Better hope some Mexican tourist doesn't cough on you while you're walking in Midtown this afternoon. Pharmacists report that that there's been a run on Tamiflu this week (along with face masks, hand sanitizers, and pretty much everything else you could possibly use to stop from getting the virus). And despite assurances from public health officials that large supplies of the drug are available, we hear from one doctor that pharmacies can't even place orders for the quantities of Tamiflu that they need to fulfill their customers' orders.

How did plain-jane Treasury Secretary Timmy Geithner make People's "Most Beautiful People" list? His brother works there. Yea WE FIGURED. Because they totally left out Larry Summers. [Business Insider]

Joe Biden went on the Today Show this morning and very calmly explained that you are going to die from swine flu if you don't lock yourself in a safe room now.

A California lady has informed police that her dad was not Father of the Year material, because when she was young he took her along to his job, which was being the Zodiac Killer.

Olivia Palermo carrying a Marc Jacobs shopping bag in Soho ... Sarah Jessica Parker shopping at Kidding Around on West 15th Street ... Edie Falco standing on the sidewalk holding a cup of coffee in Soho ... Hugh Jackman arriving at JFK ... Robert De Niro peering into the tinted window of an SUV ... Bar Refaeli hailing a cab ... Juliette Lewis carrying an iced coffee ... Brad Pitt shooting a Japanese commercial with a Sumo wrestler ... Elizabeth Hurley leaving a hotel with Arun Nayar ... Samantha Ronson walking ... Tilda Swinton shopping with a friend ... Kelly Ripa leaving a building with an Oscar Blandi bag ... and Mary-Kate Olsen getting breakfast in Tribeca with Nate Lowman.

Deal or No Deal makes, um, a new deal. Americans poach from the French who poached from the Americans. Bad news for a Sister, and good news for Bruce Willis.

Every political résumé polished and fluffed. But why is San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, running for California's governorship, stretching the truth about his actress wife's show-biz career?

The man accused of getting a little too close to Tyra Banks was found guilty of stalking, attempted aggravated harassment, harassment and criminal trespassing today. [NYT, NYDN]

Did you know that it costs $54,000 to go to NYU for one year and learn how to be a failed revolutionary? Because of this, the school is "encouraging" poors to go fuck themselves.

We shared a few photos of the female swine flu-fearing hotties a little while ago. What about the hot, masked men roaming airports and public places from Tokyo to LA to Mexico City? You'll find a bunch of them after the jump.

[Brad Pitt films a Japanese commercial for a bank in New York; image via Splash]

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has started a Twitter account. Her bio says she is "Creating New Energy for Alaskans as governor of the 49th state!" Which is illegal according to God. Stone her!

Let's see, a technician working for one of the most powerful billionaires in India reports that somebody tried to sabotage the guy's helicopter to kill him, then the technician is mysteriously killed. Real, no movie:

It's official: Being rich is now an embarrassment, so instead of flaunting their wealth by peppering conversation with references to private planes and extravagant spending, the affluent are, increasingly, keeping their status on the down low, so as not "to be viewed as insensitive to hardship around them." Or at least that's the case according to a new survey, which found that only 29 percent of people with "lots of money"—discretionary income of between $100,000 and $5 million—wanted to be recognized as wealthy. Sure, it doesn't feel like 71 percent of rich people keep quiet about their money. But that may be because when the imaginary rich brag about all the things they have, it tends to drown out everything else.

Today we have a young actress is who is just drunk all the time, a mad old actress who ruined a Picasso in a violent rage, and an eating disorder.

Chrysler will file for bankruptcy protection later this afternoon, the White House announced moments ago. "It marks the first time a major American car company has tried to restructure under bankruptcy protection since Studebaker in 1933." [NYT]

Sean Penn and Rihanna are in the midst of breakups; Elizabeth Edwards is reflecting on her awful near breakup and Kelly McGillis found out she's lesbian after two marriages.

Wondering when Marc Jacobs will tie the knot with fiance Lorenzo Martone in what should go down as the gay wedding of the year? Martone says it will probably happen in June, and will probably take place in Provincetown, although guests will have to cool their heels a bit before really celebrating. The party is planned for December in St. Barts. [FWD]

As fear of the swine flu spreads around the world a whole lot faster than swine flu itself, photographers everywhere were suddenly handed an unexpected, new task: bringing us pictures of masked travelers. And who knew, it turns out there's something weirdly alluring—in a mysterious, behind-the-veil kind of way—about the humble white germ mask. Okay, maybe it's just us, but we've assembled a photo collection of masked, swine flu-fearing hotties anyway. The all-female edition is below. The male edition coming up shortly!

Longtime New York Observer editor Peter Kaplan has taken a job as creative director at Condé Nast Traveler, as expected. The gig gives the newsman time for cushy "reflecting":