Media-Whore D'Oevres

"Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will debate three times before the presidential election, beginning with a session on foreign policy on Sept. 26. The two campaigns announced their agreement on a debate schedule in a joint statement Thursday. It said the campaigns' appointed negotiators, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) for Obama and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for McCain, 'have come to the earliest agreement in any general election in recent history.'" (TheHill)

"What designer's ex-boyfriend has a shady habit of trying to sneak the condom off in the middle of sex? Which TV weatherman (no, not that one) broke up with an emotionally abusive boyfriend who used to berate him for being too femmy? Which abrasive royalty type from a reality show was unshockingly seen doing copious amounts of blow in a tacky nightclub? ... Which downtown dealer/personality no longer counts Heath Ledger as one of her clients? Is that why she seems to be in hiding?" (Musto)

"Whoever said that nightlife is dead in New York wasn't at DJ Reach and Alex Masnyk's birthday party at Mansion last night .. I was surprised to see that in the age of tiny, exclusive nightspots like Gold Bar and The Box, that the mega-club dancehall is alive and kickin right in good ol' Chelsea. The night was a blend of live performances and stellar DJ sets. Bazaar Royale belted out his hybrid genre of hard rock and hip-hop, while his wife, DJ Beverly Bond worked the turntables in the background. And the crowd screamed in appreciation when DJ Pete Rock came out to spin, representing the old school.But the highlight of the evening was the performance by Cisco Adler and Schwayze, straight off their hit MTV show Buzzin'. The crowd went wild and sang along word for word to their songs, and I even caught some super cute girls mouthing things like 'I love you' to the boys on stage like crazed 1950's Elvis fans. I personally could not take my eyes of their impromptu backup dancers, led by publishing heiress and
model, Lydia Hearst." (Papermag)