"Reducing the recent wave of violence in South Africa to a simple instance of xenophobia fails to get at the heart of the problem. Oftentimes the portrayal of the South African narrative in the West ignores the phenomenal achievement of a peaceful transition from totalitarian regime to democracy at the fin de siècle, and instead goes in for one rife with AIDS and violence. That template of the typical African basket case is well-worn but wide of the mark. And the recent violence between immigrant workers from around the continent hoping to make a better life for themselves and their economic competitors the native South Africans unfortunately plays into that narrative." (Ron Mwangaguhunga/Kenneth Cole's AWEARNESS Blog)
"Meet Caroline Waxler: Managing Editor of Mainstreet.com and the niece of legendary comedian and great lady, Joan Rivers. Caroline was lucky enough to be flown to L.A. to play Celebrity Family Feud alongside Aunt Joan, first-cousin Melissa Rivers, and a slew of other famous folks and their relatives. What follows is a first-person account of Caroline’s day at the Family Feud set, replete with appearances by Ice-T, Coco, Raven Simon, Larry the Cable Guy, Mo’Nique and Wayne Newton, among others. And before you ask: Yes, there are pictures. And they are incredible." (BWE)
"While Jane Friedman was preparing to rock the publishing (and media) world with news of her sudden (possibly forced) departure. The rest of us, or at least a lot, were celebrating the release of the New Yorker's Summer Fiction Issue (featuring Annie Proulx's 'Tits-up In a Ditch') at the Housing Works Bookstore, where some enterprising soul has stocked the displays with books written by New Yorker writers. Not surprisingly the place was packed to capacity with New Yorkers and publishing types alike, including a late arriving Salman Rushdie, Malcolm Gladwell, Simon Rich, Marisa Silver, Lizzie Widdicombe, Daniel Radosh and Dan Halpern." (Glynnis/FishbowlNY)
"For any of you out there who still don’t 'get' Kathy Griffin, we now present you with a single clip that will effectively prompt a lifelong love affair with the red-headed, fast-talking, Scientology-bashing spark plug of an entertainer that she is. On the Today Show this morning, giggly Al Roker had the pleasure of speaking with Kathy about her upcoming hosting job of Bravo’s inaugural A-List Awards and not-so-innocently asked her if there was really anything she wouldn’t do on camera, considering her reputation as a truthiness-telling comedienne who never holds back. What followed was a delicious and epic moment in television history, during which Roker was given a lap dance ..." (Defamer)
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"Charo is the fabulous camp explosion who left the most sequins and feathers on the deck of The Love Boat, but she's actually a fine flamenco guitarist and chantoozie who I suspect can speak proper English behind closed doors. And she's headed to the gayest town outside of Hell's Kitchen—San Francisco, where she'll perform The Return of Charo and Her Las Vegas Show at the Herbst Theatre on June 29 and will be a Celebrity Grand Marshall at the gay pride parade on the very same bugle-bead-encrusted day." (Musto)
"Judging by the number of shiny black SUVs and Town Cars patiently idling outside the Stephan Weiss Studio Wednesday night, one wouldn't have imagined that virtually all the Type-A success stories gathered at the launch party for Kathy Freston's new book were urgent to achieve Quantum Wellness. But yet, bold-facers like husband Tom Freston, Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller, Anna and Graydon Carter and Russell Simmons and Porschla Coleman came by to warmly greet the best-selling author. 'Attraction is better that promotion,' Freston theorized after greeting her publisher Harvey Weinstein, with wife Georgina Chapman in tow. 'It's not my style to beat the drums and pronounce that my way is better. But if such influential and talented people in their own fields want to pick up my books and take something that I say seriously, that's really wonderful and humbling.'" (Fashionweekdaily)
"(Table) 1. Les Moonves, Bruce Wasserstein and a mystery man ... (Table) 5. Barry Diller and Rob Weisenthal .. (Table) 10. Phoebe Eaton whose piece in this week's New York on the 'The YouTube Divorcee' is a must read... 11. Natasha Richardson looking drop dead gorgeous all in ivory and sporting a curled bob with supper club chanteuse Marti Stevens." (Noah/Lunch at Michaels)
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