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Stylist Rachel Zoe Out-Goops Gwynnie With (Almost) Daily Dispatch

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:30:28 -0400

When the Transom signed up to the Zoe Report, the newsletter by stylist Rachel Zoe that began distribution last week, we received a prompt email from Ms. Zoe herself!

“Starting tomorrow, you will receive The Zoe Report, a daily email featuring my current obsessions in the ever-evolving worlds of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle,” she wrote. “I am beyond excited at the opportunity to connect directly with you!”—and us with you, Rachel!—“Looking forward to sending...

Week in DVR: XOXO Gossip Girl! Idol Final! Plus, Hot Jude Law and Furry Fox

Mon, 18 May 2009 07:54:32 -0400

Monday: Gossip Girl

OMFG you guys! It’s the Gossip Girl season-two finale! And sheesh, what a long and crazy ride it has been … hmmm, we can’t really remember a single continuing plot point! But tonight the you-know-what will really hit the fan when Gossip Girl sends out a “scandalous” email as the kids graduate from high school. Will Chuck Bass be that guy not wearing any clothes under his gown? Will Jenny try to...

Gwynnie's Personal Trainer Sells Workout Book in Six-Figure Deal

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:30:18 -0400

Celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson has sold a workout book, titled The 30-Day Method Boot Camp, to Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, in a six-figure deal. It will be published in 2010.

Ms. Anderson, who has been enjoying a sweet wave of publicity due to her famous clientele, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna, a flattering Times profile, and the forthcoming May opening of her $900-per-month Tribeca...

Still Gym-less, Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson Teaches at the Marriott

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:12:38 -0400

Last month, celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson was reportedly having difficulties getting people to sign up for her new $900-per-month Tribeca gym, where her most prominent client, the actress Gwyneth Paltrow, is also a partner.

(That's $900 per month, plus an initiation fee of $787.50 for six months, or $1,500 for a year!)

According to Page Six, the gym's reps were even cold-calling people and asking them to come in for a meeting.

In the meantime, Ms. Anderson, who also trains Madonna...

Will You Drop for Topshop?

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:01:00 -0400

Late last week, the comely blond British socialite and model Poppy Delevigne, 22, called from her Nolita apartment—several blocks from the new four-story, 40,000-square-foot Topshop behemoth lurking behind covered windows at Broadway and Broome—and described some of her favorite items from the British retail chain, like an “amazing” emerald-green, one-shouldered dress designed by the model Kate Moss. >

“They did it in red and I missed it in my size and I literally cried...

Gwyneth Paltrow's Bikini Waxer to Pen Book About "Being Sexy"

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:00:01 -0400

Beautician Janea Padilha has sold a lifestyle book called Brazilian Sexy—with advice on "on love, life, and being sexy"—to Penguin imprint Perigee, in a five-figure deal.

Ms. Padilha is one of the J Sisters, the Brazilian doyennes of waxing who run the 57th Street salon where celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz, Sarah Jessica Parker and Uma Thurman have gone to get neat and trimmed. (Like many other celebrity clients, Ms. Paltrow has...

Sara Vilkomerson's Guide To This Week's Movies: Phoenix Rising, We Hope!

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:04:44 -0500

We’ve found ourselves spending an awful lot of time lately wondering just what the heck is happening with Joaquin Phoenix. Much has been made of the so-called retirement and maybe rap career and is-it-a-hoax-or-is-he-a-genius-or-has-he-just-lost-his-mind status these days. For the record, we’d like to note that we’re celebrating our 20-year anniversary of digging this weirdo, which started with the TBS favorite Parenthood (when he was still Leaf Phoenix). And hey, anyone else remember how awesome...

Joaquin In the Sand

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:45:05 -0500

Two Lovers
Running time 110 minutes
Written by James Gray and Richard Menello
Directed by James Gray
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix

James Gray’s Two Lovers, from a screenplay by Mr. Gray and Richard Menello, manages to immerse itself in the community of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, to such an extent that the 30-something male protagonist’s eventual decision to abandon it, along with all his ties...

Gwyneth and Joaquin's Brighton Beach Memoirs

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:29:38 -0500

Two Lovers
Running time 108 minutes
Written by Richard Menello and James Gray
Directed by James Gray
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Moni Moshonov, Isabella Rossellini, Elias Koteas

On Valentine’s Day, date movies usually proliferate. This year, with so many slasher flicks, techno-thrillers and alleged comedies marketed for mental retards, you’re better off staying home with a box of chocolate truffles. One...

Morning Memo: Graydon Carter Keeps the Waverly Inn Exclusive; Jean-Georges Vongerichten in at Ago; Implants for Gwyneth Paltrow?

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:43:36 -0500

Graydon Carter told a bunch of American Express executives that he created the Waverly Inn for the "non-Sex and the City and nonhedge-fund crowd," and that he oversees the restaurant's table assignments. Also, he hires people who "walk with purpose." [P6]

Macaulay Culkin's older sister Dakota died on Wednesday after being struck by a car in Los Angeles. [Us Weekly]

Some very attentive Gwyneth Paltrow fans believe the actress may have recently gotten breast implants....

Morning Memo: Jennifer Aniston Talks About Angelina Jolie Again; No Love for Bronx Mowgli Wentz; Chris Martin vs. Madonna

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:46:49 -0500

CNBC host and advertising mogul Donny Deutsch was caught on a private eye's camera kissing hedge funder Andrew Sandler's wife, Lisa. [P6]

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are "holed up" in London trying to fix their troubled marriage. However, a source says, "Gwyneth has the Madonna bug bad. … It's eerie. Gwyneth acts normally until Madonna comes around, and then Gwyn is all about Madonna, all the time." [Gatecrasher]

In the upcoming of issue of GQ,...

Morning Memo: Ashley Dupre Gets a Manager; Amy Winehouse Gets Serious; Thanksgiving With Madonna and Alex Rodriguez

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:45 -0500

Manager Chris Lighty, who has handeled 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliot, has decided to get into the novelty act business by signing on to guide Ashley Dupre's musical career. [P6]

Alex Rodriguez split his Thanksgiving day between wife Cynthia's house in Miami (where his children live) and Madonna's house on nearby Star Island. Bonus: at some point, the pair met up with billionaire Jeff Soffer and Gwyneth Paltrow, who seems to have decided...

Fashion Roundup: Michelle Obama Style Guide Coming Soon; Anna Wintour Staying Put; Gwyneth Paltrow Apologizes to PETA

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:59:18 -0500

Avon has signed former Mademoiselle editor Mandi Norwood to write the Michelle Obama Style Guide for next spring. [P6]

There were rumors that Anna Wintour might leave Vogue for a "cultural" position in Barack Obama's administration, but Ms. Wintour's rep says it's totally not true. [MSNBC via Gawker]

Gwyneth Paltrow graciously approached PETA vice president Dan Matthews at the Fontainebleau Hotel opening in Miami and apologized for wearing fur in her ad...

Morning Memo: Ashley Dupre isn't 'That Girl'; Britney Spears Would Prefer 'Jail'; Socialiterank Returns (Sort Of)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:06 -0500

Ashley Dupre, whose much hyped Diane Sawyer interview airs Friday, told People magazine: "Everyone knows me as 'that girl,' but I'm not just 'that girl'...I have a lot of depth, a lot of layers." [People]

The Board of Elections, the head of which Tim Robbins called a "corrupt scumbag" after an Election Day snafu, has issued a statement inviting the actor to produce a public service announcement about voter participation. [TMZ]

A "very, very thin" and...

Gwynnie (Finally) Gets a Little Goopy in Newsletter

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:02:43 -0400

We received Gwyneth Paltrow's most recent GOOP newsletter this morning (on time!) and now we (almost) feel bad for being so snippy in our study of paltrow.com. She begins with this scene:

In 1998, I was filming The Talented Mr. Ripley in Ischia, a little island off the coast of Naples in Italy. I got a call that changed my life. My father had been diagnosed with throat cancer, and it was stage...

Lineup for October 29, 2008

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:43:56 -0400

Felix Gillette talks to MSNBC president Phil Griffin, who says, "A lot of people like to make fun of cable... They think it’s something for people who don’t get news. No. It’s for people who really understand news, want depth and want it from people they connect to."

John Koblin gets the details of Bill Keller's budget talks with New York Times staffers, including news about a special "investment fund" to help pay...

paltrow.com

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:47:29 -0400

On Monday, Oct. 20, Gwyneth Paltrow was dressed for rain. The Oscar-winning actress slinked down the red carpet at the London Film Festival premiere of her new movie, Two Lovers, swaddled in a furry Felder Felder jacket with long, leather sleeves over a gothic, black Salvatore Ferragamo frock. She looked ghoulish. A reporter from The Guardian newspaper stopped her to ask about her new Web site, GOOP, which quietly debuted in late September and...

Morning Memo: Sean Penn Hanging With Hugo Chavez; The Box's Second Life; Gwyneth Paltrow Stands By Madonna

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:32:52 -0400

Sean Penn is in Venezuela hanging out with Hugo Chavez, who has also apparently hosted Danny Glover, Kevin Spacey and Naomi Campbell. [P6]

After much turmoil, the Box managed to get its liquor license renewed. [Eater]

Gwyneth Paltrow says she is supporting Madonna "in all the ways [she] can." [US Weekly]

The UFO-like Chanel Mobile Art Paviion has been installed in Central Park. [Curbed]

Campbell's Soup is going after Pop Burger's new 58th St....

The Transom Week In Review

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:59 -0400

The Jonas Brothers failed to impress Ali Lohan with their East Hampton invasion.

We attempted to measure Kirsten Dunst’s hipster street-cred.

Howard Street’s Opening Ceremony celebrated Beijing’s opening ceremony for 72 hours.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Devorah Rose, Arden Wohl and others showed up for a benefit at Steven Klein’s Bridgehampton estate.

We discussed publishing and finance with the attendees of Vibe’s fifteenth birthday party....

Morning Memo: Hamptonites Peeved at Gwyneth Paltrow; Mariah Carey Celebrates; Freemans Closing! (Not Permanently)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:53:06 -0400

Hamptons residents who paid up to $2,500 a plate to hang out with Gwyneth Paltrow at a benefit for the Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue Organization at Steven Klein's Bridgehampton farm (read Daily Transom's account!) were upset when the actress refused to come out of the host's house for most of the evening. [NYDN]

Maybe she was just saving her energy? Ms. Paltrow later attended at party at Def Jam Chairman L.A. Reid's house celebrating...

Gwyneth Paltrow Tries to Save the Horses

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:59:39 -0400

On Saturday evening, 600 of the Hamptons' most philanthropic horse fans donned their finest black apparel and gathered for a somber twilight benefit at photographer Steven Klein's West Kill Farm in Bridgehampton. The "MANE" Event was co-chaired by Gwyneth Paltrow and Mr. Klein, and Madonna served as the evening's honorary chairperson (even though she's currently in London).

The candlelit affair began at dusk on the grassy field behind...

The Boots of Summer Augur Seasonless Revolt of Autumn

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:59:27 -0400

On a recent balmy Saturday on the Ladies Mile of lower Fifth Avenue, the windows of Intermix, Anthropologie and H&M were just beginning to transition into displaying fall collections, but many of the shoppers shlepping around in 90-degree heat were curiously dressed in what could be mistaken for winter wear: Frye boots! Knit scarves! And woven beanie hats!

“You know you might get some looks if you wear boots...

Wolf at the Door

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:32:58 -0400

In 2008, a big day for record sales is a relative thing, for the majors and the indies alike. Physical sales are lower than ever, even for superstars; bands routinely crack Billboard’s top 10 with sales barely in the five digits. But today is a big day in the record industry.

Coldplay's newest, Viva la Vida, hits stores today; there are high, high hopes for the album. The band that broke with "Yellow" way back...

Gwynnie Will Get Free Babysitting While Hubby Prowls the Globe

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:02:13 -0400

“I have a broken toe and I walked here—I break them all the time!” said actress Blythe Danner (a.k.a. Gwyneth Paltrow’s mom), wearing not hideous gladiators but daisy-accented sandals with an elegant white pantsuit at Planned Parenthood’s One Million Strong Cocktail Party on Monday, June 3. She said she would be spending the summer with her grandchildren, Apple and Moses, while her son-in-law, Chris Martin, is on tour with Coldplay.

Ms. Danner...

Gwyneth Paltrow Wants More Kids, Prays to God Obama Wins

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:20:31 -0400

Gwyneth Paltrow talked to Harper's Bazaar for their July issue and once again posed in her new mini-dress-and-towering-heels look. The actress talked about about babies, bodies, and Obama and hopes you won't forget her in her 40s.

Highlights!

On pregnancy:

"I may force myself to do it one more time because the result is so worth it. And also my [late] dad said to me that his only regret in life was that...

Mario Batali Would Look Like Gwyneth if He Worked Out

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:18:39 -0400

Mario Batali, who likes to be photographed wearing sausage links as a scarf and holding piglets, says that Gwyneth Paltrow looks the way she does due to her three-hour-workout-a-day regimen.

"I think she works out three hours a day - which is one of the keys to success," Mr. Batali told US Weekly. "If we all did that, we’d all look like Gwyneth Paltrow," he said. "Or at least closer."

Ms....

American Cutie

Tue, 13 May 2008 20:14:13 -0400

In the course of promoting her latest movie, Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow has been seen in at least three incredibly short dresses.

There was the black Preen bandage dress, which barely reached the top of her thighs; the Sonia Rykiel sequin number with the vague image of a face patterned into the glitter; and a blazer over what looked to be about one yard total of lacy shiny black, from LBD. ...

Morning Memo: Chris Martin Pops a Paparazzo; Lindsay Lohan Works the Dead Beat

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:02:41 -0500

"I was scared to death of him," Miss USA Tara Conner says of Trump on his upcoming "E! True Hollywood Story." Imagine what Rosie would say. (Page Six)

Charlie Rose joins "60 Minutes," which continues its refusal to target audiences under 50. (NYT)

Clay Aiken debuts in "Spamalot" today. (Goings On)

Chris Martin attacks a photographer when bringing wife Gwyneth Paltrow home from the hospital....

Blythe Danner: I Want To Be Part Of It—New York, New York

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:55:08 -0500

Blythe Danner—the venerable actress and mother of Gwyneth and Jake Paltrow—has mixed feelings about New York City—a place that is filled with reminders of the life she shared with her late husband, filmmaker Bruce Paltrow, who died in 2002 at the age of 58. “A poet wrote, ‘The edge softens, but it never leaves,’” the 64-year-old character actress recently told New York, in reference to her grief.

...

Spanx Me, Baby!

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:07:12 -0500

Kate S., 27, a slim, attractive event planner who lives in Chinatown, was recently getting dressed for a high-profile party. “I always wear a black pinstriped suit,” she said. “I give away my womanly rights to wear stilettos and a low-cut shirt, so I have do something, you know? I knew there would be men around. You don’t want to look like a corporate person; you want your hiney to look cute.”

And so she...

Hamptons Secede!

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:19:28 -0400

At the beginning of each summer, reporters strap themselves into rented Ford Focuses, drive east, stick their pale forefingers in the air and try to decide whether the Hamptons are still hot, or so over.

On Saturday, June 23, at the after-party of the Southampton premiere of the movie Fierce People, legendary adman Jerry Della Femina offered his assessment. “The Hamptons,” Mr. Della Femina declared grandly, “have become a nation unto themselves.

...

Gwynnie Goes Shopping in Amagansett

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 05:40:53 -0400

Holy Moses! Apparently not too bored with the U.S.A., actress Gwyneth Paltrow, and her sensitive rocker husband, Chris Martin, are buying in the Hamptons, according to the New York Post. The five-bedroom, Traditional home includes ocean views, a pool and guest quarters. Unfortunately, there's no mention of a price. However, The Post drops a juicy hint. Her broker, Gene Stilwell of The Corcoran Group, would not comment on the transaction, but he does...

Fifth Ave Flood

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:13:00 -0400

Divorce is always hardest on the beach house. After almost 22 years, Kathleen Turner and Jay Weiss are splitting up and their Amagansett home is on the market for $7.95 million, according to the New York Post. Also, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are staying in the city after all, reportedly signing a contract for a $7 million Tribeca pad. A flood in Mort Zuckerman’s penthouse triplex at 950 Fifth Avenue has forced him...

The Studied Ms. Paltrow Lets Loose; Tom Wilkinson Proves Oscar-Worthy

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:00:00 -0400

I know September is a bit early for throwing one’s hat in the air with end-of-the-year abandon, but two English-language films I have just seen impel me to rapturous reviews of their riveting narratives. These are, in no particular order, Julian Fellowes’ Separate Lies (from his screenplay, based on the novel A Way Through the Wood by Nigel Balchin) and John Madden’s Proof (from a screenplay by David Auburn and Rebecca Miller, based on...

Let's Just Give the Terrorists What They Want

Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:00:00 -0400

On the morning of July 7, upon first hearing about the London subway and bus attacks, a thought occurred to me: Maybe we’d be better off if we surrendered to the terrorists, gave them everything they want and then hoped for the best. I recognized this was a Really Bad Thought, the kind that sometimes pops into my head when I see a cute baby. (Hmmm … take a bite out of skull?) Or...

Fat Pig Raises Familiar Question: Are LaBute's Men Interesting?

Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:00:00 -0500

Neil LaBute's Fat Pig is basically about a fat girl, Helen, and an attractive young man, Tom, who fall in love and it all ends in tears.

Seriously overweight girls are socially unacceptable. And so, I'm told, are even marginally overweight girls. What a world, eh? Fat slobs who are men are O.K., but let a woman enjoy an extra slice of pizza or two and it's over. But Mr. LaBute, whose plays are notorious...

Power Punk: Beth Buccini and Sarah Easley

Sun, 14 Dec 2003 19:00:00 -0500

Beth Buccini, Sarah Easley: Southern belles on Greene Street dress yoga moms with dogs at boutique Kirna Zabête.

For the city's fashionistas, the swish, post-feminist Soho boutique Kirna Zabête is a lavender-red refuge in an area that increasingly resembles a Midwestern strip mall. It's owned and operated by Beth (Zabête) Buccini and Sarah (Kirna) Easley, a pair of 32-year-old Southern belles. Loyal clients include costume designer Patricia Field and preggers actresses Kate Hudson and Gwyneth...

Paltrow Mines a Poet's Pain: A Surefire Oscar Nod for Sylvia

Sun, 26 Oct 2003 19:00:00 -0500

Christine Jeffs' Sylvia , from a screenplay by John Brownlow, has been criticized for not being completely faithful to the known facts of the ill-fated love and marriage of Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) and Ted Hughes (1930-1998). But what there is onscreen, faithful or not, offers a wondrously illuminating artistic experience for its ideal audience-people like me who know a little but not much about the explosive Plath-Hughes fusion of unbridled poetic temperaments in a...

Coffee, Tea or Me? Paltrow Flies Low, Hits Turbulence

Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:00:00 -0500

After so many different looks and dye jobs, Gwyneth Paltrow is back to basic peroxide in the alleged comedy View from the Top. Apparently, you can also get movies in a bottle. This one is labeled "Discard Immediately-Formula Has Expired!" It's the one about the trailer-trash escapee who wakes up one morning, trips over the empty beer bottles, chucks her job selling luggage at the convenience mart, decides "There's gotta be something better than...

The Transom

Sun, 17 Mar 2002 19:00:00 -0500

A funny thing happened on the way to the Manhattan Theater Club.

Larry Gelbart, the author of Tootsie and the TV version of M*A*S*H , and co-author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, wrote a racy adaptation of Lysistrata -the Aristophanes play about Grecian sexual politics-with songs by Alan Menken and David Zippel. On Feb. 5, it was precipitously dumped by the Harvard-funded Cambridge, Mass., American Repertory Theatre after its...

Cherry Vs. Larry: Dual Lysistrata s Prick Stage War

Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:00:00 -0500

A funny thing happened on the way to the Manhattan Theater Club.

VH1's John Sykes Gets a Presidential Pardon After Hillary-Hissing

Sun, 25 Nov 2001 19:00:00 -0500

Presidential Pardon

Things are cool between former President Bill Clinton and VH1 president John Sykes, according to the cable-network executive. After Senator Hillary Clinton got booed onstage at the Oct. 20 Concert for New York at Madison Square Garden, which Mr. Sykes co-produced, the press reported that Mr. Clinton had dressed down the VH1 chief for leaving the Missus exposed. At the Center for Communication's Nov. 19 award luncheon honoring Viacom chief operating officer Mel...

On The Town With Rex Reed

Sun, 11 Nov 2001 19:00:00 -0500

She's Fat, But Not Funny

Gwyneth Paltrow is rumored to have made $10 million for her role in the Farrelly Brothers' new obesity farce, Shallow Hal . I certainly hope so. It really is the only acceptable explanation for the appearance of a patrician Oscar winner of her stature in such a sophomoric piece of trash. For Shakespeare in Love , she probably got carfare. For 10 big ones, a girl can be forgiven almost anything; for 10 big ones, there is...

Wes Anderson's Dream House

Sun, 03 Jun 2001 20:00:00 -0400

With Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Bill Murray to house, the only thing holding back director Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums was a roof for his clan of onetime prodigies. After weeks of combing the city, he found a house in Harlem in need of revival. Then, reports TOM MCGEVERAN, the house became a character itself.

In The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson's tragicomedy-in-the-making about a New York family that has fallen from greatness,...

Crushed Under Their Tons of Books, L'il Wonks Put Wheels on Backpacks!

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 19:00:00 -0500

First there was the scooter. It was silver. It was shiny. The kids loved it. Now the latest obsession of New York City's school kids is the rolly backpack, a backpack with rubber wheels and a retractable plastic handle so it can be towed around. All over Manhattan, students are pulling their rolly backpacks like miniature business travelers, tripping up passers-by and wiping out on sharp turns.

At Macy's, where the Olympia backpack-on-wheels is available...

Androgynous Actress Kate Moennig Is 'Alt.Gwyn,' Paltrow's Cousin

Sun, 08 Oct 2000 20:00:00 -0400

Twenty-two-year-old Kate Moennig was extolling the talents of her aunt and fellow thespian, Blythe Danner, over an iced chai at Café Orlin on a recent Friday morning.

"She's such a wonderful actress," she said solemnly, before her brow wrinkled with a distant memory from high school civics class. The teacher had screened The Great Santini , and Ms. Moennig couldn't take her eyes off the elegant blonde who played Robert Duvall's wife. "I'm like...

Harvey's P.R. Angels Fly the Coop

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:00:00 -0400

Miramaxed Out?

At the end of November, the pug-nosed jewel in the crown of Miramax's stable of actors, Gwyneth Paltrow, stood up at Premiere Magazine's Women In Hollywood luncheon. "Is anybody else sick of Gwyneth Paltrow?" she asked the crowd of her peers. "Everywhere you look you see her." Ms. Paltrow and the audience got a big chuckle out of that, a reference to the fact that Miramax's crack squad of headset wearing publicity...

Artist's Studio Turned Bistro: La Coupole in the Village

Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:00:00 -0400

"Eat Well Everyday" it says in Art Deco letters engraved on the glass front doors of Village, a new bistro that has opened on West Ninth Street. Bondini, the Italian restaurant that formerly occupied the premises on this quiet tree-lined block did not, as far as I know, deliver on this promise, although it survived, untrumpeted by critics, for more than 25 years. Since I lived around the corner for many years, I often...

Country Club Chic at the Oscars

Sun, 02 Apr 2000 20:00:00 -0400

Don't you loathe all the pre-Oscar hype? I find it very unglamorous and decidedly proctalgia-inducing. What happened to spontaneity? This year the speculation about the nominees and their outfits definitely reached a zenith of baroque silliness.

Sunday night finally arrived–time to sit down in front of the telly and endure the four-hour ceremony. Oy ! I turned on E! just in time to see Chloë Sevigny giving Joan Rivers the skinny on her borrowed ensemble:...

It Feels Good to Hate Gwyneth And Matt!

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 19:00:00 -0500

The Matt-Gwyneth Backlash

In Manhattan, everyone's a movie critic. And all these critics have been particularly irritated, lately, with Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Damon, who are now co-starring in The Talented Mr. Ripley . Down at the Angelika Theater on Houston Street, Liz Wayne, 33, was having coffee before going in to see Pedro Almdóvar's All About My Mother . " The Talented Mr. Ripley I will not go see," said Ms. Wayne, "because I...