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Which is Witch?

Brian Moylan · 12/16/09 10:46AM

[We can't tell which Olsen is dressed as court jester and which is an angry Goth bird at the premiere of Nine last night in New York. Image via Getty]

Letterman Extorter Pretty Scared Dave Might Kill Him

Hamilton Nolan · 12/16/09 09:42AM

Failed David Letterman extorter Joe Halderman was more than an inept criminal with an inept legal defense team; he was a severely paranoid inept criminal. He's just saying—who knows if Letterman might have him killed, or whatever?

The New York Post has some choice quotes from Halderman's recorded conversations with Letterman's lawyer, when he was trying to get a couple million to keep quiet about Letterman's affair. He was worried Letterman might have him fired. Or have his house burned down. Or, something else:

Improving Your Station

Brian Moylan · 12/14/09 06:46PM

[People enjoy the creature comforts—ceiling fans, wicker benches!—during a Vintage Tea Party on one of the old rail cars New York City Transit is running on the rails this month. Image via Getty]

Oscar Standings: Everyone Gets a Bump from Weekend Awards

Richard Rushfield · 12/14/09 04:33PM

Another slew of awards and nominations came in this weekend and the result is that this year's stagnant deathmarch of an Oscar race got a tiny bit shaken up, or at least it got a bit more confusing.