Snorting piles of cocaine, driving at 90 m.p.h. and running pell-mell into the surf is exactly what famous people should be doing! It beats standing blank-faced on a red carpet promoting something.  read more »

On Friday, a group of volunteers will circulate petitions to draft Michael Bloomberg to run for president, which will be a rare tangible (if unauthorized) sign of the mayor's hypothetical candidacy.

The petition effort is being organized by Independence Party activist Frank Morano, who has had mixed success trying to get other high-profile figures to run for office.

The petitioning will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, at the corner of 31st St & 7th Ave, outside of the building where the Mayor conducts his weekly radio address. And, as Morano noted in a media advisory, “he'll have to pass the petition gatherers as he enters and leaves the building.”

Which means photo-ops, for anyone who's interested.

More proof that the phenom known as Lindsay Lohan is speeding toward self-destruction: Earlier this month, Greek shipping-heir-cum-movie-producer Paris Latsis was forced to drop Ms. Lohan, his friend and former paramour, from a film project, according to a source close to Mr. Latsis.  read more »

Late in the afternoon on Monday, May 14, Lindsay Lohan showed up at a complimentary, temporary shopping boutique that had been erected by Lucky magazine for no apparent reason in the Ritz Carlton hotel on Central Park South.

“I love shopping. I love fashion. I mean, I live for it!” gushed the 20-year-old actress, who picked up several large bags of gratis goodies, including a digital-camera storage device, a few frocks and seven pairs of sunglasses.  read more »

Jane joins Huffman and Lohan in Garry Marshall’s tri-generational disaster.  read more »

Morano, who is in his twenties, appeals to Lohan as a "role model" who should "seriously consider entering the political arena." He suggests that she make a bid for public advocate as her debut.

December 27th, 2006

Dear Ms. Lohan: I've quite simply been in awe of not only your talents as an actress, singer and model, but your remarkable ability to handle the constant media scrutiny that you've been subject to, even when it clearly crosses the line of what's appropriate. As you probably know, you're a role model to hundreds of thousands of young Americans, particularly young women all over the country. As someone in his twenties, I can't praise you enough for using this position to raise awareness on so many issues affecting young people, like substance abuse and the importance of a good work ethic.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/node/31040#comments Politics Frank Morano Jesse Ventura Lindsay Lohan Sonny Bono Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:31:54 -0500 Observer Staff 31040 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/32252 ERICA: As I'm pondering getting my hair "un" highligted for the second time in 3 months, I'm flipping through Us Weekly and feeling seriously angry toward Lindsay Lohan. How is it that she looks fabulous whether her hair is platinum blonde, deep chestnut or fire engine red?! That just makes no sense and I'm insanely bitter about it.

I've been trying to perfect my hair color for over a year now. My natural color is sort of a "meh" librarian brown. A few months ago, I thought I should get it highlighted. I went to my favorite salon and came home looking like a striped cheetah. 3 days later, I went straight back to "meh" brown.  read more »

Then I started getting the itch again. Maybe they just didn't choose the right color for me? Maybe I should try someplace else? Don't I want my hair looking gaw-gous on my wedding day? ]]> http://www.observer.com/node/32252#comments Lindsay Lohan Us Weekly LLC Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:21:22 -0400 Observer Staff 32252 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/52620 Bank On  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/52620#comments Style Emily Holland Ian Calhoun Lindsay Lohan Tom Martignetti Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:00:00 -0400 Observer Staff 52620 at http://www.observer.com