Media-Whore D'Oevres



(image via Yana Paskova for The New York Times)

"At the start of his stand-up set in the 2000 film 'The Original Kings of Comedy,' D. L. Hughley mocked audience members who had to suffer the rigors of a daily grind. Now he’s getting his comeuppance. For the last week Mr. Hughley, 45, has had to arrive every morning at his office at CNN in Manhattan at the ungodly (for a comedian) hour of 11 a.m. to digest reams of information from newspapers, Web sites, television and talk radio. He has no time to goof off during the 8-to-12-hour days; only the occasional moment to glance at his new profile in the CNN company directory that lists him as an anchor. Just 10 days ago CNN announced that Mr. Hughley would be the host of a new comedy-news show, 'D. L. Hughley Breaks the News,' which has its premiere Saturday at 10 p.m. Eastern time." (NYTimes)

"Yeah, those Emmy Awards were nice. But only 12.2 million people were watching that kudocast when Fey took home the statues for writing, actress and top comedy. In comparison, clips of Fey as Palin -- many of which end with a plug for '30 Rock' -- have been viewed more than 40 million times online. That's the kind of exposure most blurbmeisters would pay big bucks for. 'You can't manufacture the kind of viral marketing that's transpired over the past 10 days,' says Adam Stotsky, president of NBC Entertainment Marketing. Now, NBC is counting on '30 Rock's' perfect storm -- the Palin pandemonium, the Emmy wins, the show's big upcoming guest stars (including Oprah Winfrey), Fey's omnipresence (American Express ads, 'Baby Mama') -- to finally turn the show into the hit many believe it should be." (Variety)

"In battleground Virginia, Barack Obama is plugged in this new radio spot by Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner, the popular former governor." (ChicagoSun-Times)

"UNLIKE four years ago, when John Kerry went down in defeat, New Yorkers, feeling sanguine about Barack Obama's chances, are planning to party on Election Night. And they aren't discriminating against John McCain supporters. Harvey Weinstein, Georgette Mosbacher, Glamour editrix Cindy Leive and GQ editor Jim Nelson are co-hosting a 'bipartisan' bash at Public House on East 41st. Meanwhile, Irene and Bernard Schwartz (former head of Loral) are throwing a 'nonpartisan' party to watch the returns at the Rainbow Room." (NYPost)

"Last night I left the house about 7 and went down to the Howard Greenberg gallery in the Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street to a reception for Diana Walker, a former Time Magazine photographer. A photojournalist." (NYSocialDiary)

"Retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) is not planning to share whom he will vote for in the presidential election, a sign that some interpret as support for Barack Obama. With 11 days until the election, Hagel has refrained from publicly backing either candidate, making him the only senator not to endorse in the race. In a short interview with The Hill, he gave every appearance that his posture won’t change before Election Day. 'I’ll let you know if I have anything more to say,' Hagel said after attending a Senate Banking Committee hearing this week. His silence on the issue comes days after his wife announced she would be voting for Sen. Obama (D-Ill.), and follows a summer in which Hagel has dropped clues that he would prefer Obama to Sen. John McCain — despite being close friends with the Arizona Republican and being a chairman on his 2000 presidential campaign." (TheHill)

"Gee, guys and gals, Disney's new motion picture is making more bucks than anyone predicted after opening with a huge $16.9 million Friday from a very wide release into 3,623 North American theaters." (DeadlineHollywoodDaily)

"REINALDO and Carolina Herrera at the Waverly Inn amid the tables of Bruce Weber and his babushka and Salman Rushdie with three muses, one Asian, one black and one white." (NYPost)