"There is a growing effort by the Clintons — led by Bill — to convey a sense of entitlement for Hillary's newly minted vice presidential ambitions. The theory seems to say that she has earned the designation by her strong showing in primaries throughout the nation, particularly by her recent victories in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana. Her supporters are demanding a place on the ticket as their right after a bruising primary season. But ever since Aaron Burr rose from a vice presidential candidacy to contest Thomas Jefferson for the presidency in the House of Representatives, the person who came in second in the balloting for president lost his entitlement to anything. There are no more rewards for second place. No silver medals in the presidential race." (Dick Morris)
"THE boldface-infested Hamptons were already in full swing over Memorial Day weekend with bashes all across the East End ... Leonardo DiCaprio ... was surrounded by models at the opening of Dune in Southampton, while DJ Reach spun for the crowd. 'Leo was sitting in a corner, with his South Carolina University hat pulled extremely low so no one could see him at his table,' said one attendee. 'He didn't stay long, maybe an hour. He looked irritated because it was too packed and too many girls were all over him.'" (NYPost)
"'I'm 45 and I don't have any party frocks,' lamented Maria Cornejo as she arrived at El Museo's 15th-anniversary gala Thursday night. No worries. The designer, who sported a dress of her own making, fit right in with the flurry of princesses as she was promptly handed a faux jeweled tiara ... Among the hundreds of guests who turned out on the eve of the Memorial Day weekend were Narciso Rodriguez, Fabiola Beracasa, Ruben Toledo, Paul Cavaco, Christian Cota, Gillian Miniter, Francisco Costa, Raul Martinez and Angel Sanchez, who revealed that he's not only moving to new offices a block away from his current digs, but apartments from TriBeCa to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in June." (Fashionweekdaily)
"As people arrived from all over the world to attend the opening weekend of the Reykjavik Arts Festival and participate in Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Olafur Eliasson’s 'Experiment Marathon Reykjavik,' the mood resembled a summer camp—albeit one attended by Björk, who was on my flight from London, and the country’s president, Olafur Ragnar Grímsson ... In the end, the marathon also demonstrated that experiments can be most interesting when they fail, as when a curious collaboration between Abramovic and Dr. Ruth Westheimer was canceled due to a blowout between the two personalities. After screening a video explaining how she had been rejected by the elderly sex adviser, Abramovic led the audience in breathing exercises, then instructed everyone to hug each other." (Artforum)
"I had dinner on Friday night at Le Cirque; the place was full up by 8 pm. On Sunday night I had dinner at Amaranth, the very popular Euro-bistro on East 62nd between Fifth and Madison. It was crowded but even moreso, I was told , at Sunday lunchtime. With a very international group: such as Kika Pagliai, widow of Mexican businessman Bruno Pagliai; international interior decorator Pierre Scapula and Umberto Penci; Irene Aitken; Katina and former Senator John Tunney who’d just returned from visiting Ted Kennedy. Kennedy and Tunney have been friends since they roomed together at UVA. Also at Amaranth lunch: Nina G. and Leonel P. (if you don’t know, don’t ask); Maestro Zubin Mehta and Mrs. Mehta, the once upon a time movie actress Nancy Kovack; Princess Caroline of Monaco and Hanover’s s son Andrea Casiraghi; international art dealer Larry Gagosian and a Chinese artist; former governor Elliot Spitzer and an unidentified man; the great American couturier from LA, Jimmy Galanos." (NYSocialDiary)
"'I can't be divorced from it now,' smiled Carine Roitfeld while discussing the amfAR gala after-party she was co-hosting with Silvia Venturini Fendi at Jimmy'z club on La Croisette. It was 12:30 a.m. on Friday night. The jam-packed traffic and a gala dinner dragged on for longer than expected, leaving some daunted, but the French Vogue editor, accompanied by daughter Julia, made the bash one of the best parties of the week ... Sharon Stone, who changed in a slinky Fendi number, huddled with Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman to gossip about the night's festivities while Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo scouted a private spot on the terrace for a champagne toast." (Fashionweekdaily)
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