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Single Person's Movie: Eyes Wide Shut

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:47:14 -0400

It's 2 a.m. and you awake with a jerk, alone in your fully lit apartment and still on the couch. On TV, the credits of some movie you've already seen a billion times are scrolling by. It feels like rock bottom. And we know, because we're just like you: single.

Need a movie to keep you company until you literally can't keep your eyes open? Join us tonight when we pass out to Eyes...

Tom Cruise: The Comeback Kid!

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:27:00 -0500

A funny thing happened on the way to the funeral being held for Tom Cruise's career ... Valkyrie became a hit. Well, maybe calling it a "hit" is a bit too much. But still, the film, which was dragged through the muck for the better part of a year, grossed a respectable $153 million dollars worldwide and saw critics bending over backwards to say it was "not bad." Not bad! Couple that with his...

The Curious Case of Tom Cruise

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:36:39 -0500

Seriously, is it our imagination or is Tom Cruise aging backwards? Last night the toothy movie star hopped aboard Dave Letterman’s couch, and while we normally are distracted by those flashing bicuspids and that strange uber-focused glint in this eyes, this time we could only stare at his smooth, smooth forehead. Just what kind of painting is he keeping in his attic...

Eyepatch in Place, Herr Cruise Scared the Daylights Out of Little Suri

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:54:56 -0500

When two-year-old Suri Cruise arrived to the Berlin set of her father’s latest film, Valkyrie, she was confused by his austere military uniform and menacing eye patch.

“Suri would always be in the trailer with me, trying to pull it off,” Tom Cruise said excitedly at the New York premiere of the film at Time Warner Center on Dec. 15, where he arrived without wife, Katie Holmes, on his arm. (It was...

Who Cares About the Glut of Holocaust Films This Holiday Season? Viggo Mortensen's Good is Different, Dammit!

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:17:56 -0500

Wednesday night, the Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted the premiere of Good--another holiday season WWII drama starring Viggo Mortensen as John Halder (a German professor in the 1930s who is trying to be "good" despite societal pressures) and Jason Isaacs, who plays Mr. Mortensen's best friend Maurice, who is Jewish, in the film.

We spoke with Good director Vicente Amorim on the red carpet about the recent rash of films with...

The Golden Globe Nominations: Benjamin Button, Heath Ledger and... Tom Cruise?

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:07:10 -0500

We always consider the Golden Globe awards ceremony to be a silly/fun excuse for the Hollywood elite to celebrate themselves and get drunk. Who knew that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association treats the nominating process the same way? As the motley crew of Rainn Wilson, Brooke Shields, Terrence Howard (still looking pissed at being left out of Iron Man 2) and Elizabeth Banks ticked off the "year's best" in television and film, there were...

Morning Memo: Alex Rodriguez Denies Madonna Romance; Ronald Perelman Ends Custody Battle; Katie Holmes in T

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:35:26 -0500

Alex Rodriguez is now (weirdly) insisting that he and Madonna are "friends--that's it." Maybe this means they've already broken up? [People]

The Daily News's Rush & Molloy, who are moving their gossip column from the daily edition to the Sunday issue, have compiled a roundup of some of their most interesting famous people stories. [R&M]

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise will be on separate covers of the New York Times' T Magazine this weekend. She...

Transom Week in Review: Stylista's Ratings Conundrum; Jay McCarroll on the Daily Beast Hoax; The Literary-Socialite Scene

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:13:15 -0500

At a benefit for The New Group theater company, we learned that even celebrities like Billy Crudup and Justin Long have been fired (not Ethan Hawke, though).

We learned the difference between the man who buys a $300 shirt and the man who buys a $600 shirt at a fashion show sponsored by private concierge service Quintessentially.

After reviewing Stylista's lackluster ratings, we wondered when and if the rest of the world would see the...

Katie Holmes Hangs Out With Peaches Geldof; British Press Incredulous

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:42:45 -0500

Transatlantic odd couple alert: According to the UK's Daily Star, imported socialite Peaches Geldof and Scientology captive Katie Holmes have totally connected (over what, exactly, is still unclear) in New York. Reportedly, Ms. Geldof so admired Ms. Holmes's turn in Broadway's All My Sons that she asked to interview the actress for Nylon, where she is a columnist of sorts. Either out of genuine interest in the budding fameball or just eagerness to escape...

Tom Cruise Pays Tribute to His Friend Ben Stiller (And Their Kids Have Playdates!)

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:36:18 -0500

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor's little girl, Ella, has a friend in Hollywood: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri. Last evening outside of Cipriani 42nd Street, where Mr. Stiller was being honored by the Museum of the Moving Image, Ms. Taylor told us that Ella and Suri have had a couple of playdates. (Now that Ms. Holmes is in town performing in All My Sons, she and Suri have been spotted around New...

Single Person's Movie: Jerry Maguire

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:49:58 -0400

It's 2 AM and you awake with a jerk, alone in your fully-lit apartment and still on the couch. On TV, the credits of some movie you've already seen a billion times are scrolling by. It feels like rock bottom. And we know, because we're just like you: single.

Need a movie to keep you company until you literally can't keep your eyes open? Join us tonight when we...

Morning Memo: Richard Fuld Gets Hit; Amy Winehouse Maybe Sort Of Okay?; Clint Eastwood's Palin Proclivities

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:24:11 -0400

Someone knocked Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld "out cold" after the company's bankrupcy was announced. Seriously. [Radar]

Ashley Dupre now travels with three bodyguards (does Eliot Spitzer even still have a security detail?). [R&M]

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who co-stars with Leonardo DiCaprio in the upcoming Body of Lies, may be barred from re-entering Iran because of her participation in the film. [R&M]

One piece of good news on the Amy Winehouse front: She is...

The Week in DVR: Once, The Original Maverick, Life on Mars

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:42:26 -0400

Monday: Chuck
Gossip Girl is a rerun tonight, so you really have no excuse to let Chuck slip by your DVR. This episode should be especially good, as the intimidating Melinda Clarke (better known as The O.C.'s Julie Cooper), stops into the Buy More. Ms. Clarke plays a nefarious spy known as The Black Widow whom Chuck (Zachary Levi) must seduce in order to get a vital piece of information. In the previews, he's...

Anatomy of a Boring Trailer: Valkyrie

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:43:32 -0400

Tom Cruise's next film, the Bryan Singer-directed Valkyrie, is the film version of a yo-yo diet. Originally set for release this past summer, it was moved to the Hollywood dead zone of February before finally settling on the release date of Dec. 26, presumably in an effort to get some "awards consideration." Though judging from the new and terrible trailer, the only thing Valkyrie might get considered for is a Razzie.

In the...

Ten Things We Learned from the Harper's Bazaar Profile of Kirsten Dunst

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:43:03 -0400

We have long been fascinated by the new Kirsten Dunst—the rehabilitated Downtown girl whose dinners at Freeman's and late night outings have grabbed New Yorkers' attention—but until now, we have not heard Ms. Dunst discuss her reinvented self. It seems she has grown and evolved since spending time at Cirque Lodge in Utah earlier this year (she checked out in late March), which was the final step to leaving her child actress self behind...

Still-er My Beating Heart! Ben Gets Museum Tribute

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:30:09 -0400

Oh we're sure the Museum of the Moving Image's board was just tickled about their choice for this year's honoree at their swanky 24th annual black-tie salute. Reuters says it's Ben Stiller, the guy who parodies last year's honoree, Tom Cruise, as TomCrooze, the actor's "stunt double."

So at Cipriani 42nd Street on Nov. 12, we expect to see one of these Tom Crooze clips in the tribute reel and maybe a few from his...

Cruise in the News

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:10:33 -0400

Just as his fab comic turn in Tropic Thunder has critics going nuts, the star is making other headlines. First, the good news: his film Valkyrie, which was moved from this year to next (never a good sign) has now been moved back again, snagging a December 26 opening. This either means that the movie is awesome--Christmas is traditionally for award-nominee sure things like There Will Be Blood--or that producers want to hide it...

Katie Holmes and Baggy Jeans: The Photographic Evidence

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:50:58 -0400

While attending rehearsals for Broadway’s revival of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons over the past couple of weeks in New York, Katie Holmes has been clinging to her pegged boyfriend jeans like a security blanket while away from her home in Los Angeles—which hasn’t gone unnoticed by gossip and fashion blogs, all of which seem to be wondering what has inspired this new sartorial direction.

We can’t pretend to know what’s going through...

Cruise's Thriller Movie Rewritten For Jolie

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:47:01 -0400

Tom Cruise has had plenty of roles as an ass-kicking government agent (the Mission Impossible movies, Minority Report, um... does Top Gun count? ). But he has been flashing his funny bone more often these days. So he turned down producers after flirting with a new thriller project. Now the role of a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy could be rewritten for Angelina Jolie, who is currently in close talks with...

Cruise Whips Out His Funny Bone

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:26:29 -0400

Tropic Thunder, the latest from writer-director-actor Ben Stiller, doesn’t open till August 13, but the trailer has been playing in theaters (and on laptops everywhere) for seemingly forever. The very funny—and often razor-sharp—big-budget film about the ridiculousness of big-budget films lampoons just about everything under the Hollywood sun. Per the previews, you probably know that Ben Stiller plays a fading action star; Jack Black, a tubby Warhol-wigged comedian; and Robert Downey Jr., an Australian...

Morning Memo: Gays Cruise Home of Cruise and Holmes! And Tatum Offers Free Legal Counseling to Her Dealer

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:02:16 -0400

Strand bookstore owner, Fred Bass, is "baffled and amazed" and Cynthia Rowley is "upset" that the city's promotional agency, NYC and Co., shot the designer in the bookstore for the city's "Just Ask the Locals" campaign, but advertised it as Midtown's Kinokuniya Books instead. [P6]

Entertainment Tonight finally retracted the claim that Angelina Jolie's twins were born last week. [NY Daily News]

Tatum O'Neal, who blamed her crack-buying on the death of her...

Morning Memo: All Our 'Heroes' Went to Anna's Little Party Last Night ...

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:47:18 -0400

Dina Lohan will be honored as a "Top Mom"--no, really!--on Long Island by an organization called Mingling Moms, alongside Rae Stern (Howard Stern's mom), Betty Seinfeld (Jerry's mom), and Shelley Stevens Herschlag (Natalie Portman's mom). Check back here tomorrow for lots more ... [P6]

The Met's Costume Institute Gala last night was attended by colorful superheroes, extraterrestrial royalty, and oh yeah, some glitzy New Yorkers too. [The Cut]

Alice+olivia designer Stacey Bendet is reportedly pregers...

Morning Memo: Mariah Got Married! And Tom Cruise Banished the Body-Thetans That Ruined His Last Oprah Interview

Fri, 02 May 2008 09:24:56 -0400

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have reportedly gotten married after dating for about a month. [NY Daily News]

Project Runway is not just moving to Lifetime, but also Los Angeles for its sixth season. [EW]

Tom Cruise finds redemption on Oprah by not mounting any couches. [US Weekly]

Madonna's show at Roseland Ballroom was followed by an after-party at The Box with Michael Stipe, Justin Timberlake, Donna Karan, Ingrid Sischy, and Alexander McQueen. [P6]

Demi Moore...

Morning Memo: Richie Rich Returns to His First Love (Fame); Tom Cruise to Mount Oprah's Sofa Again?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:30:55 -0400

Rumor has it that fashion label, Heatherette, is no more as Richie Rich may start his own line or move out to Los Angeles (gasp!) to pursue music and television projects. [N.Y. Daily News]

For John Varvatos, the real challenge of opening a store in the CBGB space was not crossing picket lines but getting the stench of punk out of the space. [NY Daily News]

Olivia Palermo has a new boyfriend and he...

Morning Memo: Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Make it Legal; Suri Cruise's $100,000 Birthday

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:08:11 -0400

Lou Reed secretly married his long-time girlfriend Laurie Anderson in Colorado on April 12 and then celebrated back here in New York with friends like Julian and Olatz Schnabel and Richard Belzer of Law & Order. [P6]

Barbara Streisand might be bailing out of participating in the celebration of Israel's 60th birthday because in addition to Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni, Steven Spielberg, Rupert Murdoch and Natalie Portman, George W. Bush will also be attending. [P6]...

Morning Memo: That Pig, Bruce, and the 'Bunny Butcher'

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:39:07 -0400

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]

Tom Cruise...

At the Westminster Dog Show: Wiener Dogs Are Top Guns

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:14:01 -0500

Meet Emma Jean Stephenson, of Beaver Falls, Penn. Ms. Stephenson has been in the dog-showing business for 48 years, breeding and showing Dachshunds (longhair, smooth, and wiry)—many, she said, who end up with New York City owners.

Behind her was one of her dogs, Gunner (Ch. E.J’s Gunner’s Grandson), who didn’t seem to be the least bit perturbed by the noise and din of the back room.

He is indeed the grandson of one...

'Anonymous' Take to 'Tube, Streets in Anti-Scientology Protest

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:10:44 -0500

The L.A. Times’ Web Scout blog posted a story last night about a group of Web types protesting the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles and dozens of other cities around the world—including the church’s Manhattan location on West 46th Street (see video above!).

This mysterious group goes by the name Anonymous and has called for a war on Scientology, the uniform for which, at least from this video, appears to be a Guy Fawkes...

Scientologists Hack Random Web Site, Unicorns Exist

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:58:28 -0500

Today brings some added conspiracy surrounding the all-too-infamous Tom Cruise Scientology video. A recent item published on OnlineAthens.com, the Athens Banner-Herald’s official Web site, claims that after local satirist and TV producer Waco O’Guin posted his own spoof of the Cruise clip, his Web site was hacked.

After the comedian and his co-producer put up the video last Friday, bitter e-mails apparently began to pour in. Then, on Monday morning,...

Faux Tom Cruise Video: Definitely 'Not With Us'

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:01:51 -0500

CBS’ Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson was not allowed to air the Tom Cruise video that has been on the tips of innumerable tongues this week. So, he went and made his own version. As impossible as it sounds, Mr. Ferguson's version, complete with lots of strange acronyms, double-chin laughs and a karate chop or two, might be better than the...

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....

Tom Cruise's Scientology Video Magically Resurfaces

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:47:14 -0500

Hallelujah! We’re not sure how long it’ll stick, but the Tom Cruise Scientology advertisement we reported on earlier has been restored to the Web. In it, the Lions for Lambs star wants to know: Do you have what it takes?

“If you’re on board, you’re on board like the rest of us,” Mr. Cruise assures his viewers in the clip. “Now is the time! Being a Scientologist,...

Mysterious Cruise Scientology Video: We Are 'the Authorities on the Mind'

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:08:45 -0500

A mysterious, nine-minute-long video of Tom Cruise talking about the power of Scientology disappeared as mysteriously as it appeared, according to the Huffington Post. The official church video reportedly features the 45-year-old actor saying, “We are the way to happiness.”

Apparently the media outlet was sent links to the video, which has since been removed, from investigative reporter Mark Ebner. In a new unauthorized biography by Andrew Morton, the...

New Tom Cruise Biography: Suri 'Conceived Like Rosemary's Baby'

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:30:14 -0500

In a new unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise, Andrew Morton—the author who made a small fortune with Diana: Her True Story—makes some pretty serious and inflamatory claims.

The book, which is scheduled to be released later this month, alleges that Katie Holmes was impregnated, a la Rosemary's Baby, with the preserved semen of deceased Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It also says that Mr. Cruise’s ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, “feared...

Nicole Kidman Expects First Biological Birth

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:16:31 -0500

Despite talk of marital strife, Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child. According to Britain’s Daily Mail, the 40-year-old actress and the country musician—who has, since they married in June of 2006, been dealing with substance abuse issues—broke the good news to their families over the Christmas holiday.

If all goes well, the child will be Ms. Kidman’s first successful delivery. During her...

Katie Holmes: Tom Cruise Understands Women, Makes Killer Carbonara

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:35:08 -0500

Katie Holmes spoke to Parade about the holidays, of which she has “always been a huge fan.” Ms. Holmes, who turned 29 yesterday, recently told the somewhat-random insert mag that she and Tom Cruise plan to spend Christmas with all of their relatives at their Telluride, Colo., retreat.

Once there, she said they like to ski, have big dinners and laugh. And while Ms. Holmes apparently likes her mother’s stuffing the best,...

The Expert: Rules of Engagement for Paparazzi, Scientology

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:34:21 -0500

Last week, celebrity life coach Patrick Wanis, PhD, wanted to tell our readers his list of the Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007.

Today, on the phone with the Daily Transom, he got a little more daring.

First up: recent news that Lindsay Lohan has started to use the paparazzi to her own advantage, setting up and pocketing proceeds from snaps of her own mug.

...

Will Smith Foundation Donated $20,000 to Scientology

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:55:57 -0500

Rumors suggesting that Will Smith is a Scientologist have been swirling and growing as he is seen in public more and more with Tom Cruise, a well-known member of the organization. There was even an item about it on Page Six today. But now, the likelihood that the I Am Legend star is in fact an L. Ron Hubbard disciple seems a bit greater. It turns out the Will Smith Foundation, which gives away...

Katie Holmes Leaks Tom Cruise's Clothing Fetish

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:10:36 -0500

Katie Holmes has revealed Tom Cruise’s biggest turn-on. As it happens, the actor, 43, likes to see his wife looking as though she just left a bespoke clothier on London’s Savile Row. “Tom likes me in a suit and a mini every now and then. I like it when he likes it. It makes me blush. He'll say, 'You look good. I hope security's going with you.' Now that gives me...

Happy New Year From Tom Cruise!

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:14:03 -0500

It’s hard to believe that the first pictures of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ family holiday card won’t grace the cover of Vanity Fair—à la baby Suri—this year. No, this time around, Us snapped up the exclusive. The handsome card’s designer, none other than Ms. Holmes, even put the names of her two stepchildren, Bella and Connor, on the cream, brown and burgundy number. (Suri, of course, has already beaten her mother to...

Katie Holmes' New Hairdo Reminds Us of Something ...

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:56:41 -0500

If it’s Thursday, this must be Düsseldorf! It looks like Katie Holmes got a little excited at the prospect of traveling to Deutschland, as she chopped off most of her hair and fashioned it into some kind of futuristic bob. While attending the Bambi Media Awards Ceremony in the German town with her hubby, Tom Cruise, Ms. Holmes—all nervous smiles—showed off her new hairdo. The Huffington Post thinks she looks like the couple’s baby,...

Cruise Family Tries Private Spice Jam

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:50:41 -0500

Now that the Spice Girls are once again sharing the same rack, they have really started to turn up the heat. A little over a week after the British pop group dove headlong into their reunion tour at this month’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show, they've been courted by the Cruise family, who stopped by to hear the ladies croon, clap and clop during a recent closed rehearsal. But that’s not all,...

Will Smith: Scientology, Bible Almost Identical

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:53:16 -0500

In the latest issue of Men’s Vogue, Will Smith tells the book that, after flirting with Buddhism and Hinduism in the past, he has started to study Scientology with Hollywood pal Tom Cruise. Adding to Mr. Smith’s recent revelation, a source apparently told US Weekly that the I Am Legend star’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 36, has also become interested in the quasi-religion started by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. In...

Tom Cruise Sits Alone at Lunch

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:30:15 -0500

For all his winning charm, Tom Cruise is despised by his Lions for Lambs co-stars Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, an insider told the Huffington Post. When the subject of Ms. Streep and Mr. Redford’s absence from a recent dinner honoring Mr. Cruise was raised at the event, the source reportedly spilled the beans.

“Meryl and Bob can’t stand Tom. In London, Tom kept trying to push...

If Only These Lambs Were Silent! Ex-Candidate Redford Rabble Rouses

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:10:56 -0500

LIONS FOR LAMBS
Running Time 92 minutes
Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan
Directed by Robert Redford
Starring Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise

For liberals, a corrupt war takes as much energy to police as a fierce election. For Robert Redford, who is somewhere left of Bill Maher, fighting everything from nuclear reactors to George Bush’s tax incentives has burned up so many calories I’m surprised he’s got enough strength...

Grrrr! Woof! Rhetoric-Packed, Bloviating Lions for Lambs Lacks Killer Instinct

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:03:07 -0500

LIONS FOR LAMBS
Running time 88 minutes
Directed by Robert Redford
Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan
Starring Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise

Robert Redford’s Lions for Lambs, from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, plays out as a mountain of self-righteously guilt-ridden rhetoric perched on a molehill of narrative. Even the title of this feature-length disquisition doesn’t sound right to me. As a character in the film puts it,...

11 Injured in Tom Cruise's Berlin Film Shoot: 'Nobody Famous'

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:35:07 -0400

11 people were injured when the side panel of a truck they were riding on during shooting for Valkyrie, the Tom Cruise historical thriller about a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

Though one of the injuries was serious enough to compel the victim to remain in the hospital, there's nothing to fear according to what a German police spokesman told Reuters (via CNN.com):

"We have no findings to suggest anyone famous was involved in the accident,"...

Monserrate Defends Detox Program

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:55:37 -0400

Yesterday, I caught up with Councilman Hiram Monserrate, who has come under fire for supporting a Sept. 11 first-responder detoxification program associated with the Church of Scientology. Scientology's most famous booster, Tom Cruise, held a fund-raiser last night for the program. Monserrate, a former cop, told me he spoke with Sept. 11 rescue workers who have benefited from the program, and said that critics are motivated by their own agendas. "The bottom line is the program...

The Afternoon Wrap: Monday

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:13:38 -0400

Scientology sucks. We just wanted to say that. Although it does have some context for this item: Leonard Bernstein's apartment in the Dakota has sold--and it wasn't to Tom Cruise. [Gawker] Apparently, there's a Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour, wherein salivating devotees travel around the Borough of Kings by bus, tasting all the sauced delights. Yum! [DumboNYC] We present this only as an example of how expensive Manhattan housing is: A five-bedroom, three-bath house with two--count...

The Afternoon Wrap: Thursday

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:59:21 -0500

According to a tipster, America's most Scientological couple, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, has bought a Dakota apartment for around $20 million. It's a classy co-op, though not as hip as Mr. Cruise's former downtown digs. [Gawker] "Pricy penthouse" stories are the best kind of real estate porn. Sexy "high-end penthouse apartments are in demand" (though apparently the Dakota's top-tier co-ops aren't that grand). Sadly, Forbes' list omits the New Museum penthouse, which has a...