Rupert Murdoch: David Paterson Is a Hapless Blind Illiterate
John Cook · 11/17/09 10:54AMMurdoch was on a panel with Indian mogul Ratan Tata and Mexican billionaire and future New York Times owner Carlos Slim. The question that elicited Murdoch's bizarre reference to New York Gov. David Paterson was clearly directed at Fox News: "How do we bring more civil discourse to the discussion, and stop appealing to the populists on the right and the left?"
Conan O'Brien and Andy Richter Join Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns
Mike Byhoff · 11/17/09 10:45AMYou have to admire Conan's humility here. The man hosts the Tonight Show, and is willing to play Galifianakis' foil for the sake of four minutes of absurdly brilliant comedy.
Tiger Beatdown
Brian Moylan · 11/17/09 10:33AMHow-Tuesday: Dance Without Embarrassing Yourself
Whitney Jefferson · 11/17/09 10:30AMNot all of us are born with smooth moves on the dance floor. HowCast brings us this instructional video that gives you a foolproof guide on how to not make an ass of yourself the next time you're out.
Spotted
cityfile · 11/17/09 10:22AM
Halle Berry walking downtown with a friend yesterday ... a grumpy-looking Ron Perelman leaving Bar Pitti on Sunday... Alex Rodriguez walking to lunch at Da Silvano ... Mary-Kate Olsen getting coffee with Nate Lowman in Tribeca ... Phoebe Cates getting breakfast with a friend yesterday at Yura on Madison Avenue ... Nicole Kidman walking on Park Avenue ... Naomi Watts shopping at Lilliput on Lafayette Street ... Chaz Bono arriving at JFK ... Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich walking with their daughter and dog in the West Village ... Taylor Momsen filming scenes for Gossip Girl ... Hugh Jackman bowling with his kids at Lucky Strike on Sunday alongside Vincent D'Onofrio and his son ... Luke Wilson leaving Nello's on Sunday with a lady friend ... Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt arriving at JFK ... and Keith Urban leaving his apartment building with his daughter.
BusinessWeek Names New Editor, Starts Layoffs (Perhaps) (Updated)
Hamilton Nolan · 11/17/09 10:18AM$2 Million Dollar Bugatti Veyron Crashes Into a Lake
Mike Byhoff · 11/17/09 10:09AMOh, dear. While a couple of guys admire this Bugatti cruising down the highway, the driver gets distracted by a low-flying pelican and veers off into a lake. Hopefully his insurance covers low-flying pelican related incidents.
Which Actress Shares a Boyfriend with Her Mom?
Brian Moylan · 11/17/09 10:00AMMan's Best Friend Gives Soldier a Warm "Welcome Home"
Allison Oldfather · 11/17/09 10:00AMThere's no better way to say welcome home than with an ecstatically happy crying golden retriever.
Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
Hamilton Nolan · 11/17/09 09:50AMThe Wire Boiled Down to the Best 10 Minutes on the Internet
Mike Byhoff · 11/17/09 09:45AMDobbs Keeps the Door Open
cityfile · 11/17/09 09:44AMThe Lifestyle of the Rich Son of an Oil-Rich Dictator
Ravi Somaiya · 11/17/09 09:27AMAdmirably Balanced Kidnapping
Hamilton Nolan · 11/17/09 09:22AMAP Layoffs Coming Down Today?
Hamilton Nolan · 11/17/09 09:07AMBritish Exec Buys at Superior Ink; A New Listing at TWC
cityfile · 11/17/09 09:04AM
• Rod Aldridge, the founder of the leading British outsourcing company Capita Group, has picked up a place in New York. Aldridge, whose company managed London's congestion pricing program and who was forced to resign as Capita's chairman amid a bribery scandal in 2006, paid $13.75 million for a 4,116-square-foot condo at the Superior Ink building on West 12th Street. [Cityfile]
• Doug Von Allmen, the Florida-based venture capitalist and victim of alleged Ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein, has put his duplex apartment at the Time Warner Center on the market for $18.45 million. [NYO, BHS]
• Bank of America portfolio manager Raymond Cubero and his wife, Kathleen Comerford, have changed brokers and dropped the price of their Trump Tower duplex. The four-bedroom "smart house," which the couple listed with Paula Del Nunzio for $14.995 million in June and cut down to $12.995 million earlier this month, is now listed with Corcoran's Carrie Chiang, Loy Carlos and Janet Wang for $95,000 less. [Cityfile, Corcoran]
• Architect Dean Maltz has paid $3.4179 million for a four-bedroom apartment at the Metal Shutter Houses at 524 West 19th Street. [Curbed]
Freeze Frame
Whitney Jefferson · 11/17/09 09:00AMWorst Billboard Ever?
cityfile · 11/17/09 08:35AMHappy Birthday
cityfile · 11/17/09 07:53AM
Two men turning 65 today whose glory days have long since passed: Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack, who has announced he'll step down as the firm's chief at the end of the year; and Saturday Night Live co-creator Lorne Michaels, who hasn't produced a season of SNL worth watching in years, but has yet to retire, unfortunately. Others celebrating another year today: Martin Scorsese is turning 67. Lauren Hutton turns 66. Howard Dean is 61. Danny DeVito is turning 65. RuPaul turns 49. Daisy Fuentes is 43. Diane Neal of Law & Order: SVU turns 34. Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas is 65. House Minority Leader John Boehner is turning 60. And Isaac Hanson (of the Hanson brothers, yes) turns 29.







