Media-Whore D'Oevres



"The Vatican on Thursday rejected an audiotaped accusation from Osama bin Laden that Pope Benedict XVI was leading a 'new crusade' against Muslims, but Italian security officials were concerned about the threats included in Mr. Bin Laden’s new message. 'These accusations are absolutely unfounded,' the Rev. Federico Lombardi, the pope’s chief spokesman, said in a telephone interview. 'There is nothing new in this, and it doesn’t have any particular significance for us.' The new audio message attributed to Mr. bin Laden was released Wednesday night and was addressed to 'the intelligent ones in the European Union.' It was posted by the SITE Intelligence Group, a group based in Bethesda, Md., that tracks Qaeda postings on the Internet. The audiotape listed broad grievances, but specifically mentioned the pope, and coincided with the busiest week of the year at the Vatican, leading up to Easter Sunday." (NyTimes)

"The annual Patrick McMullan’s St. Patrick’s Day party took place on ... St. Patrick’s Day at Home on West 23rd Street. For the three or four of you who don’t know, Patrick McMullan is the most famous photographer in New York. The mere mention of his first name and everyone knows who you mean. Furthermore he knows everybody, gives lots of parties (many of which promote and sell his several volumes of photographs of New York and even global events and parties). He serves as an ambassador of good introduction to thousands of people and manages to take pictures of all of them all the time." (NYSocialdiary)