· New Year's predictions from Cindy Adams' psychic: Ashton Kutcher knocks up Demi Moore, then leaves her for young blonde; Paris Hilton pens book (book!) and gets engaged to TV personality; Jay-Z and Beyonce wed; and Prince Charles will finally get to be Camilla's tampon in holy wedlock. [NYP
· Paris Hilton's whoredom is good for saucing up the Hilton hotel chain's brand image. I smell a great advertising campaign; night vision, techno music, Paris putting a mint on everyone's pillow... [NYDN]
· Battle of the sushi chefs: alleged Nobu competitors launching all over town. [NYDN]
· Martha Stewart, on Larry King tonight: "You can't let [anger] get to you because then, again, your functionality, your daily chores can't get done... And other than having a few more luxuries than I might have had, my life is the same. I still have my chickens... I do have giant cages on my porch filled with canaries who just breed happily." She added that she herself wants to remarry and breed dozens of little yellow birds. [CNN]
· Lara Flynn Boyle order meal, barely touches it. [NYP]
· Post calls Us Weekly/Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, "cheap" for getting champaigne donated for company holiday party. [NYP]