What will air travel in the US look like in...
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kottke.org
What will air travel in the US look like in ten years? Five industry insiders respond.
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NYC's Chinatown is Hillary Clinton country.
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kottke.org
NYC's Chinatown is Hillary Clinton country.
In April, a single [Clinton] fundraiser in an area long known for its gritty urban poverty yielded a whopping $380,000. When Sen.
Quote Unquote
From
WOW Report
"I discovered two things that day: that the floor in a woman's bathroom is colder than the floor in the men's. And, believe me, I've spent a lot of time on the floor of a men's bathroom so I should know!
Cape Fear
From
WOW Report
Seems the cape worn by Christopher Lee in the 1958 movie Dracula has been a popular rental item in a London costume shop for many years. The cape, valued at around $50,000 was recently discovered during the shop's annual inventory.
Hangover Harry
From
WOW Report
Completely wasted Prince Harry drank straight from the bottle at a hardcore party Sunday night at a nightclub in Paris after England was defeated for the World Cup.
Snap!
From
WOW Report
Jeffery Sabella, winner of Project Runway, stopped by the WOW gallery with his son Harrison and posed for a photo with Morgan Slade's Ali's Bunny. (Photo by Daniel Franzese)
New York: Beginner's Guide to the Garment District
From
Gridskipper
The Garment District is a disjointed and overwhelming section of New York, and those who don't frequent the neighborhood for professional reasons rarely find it worthwhile.
Los Angeles: LA's Best Moules Frites
From
Gridskipper
It seems that Moon Zappa struck a chord when she declared her passion for moules frites (mussels and fries) in her recently featured guide to LA. Requests have poured in for a post on LA's moules frites, and since we aim to please, we've gone ahead and put one together.
London: Open Mic Poetry in London
From
Gridskipper
Sometimes it's good to break up the monotony of London's gig-heavy scene with a bit of culture. Open mic poetry nights are a mixed bag at best, but that's half the fun: sometimes the more cringeworthy the performance, the more of a laugh it can be.
No Interest In Wizard Sleeves: J.K. Rowling Explains Why Uncle Dumbledore Never Got Married
From
Defamer
Just in case you forgot to check The Leaky Cauldron over the weekend, J.K. Rowling dropped a bomb before a crowd of young Potterites who had won an audience with the Harry Potter author at Carnegie Hall on Friday.
Celeb Jurisprudence: Rejecting a plan to reinforce his white trash ...
From
Defamer
Rejecting a plan to reinforce his white trash bonafides by marrying a 1974 Pontiac GTO sitting atop cinderblocks on a patchy lawn in an economically depressed suburb of Detroit, Kid Rock instead opted to brawl in the parking lot of an Atlanta-area Waffle House this weekend, an altercation that earned him a misdemeanor battery charge and one of the better...
Monday Morning Box Office: Josh Hartnett Stumbles Into First Place During Another Slow Weekend At Th
From
Defamer
Take a quick peek out of your window: If the surrounding area is not being ravaged by wildfires, proceed to the weekend's box office numbers and begin your week:
1. 30 Days of Night - $16 million
Even when watching him playing second banana to a slumming Harrison Ford or valiantly battling his own libido in a light-hearted abstinence farce (we totally almost...
This week's teeth-gritting Style section
From
Amy's Robot
A few articles from yesterday's Times Fashion & Style section that seem to provide some meta-commentary on the world we live in. First there's a piece on socialite Tinsley Mortimer's husband.
Surfing For Peace
From
A Socialite's Life
Surfer king Kelly Slater was hanging out with Bar Rafaeli in Israel and got in a scuffle with photographers resulting in his being detained by police. Bar is Leo DiCaprio's ex and Slater has been linked with everyone from Pamela Anderson to Cameron Diaz.
Sienna Miller Has A Complaint
From
A Socialite's Life
Then don't be a celebrity! Simple as that. Date someone other than movie stars and merely audition, show up and film, and don't do shitty things like tell the press that Pittsburgh sucks and cause scenes at clubs when you don't get in despite being "Sienna Miller" and don't f*ck Diddy behind his then chick's back.
Cruella Deville In The Hizzy!
From
A Socialite's Life
Get those puppies, Kate Bosworth! Actually, I think she looks kinda fierce. Thin-lipped and ready to battle! Give her a cigarette holder and a convertibles to drive around and terrorize canines in!
Mary Kate Gets Praise from Ghandi
From
A Socialite's Life
Mary Kate Olsen may look exasperated with the paparazzi in this photo, throwing her hands up in the air in annoyance, but maybe some big compliments paid to her by her co-star, Ben Kingsley, will help lift her spirits.
Guess the Tush
From
A Socialite's Life
Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online
Find out what young hottie the tush belongs to after the jump.
It's Hayden Panettiere.
Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online
Kim Kardashian Keeping it Klassy
From
A Socialite's Life
With a Playboy photo shoot now on her resume, socialite Kim Kardshian wants you to rest assured that she's not the crazy party girl you might think she is.