· It's Dustin Lance Black night at Book Soup! He'll sign just about anything, but preferably Milk: The Shooting Script. It's your chance to brush up against a possible Oscar-winner. (No groping.)

Let's be frank: the announcement of Vivica A. Fox as the new spokesperson for the Psychic Friends hotline is terrible news for Vivica, but amazing news for the world. And yes, we have a clip.

"Basically he wasn't under the influence," the Coroner's Office told reporters today after releasing the Scott Ruffalo toxicology report findings . Still, "faint traces" of cocaine, alcohol and morphine were detected.

Knowing what a turn-on the Oscars are for Anne Hathaway, it's more than a little disheartening to think of what we stand to lose with her awards-night date of choice.

Surrounded by friends for her Secretary of State swearing in, Hillary Clinton felt comfortable enough to thank husband Bill for a "lifetime of — all kinds of experiences," i.e. that intern slut.

Who is Dan Loeb, the rich guy who flew NonSociety egobloggers Julia Allison and Meghan Asha home from Davos in his private jet? He's a widely hated surfer, yoga enthusiast, and hedge-fund manager!

Sony may have a big hit (and new, Bob Dole-approved franchise) on its hands with Paul Blart: Mall Cop, but did the studio pay hush money to take out a potential Cop killer?

L.A. City Council president Eric Garcetti's Facebook status: "Eric Garcetti suggests you avoid Sunset Blvd in Hollywood for a while. Suspicious package at Bernstein High has area closed down. On scene. 31 minutes ago"

1/28 — I gasped and pointed like an amateur when I saw MARTIN SHORT at the Brian Wilson show on January 28. Mainly I was shocked to see him there, but I also couldn't believe how young and handsome he looked. It was like "The Days of the Week" was only yesterday. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]

Our 3-D glasses are still firmly affixed to our faces, but our hopes that they would make The Early Show or CNN's Rick Sanchez more watchable proved futile. We'll try again with Chuck.

The good news for Matthew McConaughey: His forthcoming romcom Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is certain to debut to at least 200 times the opening gross of his singular flop Surfer, Dude. The bad news?

Tom Daschle is really sorry about the taxes, though of course the GOP is just going after him because he wants to socialize all the medicine. Senators like him, though, so he will probably be confirmed, soon. Meanwhile:

Hitler bombed London for two months straight and the Brits stiff-upper-lipped themselves back to work, but a foot of snow has destroyed the morale of those once-proud people.

Fringe costars reveal new mystery: they secretly married. [E!]

• Fashion Week will move from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center beginning next year. [NYT]
• Former frenemies Rachel Zoe and Nicole Richie kissed and made up at a party in LA last week. The hugfest went down in front of a cameraman filming footage for Zoe's reality show, though, so a bit of skepticism may be in order. [WWD]
• Macy's is eliminating 7,000 jobs. [BN]
• Jonathan Adler is launching a Barbie collection in 2009; it will include "designer pottery, pillows, decorative objects." [SW]
• Douglas Hannant tells the WSJ he's traveling the country and hosting events to sell his label. He also shaves five years off his age, but who's counting? [WSJ]
• Last week, Karl Lagerfeld said the recession wasn't having much of an impact on him; today he says he's fully embraced the "New Modesty." As for why he eliminated the VIP section at the Chanel show last week, it was to "create equality in an unfair world." Thanks for doing your part, Karl. [WSJ]
• The hot, new trend from Stockholm Fashion Week? Shaved heads! [Pipeline]

Motorists find ads annoying when they are placed on billboards, hundreds of feet away. "Better" idea: why not make them think that your ad is actually vandalism to their car? Yea!

2/1 — Saw PAGET BREWSTER at the Albertson's in Los Feliz. Apparently she was taking advantage of grocery shopping during the Super Bowl as well... and after the Puppy Bowl, natch. [Hollywood PrivacyWatch is written by and for Defamer readers; send your sightings to tips@defamer.com.]

In 2007, Ebert usurper Ben Lyons proclaimed I Am Legend "one of the greatest movies ever made." In 2008, he gave highest honors to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Finally, he's being called out.

CBS pays 127,000 goats for reality show Arranged Marriage. [THR]

Some special groundhog in Pennsylvania saw his shadow today, but it's that greasy otter in West Hollywood who you're worried about. Hooking up with him was a mistake, but he's wriggling into your love forecast.