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Trump Thumped in Scotland
Aberdeenshire Council Plays ‘Hardball’; Rejects Golf Course
After a heated two-and-a-half-hour debate the Aberdeen, Scotland town council decided to get tough with developer Donald Trump, and rejected his plans to develop a “wasteland” into a luxury golf resort. The margin was one vote.
Trump was decidedly cast as the ugly American. Press reports said the debate echoed […]
Barkin, Perlman Tangle Again
New York’s Nastiest Divorce Erupts Anew in Court
Now billionaire Ron Perlman is crying foul. He’s back in court over his nasty divorce from actress Ellen Barkin. This time, he’s suing, claiming that Barkin and her brother “misappropriated” funds from a jointly owned film production company.
By Perlman’s flamboyant standards, however, the dispute seems to be small […]
Top Ten Outrageous Celebrity Demands
Here’s What Britney, Jennifer and Dick Chaney Demand
Celebrities, even on the D-List, have often been known to make outrageous demands on movie shoots, or concert tours when they stay over in a hotel. But these ten take the cake and throw it against the wall when it comes to satisfying their needs.
10. Eminem requires a […]
Discounter Holds Fashion Show, Sans Models
Target to Use ‘Holograms’ Instead of Live, Anorexic Models
This is going to be either very cool, or very weird. U.S. discount retailer Target Corp, is planning to host a New York fashion show without models. Instead, three-dimensional holograms will strut down a virtual runway to showcase fashions by Isaac Mizrahi and Liz Lange.
“This is the […]
Broadway Strike Ends; Cheap Seats Abound
Tourists Who Bailed Leave a Glut of Discount Tickets
Updated: Nov. 30.
All Broadway shows that had been playing prior to the strike were supposed to be up and running by yesterday, and New Yorkers were having a field day picking up discount tickets for good seats.
Because the strike dragged on for so long, tourists by the […]
Ole’ Blue Eyes is Back!
Death Becomes Him in Warner Deal for Sinatra Rights
Get ready to see a lot more of Frank Sinatra soon, a lot more than even Ole’ Blue Eyes ever would have liked, or imagined. Sure he’s dead, but like Elvis, his brand is virtually immortal. In the coming year, the Crooner, or […]
$1,000 Bagel Arrives
Age of Excess Reaches Its Zenith; Is the Crash Next?
First came the $40 million townhouse; then the $3,000 a month SoHo studio, followed by the $100 hamburger, all signs that greed and excess had finally consumed New York. But there seems to be no limit to conspicuous consumption, and now even the lowly […]
Broadway Strike Talks To Resume; Or Maybe Not
Even With a Deal Now, Tourists Are Bailing on Holiday Season
Updated: Nov. 29.
Stubborn Broadway stagehands and stingy theater producers are said to be “inching” their way toward a settlement of the two-week old strike. But it already may be too late to save the holiday season. Tourists who come to New York this time […]
Clothes Soon To Be Smarter Than Models
Fashions Likely to Reflect Growing Environmental Awareness
Global warming is hot, literally. Not just climate-wise, but fashion-wise as well. Design and retail experts say the environment is making green the new black.
“With Seventh Avenue proclaiming that ‘green is the new black,’ we can expect a surge in fashion innovations in response to climate change,” said Jo […]
Stick This in Your Id
Psychoanalysis a ‘Relic,’ But It’s Still Good for Pick-up Lines
Sigmund Freud’s pioneering exploration of the human mind, which came to be known as psychoanalysis, evolved out of a highly reppressed Victorian-era culture and has been used to explain everything from promiscuity to bi-polar disorders.
Today, references to psychoanalysis and Freudian ideas about […]
