From today's New York Times 'Arts, Briefly' column:

Geezers often say how little is being done to bring along the next generation of leaders, but Us Weekly, the celebrity-wrangling confection of a magazine, finally did something about it on Wednesday night. Amid a crush of paparazzi and a brace of searchlights panning the Los Angeles sky, the magazine held its Young Hot Hollywood Style Awards. Those who were worried about where the next cadre of fashion leadership is coming from would have been heartened by the sight of Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton and Jessica Alba...

Throw the dude a bullshit assignment, he comes back with bull salad. Delicious bull salad.

Where Hot Is Cool [NYT]