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"Perhaps, though, VH1 has a grand social mission. Perhaps it has set out to scare young people out of wallowing in their protracted adolescence no matter how counterproductive such a position might be. (If young people weren’t wallowing in their protracted adolescence, they wouldn’t, of course, be watching VH1 to begin with.) The network’s series “Scott Baio Is 45 ... and Single” is a truly unsettling evocation of ambling into midlife. Certainly it deserves a place in the annals of very good reality television.The show follows the former star of “Charles in Charge” as he tries to figure out why he has not been able to settle down and marry any of the countless number of women he has dated. Mr. Baio doesn’t seem to care a whit about his former celebrity. He hates autographs and has little tolerance for fans. That he doesn’t seem to be begging for our attention sets him apart from nearly every other reality TV star of his rank." (NyTimes)
"Nicole Miller breezed into town on Sunday to shoot a segment of How Do I Look?, the Style Network’s makeover show, and hosted a dinner party under the stars at the Chateau Marmont Tuesday night. And stars there were, including Adrien Grenier, who was spotted imbibing nearby, while the hotel’s owner André Balazs popped over and chatted with the designer—as did manager Jason Weinberg, an old friend of Miller’s from New York. All Weinberg wanted to talk about was client Jennifer Jason Leigh, who’s been generating Oscar buzz for Margot at the Wedding, the movie her husband, Noah Baumbach, wrote and directed, but all anybody wanted to know about was his other client: Lindsay Lohan. 'She’s had better days,' he sighed of the starlet, who was arrested for the second time in as many weeks earlier that day. 'And she’ll miss Leno tonight.'" (Fashionweekdaily)
"Wall Street hit a sharp skid today as more worrisome signs about the health of the housing market emerged and oil prices remained near record levels. The sell-off deepened throughout the day, though stocks recovered somewhat in the afternoon. It was the worst one-day decline since markets plunged worldwide in late February." (NYTimes)
"As we first told you about, Jeannette (Walls)is leaving her gig to focus on writing books, and today she ran her last column. We’ll miss you, Jeannette. But your first book was so damn good, we’d probably rather you spit out another than hear one more thing about Heidi Montag." (Jossip)
"As the only two Arab countries to have signed peace treaties with Israel, Egypt and Jordan were nominated by Saudi Arabia in April to spearhead efforts to convince Israel of the plan's merits. The plan offers Israel full diplomatic relations with the 22 members of the Arab League in return for a withdrawal to the 1967 boundaries and a 'just' solution to the issue of Palestinian refugees. Together with the visit of the Arab League delegation and the arrival in the region this week of Quartet envoy Tony Blair, the first glimmers of tentative momentum have begun to show around the peace process. However, the Palestinians remain deeply divided over strategy and policy towards Israel, and it is far too early to suggest that meaningful progress is imminent." (Janes)
"Guy Ritchie plans to direct a film version of his Virgin Comics series 'The Gamekeeper' at Warner Bros., with Joel Silver set to produce.
Deal marks the first original Virgin Comics property to move into development as a feature." (Variety)
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