James Bond Bound at Tenjune.

  This past Saturday I had the surreptitious pleasure of attending Attica’s black tie red carpet affair heralding the new James Bond film and the groups obvious passion for kitsch, adrenaline and the glamorous set. What ensued was a lively...

The High Profile Wedding that became a bloody carcass.

When famous people fall out of love the dripping blood is very visible.   Everyone loves the sight of blood. It seems to be an innate condition of being alive and human. That said, the blood dripping from Erica Wang and...

Lohans vs Fungus

Another day, another story on La Lohan. At first, it was fun to watch this media brat crash and burn. But slowly, it's becoming more painful to watch. Not only did her fashion debut in Paris fail and earn...

Late Night King on the Guillotine.

After those infamous words were uttered out of David Letterman's mouth, it has been a chaotic media frenzy. With Stephanie Birkitt being revealed as one of his mystery mistresses, the stories keep coming in to tangle up the late...

Race and Humor at the Atlantic Magazine. Tre chic.

This Wednesday night found this scoundrel sitting in the abode of another scoundrel- specifically that of Justin SMITH- publisher of the Atlantic amongst a bevy of smart, literati  and discerning sort that one often finds straddling theater intermission halls...

Brian Donovan- Reality sucks but there’s always TV.

I've worked with Brian Donovan, a photographer, an illustrator, a fine artist, an aspiring writer and, above all, an advocate, on a series of projects that have quite literally brought us from the depths of homeless Brooklyn to the...

Hey Hey it’s Saturday Racist Night.

Out of Australia comes an act that left one American very disenchanted, never mind the reality…   Out of Australia comes a public relations snafu that has the Americans wincing and writhing in pain while at the same time leaving most...

Collective Hardware- So hot that they are literally going up in flames.

When bohemia sometimes makes you wince. You’ve probably heard of them by now-the gang over at Collective Hardware and no matter what you think of them, - too brilliant or too just out there with too perfect cheek bones and...

Rubin Museum of Art – At the Nine Rivers Gala.

Many long-time New Yorkers will recall that the space currently occupied by the Rubin Museum of Art was once the original location of Barneys before its move uptown. At it’s annual Nine Rivers Gala, co-chair of the board, Vikas...

Elation at the 4th Annual CHILDREN’S BENEFIT.

Coming to the IAC’s 4th Annual Children’s Benefit was for me personally one of the most satisfying and heart rendering outings as a journalist that I have had in a long time. To see the commitment and passion being...

Wonder at the 2nd Annual Social Ad Summit.

The 2nd Annual Social Ad Summit convened Monday morning at the New World Stage on W 50th street in the relative calm between 8th and 9th avenues.  The venue appeared impossibly small for such a gathering, a circuitous entrance...

Scallywag Discovers Bulldog.

  It starts like this but not necessarily in this order: the girl in the silver padded spandex pants approaches the guy standing behind me, while the guy to my left is trying to figure out where he knows me...

‘We Are Family’ Foundation Gala.

Orange fluorescent light was leaking out of the Hammerstein Ballroom last night for the We Are Family Foundation Gala.  The annual event was honoring Archbishop Desmond & Mrs. Leah Tutu, Susan & David Rockefeller Jr., Robert “Kool” Bell, and...

Cruising on Facebook and other adventures.

The ‘fun’ things you don’t want to miss. We recently had some spare time on our hands. The following is a word for word verbatim discussion, only the names have changed. We trust that you too have had...

Bad news for Bloggers…

When the authorities start meddling in your phony dealings it can become a drag… According to the Wall St Journal, life for bloggers just got a bit more miserable- A new guideline released by the Federal Trade Commission will...