Just 'Chill' About Adam Lambert's Gayness

Ryan Tate · 11/18/09 04:27PM

Rachel Sklar went without pants, Julia Allison went without sleep/discretion and Adam Lambert said you can go without him being too obviously gay in your magazine. The Twitterati were deprived and depriving.

cityfile · 11/18/09 04:20PM

Twisted Sisters: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen all dressed up for last night's tribute to director Tim Burton at the Museum of Modern Art.

cityfile · 11/18/09 03:45PM

• It's official: Will Ferrell is the most overpaid man in show business. [THR]
• Layoffs: BusinessWeek's cuts kicked off today; layoffs now loom at Time Inc. as the company awaits word on how many volunteers will accept buyout packages; and there's a bit more detail on this week's cuts at the AP.
• MSNBC's Joe Scarborough isn't exactly on fire at the moment. [NYO]
• Palinitis: The ex-governor's sit-down with Oprah on Monday generated the talk show queen her highest ratings in two years; Fox News clowns Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are now at war over their respective Palin interviews; and people are still talking about that Palin Newsweek cover, for some reason.
• Vivendi has tossed a last-minute complication into the NBC deal. [NYT]
• Times reporter Jodi Kantor has landed a seven-figure book deal. [NYO]
• Breaking! The Emmys are moving from September to August. [THR]
• CNN's Candy Crowley is speaking out about her weight loss. At last! [LAT]

Stirrup Desire

Brian Moylan · 11/18/09 03:42PM

[Heidi Klum makes a cop's day by mounting his steed and riding it all over Times Square during a photo op for a Victoria's Secret campaign in Midtown today. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

Your iPhone May Get You Killed

cityfile · 11/18/09 03:11PM

Two reasons to avoid talking on your cell phone as you walk down the street? For one thing, you're a lot more likely to get mowed down by a car, according to two new studies. (Chatty college students took 25 percent longer to cross the street than their peers who weren't on the phone; people over 65 in the same situation were 15 percent more likely to get run over.) Reason No. 2: As one Vanity Fair staffer's recent experience makes clear, you're also much more likely to get your ass kicked. Consider yourself warned. [Daily Finance, Page Six]

The Worst Laughs on YouTube

Rose Annis · 11/18/09 03:00PM

Supposedly laughter is the best medicine, but these people need a mute button to cure their obnoxiousness.

Let's Not Forget About Michele Bachmann!

Pareene · 11/18/09 02:57PM

Everyone is paying so much attention to one crazy liar lady that they have forgotten all about the other one, the one who still holds elected office! Thankfully, Michele Bachmann is stepping up the crazy.

Peter Thiel —

Ryan Tate · 11/18/09 02:46PM

the PayPal co-founder and artificial intelligence enthusiast, explaining to Business Insider that Luddites may well be the first up against the wall when the robot revolution comes. The new order "could be very good, it could be very bad."

The Kogans Readjust Their Expectations

cityfile · 11/18/09 02:40PM

Valery and Olga Kogan are back in business! Sort of! As you may recall, last year the Russian tycoon and his wife planned to build the craziest mansion Greenwich had ever seen, one equipped with 15 bathrooms, Finnish and Turkish baths, on-site hair salon, and electric guitar-shaped outdoor patio surrounded by "guitar god" statues.

Girl Berated by Parents After MySpace Date

Whitney Jefferson · 11/18/09 02:20PM

This girl gets caught by her Mother coming home from a date with a guy she met on MySpace while an immature dude (apparently her father) records it all. Her argument: "I'm 18! I'm not like, young, and like, stupid!"