Media-Whore D'Oevres



(image via JT/NYSD)

"Early in the evening, I put on the dinner jacket and went over to Lincoln Center where Literacy Partners were holding their 24th anniversary celebration of readings at the New York State Theater. This is Liz Smith’s annual party. Or one of them. It’s kind of a glamorous, New York, social world get together. A lot of the guests have been coming and supporting it for years. The honored guests are always very prominent/accomplished/wealthy/famous New Yorkers. But there’s nothing stuffy about it ... The authors last night who read were Azar Nafisi ... Ann Pachett ... Chris Matthews, the famous television personality, journalist, commentator who read from 'The Great Gatsby' which he said he reads every couple of years, and has since he first discovered the book as a teen-ager. Mr. Matthews’ reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece defined the tone, the nature of the evening ..." (NYSocialDiary)

"Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy, the daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, said she, too, came across 'a lot of racism' when campaigning for Obama in Pennsylvania. One Pittsburgh union organizer told her he would not vote for Obama because he is black, and a white voter, she said, offered this frank reason for not backing Obama: 'White people look out for white people, and black people look out for black people.'" (WashPo via Drudge)

"Rachel Maddow, who's been sparring on set with Pat Buchanan throughout this election for MSNBC, told NPR's 'On the Media' that she's hoping to get her own cable show. Maddow, who already hosts a radio show on Air America, has been critical of her fellow pundits discussing issues she doesn't see as important--like Rev. Wright--over and over." (Politico)

"Why is ABC picking up the NBC outcast 'Scrubs?' 'It helps us as we’re expanding our comedy brand,' Mr. McPherson said, citing 'Samantha Who?' as a cornerstone. 'It’s like bricks — you really have to build on success,' he said. The series is expected to debut on ABC in early 2009." (NYTimes)

"Over the weekend I attended a Saturday evening reception party for a photography show, Chelsea Hotel, Through the Eyes of Photographers. Had the privilege being a guest of one of the artists of the show, R. Desposito of Red Muse.
Latter that night I had a chance to walk around this iconic building, climbing the staircase and peering down it's hallways." (Daymoondesign)

"Alexis Bryan leaves for Houston today, where she will wed New York Observer writer Spencer Morgan on Saturday in an intimate ceremony in her hometown. 'I'm going today because we need to get our wedding license 72 hours prior,' she said. 'I'm a bit nervewracked' ... Vogue editor Anna Wintour (the partner of father of the bride Shelby Bryan) is expected to appear after flying in from Miami following Thursday's Chanel Cruise show. Honeymoon-wise, the couple will spend four days in Mexico." (Fashionweekdaily)