Lauren Conrad

Buzz Bissinger is the author of the Texas high-school football book Friday Night Lights and Prayer for the City, which is about Philadelphia under former Mayor Ed Rendell. Mr. Bissinger also wrote the Vanity Fair article on which the movie Shattered Glass was based. He is 53 years old, with a wide, almost froglike face and glasses, and on the night of Tuesday, April 29, he participated in a panel discussion on HBO’s Costas Now, hosted by NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, on the subject of sports and the Internet.  read more »

Christopher Hitchens has some drinking advice for you: order by brand. [P6]  read more »

O.K., so let's recount the events here. First, Heidi Montag publicly endorsed McCain despite thinking that "no one cares who Heidi Montag votes for." Then McCain endorsed The Hills, saying that he's "honored to have Heidi’s support" and that he never misses an episode of the show, "especially since the new season started."  read more »

Here’s a brilliant idea: You know what would make the conspicuously scripted MTV reality drama, The Hills, better? Old People!

Over the Hills—“a word for word reenactment of The Hills using elderly actors”—is produced by Heavy.com, a video site whose head of programming happens to be former Maxim editor Jimmy Jellinek. Maybe it’s the maturity factor or the lack of reliance on deadpan stares for dramatic effect, but the geriatric version of The Hills is actually ... kind of great.  read more »

The grass at Bryant Park isn’t even cold yet, but the folks behind last week’s midtown mayhem have already started seducing coverage for their next runway romp. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios will take place from March 9-13. Confirmed designers, as of today, include: Kelly Nishimoto, Kevan Hall, Octavio Carlin, Maggie Barry and Xubaz, Lauren Conrad, The Gallery, Whitley Kros and Monarchy Collection.

Wait! The Lauren Conrad (a.k.a. L.C.) of The Hills fame?  read more »