Media-Whore D'Oeuvres



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"Its freezn in denver, but to do an event for mrs obama" (Twitter/TheRealShaq)

"When Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet committed suicide just before Christmas, I hoped against hope that others would do the same. No such luck. Villehuchet was an aristocrat, a gentleman and an honest man. He felt responsible for the loss of $1.4 billion and he took the honourable way out. I did not know Villehuchet but people who did have spoken very highly of him .. Most of these friends of Madoff own chalets in Gstaad, or visit regularly. I have warned personnel at the Gstaad Palace, the Yacht Club and the Eagle Club that if I come across any of them there will be fisticuffs. Not that any of them would fight. People like that rarely do. The reason I’m so angry is that so many good people have been ruined by the greed of a few ‘feeder’ fund managers and so-called bankers." (Takimag)

"Oprah Winfrey has congratulated Kate Winslet for her 'real breasts' after the actress went on the chat show queen's show to talk about her double Golden Globes win. But Kate ended up talking about her other golden globes when Oprah was talking about her role in The Reader, which includes explicit naked scenes of sex .. She said: 'I love the fact that you have real breasts (in the movie)! In those scenes, your breasts do what normal breasts do!'" (3AMGirls)

"At last night's party for Mauricio and Roger Padilha's The Stephen Sprouse Book (Rizzoli), the air crackled with experienced party chatter from the 'reunited and it feels so good!' 80s survivors like Debbie Harry, Teri Toye, Paige Powell and Philippe Blond." (Papermag)

"The room was full of downtown legends at the release party for Roger and Mauricio Padilha's The Stephen Sprouse Book last night, but it felt more like a college reunion with friends squealing and kissing cheeks furiously .. The man leading the Sprouse revival, Marc Jacobs, appeared in his ubiquitous graffiti tights and black satin kilt, showering boyfriend Lorenzo Martone with kisses for the photogs and proceeding to watch videos of Debbie Harry, arms intertwined with his beau. The punk priestess herself arrived in black Ray Bans and Sprouse camo, creating a trifecta of blonds with bangs next to Teri and Phillipe. Later, Times photographer Bill Cunningham materialized in his standby blue jacket, but with a bright orange safety vest on top--his tribute to the neon-loving Sprouse crowd? After the champagne supply dwindled and an inevitable not-so-surreptitious cigarette was lit indoors, downtown's party crew spilled onto Hudson to continue the celebration elsewhere." (Fashionweekdaily)

"The relationship between the US and China has to be a comprehensive partnership, paralleling our relations with Europe and Japan. Our top leaders should therefore meet informally on a regular schedule for personal in-depth discussions not just about our bilateral relations but about the world in general. All this points in a politically as well as philosophically ambitious direction. The Chinese emphasis on 'harmony' can serve as a useful point of departure for the US-Chinese summits. In an era in which the risks of a massively destructive 'clash of civilisations' are rising, the deliberate promotion of a genuine conciliation of civilisations is urgently needed. It is a task that President-elect Barack Obama – who is a conciliator at heart – should find congenial, and which President Hu Jintao – who devised the concept of 'a harmonious world' – should welcome. It is a mission worthy of the two countries with the most extraordinary potential for shaping our collective future." (Zbigniew Brzezinski/Ft.com)

"The Sundance Film Festival resumes its duties as a great equalizer of the cinema world. This is where complete unknowns can suddenly find themselves sought-after talent among Hollywood distributors. This is where marquee talent such as Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Chris Rock turn up in thoughtful, non-studio flicks. And it's where eager audiences get to grill stars and filmmakers about the creative process during question-and-answer sessions after screenings. Overseen by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute, the festival is the nation's top showcase for independent film. The 11-day festival includes 118 feature-length films and 96 shorts. Opening the festival Thursday night is director Adam Elliot's 'Mary and Max,' a clay-animation tale about a pen-pal friendship between an 8-year-old Australian girl (voiced by Toni Collette) and an obese middle-aged New Yorker (Philip Seymour Hoffman)." (AP)

"I'm going to screw up my courage and suggest that Brzezinski's op-ed in today's Financial Times about the Sino-American relationship is.. how to put it... misguided ..While Iran, Israel/Palestine, peacekeeping, etc. are all important topics, the bilateral economic relationship should be the top issue on the agenda. It should also be second (exchange rate policy), third (fiscal policy), fourth (trade policy) and fifth (regulatory coordination) on the agenda, by the way. So it would have been nice if Brzezinski had said, well, anything about the Strategic Economic Dialogue, for example. Especially since that is the likely launching point for any comprehensive G2 dialogue. I confess that this is a topic that makes me cranky. Brzezinski has stumbled onto small bugaboo I have with those who write about geopollitics on a regular basis -- economics always comes last. Particularly during crisis times like the current moment, the economics need to go first." (ForeignPolicy)

"NBC Digital Entertainment promoted Emre Celik to VP of technology. He will oversee the technical development and support teams for NBCU’s editorial, video, mobile and social networking platforms, reporting to Stephen Andrade, NBC.com’s GM and SVP of digital development. Celik previously served as the technical director of NBC.com." (Paidcontent)