Al Roker

Catty in the Hat! Couric Cuts Us Short At Ladies' Luncheon

Under trolling clouds, some 1,200 ladies sashayed through Vanderbilt Gate on Wed., May 2 to the 25th annual “Hat Luncheon.” Hosted by the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, the list of upper-class attendees included Grace Hightower DeNiro, Malaak Compton-Rock, Amy Fine Collins, Blaine Trump, Muffie Potter Aston, and Harper’s Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey.  read more »

The Afternoon Wrap: Wednesday

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  • What are the most horrifically ugly (or "god-awfully hideous") buildings in New York? The new Hearst Tower surprisingly gets a vote, Curbed's Joey Arak picks The Zebra (aka Theater Row Tower), and The Sculpture for Living is "bad from the ground up." [Gridskipper]
  • New York's Bedford Hills neighborhood has a fancy name and fancier real estate. Its $12 Million "Cassiobury" listing [above] has 23 acres, 18th-century wood paneling, bricks "taken from a historic English estate," and copious fireplaces. [Luxist]
  • According to colorful Al Roker, 2007 will be a colorful year. The riveting shades-of-choice vary from Little Angel yellow to Sheer Romance blue to "Emerald Green with Black and White." [House + Garden] - Max Abelson

In News Ratings Game, Giant Yap Closes the Gap

Banter&#039;s Best? <i>Fox and Friends</i>.
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Banter's Best? Fox and Friends.

In television news, as in life, the most successful people are often the ones who never seem to shut  read more »