Robin Williams is in New York promoting “Old Dogs” and he was kibitzing with a TMZ photographer on the street in front of Trump Tower when WHO just happened to innocently stroll by, but Cindy Adams from the New York Post! Naturally, Robin grabbed Cindy and insisted on posing with the TMZ videographer. A real New York street scene.
We’ve been haunted by this photo since our creative colleague James St. James revealed it on the WOW Report. The year was 1902 and Joseph Stalin was 24 years old. But his look is so sexy and modern – who’d have guessed this handsome guy would end up a tyrant responsible for millions of deaths – not to mention the Cold War. Why wasn’t THIS the photo plastered all over the Soviet Union instead of the horrible mustache picture? We think he looks like an actor, but can’t decide which one.
Usually when you see a cute guy standing around with a purse in his hand, it’s either Nick Cannon or a publicist. In this case, it’s neither – it’s Jude Law, AKA “Hamlet,” looking very cool – but he’s not waiting for a woman – that’s HIS man-purse. What do YOU think of men who carry purses?
This illustrates the difference between European movie stars and American stars. Oscar winning “La Vie en rose” actress Marion Cotillard, who’s currently starring in “Nine,” arrived at the Paris airport with no fanfare. Not only did she fly alone, without an entourage, but she piled up and schlepped her own luggage. To top it off, she was picked up at the airport by a friend, NOT a limo!
Pete Wentz missed the mark in his leather outfit at the AMA’s. The military/ dominatrix black leather look was not a bad idea, but everything was just too crisp shiny, stiff, and brand-new. Rockers should look a little beat up – scuffed and distressed. We imagine the bottoms of his boots are still clean. The perfect shiny look is just too Hot Topic. HE looks cute, though.
We love a girl who has plenty of money and still loves to shop at the flea market! Taylor Swift, 19, turned heads at the Portobello Market in London simply because she’s striking to look at, but soon the camera phones started popping up. Taylor, along with her mom and friends, delighted in rummaging through antiques, vintage clothes, ethnic apparel, jewelry, and just plain junk – she lugged three huge shopping bags back to her hotel.
Prada designed size 4 bouffant dress, hand painted and festooned with chandelier glass, and Frank Gehry designed headdress that Lady Gaga wore when she performed at the MOCA 30th Anniversary Gala are being auctioned off to raise money for the museum. Included with the dress are Gaga’s matching size 6 and ½ platform shoes with chandelier glass dripping from the heels. (Tiny feet!) Yes, the headpiece reminds us of Disney Hall. We saw these treasures up close and they ARE exceptional.The costume is valued at $30,000, but someone might get a good deal. The Gehry hat is also valued at $30,000, and it’s all for a worthwhile cause – we love our museum.
Rob Pattinson is still in New York and he went out to dinner with a bunch of guys to celebrate his movie “New Moon” breaking box office records. (Does that mean he’ll be more insanely popular than Leonardo DiCaprio was after “Titanic?”) He also went out to throw the press off the scent of his undercover romance with Kristen Stewart. Now that we KNOW something is going on between them (and the fact that they both REFUSE to talk about it OR deny it only proves we’re right) ) all this subterfuge is unnecessary. But we’ll play along.
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Take a look at the possible future of McDonald’s. Not bad, eh? It just goes to prove that NOTHING has to be ugly. The fast-food icon just opened an experimental “Black Label” McDonalds in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. It features mid-century modern Danish decor, free Wi-Fi, flat screen TV’s, (we can live without THAT) – but we LOVE the functional modern bathrooms. It’s the first example of this new urban design in the US, and McDonalds is carefully monitoring customer reaction. The food, however, remains the same.
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This is how Mariah Carey arrived at her “Forever” fragrance launch party in London: in a customized Ross Royce Phantom with big paintings of Mariah on the sides and “Memories of an Imperfect Angel” written across the top. Nick Cannon wasn’t there to steady her in those towering heels when she climbed out of the vehicle because at that same time he was in New York appearing on MTV’s “It’s On With Alexa Chung.” Nick flashed a big diamond watch and wedding ring. Of course, they were always in touch.