Media-Whore's D'Oevres



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"Carl Bernstein is a rarity in the American electorate: He’s ambivalent about Hillary Clinton. Recent polls show as little as 3 percent of Americans have no opinion of the former First Lady, and the 97 percent that do split almost evenly between favorable and unfavorable. So what to make of a book that exhaustively (over 600 pages of exhaust) plumbs the depths of the known Hillary record—we learn about her prom dress, her religious beliefs, her endometritis, her fears of indictment—only to conclude, lamely, that she 'is neither the demon of the right’s perception, nor a feminist saint, nor is she particularly emblematic of her time,' and, shockingly, 'the jury remains out.' (Ana Marie Cox via BenSmith)

Where the fuck was OUR invite? "Following a kick-off party at the Tribeca Grand back in April, the Life Ball’s obsession with New York City continued over Memorial Day weekend as Heatherette’s Richie Rich and a slew of editors, celebs, and club kids boarded Austrian Airlines’ specially chartered plane to Vienna. This year, the event—Europe’s largest charity fundraiser supporting the fight against AIDS—celebrated 15 years of bringing together people from all walks of life to boost awareness for the ongoing struggle against the disease. Among the celebs who ran rampant drinking champagne and reveling in the jaunt were Alan Cumming, Adam Brody, Mya, Jenna Jameson, and former *NSYNCers Lance Bass and and JC Chasez—truly a diverse set of talent. Mixed in with the famous faces and dining on delicious dishes like prawns Louis Armstrong on tomato avocado carpaccio and truffled linguine were 12 members of the press, including Blackbook’s Bryan Levandowski, Nylon’s Sarah Haight, Paper’s Mickey Boardman, and Fashion Television producer Christopher Sherman, along with infamous shutterbug Patrick McMullan, who serenaded the plane with impromptu songs about risqué air travel and the impending party." (Fashionweekdaily)

For The Michaelsologists: "(Table) 1. The Early shift: Charlie Rose and Neal Shapiro; late shift: Cheri Kaufman of Kaufman Astoria Studios ... (Table) 2. Nightline's Cynthia McFadden (sporting a great tan), Silda Spitzer (Blackberry at the ready) and another unidentified gal.(Table) 10. Bob Pittman and Gerry Inzerillo." (FishbowlNY)

"Memorial Day weekend started early for guests at El Museo del Barrio's annual gala. Cipriani's cavernous 42nd Street space was in full-on fiesta mode on Thursday night, with mariachis bellowing canciones, waiters passing out Bellinis by the trayful, and, in keeping with the masquerade theme, partygoers such as Isabel Toledo, Fabiola Beracasa, and Yaz Hernández parading around in custom-made disguises by Lambertson Truex, Badgley Mischka, and Mexican jeweler Mercedes Werner, respectively. In all, nearly 50 designers, including Narciso Rodriguez, Francisco Costa, and the evening's honorary chair, Carolina Herrera, created headpieces for the occasion, helping to raise close to a million dollars for the Harlem-based institution .. Simon Doonan danced solo. 'Where's my husband?' he wondered aloud about his partner, Jonathan Adler. 'I hope I didn't lose him to the Latins.'" (Style)

"Fox News Channel had 13 of the top 15 shows on cable news in May, and 9 of the top 10 in the 25-54 demo, the program ranker shows. Larry King and Lou Dobbs are CNN's only shows in the top 15." ( TVNewser)