Media-Whore's D'Oevres



"Alan Johnston, the BBC Gaza correspondent who was kidnapped on March 12, was freed early Wednesday and is in the hands of officials from Hamas. BBC correspondent Alan Johnston in the Gaza Strip before he was abducted. Mr. Johnston, looking wan and thin and dressed in a pair of blue jeans, his hair grown out over his ears, was released without violence after negotiations between Hamas, which now runs Gaza, and his kidnappers. Escorted by gunmen from Hamas, he was seen entering the home of the Hamas leader in Gaza, the former prime minister, Ismail Haniya." (Steve Erlanger in NYTimes)

"For years they defiantly stuck together while friends and family urged them to split. But now it seems the tempestuous romance between model Kate Moss and her junkie boyfriend Pete Doherty has finally hit the buffers after he reportedly cheated on her. The Babyshambles singer unwittingly confirmed the pair had gone their separate ways when he appeared in court yesterday on drugs charges. Asked to give his address, he began to give Miss Moss's details before correcting himself, saying: 'Actually, that has changed.'" (ThisisLondon)

"Hilary Alexander had a near-tabloid moment at Monday night’s Dior couture show at Versailles. There, surrounded by Charlize Theron, Jessica Alba, Ziyi Zhang, and Kate Hudson, The Daily Telegraph fashion editor’s laptop bag got caught on the shoestring strap of her red bias-cut chiffon John Galliano gown—causing a portion of fabric covering her bosoms to flap over. Ever the professional, the slightly panicked Alexander held herself up as best as possible with her hands and ran backstage, where she had just been prior, interviewing Galliano. A sewer came to the rescue with needle and thread and stitched her back up.(Fashionweekdaily)

"On June 21, Hirst became the world's most expensive living artist, when Lullaby Spring—essentially a neon pill cabinet—sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's for $19.2 million. Unfortunately, his record-breaking sale still hasn't helped him find a buyer for his $100 million, diamond-encrusted skull piece, For the Love of God. Not even George Michael had enough faith to go through with the purchase."

"I used to admire METALLICA and I don't wanna see them going to fucking therapy. I mean, that's fucking… keep it in the band, man ... I won't watch that movie ['Metallica: Some Kind of Monster'], because I don't want to think of them like that. I wanna think of fucking 'Battery' and 'Damage Inc.' and 'Ride the Lightning'. I don't wanna see these fragile fucking old men that can't have a cocktail anymore because they're afraid of what they'll become. Fuck that!" (MetalUnderground via Stereogum)