A Little of the Old In and Out



Ironman powerdrinker Anthony Haden-Guest and Sarah Dudley hoist a glass.

In: The Whitney Fall Gala. Chloe Sevigny showed up, so did -- according to the pictures -- Helen Gurley Brown in a hot little number (Averted Gaze), Adrian Grenier and Aileen Mehle. According to our favorite social chronicler, David Patrick Columbia in NYSocialDiary:

"The Whitney Museum of American Art held its annual fall gala last night and as it always is, it was an artist�s showstopper. The party and the After-Party (mainly for the much younger set and a few of us perpetual hanger-onners) were designed by artist Richard Tuttle whose first full-scale retrospective of his nearly forty year career will be on view at the museum from November 10th through February 5, 2006.

"The theme of this year�s gala was �Art Into Life� and the special honoree was Flora Miller Biddle who was once president of the Whitney�s board (from 1977 through 1995) and also the granddaughter of the museum�s legendary founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.

"Although her personal history is filled with such grand names in the history of American society, Flora Biddle herself is an unassuming woman of modest yet stealthy presence who steadfastly remains devoted to her grandmother�s concept and legacy. "

DPC is always fascinating. The full story here.



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Out: ABC Saturday Night. You know the old saying: Saturday night is for amateurs. The pro's get blind drunk Monday through Friday and detox on the weekends. According to CNN (link via iwantmedia):

"'The state of network television on Saturday nights has become so dire that ABC has essentially put a prime-time slot up for auction to anyone who has a compelling idea -- as long as it's done very cheaply.

"ABC has put the word out to Hollywood producers that a Saturday night home is available to a program that can be made for no more than $500,000 an episode, which is about a quarter of what the traditional comedy or drama costs.

"'Because it's Saturday night, they're willing to try things that they wouldn't try at midweek,' said Jeff Bader, ABC's head of scheduling."

Swell and lovely; here goes-- are you ready: Youngish, swashbuckling, single Ugandan-born blogger/writer in Brooklyn. He gets into "hijinx." These hijinx usually involve liquor. The banter is fast and oftentimes literary. Working title: The Corsair. Call me?



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In: Angelina Jolie, Runway Model? This woman works like a West Indian. A-List actress; goodwill ambassador; doting adopted mother; the new face of St. Johns, and now -- dare we say it? -- runway model? We're not sure about this, but here goes ... According to Fashionweekdaily under the title "Rumor or Wishful Thinking":

"Get to the St. John fashion show on Thursday night extra early. A Smashbox Studios snitch told The Daily that Angelina Jolie, who just replaced Gisele Bundchen (and before her Kelly Gray) as the company�s spokesmodel, is closing the Irvine-based label�s first runway presentation."



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Out: Judith Miller. Yo, Judith: Chill the fuck out (The Corsair pours himself a glass of grappa). Gabriel Sherman and Tom Scocca of the salmon-colored weekly write:

"'What kind of reporter are you?' Judith Miller asked Don Van Natta Jr. at the third-floor elevator bank of the New York Times Building."

Oh, it's on: It's on like Gray Poupon!

"It was Oct. 14, and Ms. Miller was meeting�and confronting�Mr. Van Natta, one of the co-workers assigned to write about her, just off the Times newsroom at the West 43rd Street headquarters. She was upset, according to a source familiar with the interchange, because Mr. Van Natta had not yet called two of her friends to discuss her case.

But Mr. Van Natta and his colleagues were grappling with the flip side of that question: What kind of reporter is Judith Miller?

"... But, in many ways, Judith Miller is still reporting her own version of the story: �I think I understand why people are upset,� she told The Observer on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

"... That is Ms. Miller�s take on the story, but it�s probably fair to say that it�s a minority take on the saga unfolding at The Times. She�s weary�fair for a reporter who spent 85 days in jail. And she�s got to be dispirited by the lack of support she�s received from querulous co-workers within a split newspaper.

"Ms. Miller said she does plan to return to the paper, after a recovery period. 'Right now, I am exhausted,' she said. 'I need to put on some weight, and I need to listen to my doctors and my lawyers. I need to chill out.'"