Ass Clown of the Week for squandering people out of their money and generally being a skeezeball.

:::"A criminal complaint filed by the U.S. attorney in Manhattan Tuesday charged Mr. Follieri with fraud, conspiracy and money laundering. It alleged that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars of investor money to pay for a $37,000-a-month New York apartment where he lived for a time with Ms. Hathaway; private-jet travel; fine restaurants and clothes; medical costs, and even a dog-walking service for his pet. A spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney said the probe is continuing."

:::Read the whole Huffington Post article here:

Let's Not Get to Know Each Other Better

:::The New York Times held a contest called "Modern Love," giving Gen Y a chance to send in written submissions about their own personal views and experiences with 21st Century romance [or lack thereof].

:::Here's my favorite one, by Joel Walkowski, a runner up. I liked it so much I immediately Facebooked him, like the dork that I clearly am.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

:::Can we say hooker-chic? Not since Julia Roberts' prostitute-with-a-heart-of-gold has such a professionably questionable character been so likable! Per usual, those unoriginal TV execs hopped the pond and brought over the British hit "Secret Diary of a Call Girl," based on the popular diary of Belle de Jour, who worked as said call girl. I'm not sure if it's been remade or if Showtime is just showing the actual British version, but it seems unchanged. Set in London, it stars Billie Piper as the title character, living a double life as both Hannah and Belle. Honest, witty, and fun, it maintains the edge that Americans usually take out of the British television that they rip off.

:::True to form, I became interested in the show when I realized the star, Billie Piper, is former late-'90s pop singer "Billie." I mean c'mon, who doesn't love late-'90s pop!?!?

Here's a taste: remebmer this little ditty???

Fahim Anwar

:::OMG this guy is hilarious! His first video "Afghan Wedding" was a hit on YouTube, with Afghans and non-Afghans alike. Months after I saw it, I went back and checked out some of his other vids and his stand-up. This kid's gonna be big, mark my words! I mean, I totally called Will Ferrell's hugeness back in like '97, so CLEARLY I know what's up....LOL.

:::Check out "Blind Date" below. Understated, but fantastic. "You can just open the door and barrel-roll right out!" LOL! Search his name on the Tube and you can see the rest his stuff.....you're welcome.

ADAM

:::Adam Lippes' ADAM Resort collection is so delectably light, fun, and beachy, you'll never want to come back from your winter getaway! Bright hues, yellows that pop, and breezy dresses round up the frocks. Perfect for summer, it makes me wish they were available now!

:::From 1-10, I give it an 8.

:::Pictured are some faves....