Still reeling from the fallout of its highly publicized 2007 prostitution bust, embattled Manhattan strip club Scores West has filed for bankruptcy.

Court papers filed on Friday point to "mounting tax debt" and a "loss in sales" at the voluptuous 10,000-square-foot venue at 536 W. 28th St. "as a result of the actions by the New York State Liquor Authority proceeding against the [club] to revoke its liquor license."  read more »

An animal rights group that calls itself the Paint Panthers painted the words "Bunny Butcher" outside Donna Karan's home in the Hamptons. [NY Daily News]

The Lower East Side still hates yuppies, apparently (a little self-loathing, no?). An activist tells Page Six that everyone is so pissed at Bruce Willis for opening his Bowery Wine Company on East First Street, that they are going to get a pig and name it Bruce. [P6]  read more »

The Associated Press reports that The Justice Department has approved Sirius Satellite Radio's plan to buy its rival, XM Satellite Radio, for $5 billion.

Sirius, which is home to Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Judith Regan, The Rolling Stones, and others, will incorporate XM's programming which includes Oprah Winfrey, E!, and Fox News.  read more »

Today’s—air quotes—1 p.m. Rebecca Taylor show in the Salon at Bryant Park had three distinct, carefully orchestrated parts. One involved folks sitting in chairs and watching Ms. Taylor’s clothes go back and forth. Another section was comprised of models wearing the clothes and stomping on a gold-sequin runway. And the third component, of which we were an integral part, included some 50 people holding meaningless purple flashcards for 45 minutes in a fountainside corral.  read more »

Party promoter and sometimes milliner Ivy Supersonic, a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show, has just landed a lucky, albeit unorthodox, deal with the shock jock. Mr. Stern has agreed to foot the bill for Ms. Supersonic’s imminent breast enlargement surgery. But there’s a catch. Steven Davis, a New Jersey-based plastic surgeon Ms. Supersonic visited on Friday, Jan.  read more »

Howard Stern on Don Imus' return to radio:

At this point, I don't think he's very relevant. People will tune out within a week. I defy you to listen. It's like a rodeo - you know, see how long you can ride a bull? See how long you can keep listening to Imus.

Time it. You'll throw up. You'll get sick. You'll die.

Today brings an intriguing development in party promoter Ivy Supersonic’s public feud with Plumm owner Noel Ashman, who Ms. Supersonic claims still owes her $1,000 for her work on a Halloween bash at the 14th Street nightclub. In an apparent effort to scold Mr. Ashman, Ms. Supersonic admitted to jamming the club’s locks with Super Glue, spray-painting “We’ve closed our doors and will reopen in 2008” on its façade and taping leftover food on the building.  read more »