Lindsay Price and actress Kerry Butler were hanging out at the Gotham magazine event for the reopening of the Renaissance hotel in NYC on March 10.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Lindsay Price, Kerry Butler, In Touch Weekly, March 2008

The trendy New York glossy Gotham Magazine celebrated its eighth anniversary with a bash at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center. Among those who attended was Bethenny Frankel, who stars in Bravo's upcoming "The Real Housewives of New York City."Bethenny is the daughter of Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Bobby Frankel.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Real Houswives of New York, Queens Chronicle, March 2008

Lucky Lindsay Price gets to put the moves on her girlhood crush in "Lipstick Jungle."

"It's very strange to work with an icon like Andrew [McCarthy]," she told us at the Gotham magazine party.

"He might have been one of my first crushes - I was very aware of his movies. When we were shooting in front of Saks Fifth Avenue, looking at the dresses in the windows, we were staring at all those mannequins and I thought, 'Oh my gosh, "Mannequin"!' It just washed over me how much I used to watch that movie with him and Kim Cattrall.'"

"Which is ironic, since she's the sweetest, cutest girl on the planet," gushed Price. "She's a genius actor and far from evil!"

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Lindsay Price, Andrew McCarthy, Gatecrasher, The New York Daily News, March 2008

Jesse McCartney was at Gotham magazine's eight annual gala in NYC on February 12 in patent leather converse.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jesse McCartney, In Touch Weekly, March 2008

Rocking Out: When OK! Caught up with 30 Rock co-stars and current Gotham magazine cover models Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, Tina told OK! That next season, "My character hooks up with one of her ex-boyfriends and maybe has a pregnancy scare at the end of the season."
Where: Gotham magazine party: Rainbow Room, NYC

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Ok! Weekly, March 2008

...RENAISSANCE WOMAN: Kerry Butler joins Gotham magazine to host a party on Mar. 10 celebrating the newly renovated Renaissance New York Hotel in NYC.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Kerry Butler, E! Online, March 2008

Jessica Alba, 26, keeps it sexy in the pages of February's Gotham magazine. Jessica dishes about her movies and her baby. "My boyfriend [Cash Warren] has an interesting name, so we'll see. I think our kid is going to have an interesting name," she reveals.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jessica Alba, Cash Warren, Ok! Weekly, February 2008

Tina Fey dropping into the eighth annual Gotham magazine party at the Rainbow Room with "30 Rock" co-star Alec Baldwin and announcing, "I'm happy to be here, but I'm still on strike for three more hours!"

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, New York Post, Page Six, February 2008

The presidential race is causing consternation at "30 Rock" - among both the actors and their characters.

"Liz [Lemon] is torn between McCain and Obama," Tina Fey, who plays the Lemon part, told us at the Gotham magazine party on snowy Tuesday night. "Liz likes Mr. McCain, but she's going to vote for Obama. Tina Fey, however, remains undecided." At least Alec Baldwin (the Democrat) is happier than Jack Donaghy (the Republican). "Rudy Giuliani is his candidate," Baldwin told us of his alter ego at the Borgata sponsored bash. "Jack is sitting in his office behind his desk at 30 Rock and drinking and sobbing that Rudy had to quit the race and his campaign has ended."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, The New York Daily News, February 2008

Gotham Magazine held its 8th annual gala on a slippery, snow-filled night in the famous Rainbow Room at the top of the Rock. Rockefeller Center is daunting- I felt like we were going to see Caesar about a disturbance in Gaul as we strolled through that marble lobby.

Jason Binn is always on the scene, and I'm a big fan of his. The sorting of celeb arrivals was handled like a kind of musical performance. Everyone was ushered on beat, with Binn acting as maestro.

He put down his baton to speak with me for a few minutes about the magazine: "We're very excited about the office move; it's very important to have everything on one floor: marketing, editorial, the entire staff."

Was this to remedy any tension between publishing and editorial camps, we asked?

"No, that doesn't happen with us,"he insisted. "Gotham circulation will stay fairly steady" Ñ stressing the mag's national presence -"something that usually isn't seen in most consumer magazines. We're strengthening our office in LA," §as opposed to Oscar-focused satellites that some mags run.

Jim Cramer, host of the popular NBC show Mad Money and Binn's neighbor, was in very good form. We'd better watch out stock positions, though. He was awash with stock picks, of course: Mostly to go short. But I'll take that advice with a grain of salt, doing-quite-well-thanks-very-much.

Initially conceived as a 30s supper club/private perch for the Rockefellers, The Rainbow Room was a place for the New York elite to gather. I saw that it hadn't shifted social positions 70+ later. Many recognizable faces to be seen. Faces and names, however, were overshadowed by the snow, which had brought in some low clouds, making a normally great view spectacular. City lights speckled the precipitation, making it seem as if the golden crown of the Bear Stearns building was shooting out stars. (If only their quarterly losses weren't so high!)

Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey soon arrived to great fanfare. Alec gave me a cordial nod, so we focused on Tina, who told us that she was "technically not allowed to speak with you because I'm on strike for the next three hours." (Writers strike ended at 12:00 last night.)

At 11:00 pm, it was time to call it quits, just a second too late on those swag bags - we swear we could see the pale blue of a Tiffany box. Shucks.

Great party on a blustery winter night, all things considered.

http://maggrabbag.com/2008/02/14/the-stars-come-out-on-a-snowy-night-in-gotham-city-gotham-gala

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jason Binn, maggrabbag.com, February 2008

New York, New York (February 14, 2008) Niche Media in association with The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa celebrated with Niche Media CEO Jason Binn and cover stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin at Gotham Magazine's 8th Annual Gala on February 12th at The Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center, New York.

Despite the blustery snow storm taking place outside, over 800 of New York City's elite, including James Lipton, Mad Money's Jim Cramer, Beth Ostrosky, Fonzworth Bentley, singer Jesse McCartney, Real Housewives' Bethany Frankel, fashion designers Liz Lange and Malan Breton, and Borgata chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Michael Schulson were dressed to impress at the black and white affair. Fey and Baldwin, who sizzle on the cover of Gotham magazine's Yearbook issue, had more than one reason to celebrate that night as the end of the writers' strike was announced during the party. Though the duo wasn't afraid to admit that they enjoyed their time off, joking about the opportunity to "tie up loose ends and relax," the 30 Rock stars toasted the start of getting back to work but not too quickly; Fey reminded the crowd that they were "still on strike for three more hours!"

Besides enjoying sensational views of the city from the top of Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room guests indulged in dinner, dessert, and specialty drinks by Jose Cuervo Platino and Stella Artois while taking a break from dancing to the music of the Hank Lane Orchestra and DJ Cassidy. The festivities also included special performances by American Idol finalist Sarah Mathers as well as Maksim Chmerkovskiy Production dancers.

About Niche Media Holdings: Niche Media, a subsidiary of Greenspun Media Group, was founded in 1992, and is the country's preeminent regional magazine company, with the largest network of city-specific luxury publications in the US. Through quantitative and qualitative analysis, advertisers are assured that with our exclusive estate and home-delivery program, Niche Media reaches readers who maintain annual household incomes of at least $250,000, own homes valued at more than $1 million, and have liquid assets in excess of $1 million, making the pages of these glossies some of the most valuable real estate in publishing. Niche Media consistently delivers the finest editorial content and advertising to a controlled group of influencers with the highest disposable incomes in each city.

Additionally, the company brings its publications' pages to life with more than 500 dynamic A-list events across the country each year. With its 320 full-time employees, Niche produces more than 29,000 pages annually, and its titles have a combined distribution of more than 900,000. At an average of 5.9 readers per copy and a total of more than 5.3 million readers total, Niche's titles provide advertisers and marketers with a direct connection to the most desirable markets across the country.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Press Release, Jason Binn, February 2008

Lucy Liu, star of the upcoming series Cashmere Mafia, dishes about her return to the small screen, her love for New York City and her aspirations in the latest issue of Gotham magazine. The 40-year-old also shows off how limber she is!

Surging 'demand momentum' leads industry newcomer to hire top-notch sales force, open stores NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Detny Footwear, Inc. (Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Symbol: 4DT1.F), a surging growth player in the highly specialized "hybrid" shoe market, announces a four-fold revenue increase over 2006 -- positioning the company to shore up its operational infrastructure by hiring an in-house sales force and opening seven new stores by the end of 2010.

"We're very proud of the progress we made in 2007, but it's just the beginning," said Shawn Ward, who founded Detny Footwear in 2003 along with his identical twin brother Shane. "As we assemble an experienced sales team and open 'Detny by SHANE&SHAWN' stores across the country, we look forward to taking our operation to the next level." Based on existing pre-orders from major retailers -- like Macy's and Nordstrom -- and the new revenue generated from the incoming sales force, Detny projects 2008 sales will top 2007 sales by a factor of eight. Total revenues for 2008 are pegged at $3.3 million.

In 2007, Detny achieved exponential revenue increases over 2006 due to the rapidly growing number of boutique outlets and department stores carrying the Detny brands, "Detny by SHANE&SHAWN" and the higher-end "SHANE&SHAWN" collection. Currently Detny shoes are sold in 14 Nordstrom stores nationwide, and it is anticipated that 25 Nordstrom locations will carry the brands by the close of 2008. Detny products are sold at Macy's flagship store at Herald Square, and the company expects to sell product in 10 Macy's locations by the end of 2008.

"Detny's quality leadership team, their growing sales and palpable market impact made our decision to invest in the growth of the company simple," said Neil Kiperman of The Able Group, a corporate finance firm based in New York City. "Shane and Shawn have what it takes to carve out significant market share from the major players in this space."

To that end, Detny has built a strong online presence. Leading online retailers like zappos.com and shoes.com carry Detny shoe models. According to Shawn, online sales are projected to triple from 2007 to 2008. Remarkably, Detny has achieved this magnitude and diversity of distribution without a sales force. The appeal of the Ward brothers and their unique and innovative designs has generated significant buzz within the footwear industry. Most recently appearing on CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch," the Wards have showed enormous charisma, and, as young, telegenic twin brothers, they've already become media magnets and highly skilled brand-builders. Within the past 12 months, the compelling Detny story has graced the pages of People Magazine, Ebony, O' (Oprah's magazine), DBusiness, Footwear Plus and Gotham. In addition, the in-store appearances by the dynamic twins have been mega-successes, driving scores of shoppers to meet Shane and Shawn and to purchase shoes.

Detny Footwear, Inc. was founded with the goal of creating designer comfort shoes for people on the move. Shane and Shawn Ward, twin designers from New York City by way of Detroit, launched Detny in the Fall of 2003 with the objective of making the most comfortable -- hip -- fashion shoes ever. Detny delivers a modern, edgy sport/casual shoe and accessories line for men and women that combines hip/stylish silhouettes with athletic comfort. Detny offers everything from women's mary-jane styles to men's casual boots. This rare combination of fashion and comfort is achieved by incorporating a specially designed patent-pending Luxury Liner Insole into every "Detny by SHANE&SHAWN" shoe. To bring this innovative concept to the dress market, the twins launched the SHANE&SHAWN collection Spring 2007. This higher-end collection offers a range of dynamic designs and styles from 4-inch women's heels to dressy-yet-funky men's loafers. Detny's trademark blend of high fashion and athletic comfort is made possible by a patent-pending Luxury Liner Insole and injected rubber "comfort pods" on the leather outsole. Detny is currently traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Symbol: 4DT1.F) with a market cap of $13.5 million.

For more information, visit http://www.detny.com.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine

Funny Too: A Temperely-clad Eva Mendes had us cracking up at her Gotham magazine cover party at Buddha Bar in NYC when she told how she slimmed down:" I cut out pretty much everything white. Not white people, but white food, bread, white flour."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Eva Mendes, Ok! Weekly, October 2007

For a while it looked as if the Joe Torre “will or won’t he be back” saga was going to last until spring training. The majority of Yankees fans and the media, were rooting for Torre to return. In his dozen years as Yankees manager, Torre’s teams had always made the playoffs and in the process won four World Series and two pennants. From the press point of view, Torre was always accessible and he answered every question, even if it were one that he had heard a hundred times previously and it was being asked by a cub reporter from a small outlet.

On the other hand, there was a sizable contingent of Yankees fans such as longtime Queens Chronicle reader and Rego Park resident Allan Morrin who felt that given the Yankees’ nearly $200 million payroll that merely making the playoffs was not much of an accomplishment. They also took issue with Torre’s in-game strategic decisions. There is no argument that Torre was not nearly as successful a skipper after bench coach Don Zimmer left three years ago.

It is easy for one to scoff, as WFAN morning jock Craig Carton did, that Torre’s assertion that a one-year contract with a base salary of $5 million with incentives that would raise the compensation level to $8 million was an insult. However, in the rarified baseball world, particularly that of Yankeeland where it seems as if every player of note earns twice that sum, one can understand why Joe would not want to put himself in a position where his players would perceive that he was in a weak position.

Many sports luminaries including John Franco, Darryl Strawberry and Jeremy Shockey showed up at the annual Foot Locker fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund which according to UNCF president Dr. Michael Lomax netted more than $600,000 for his organization.

Franco has started getting fill-in work at WFAN and he enjoys bantering with the callers. “The only good thing about the Mets’ collapse was that the same people who used to boo me mercilessly when I blew a save are calling me to say how much they wished that I had still been in the Mets’ bullpen this past September,” Franco said with his trademark impish smile.

Darryl Strawberry looks as if he can still hit a baseball a mile despite battles with both drug addiction and cancer. These days his focus is on trying to find a cure for autism through his newly formed private foundation. “It is shocking how prevalent autism has become and I want to do something to improve the lives of those who suffer from it and that of their families who care for them,” Darryl said.

Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey is thrilled with the good start his team is enjoying but he added, “Don’t forget though that we started out 6 and 2 last year and wound up finishing 8 and 8.”

Shockey wrote a column every Friday in the New York Post last season but he has not done so this year perhaps because he doesn’t want to jinx himself. “I really enjoyed writing every week and giving fans insight into my life. Contrary to popular belief Coach Coughlin did not give me a hard time about it.”

I don’t know if this will put a crimp in the social lives of either Derek Jeter or David Wright but neither one of them made “The 100 Hottest NYC Bachelors List” of the trendy thick monthly glossy, Gotham Magazine. Making the cut however was Rangers center Scott Gomez and Knicks forward Quentin Richardson.

IT'S funny tha the man is always applauded for it. It's like, 'You change diapers?' You'd better change diapers. We're not in the '50s, buddy!" — Jennifer Garner, whose husband Ben Affleck is praised as a superdad in Gotham magazine.

Eva Mendes, 32, doesn't feel her biological clock ticking. "Could you imagine me having a kid right now, where IÕm like 'hey Junior, come here?'" the We Own The Night star says at her Gotham magazine party held at NYC's Buddha Bar. "What a pain in the butt. Maybe in the future, but certainly, certainly not now." How did the story that she's expecting get started?
"I had a huge pasta lunch, I walked out, and let it all hang out like I usually do," she says, moments after jokingly admitting she's six months pregnant. "This photographer came out and shot it, and you know what? I give him credit because it actually looks like I could be a little bit. But I just had a big lunch, that's it."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Eva Mendes, Ok! Weekly, October 2007

Actress Eva Mendes strikes a pose on the cover of the newest Gotham magazine.
The lovely Latina, 33, discusses the struggles of young actors in Hollywood and her new movie with Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Whalberg We Own the Night "It's the most I've been pushed on a film. The experience recharged me and reignited my love for acting," she says of the role. Eva even talks about her perception of herself, saying, "I'm not as tough as I look. I even surprise myself sometimes, like in a photo or in a movie. I see myself, and I'm like, 'Whoa, I look like a tough broad.' I'm actually really super-sensitive. I'm not a fighter in that way."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Eva Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Whalberg, Ok! Weekly, October 2007

CALLING THE SHOTS: Eva Mendes, yelling “Let’s do shots” when she walked into the Sony Cierge lounge at Buddha Bar in New York City for her Gotham magazine cover party.

Rush & Molloy Gotham mag's annual hottest bachelor list has been unveiled. Among those raising temperatures are Jared Kushner (Ivanka Trump's paramour), Kritik designer Jonathan Cheban and nightlife impresario Richie Akiva.

Post Tags: Jason Binn, Niche Media, Gotham Magazine

Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster tells the upcoming issue of Gotham magazine that she's not driven by "a burning desire to act...The acting part is a big challenge for me, and it always has been."

Margaret Cho needs little introduction. So instead, Cho will be doing plenty of other folks' introductions as host of the HRC's True Colors concert tour, which will be playing at SDSU's Open Air Theatre on June 27. "I love all the acts," she shares, which includes Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, Debbie Harry, The Dresden Dolls, Rufus Wainwright, Indigo Girls, and The Gossip. "That's what is so great about the tour, I get to see the show and it's a show that I would go to and watch because everybody is so awesome. It's going to be great."

BUZZ: Do you read the Perez Hilton blog?
MC: Yes.

BUZZ: Today he says that Kevin Spacey is slowly inching out of the closet. How do you feel about that?

MC: That's cute! How is he inching out?

BUZZ: He told Gotham magazine, "I'm living my life how I choose, in no way am I hiding or am I terrified. I'm having the time of my life living my life."

MC: Good! What if he was straight, though? Wouldn't that be wild? It's like Olivia Newton John--for years everybody was talking about how she was a lesbian, and then I met her and she was so hetero. It was the headband she wore all through the '80s that made people think she liked women.

By Lawrence Ferber

It is easy to underestimate Jason Binn. He practically invites it. An antic, smallish guy with one hand on a BlackBerry and the other on a digital camera, he is constantly roaming parties for his gossamer magazines like Gotham and Los Angeles Confidential, emitting a laugh that brings to mind nothing so much as Woody Woodpecker. He may end up taking that laugh all the way to the bank. This week, Mr. Binn will announce that his magazine company, Niche Media, will merge with Greenspun Media Group of Las Vegas which publishes Vegas, Wynn and Venetian Style, among other magazines and Ocean Drive Media Group, which publishes Ocean Drive and Ocean Drive Espanol and several other magazines.

Mr. Binn has been in partnerships with both outfits, but the new company, which will retain the name Niche Media, will now be a network of 16 publications with a combined circulation of 750,000 and more than 300 employees, along with revenues expected to exceed $100 million. Michael T. Carr, president of the Greenspun Media Group, said that the deal, which included buying out previous investors, will create a national asset out of regional properties.

"We are able to offer, in a single conversation, a way to move the needle in multiple retail markets," he said. He said that international expansion into markets like Macao was very much part of the plan.

It's also a triumph for the worldview of Mr. Binn, 39, who is on very good terms with single name A-listers the world over and on terrible terms with the word "no."

True, there is a touch of the vulgarian to Mr. Binn-his naked worship of the rich and famous makes Robin Leach seem demure Ñ but he will stop at nothing to promote his magazines, which also include Boston Common, Aspen Peak, Capitol File and Hamptons. "I still love what I am doing and I'm looking forward to the opportunities for growth that the merger will bring," Mr. Binn said.

In the fizzy world of Niche Media, the country is not at war, the champagne never runs out, and famous is as famous does. The magazines are less concerned with dour topics like income disparity than making sure you land on the right side of that divide.

Underneath it all, the magazines are a glossier version of the local weekly, a publication that feeds off familiarity and pride of place, only instead of seeing your neighbor holding a trophy in a picture of the Little League team he coached, you see his latest trophy wife.

That publishing model does not bring in a lot of revenue per page, but it yields fat, oversize magazines that have the kind of heft - plop value, if you will Ñ that few national ones seem to manage anymore. During the height of the season, you'd need a wheelbarrow to carry Hamptons magazine to the beach, jammed as it is with ads, reflexively positive coverage of local restaurants and luminaries, and, of course, party snaps.

Those parties, with the myriad vodka sponsors and tiers of roped-off V.I.P. sections, are a fundamental part of the business, and their frequency often outpaces the publication schedules of the magazines themselves. Each event is a mass sales call, with potential clients showing up and getting their pictures taken with the famous Ñ pictures that are then published with the financial support of advertisements bought by people who tend to be at such parties.

"The parties are the business," said Mark A. Edmiston, managing director of AdMedia Partners, who did some work for Mr. Binn several years ago. "Watching him work a room is like watching Derek Jeter play baseball."

At last year's American Magazine Conference at the Biltmore in Phoenix, I was going to have dinner with another reporter (O.K., it was Keith Kelly of The New York Post) and just before we were going to get together, he mentioned that Mr. Binn would be joining in. By the time I had finished rolling my eyes, Mr. Binn had booked a private dining room and assembled a group that included Cathleen Black, president of Hearst Magazines, Mitchell B. Fox, a group president of Conde Nast Publications, and Jack Kliger, chief executive of Hachette Filipacchi U.S.

Just about the time we all got seated and started looking over menus, Mr. Binn came through the doors with Senator Barack Obama, who was speaking the next day. No fees, no wranglers, no planning, just Mr. Binn and his Rolodex.

Ms. Black spoke for at least some of us when she grabbed a glass of wine for a toast and said, "Jason Binn, you are a force of nature."

Advertisers say that there is something beyond smoke and mirrors in Mr. Binn's approach.

"Jason is able to combine image, content and prestige, which is right up my alley," said Benny Shabtai, the president of Raymond Weil watches in the United States and owner of Di Modolo jewelers. Mr. Shabtai said that Conde Nast magazines were sufficient for his national needs, but that Mr. Binn's Niche Media titles were the only way he had found of having a reliable impact on a local market,which is sort of the idea.

Mr. Binn has built a vertical out of the status obsession of both old and new money. People in the Hamptons may build their hedges high, but part of them wants the rest of the world to see just how fabulous their life is. Niche Media has tapped into the current need to live out loud, and the occasional discreet spread in Town & Country or Architectural Digest just doesn't quite get it.

As wealth becomes more fungible and oddly democratized, someone has to keep score, and to that end, Mr. Binn and his partners stand ready to chronicle fabulousness at every fund-raiser, award show and seasonal fete. Everybody looked great and had a wonderful time, and he has the pictures to prove it.

I have been to the Hamptons exactly once in my life, and I was there for work. On that trip, I also attended the annual Memorial Day party given by Mr. Binn and his wife at their home. Three months later, on page 134 of the September 1, 2006 issue of the Hamptons, there was the picture of me with my wife, my daughter and a friend. I don't remember much about the party, but in the photo, we are sporting the smiles of the privileged, apparently happy just to be in the picture.

Copyright © 2007 by The New York Times Co. Reprinted with permission.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Niche Media, Jason Binn, New York Times, June 2007

Kevin Spacey sips Jack and Cokes in the shadow of a massiva brass Buddha while electronic music thumps on and on in the background. Sound like some opium-fueled daydream?

Close, but not quite. The evening - hosted by Gotham and Hamptons magazines in honor of Mr. Spacey agreeing to appear on the new Gotham cover - pushed the loungey, dimly lit seductiveness of Meatpacking's Buddha Bar (17 Little West 12th St.) to a new level on Monday night, where hundreds of the magazines'/Spacey's biggest fans rotated in and out of the epic warehouse space to fete for the sole purpose of fete-ing.

But perhaps more impressive than the celebrity quotient within the four hallowed walls is Gotham/Hampton's social ubiquity, given the group's ability to host multiple parties every week, to great effect. How do they do it?

"It's all about vertical integration," says CEO of Niche Media - Gotham's publisher - and party maestro. "It's knowing what our consumers want."

Apparently, their consumers want to party, and party they will - thrice weekly, if Binn has anything to do with it. We'll see you again on Wednesday night...and this Saturday in Southhampton for the annual Memorial Day Hamptons summer kickoff party.

http://www.minonline.com/frontlines/businesscasual/4521.html

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Hamptons Magazine, Kevin Spacey, MIN Online, May 2007

The acclaimed actor stepped out on the town to celebrate his cover on the June issue of Gotham magazine. The Zen-like atmosphere at Buddha Bar was the perfect backdrop for the Gotham magazine bash and kept Spacey mixing and mingling with guests the entire night.

The guest of honor sipped Trump Vodka cocktails, Sapporo beer, and Jana water and lounged under an oversized Buddha statue in the center of the room chatting and laughing with friends and fans, even reminding them to 'get drunk but be responsible.- Among those who joined in the festivities were Phillip Bloch, David Evangelista, and Lisa and Brittny Gastineau.

Niche Media LLC is the country's preeminent regional magazine group catering to the high-end luxury market through its distinct publications Aspen Peak, Boston Common, Capitol File, Gotham, Hamptons, Los Angeles Confidential, and Vegas magazines. Renowned for reaching the most affluent consumers, the pages of these glossies are some of the most valuable real estate in the country. By celebrating the worlds of culture, fashion, fine dining, realty and nightlife, the magazines consistently deliver the finest editorial and advertising to a controlled group of influencers with the highest disposable incomes in each city.

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Once again "Superman Returns" actor Kevin Spacey soars past the perpetual rumblings that he's gay, this time in the latest issue of Gotham mag.

"I'm living my life how I choose," Spacey, 47, says.

"In no way, shape, or form am I hiding, or am I terrified. I'm having the time of my life living my life. ... I don't think any degree of bizarre social pressure or media intrusion (means) I have to participate," he says.

Kevin Spacey takes another tiptoe past the gay rumors in the June issue of Gotham magazine. "I'm living my life how I choose," says the actor, who was feted by the mag at Buddha Bar last night. "In no way, shape, or form am I hiding, or am I terrified. I'm having the time of my life... I don't think any degree of bizarre social pressure or media intrusion [means] I have to participate.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Kevin Spacey, New York Daily News, May 2007

To celebrate their June issue and its Oscar-winning cover boy, Kevin Spacey, Gotham magazine will host a special soiree in the actor's honor Monday at Meatpacking District hot spot Buddah Bar. In the magazine, Spacey dishes on his legendary mentors and his new role as artistic director of the Old Vic Theater in London.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Kevin Spacey, AM New York, May 2007

All the asking in the world won't get Orlando Bloom to admit he's dating Penelope Cruz. "She's a friend of mine," he barely reveals in the new issue of Gotham magazine. And he has a surprisingly good feeling about his MySpace imposter, telling the magazing, "I hope he gets laid a lot."

"It Just Kills the romance of the intial moment... I have a lot of female friends and I can't step outside with any of them without being linked to them in some form or another. It's sort of annoying but what can you do?" Orlando Bloom on fame's effect on dating, to Gotham magazine.

Post Tags:Gotham Magazine, Orlando Bloom, The Examiner, May 2007

Orlando Bloom hugged an angry stalker who broke into his hotel room. A woman recently managed to gain entry to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star's room, but instead of being scared or angry, quick-thinking Orlando calmly consoled her. He told Gotham magazine, "To be honest, I don't want to share this with you because if I were that person reading this, I'd feel so embarrassed.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Orlando Bloom, Arizona Republic, May 2007

British jazz pianist and singer Jamie Cullum tried out a new pickup line at Tuesday's Gotham Mag-hosted party at Audi Forum. Caressing the hood of an Audi S5, he asked a female fan, "Have you ever has sex in a car?" The lovely blond answered yes.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jamie Cullum, New York Daily News, May 2007

Orlando Bloom told Gotham magazine about a scary encounter in a hotel with an angry fan: "She (said), I've been at every premiere and you never say hello. I felt bad for her. So I turned around and went over to her and just gave her a hug and said, 'It's cool. I'm sorry you feel let down or disappointed.' I think she felt a little better afterword, and so did I."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Orlando Bloom, May 2007, The Denver Post

Orlando Bloom is desperate to move on and find a new role, after spending all of his twenties making two massive movie trilogies.

The 30-year-old's roles in Lord Of The Rings and Pirates Of The Caribbean have made him a Hollywood A-lister - and he is now keen to prove himself with a new challenge.

He tells Gotham magazine, "I've spent the majority of my 20s working on one character, I mean it's been great. I've loved it. The movies' success has afforded me a great life and the potential for more work. But I also want to mix it up. It's time to move on."

A woman recently managed to gain entry to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star's room, but instead of being scared or angry, quick-thinking Orlando calmly consoled her. He told Gotham magazine: "To be honest, I don't want to share this with you because if I were that person reading this, I'd feel so embarrassed.

"She got kind of aggressive with me and was really angry. She was like, 'I've been at every premiere and you never say hello.' "And it was funny, I felt really upset. I felt bad for her. So I turned around and went over to her and just gave her a hug and said, 'It's cool. I'm sorry you feel let down or disappointed. But the nature of my life is I can't necessarily stop every time, and it's not because I don't want to.' "I think she felt a little better afterwards, and so did I. And for me, it actually shed a little light on the other side of the coin."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Orlando Bloom, PR-Inside.com, May 2007

The Setai New York, a luxury residence specializing in spa living, celebrated the opening at 40 Broad St. with it's sales "lounge" party Tuesday.

Combinging a "paradise of pools, palms and Zen-like peace" with a pampered lifestyle, the Setai New York aims to put busy New Yorkers in a relaxed, spiritual setting.

The party was co-hosted by Jason Binn's Gotham magazine. The Setai Group's founder, Jonathan Breene, and developer Amir Zamir from the Zamir Group were on hand to enjoy the downtempo music and candlelight ambience. The Setai concept began in Miami, a very Zen place.

Shire Pharmaceuticals today announced plans to extend its Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods program by offering a new resource to chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 5 patients who also have diabetes.

The Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods, Volume II: Eating Well for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Including Those With Diabetes cookbook, to be released in June 2007, will include dietary tips from renal dietitian Marianne Hutton and six new recipes from celebrity chef Katie Lee Joel. Approximately 20 million Americans have some form of kidney disease and almost 500,000 have developed CKD Stage 5 and require dialysis. Many of these patients also have diabetes -- the leading cause of kidney failure in the United States. As more patients are trying to manage kidney disease along with diabetes, there is an increased need for resources that help patients and caregivers address the dietary modifications associated with both conditions. "My dialysis patients are always struggling to manage their diets, which is even more challenging for those who also have diabetes and are subject to additional dietary modifications than those with CKD Stage 5 alone. I was delighted to have the opportunity to help develop the Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods, Volume II: Eating Well for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Including Those With Diabetes cookbook," said Marianne Hutton, R.D., C.D.E., program coordinator and instructor for the Northern California Center for Well-Being in Santa Rosa. "This cookbook is a valuable resource that can help patients take an active role in managing their conditions, while offering tasty, appropriate recipes the entire family can enjoy." Shire partnered with Hutton and Katie Lee Joel, the first season host of Bravo's hit show, "Top Chef," for the 2007 Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods program. Together, they have worked to build on the success of the 2006 edition of the Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods: A Collection of Recipes for People With Chronic Kidney Disease cookbook, by creating a second edition focused on dialysis patients who also have diabetes. In an effort to provide these patients with healthy and creative meal options, the 2007 cookbook includes an upfront section that offers dietary tips for managing both CKD Stage 5 and diabetes, which was developed by Hutton. It also features 21 new, delicious and easy-to-make recipes, six of which were developed by Katie. "I was excited to partner with Shire for a second year and share more of my recipes. I want patients to know that cooking kidney and diabetes friendly foods is not a sentence to boring food, and that this cookbook can help make meals more enjoyable for the entire family," said Katie. Katie is familiar with the dietary modifications required for patients with kidney disease, as her grandfather was a dialysis patient. After her grandfather was diagnosed, the family was worried about his health, while he was more concerned about the restrictions it put on his diet. Katie and her grandmother began to research kidney disease diet restrictions and adapted many of her family's traditional recipes. The results were meals that the entire family could enjoy, while supporting her grandfather's dietary requirements. Katie's delicious Chicken Pot Pie is just one of many recipes that patients have to look forward to in the new cookbook. "The Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods program is one of many resources Shire is offering the CKD Stage 5 community this year. We know patients often experience difficulties maintaining a low phosphorus diet, especially if they also have other diet restrictions as a result of their diabetes, and are eager to provide new resources to help patients manage their health," said Matt Handel, Shire, product general manager, FOSRENOL(R) U.S. The Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods, Volume II: Eating Well for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients, Including Those With Diabetes cookbook will be available in June for free by visiting http://www.FOSRENOL.com , or by calling 866-896-6152. About Hyperphosphatemia It is important for people with CKD Stage 5 to follow a low phosphorus diet, because most dialysis patients will develop hyperphosphatemia (high serum phosphorus levels in the blood). Hyperphosphatemia can lead to serious long-term health problems for these patients, such as mineral deposits in the heart and blood vessels, bone disease and even death. Because phosphorus is found in so many foods, patients often cannot reach target blood phosphorus levels through dietary restriction and dialysis alone, and they generally treat hyperphosphatemia by taking phosphate binders at meals and snacks. Hyperphosphatemia is a difficult condition to treat because it requires patients to follow a special diet and comply with a prescribed binder therapy regimen that may comprise up to nine pills a day. However, patients with hyperphosphatemia may be able to reduce their pill burden to as few as one tablet with each meal with treatments such as Shire's FOSRENOL(R). (Dosing based on three meals per day. Number of meals per day may vary. To achieve certain doses, additional tablets may be required.)

About Katie Lee Joel
Katie is currently writing her first cookbook, to be published next year by Simon and Schuster. The book is a compilation of updated classics from her archive of family recipes using the best seasonal ingredients. Katie regularly appears on Extra as a special correspondent, covering everything from red carpet events to food to fashion. Katie is a contributing editor to Gotham magazine, and her culinary and lifestyle column, Katie's Kitchen, is published weekly in its sister magazine Hamptons.

Katie was the first season host of Bravo's hit "Top Chef," a reality competition series for the culinary arts. In July 2005, Katie co-created the Web site http://www.oliveandpeach.com with partner Aleishall Girard, a site dedicated to food and the importance of "conscious consumption." She resides in the New York area with her husband, musician Billy Joel.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, PR Newswire, April 2007

British jazz pianist and singer Jamie Cullum tried out a new pickup line at Tuesday's Gotham Mag-hosted party at Audi Forum. Caressing the hood of an Audi S5, he asked a female fan, "Have you ever had sex in a car?" The lovely blonde answered yes.

Mariska Harigitay shakes her money maker with Fonzworth Bentley at Gotham magazine part (the "Law & Order: SVU" star is Gotham's March cover girl) at the Four Seasons restaurant Wednesday in Midtown.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Mariska Harigitay, Fonzworth Bentley, New York Post, March 2007

Heatherette's Richie Rich pointed out the picture of himself and one of his fiance Joe Korniewicz in Gotham magazine Tuesday night at Tenjune. The festive fete, featuring passed Godiva chocolates and Roberto Cavalli vodka libations, benefited Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Ritchie Rich, New York Daily News, March 2007

A rising star and prime-time TV's highest paid actress take on the role of cover girl! SOME actresses fear tuming 40, but not Mariska Hargitay!

The self-described late bloomer got married at 40, had a baby (son August) last June at 42 and recently became one of prime-time TV's bighest-paid actresses (she'll reportedly eam $340,000 per episode!) In Gotham magazine's March issue, the Law & Order: SVU star, now 43, dishes on the secrets to her success!

WORTH THE WAIT:"Maybe because I lost my mother at such a young age [Hargitay was 3 when her mom, actress Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash], being a mother was huge to me, and I didn't want to mess up. I think I was just so scared of being a mom that I waited until I was ready."

WORKING MOM: "August comes to work with me every day. And I feel like I'm married to the greatest guy in the world [actor Peter Hermann]. He's just so supportive, he's made it work," says Mariska, who logs 90-hour work weeks!

Mariska looks stunnlng in asunny yellow Carolina Herrera dress as she poses for photographer Jack Guy in Gotham magazine's March issue, on newsstands now.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Mariska Hargitay, Star Magazine, March 2007

What: Coast-to-coast screenings and celebrations for serial-killer flick Zodiac, starring hot leading men Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo, as well as Chloe Sevigny. Where and when: Mark Ruffalo celebrated his Gotham magazine cover with a screening of the film Feb. 26 at The Bryant Park Hotel, followed by Stoli Elit cocktails down in the hotel's Cellar Bar. The Cinema Society and GQ hosted an NYC party Feb. 28 at the Soho Grand Hotel. And on March 1, celebrities walked the red carpet for the official premiere at the Paramount Studio Theatre in Los Angeles.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Chloe Sevigny, OK! Weekly, March 2007

In the new issue of Gotham, Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler opens up about her divorce and getting back into dating. "I decided to take some time to work on me...to make myself the best person I could."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Ok!, March 2007

NEW YORK-On the second-to-last night of Fashion Week in Bryant Park, most media attention was focused on the 8 p.m. Zac Posen show in the main tent. But Posen, darling of fashion critics, wasn't the only designer strutting his stuff that night. Thirty blocks downtown, Minnesota designer Joy Teiken was about to make her fashion-week debut.

"Where is she? I have three of my favorite pieces on her," Teiken said to herself, while riffling through a stack of Polaroids.

With no time to dwell on a missing model, Teiken moved on to her next task, instructing the 12 models who were there to "walk really slowly" and change quickly.

It was Teiken's latest attempt to get the fashion world to take notice of her Joynoelle line.

In the past year-and-a-half, Teiken has beenmaking friends and establishing herself in the design world, of which the Win Cities isn't exactly a hub.

One of those friends is Ed Bennett, a music producer who hosted the show at his 11,000-square-foot West Village home (neighbors include Julianne Moore and designer Richard Tyler).

Teiken rarely wears her own designs, but she did that night - a black-and-white brushed-cotton coat withnetting trim over leggings and vintage boots. She kept her composure as anaudience of 250 waited to see her romantic yet classically tailored demi-couture (meaning partly handmade) collection.

Teiken flies once amonth to New York or L.A., hoping to attract the attention of media and celebrities and eventually get her line of feminine cocktail dresses and coats into stores. She has had some successes: Andie MacDowell has worn a few of her dresses to events and B-lister Mary Elizabeth Winstead wore one to the Golden Globes after-parties. Last year, Joynoelle was featured in the Macy's State Street store in Chicago and Women's Wear Daily showed her designs four times.

But she's had plenty of disappointments, too, including countless canceled appointments by stylists and editors. For young fashion designers, even those who win "Project Runway," spinning a business out of an ethereal vision is a near-Sisyphean task.

Teiken's fashion-week show went smoothly (no wardrobe malfunctions or broken heels). The crowd included Teiken's pal Carson Kressley of "Queer Eye" fame, fellow Minnesotan Genevieve Gorder and representatives from Allure Korea, Gotham Magazine and (Conde Nast and several stylists - a small triumph, since the media elite, like major retailers and the editors of Vogue and American Allure, were all at the Posen show.

"Showing against Zac is a difficult spot. He's a highlight of fashion week," said Steven Kolb, executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

There was no time to take a break; Teiken flew right back to Minneapolis.

"My husband tells me I need to celebrate the successes, but being a fashion designer is like being a drug addict," she said. "You get a taste of it and then you're looking for the next thing."

From teacher to designer

For a fledgling designer, it's extremely difficult to find an open time slot during fashion week. It's also a good opportunity to have an audience with the industry influencers who converge in New York. The 39-year-old Teiken, originally from Sioux City, Iowa, has an art education degree from the University of Minnesota and a master's in education from Hamline University. Her first career led to her second: When she taught art in 2001 at the Creative Arts High School in St. Paul some of her students urged her to teach a fashion class.

One problem: "I didn't know how to sew," Teiken said. Some of her students did, however, and got her started. Three years ago she left her teaching job to open a studio in southeast Minneapolis. She shares the workspace with her husband, Craig Teiken, a golf instructor and pro. (His half of the studio has a putting green for lessons.)

Currently, Teiken's locally based custom bridal and dress business is self-sustaining. To cover costs for her out-of-town ventures, she took out a $150,000 small-business loan. Cash flow also limits how often Teiken can jump on a plane to meet with an editor or stylist, who are likely to cancel anyway. Her goal for this year is to find an investor.

Stitching a place in the fashion industry

Teiken plans to model her budding business after Project Alabama, a critically acclaimed label created by designer Natalie Chanin in 2000, using labor from local seamstresses.

"You don't need to live in New York [to be a fashion designer], but New York remains the fashion capital - the press and buyers are here. If you're serious, you have to show here," said Kolb. Of CFDA's 283 members, he said, about 250 are New York-based.

Local fashion shows can only get you so far, Kolb added: "Fashion weeks outside New York are sprouting up more and more. They're not a bad thing; they're interesting. It's like a Broadway show: The show does a pre-Broadway run, but for it to be successful, it's got to play in New York," he said With her Project Alabama, Chanin was an exception, working outside of the New York-centric industry and still gaining its acceptance. In 2005, she was a finalist in the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion and the prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award.

Despite that success, the label was dissolved last year.

FOJs: Friends of Joy

"When I started looking outside the Win Cities, I was so green and didn't realize it was hard to get to the right people," Teiken said. "I'mnot the granddaughter of blah-blah and I didn't go to school with Paris Hilton."

That said, Teiken seems to be making friends wherever she goes. She met Kressley at an event in Minnesota when he approached and told her, " 'You should be in Bergdorfs,' " she said. The two kept in touch, and now he's hosting an event for her at his Park Avenue home this spring.

Similarly, she connected with Bennett, former president of VH1, after the two met in 2005. When Teiken won the B. Michael design award, the prize was a show in New York. Bennett produced the music. "There were three designers picked out of 300," Bennett recalled. "She was the standout. I told her, 'I'd like to work with you again.' " He has previously lent her his spacious home/recording studio for photo shoots and helped secure a sponsor (Chivas Regal) for the fashion-week event.

"People here love people fromMinnesota," Teiken said. "They have nothing but positive experiences with us. When I say I'll do something, I get it done on time. Everybody I've dealt with has appreciated that quality," Teiken said. "Andie MacDowell gave me some good advice. She has a film career and she lives in North Carolina. She told me, if you think Minneapolis is best, you need to do that."

So close, yet ...

Wo weeks after her New York city show, Teiken was at her studio working on a new red silk-chiffon dress with her seamstress, Becci Seaquist.

The dress, unlike many Teiken has made out of vintage fabrics, can be duplicated. She works in very luxe fabrics, including vintage kimonos, metallics and rich prints. She doesn't sketch her designs, but likes to be inspired by the fabric. For this dress, she just started draping it on the dress form and then added delicate cross-stitching and dramatic ruching.

"It's 'Xena: Warrior Princess,' " Teiken said.

It's also the kind of garment she would like to sell at Barney's or Bergdorf Goodman (her dress prices start at $900).

She and Seaquist were hoping to hear from a Saks buyer, through a random connection Feaquist made on a recent trip with her husband. "If they call, I'll get on a plane next week," Teiken said. Despite her state of readiness, she doesn't get her hopes too high.

One day last summer she was wearing one of her designs, a brown-and-green tapestry coat, at Bergdorf Goodman in New York when a salesperson stopped her and wanted to show the coat to a buyer, who happened to be out of the store.

"I thought that was my break," Teiken said. Nothing came of the chance encounter.

As of press time, Teiken was still playing phone tag with Saks' couture director.

"That's the fashion world," she said. "You get swept up in this thing. If I lived in New York or L.A., I'd be hospitalized. That's the nice thing about living here. I can get in it, but I can come home and shovel my corner lot and that's kind of cool."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Fashion Week, Star Tribune, March 2007

While many celebs go out their way to antagonize the press, Mark Ruffalo had them eating out of his hand the other night. When bad weather kept his guests from attending Gotham Magazine's screening of his new thriller, "Zodiac," Ruffalo invited reporters lingering outside in the cold to see the flick.

He also passed out gift bags to the paparazzi. "When one photographer missed the arrivals, Mark came back out so he could get his shot, " our spy said. "Then after the movie, he extended an invite for them to join him at the after party at Cellar Bar in the Bryant Park Hotel. He was by far one of the nicest guys."

Mark Ruffalo told us that filming at some of the actual murder sites for his movie "Zodiac"was "spooky." The actor, who hosted a private screening with Gotham magazine at Bryant Park Hotel's Cellar Bar Monday night, added: "It really drives the point home that you're talking about real people and not just making a movie."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Mark Ruffalo, New York Daily News, February 2007

The Reeler stopped by the Bryant Park Hotel screening room Monday night for a preview of the long-awaited (and, well, just plain long) David Fincher true-crime epic Zodiac, hosted by the film's star and Gotham Magazine cover boy Mark Ruffalo.

As San Francisco police detective Dave Toschi, Ruffalo finds himself consumed in the decades-long unsolved hunt for the Bay Area's most notorious serial killer. "I saw a rough cut about five months ago, and it was three hours, 20 minutes," the actor told me during a quick chat before the screening, noting that he originally wasn't even that much of a fan of the serial-killer genre that Zodiac reinvents with procedural, almost fetishistic aplomb. "I read the script and this movie is much bigger than a genre picture. I felt with the part and the script and Fincher, it was going to be a pretty amazing experience -- which it was."

It's funny, I mentioned, because he's a guy people kind of fantasize about working with even though his reputation can be sort of terrifying.

"Yeah, you hear stories about him being so hard and intense," Ruffalo said. "And then I met him, and I immediately just loved the guy and was thinking , 'Well, when is he going to change? When is this guy that you keep hearing about going to pop up?' And my relationship and friendship with him got deeper as we went along. I think Fincher, what he has no patience for is incompetence or just a casual attitude toward the work. If you come in and you don't know your lines and you're not prepared, Fincher's going to eat you for breakfast. You know? And so the actors who complain about Fincher are usually the ones who don't show up knowing their shit, kind of."

Ah. So that whole thing last week with Jake Gyllenhaal's thinly-veiled Fincher critiques ("So there came a point where I would say, well, what do I do? Where's the risk?") last week in The New York Times -- was that blown out of proportion?

"Like I said," Ruffalo replied, "Fincher only has a problem with people if they're not prepared -- if they're not ready to work when they show up. Whatever form that takes -- whether it's a prop person, an actor or whatever. I thought there were a lot of weird sour grapes in that New York Times article. We're actors, man; we get paid way too much. It's like 'Wah, wah, wah' to me to hear an actor bitching and moaning when they get paid as much as they do and we have a pretty great life. I don't have much sympathy for it." OK. Well. Enjoy the screening? Zodiac opens nationwide Friday.

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Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Mark Ruffalo, The Reeler, February 2007

Mark Ruffalo lived up to his nice-guy reputation at Gotham magazine's private Monday screening of his new film, "Zodiac," at the Bryant Park hotel. With the film's start time minutes away, he ushered photographers and press into empty seats. Afterwards, he tipped the coat check woman $20.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Mark Ruffalo, AM New York, February 2007

Jon Bon Jovi congratulated Tiki Barber on his retirement at Gotham magazine's gala on January 30. Jon, who co-owns the Philadelphia Soul AFL team, also spoke with Tiki about the possibility of working together on a future sports project.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tiki Barber, Jon Bon Jovi, In Touch Weekly, February 2007

Giants fans are going to have to accept the reality that Tiki Barber has really hung up his cleats. To make sure everyone knew there would be no turning back, Tiki allowed the Manhattan glossy, Gotham Magazine, to throw him a gigantic retirement party at the East Village nightclub Capitale. Gotham was happy to oblige since Barber is on the cover of its current issue.

Tiki has made it no secret that he wants to establish a career in broadcasting that is not limited to sports. He currently hosts a sports and news program on Sirius Satellite Radio with his brother, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Ronde Barber - called, naturally, "The Barber Shop."

It was rumored Tiki was about to sign with ABC/ESPN where he would contribute to both "Good Morning America" and "Monday Night Football," but a new suitor, NBC, has come calling. The peacock network is looking to expand :"Today" to a fourth hour and would like to have Tiki host the last hour of the show.

On the same night that he was being feted by Gotham, Tiki's longtime counterpart on the Jets and co star in those humorous McDonald's TV spots, Curtis Martin, was being honored at the annual Thurman Munson Dinner. This event, named in honor of the late Yankees captain, has raised over $8 million to help developmentally disabled youngsters.

Martin has steadfastly told sportswriters that he has not made any decisions about retiring from the NFL despite a nagging knee injury. A high school student who is a beneficiary of the Munson Foundation was able to glean from Martin what sportswriters could not. When the young man asked him if he would be playing football again. Martin answered plaintively, "I doubt it."

The subject of NFL injuries and how they not only end careers but permanently affect life post retirement has gained public awareness. Last week, HBO's "Real Sports," hosted by Bryant Gumbel, reported on the poor track record of the National Football League Players Association to provide disability benefits to former players who desperately need it.

It makes you take notice when Conrad Dobler, the Bill Romanowski of his day, known for his toughness and yes, dirty play, talks about how his body aches so much that he often thinks of suicide.

On the Friday before the Super Bowl, the New York Times ran a front page story profiling 34 year old former Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson, who is now suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the NFL players association, says that his responsibility is to current NFL rank and file.

I spoke with Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer at Barber's farewell bash. He told me that he was disgusted and embarrassed by his union for several reasons - with its failure to look after former members at the top of his list. Martin was a bit more understanding of UpshawÕs position. "The truth is that for the first seven years of my career I did not think about how injuries could affect my post NFL life. It has only been recently that I have become concerned about it." http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17827934&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=576715&rfi=6

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tiki Barber, New York Giants, Queens Chronicle, February 2007

DOUBLE TEAM Handsome Ronde Barber joins his equally hunky twin Tiki Barber at the Gotham Magazine gala Tuesday at Capitale, where Tiki celebrated his retirement from the New York Giants.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, New York Giants, New York Post, February 2007

Jon Bon Jovi, Clive Davis and Russell Simmons, toasting newly retired football star Tiki Barber at Gotham magazine's Seventh Annual Gala at Capitale in NYC.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jon Bon Jovi, Clive Davis, Russell Simmons, Tiki Barber, E! Online, February 2007

Giants superstar Tiki Barber celebrated his retirement from the NFL at Gotham Magazine's 7th Annual Gala on January 30th at Capitale in New York.

New Yorkers showed up in hordes at Gotham Magazine's Gala to show support for their favorite magazine and sportsman, Giants running back and Gotham magazine's Yearbook issue cover star Tiki Barber. Tiki's mirror image, twin Ronde Barber, greeted his brother on the red carpet along with New York Giants Eli Manning, David Diehl, Amani Toomer, and Jay Feely. Standing behind the pack of football players was a six year old fan that waited patiently in his #21 jersey to meet his favorite player finally getting a photo and football signed by the beaming guest of honor. The young boy wasn't the only fan to walk away with special memorabilia as an official NFL Pro Bowl jersey, game jersey, helmet, and football all autographed by Tiki himself were prizes in a silent auction which rose over $2500 for charity.

Other guests in attendance included musical legends Jon Bon Jovi and Clive Davis who mingled with Russell Simmons in the VIP area while reality TV stars, Top Chef's Sam Talbot and America's Next Top Model Caridee English hung out downstairs talking to fans and tearing up the dance floor.

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Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Tiki Barber, Niche Media, New York Giants, Press Release, February 2007

January 31, 2007 — TIKI Barber, the Giants superstar running back who appears on the current cover ofGotham, was feted with a retirement party last night at Capitale.

It's enough to make Jason Binn - the CEO of Niche Media, owner of Gotham and long known as one of publishing's best party planners - forget all about not being in Miami this weekend for the Super Bowl.

Binn's estranged business partner Jerry Powers, who runs Ocean Drive, is tossing a party in Miami for that magazine.

But the rift between the two formerly close associates means Binn won't be going.

Powers' and Binn's relationship has become strained in recent months. But last night it didn't seem to bother Binn, who still managed to carry off a great football parties.

Joining the Tiki festivities at Capitale were his wife, Ginny and his brother Tampa Bay cornerback Ronde Barber. Also seen there were Bon Jovi, and Clive Davis.

Giants' quarterback Eli Manning was there and about two dozen members of the team were expected to come.

Giant teammates prepared a video tribute for the event. And the word on the street was that Binn planned to continue the festivities today with a lunch for Barber at the Four Seasons Restaurant.

Binn wouldn't confirm. "I know I'm having lunch there; I don't know who with," he said.

Binn once got Barack Obama to drop by an impromptu dinner party at the American Magazine Conference, where Obama was a featured speaker, and just when buzz was beginning to build about his possible run for president.

Binn claims he won't miss being in Miami for the Super Sunday festivities.

He's running a benefit Saturday night at Capitale for the Women's International Zionist Organization.

The Dead Girl's Kerry Washington is head over heels in love with her fiance, actor David Moscow.

The couple, who've dated for five years, stepped out for the Gotham magazine-sponsored Creative Coalition 2006 Spotlight Awards on Dec. 18, "He looks ridiculously delicious tonight," Kerry, 29, tells OKI. "We've got to wrap this up and get home!" David, 32, tells OK, "We've known each other since we were young. We both grew up in the Bronx and went to school in Manhattan, so we've seen each other around, but one of us was always dating somebody. Then we ran into each other five years ago in L.A. That's it!" With the wedding dale set, is Kerry becoming a Bridezila? "Not at all," she insists.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Kerry Washington, Creative Coaltion, OK Weekly, January 2007

What: Gotham magazine's Creative Coalition gala honoring stars for their commitment to championing social welfare issues.

Where: New York City nightclub Duvet. Winner: Sean Penn received an award, from Christopher Reeve's son Matthew.

From left: Heather Graham in Cavalli, which she said she loved because it made her butt look bigger!; Law & Order: SVU star Richard Belzer; Kerry Washington; Sean Penn arid Marcia Gay Harden.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Creative Coalition, Sean Penn, Heather Graham, Kerry Washington, OK Weekly, January 2007

Hugs and Kisses: No wonder Harvey Keitel is looking a little glum. Wifey Daphna Keitel is giving a kiss Sean Penn while Marcia Gay Harden watches.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, E! Online, January 2007

The Class star Jason Ritter, raving about a movie he's working on with actress girlfriend Marianna Palka.
"It's called Good Dick and it started off as a dream of ours," he told us at the Creative Coalition's 2006 Spotlight Awards and Christopher Reeve First Amendment Awards Gala, presented by Gotham magazine at New York City club Duvet. The pair play love interests who've just met in the movie. "That was a little strange Ð but the pretending to fall in love part was easy."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jason Ritter, People, December 2006

Matthew Perry sipping a Red Bull energy drink at NYC club Stereo at a Gotham magazine party amidst revelers who included Alyssa Milano and Patricia Arquette. When a waitress tried to give him a bill for a vodka, Matt exclaimed, "I'm not even drinking!"

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Matthew Perry, Star Magazine, June 2006

Oscar winner Sean Penn startled attendees of the Creative Coalition dinner here when he denounced "abuses" of the Bush administration and called for the removal of the President and Veep from office.

Sean Penn shocked even fellow liberals Monday night when he called for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney -- in the bluntest possible terms.

Recalling the Republican bid to oust President Bill Clinton from office, the Oscar winner said: "If we attempt to impeach for lying about Monica Lewinsky's oral sex act yet accept these almost-certain abuses by the Bush administration without challenge, we become a semen stain on the flag we wave." Penn, who doubtless was alluding to Lewinsky's blue dress, made full use of his free speech while accepting the Christopher Reeve First Amendment Award at the Creative Coalition dinner here.

"Let's move forward and swiftly get out of this war in Iraq and impeach these bastards," Penn told a crowd that included fellow honorees Branford Marsalis, Harvey Keitel and Marcia Gay Harden, as well as Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Kerry Washington, Charlie Rose and Reeve's son, Matthew.

"Let's put Bush's administration under oath," Penn added. "And then if the crimes of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors are proven, do as Article 2, Section 4 of the United States Constitution provides, and remove the president, vice president and ... civil officers of the United States from office.

"If the Justice Department then sees fit to bunk them up with Jeff Skilling, so be it."

Penn, who made his own fact-finding trips to Iraq, "spoke in measured tones but was actually quite inflammatory," Fox News.com's sage Roger Friedman reported. "The combination worked."

While one guest at the Duvet dinner sponsored by Gotham Magazine felt Penn "spoke for sooo long," another insisted that the supposedly non-partisan Coalition members "totally supported him."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Sean Penn, New York Daily News, December 2006

"Others at the Gotham mag-sponsored event were Harvey Keitel, Marcia Gay Harden, Kerry Washington and Laurence Fishburne."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Creative Coalition, Sean Penn, AM New York, December 2006

In the subhead leading into its seven-page spread on Tiki Barber this week, Sports Illustrated uses the following three words to describe the Giants running back: "Handsome, hard-working, underappreciated..."

Lucky Ashley got to lounge around in a Giorgio Armani Prive dress (left) and an Oscar de la Renta gown (above) for her cover shoot for Gotham magazine photographed by Jim Wright, on Dec. 1.

UST call her Superwoman! Ashley Judd, 38, is winning raves for her new indie flick Come Early Morning (hello, Oscar buzz), is a global ambassador for YouthAIDS, and still finds time to cheer for her hubby Dario Franchitti. 33, at his race-ear matches. In Gotham magazine's December/January issue, she reveals how she does it all!

INDIE GIRL "Last year, four out of five directors nominated for Academy Awards directed independent films, so I'm happy that my recent roles are indie."

UP NEXT "I believe I'll go back to Africa and visit India.... And I'd love to make a beautiful, meaningful film. I also have a few other tricks up my sleeve." I bet you do!

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Ashley Judd, Star Magazine, December 2006

...and Rachel Weisz put on a Louis Vuitton leopard-print dress for her Minnie Mouse costume when she hosted the Gotham magazine party at The Grand in NYC.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rachel Weisz, Ok! Weekly, November 2006

Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas dressed as a gang member and his wife Marisol, was Natalie Portman, to celebrate Halloween at Gotham magazine's bash at new NYC hotspot The Grand on October 31.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rob Thomas, In Touch Weekly, November 2006

As part of the buildup to her new film, The Fountain, RACHEL WEISZ chatted with Gotham magazine and spilled the beans on photo shoots. "I love them...you get a really talented hair-and-makeup team that transforms you into someone you don't look like naturally. Nobody looks like that when they get out of bed in the morning!"

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rachel Weisz, Ok! Weekly, November 2006

Rachel Weisz rules! She's got an Oscar on her mantel, a hot director fiancé and a new man in her life: son Henry!

This has been a year of firsts for British beauty Rachel Weisz, 35! In March, she won her first Oscar for her stunning performance in The Constant Gardener. Then, just a couple of months later, she gave birth to son Henry (now 5 months) and relocated to NYC with her fiancé, director Darren Aronofsky, 37. The stage-trained actress and former model, who's currently filming the romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe, in NYC with Ryan Reynolds, took a break from her hectic schedule to chat with Gotham magazine about her new sci-fi film, The Fountain (directed by her fiancé and due in theaters Nov. 22), about her spectacular year!

ON MOTHERHOOD: "When it happens to you, it's like a miracle. It's been amazing seeing [Henry] experience the world. It makes you feel very jaded as a grown-up. Not that I'm a grown-up!"

ON WINNING AN OSCAR WHILE PREGNANT: "When you're seven months pregnant, the hormones are insane. You have to pee every five minutes, literally, so I was running in and out of that bathroom all night. And you're very emotional. But because I'm English, the more nervous I get the more polite I get. I was so polite when I accepted the award.

ON THE FOUNTAIN: "This film is very beautiful and optimistic. [It's] like a magic carpet ride. It's sometimes very sad, sometimes very moving, sometimes very exciting. It's not quite the real world."

Rachel loosens up for Gotham magazine's November cover. The issue hits newsstands Oct. 27. New mom Rachel (in a Diane von Furstenberg top and Earnest Sewn jeans) admits she's not yet an expert on babies. "I've only been doing it for a few months," she tells Gotham magazine.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rachel Weisz, Star Magazine, November 2006

Rachel Weisz sports gigantic Minnie Mouse ears at the Gotham magazine Halloween party at The Grand in Midtown.

For Rachel Weisz, it was a case of simple but effective costuming when she attended Gotham magazineÕs Costume Ball held at The Grand in New York City.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rachel Weisz, New York Daily News, November 2006

..SINGER-ACTRESS-model wanna-be Samantha Cole was so disappointed there weren't any paparazzi around while she partied at Tao on Halloween, she teetered across the street in her "sexy" Devil costume to be snapped by photogs awaiting Rachel Weisz's arrival at the Gotham magazine party at The Grand...

Post Tags:Gotham Magazine, Rachel Weisz, New York Daily News, November 2006

Gotham Magazine November cover gal Rachel Weisz dolled up as Minnie Mouse Tuesday for the glossy's Halloween bash, held at The Grand on 58th St.

...Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts and Sacha Baron Cohen ("Borat") are expected at Gotham magazine's Halloween bash at the Grand on E. 52nd St...

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Sacha Baron Cohen, New York Daily News, October 2006

Jon Heder and Jacinda Barrett at Gotham Magazine's School for Scoundrels afterparty.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Ok! Weekly, October 2006

East 66th Street, Tom Freston's townhouse. "Arianna's the most protean person around," said Ed Kosner, of Arianna Huffington. "Look it up. Not protein."

The former Daily News editor in chief was leaning on a rail, waiting for his wife. He blogs for Ms. Huffington's Huffington Post. "It's fun."

"She's very inventive and very intelligent and has good English education," said Mr. Kosner. "I think she has always been fearless, from the first time she came to New York. I don't think she's changed anyÑI mean, her politics have oscillated around."

"There is not a correlation between being fearless and having your politics change or not change," said Mr. Kosner.

The party was mainly restricted to the second floor of the four-story manse. It once belonged to Andy Warhol. Hi, Barry Diller! "You know, the thing is, about this Web thing, is, you know, all of it is word-of-mouth," Mr. Diller said. "There's virtually no marketingÑso when you have a real voice, then you really do resonate."

He couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly her voice was. "She's always had important people who like her."

Tom and Kathy Freston like her. Earlier this month, after 26 years at what is generally called Viacom, Mr. Freston, then CEO, was abruptly handed his walking papers.

"Tom, I need to talk to you this week," said Charlie Rose. Sumner Redstone, Mr. Freston's former boss, was soon to be a guest on his show.

"I told him that when you consider what's going on there and how Sumner Redstone is behaving, I think he"s lucky to be out of there," said P.R. king Bobby Zarem. "He said the amount of money he got wasn't as large as it was said to be."

The amount of money Mr. Freston received in severance was said to be $60 million.

"Tonight's about Arianna," Mr. Freston said over and over again.

But later. "Since this happened, I really don't know what I'm going to do,"he told The Transom. "We're going to Asia for a couple weeks."

"I have much more time for traveling now," he said.

The house was lathered in worldly artifacts as well as pictures of his two sons.

"One of my sons is a senior in college. He's working on his thesis and too busy to hang out with me. The other one's a junior in high school. You know, when you' re a junior in high school, you're not exactly excited to hang out with your father."

Mr. Freston said he's still been too busy lately to look at Ms. Huffington's Web site. His wife blogs there. He hasn't given any considerationÑ"not a thought"Ñto taking up blogging himself.

Lynn de Rothschild made a speech about Ms. Huffington from the staircase. "I've known her for a long, long time, through different generations. Through each of her lives, she has always been this perfect creatureÑand the fact that fear was behind all of it is kind of stunning to me."

Ms. Huffington made a short speech. "You know, Socrates, my compatriot, says that courage is the knowledge of what is not to be feared," she said. "And so often we are afraid of shadows. And for me, the only way I could write this book is by being raw, intimate and vulnerable. So wait until you get to the sex chapter."

Later, Ms. Huffington removed her heels, as she often does at parties. At 57, few things scare her anymore, she said. "I'm terrified of curling my eyelashes. I think that I'm going to poke my eye." She said she was recently struck by fear when her daughtersÑshe has a 15-year-old and a 17-year-oldÑbegan tossing around the term Òfriends with benefits." "They're too young to know anything about 'friends with benefits'!"

She declined to comment on the fear involved with her 11-year marriage to millionaire former Congressman Michael HuffingtonÑwho came out as a bisexual shortly after their divorce. "He's a great father and a great friend."

She said she is certainly not afraid to take another whack at love.

"Arianna doesn't need any advice from me," said Ms. Freston, who is a self-help author and a spiritual counselor. "She's a star in life and she's a star in love."

Nine p.m. The lights flicked on and off. Ms. Freston shook hands as guests filed out. She appeared stressed; there were hushed apologies.

Apparently, there had been some unpleasantness with a blogger who had been taking pictures of the Freston home.

Reached on Monday night for comment, Ms. Huffington did not side with her fellow bloggers. "Yes, there is a difference between fearlessness and foolishness. That was not appropriateÑto take pictures of what is on people's desks. There are certain conventions to be followed; that was not some public place. There are certain unstated rules."

She said Mr. Freston had already gotten over the incident by the time he sat down for dinner later that night.

Ms. Huffington's bookÑ On Becoming FearlessÑwas, you might by now imagine, organized around a theme. Could she imagine tiring of the word fearless at some point?

"No, never," she said. "I will continue talking about fearlessness until an epidemic of fearlessness has spread across the country."

Spencer Morgan
Eligible Bachelors

"I don't leave the house much anymore," said Billy Bob Thornton at the School for Scoundrels after-party at the Stone Rose on Monday night. Mr. Thornton, now 51, dressed all in black, said that his wild bachelor days are over. He said he rarely leaves his hotel room now when he's in town. In School for Scoundrels, he plays a confidence coach who advises geeks on how to get girls. In reality, Mr. Thornton said, "I have only bad advice."

Nowadays, he's focusing on fatherhood. His daughter, Bella, just turned 2. And yes, he and his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, have discussed getting their tots together for a play date. "She's all over the world, you know. But someday we'll get them together."

Nearby, Kristian Laliberte, an events coordinator/men's buyer, was checking out the men on the new Gotham mag list of "NYC's 101 Most Eligible Bachelors."

He marked off all the dudes he knew to be gay. "Like, half of these guys are gay," he said. He'd put stars next to 27 of the pictured bachelors he knew to be gayÑincluding himself. He was amused by the straight-laced answers that many of his fellow gays had offered as their "relationship deal-breakers." "If she doesn't pass the 'mother test'" was P.R. maverick Jonathan Cheban's deal-breaker. Over that, Mr. Laliberte had scrawled three stars.

He also wrote "SO GAY"next to Mr. Cheban's picture.

Doesn't anyone talk about bisexuals anymore?

Anyway! Actress Sarah Silverman is also in Scoundrels. She said that Jon Heder, who plays one of Mr. Thornton's girl-phobic students, is actually quite a smoothie. "He's really cool; he's an open book." She particularly admires how he handles being a Mormon. "He's so cool about it. And you know, he can't swear because of his religion, so he would come up with some really creative ways to get around it. One time we were all joking around, and he came out with the word 'ball-meat.'" What now?

She gestured at her crotch. "You know, like meat from your balls."

S.M.
Expecting Maguire
Last Friday afternoon, Jennifer Meyer, Tobey Maguire's very pregnant wife, had a leisurely lunch with a blond girlfriend at the Beverly Hills eatery La Scala.
"She's so loud," said an eavesdropper at the table next to Mrs. Meyer's. "She was like, 'My doctor says I need to eat all the carbs!' She ordered a chopped salad with grilled chicken and a plate of pasta Bolognese."
"She was giving advice to her friend," said the source. Ms. Meyer looked gorgeous in a long black dress. "She was saying how she and Tobey were doing so great, and how they go to therapy and it helps so much."
Ms. Meyer, 29, and Mr. Maguire, 31, got engaged earlier this summer.
"She said she could tell Tobey's gonna be an amazing father, because no matter where he was, he always found time to fly home and check on her," said the source.
But life isn't all beer and skittles for Ms. Meyer. The couple is conflicted about what to name their baby girl. "She said she likes guy names that also work for a girl, like Cameron. But Toby doesn't like that. She also said she likes old-fashioned names like Evelyn, but that Toby didn't like those either."
The oldest daughter of Universal Studios C.E.O. Ron Meyer and a jewelry designer by trade, Ms. Meyer did most of the talking during that lunch, said the source.
"She was like, 'I feel so bad for all our friends who have no direction and don't know what to do with their lives.' Her friend was like, 'Yeah, I know.' Then Jen was like, 'I'm so happy I've always known what I wanted to do with my life.'And then her friend was like, 'Yeah, me too!'"

ÑS.M.
Prince Half-Nelson
It was a meeting of worlds last Wednesday at Asprey, the oh-so-English specialty boutique, currently in temporary digs on 57th Street, where the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust held its annual pre-gala cocktail party.
"We celebrate the Anglo-American association," said executive director Dorothy Kauffman. Her dress was vintage Pucci. "It belonged to my mother, so it's very special for me to be wearing it tonight."
The Royal Academy was founded in the 18th century, the American Associates in 1983, as a "respectful nod to each other across the Atlantic," Ms. Kauffman said. "The spoken word is deeply impactful. We"ÑAmericans and EnglishÑ"share a common language and cultural heritage. We can read each other's novellas, prose and poetry and get it."
Ms. Kauffman is fluent in French; her husband of 13 years, Stephen Hollowell, an Englishman, is proficient in German.
Before moving to the U.S., Mr. Hollowell worked as a detective in England. In his youth, he was a headbangerÑ"Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd"Ñbut without the telltale long hair. "I had short, short blond hair and the bovver boots," he said. He sounds a bit like the actor Bob Hoskins. Standing one flight up on a balcony overlooking the store's entrance, he wore spectacles, a gray suit, a patterned tie and a shirt in ultramarine blue, from Asprey.
"All the women were all over him and all the men sort of stayed back," he said, describing the scene when a group of American Associates on a tour of London scored an audience with His Majesty Prince Charles. "So my wife said, 'I want to introduce you.'I said, 'Nah, you don't have to introduce me.'" Ms. Kauffman insisted, and Mr. Hollowell acquiescedÑbut with one non-negotiable condition: "I am not bowing." The two men made each other's acquaintance. "Prince Charles said, 'Oh, very lovely to meet you.'And I said, 'Hey, how're yah doin'?'"

ÑNicholas Boston
Such Globes
"It's a great honor to be called upon to be a figurehead, I guessÑto spearhead something that's so culturally important, especially when New York City is, in my opinion, the cultural star in this country of ours," said Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Christopher Meloni. He, along with his wife Sherman, was playing host at a gala for the New Globe theater at Valentino last week. The barrel-chested construction worker turned actor was dressed more like he'd been spending time with the Queer Eye squad. Earlier that day, he'd been given a Valentino makeover. He was wearing: a black velvet blazer ("Touch it, it's soft!" he said; it was pretty soft); a "lilac" dress shirt; some shiny slacks.
"It's nice," he said. Valentino had pledged to donate 10 percent of a week's sales to the New Globe causeÑand one velvet blazer. "I fuckin' better be able to keep it! I mean, I came in and got fitted," Mr. Meloni said. "No, but this jacket isnÕt going to fit anyone else. Between these shoulders"Ñbig and broadÑÒand my little ass"Ñheck of a waist line!Ñ"no one's gonna be able to wear this."
Russell Simmons and Mr. MeloniÕs partner in sex-crime prevention, Mariska Hargitay, dropped in for some lightning-fast photo ops. The initiative to build a modern version of the London Globe Theater on Governors Island has relied heavilyÑalmost exclusivelyÑon the generosity and spearheading gusto of celebs like Mr. Meloni.
"In this day and age, you almost need a few celebrities to get people to pay attention,"said Mr. Meloni. Almost? Anyway. "New York is about culture, not war museums."
Jane Krakowski, of Ally McBeal and now of 30 Rock, said that as an actress, supporting the New Globe was a no-brainer: "It works twofoldÑit would be a great thing for New York, and also maybe we can get hired there one day as well."

Sadly, none of the stars made their way to the after-party at Bungalow 8. Club owner Amy Sacco is also a New Globe "friend" and was happy to host another of Ms. Romer's parties. The evening's auction had raised $35,000, but event organizers still weren't totally satisfied. "I was really hoping Ralph Fiennes would make it,"said one.
ÑS.M.

Celebrating her Gotham magazine cover at BED in NYC on September 7, Julianne Moore picked up an Autore pearl and white-gold lantern necklace that came with the South Sea pearl cocktail. Unlike some swag, the necklace wasn't taxed!

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Julianne Moore, Autore Pearls, In Touch, October 2006

Jon Heder, who brings his dorky "Napoleon Dynamite" brilliance to "School for Scoundrels," is also bracing for fatherhood. "When [my wife] starts to show, then I'll be like, 'Knock, knock, knock, who's there?'" Heder told us at GOTHAM mag's premiere party at the Stone Rose. P.S. Check out Billy Bob Thornton reading Rush & Molloy at the airport in the movie. Director Todd Phillips apparently thinks we're an excellent primer for scoundrels.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, September 2006

President of Autore Pearls Rosario Autore, Niche Media CEO Jason Binn, Julianne Moore and her husband Bart Freundlich, Haley Binn, and Niche Media's Vice Chairwoman Cristina Cuomo. Cover star Julianne Moore and husband and director Bart Freundlich celebrate the release of Gotham magazine at BED in NYC.

Post Tags: Rosario Autore, Jason Binn, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, Haley Binn, Cristina Cuomo, Folio, September 2006

Julianne Moore showed up at BED lounge last week with director hubbie Bart Freundlich to launch the new issue of Gotham mag. Attached at the hip to Freundlich, she gushed to us about Mayor Bloomberg's latest tax break for movies that shoot in the city. "The fact that we are able to get up in the morning and go to work down the street, literally two blocks from our house half the time, is a real luxury."If we could all be so lucky.

Julianne Moore and hubby Bart Freundlich stopped in to the Chelsea club Bed to launch the latest issue of Gotham Magazine, which features the actress on its cover.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, New York Daily News, Septemeber 2006

Did the Police pull a gun on Matt Dillon?

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Matt Dillon, In Touch, June 2006

Matt Dillon better stick to limos. The "Crash" cop was once riding the C train to Soho when a guy with a knife ran onto the train. "One cop thought it was me and pulled his gun on me, but then they spotted the guy Ð it was the guy who was sitting across from me!" Dillon says in Gotham magazine.

Her TV series may have been canceled, but "Charmed" vixen Alyssa Milano doesnÕt look too upset. We caught the sexy star baring her taut and tattooed midriff at the Gotham magazine party for the TV Upfronts at Stereo Tuesday.

The men of "Grey's Anatomy,"Justin Chambers(pictured) and T.R. Knight chintzing out on their waitress at Aspen the other night. The boys apologized for having no cash, though they left a few bills folded as fans, and promptly filed into a limo with a bevy of blondes. ...Matthew Perry, Patricia Arquette, Alyssa Milano, and Ashanti at Gotham magazine's Upfronts party at Stereo... Michelle Rodriguez buying a size-one outfit at SoHo's Lounge.

"Its great...especially if the boy fans are happy." - Rebecca Romjin in Gotham Magazine, on playing Mystique in the "X-Men" movies.

Post Tags: Gotham Magzine, Rebecca Romjin, AM New York, April 2006

When not portraying gender-bending lesbians, Hillary Swank's a pretty boring girl.

The Oscar winner spends most of her time tending to her two dogs, a parrot, a cat and a rabbit with her husband Chad Lowe. "My bunny has a leash and we take her to Union Square and she hops around," Swank tells GOTHAM magazine. Her other hobbies include knitting, bedazzling sweatshirts and buying organic veggies at the greenmarket.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Hillary Swank, New York Post, May 2002

Alex Rodriguez was the guest of honor last week at a media event hosted by the trendy Manhattan glossy, Gotham Magazine, since he and his wife Cynthia were on the cover of its April issue.

Although Rodriguez was born in New York, he grew up in Miami and lives there during the off-season. Iasked him if he ever thought about buying the Florida Marlins from current owner Jeffrey Loria in light of Loria's threat to move from Miami. A-Rod chuckled that he had pondered that notion but is understandably prohibited from buying a baseball team so long as he plays for the Yankees. He concurred, however, with Loria's demand that a new ballpark be built in downtown Miami if the Marlins are going to continue to make South Florida their home.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Alex Rodriguez, Queens Chronicle, April 2006

Alex Rodriguez and wife Cynthia host last night's Opening Day Eve party for the release of Gotham magazine's April issue at Pacha in Midtown.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Alex Rodriguez, New York Post, April 2006

"Something on Wall Street or something entrepreneurial."
Alex Rodriquez in Gotham magazine, on what career he would have followed if he weren't playing baseball.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Alez Rodriquez, AM New York, March 2006

Alex Rodriguez plays the field for the Yanks, but is a happily-in-love, one-woman man as he cuddles with wife Cynthia. Now, though, he's ready to go back to work- and back to the World Series. "We have great expectations," he tells Gotham magazine. "We're a veteran team, but I think the sky's the limit."

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Alex Rodriguez, New York Post, March 2006

Billy Bob Thornton and "Napoleon Dynamite" star Jon Heder will celebrate their new movie "School for Scoundrels" at tonight's GOTHAM magazine-sponsored premiere party at the Time Warner Center's Stone Rose.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, School for Scoundrels, Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, AM New York, Septemeber 2006

FROM the separated-at-birth department: Heavy-hitting lawyer Raoul Felder was entering the Gotham Magazine anniversary party at Capitale on the Bowery the other night, when organizers asked him to pose in the red carpet with a blond woman as a small army of paparazzi snapped away.

"I thought it was Lizzie Grubman," Felder relates. "So I said to her as the photographers were taking out picture, 'I just spoke to your father [entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman].' She replied, 'My father is dead' and walked away. It though it was a very tasteless joke, so I asked someone who was with me if that was really Lizzie, and the told me that it was actually Robin Byrd. They look a lot alike!" Maybe to Fleder - but although the two News York blondes share a similarly chiseled jaw, Grubman, 34 has little else in common with Byrd, 48, the longtime emcee of public-access cable soft-core porn programming. Also, in defense of the publicity princess' looks, Felder, 68, referred to the ceremonial red carpet as the "green" carpet, so maybe the legal eagle's eyesight is a little hazy these days. Also, in attendance at the Rudy Guiliani-hosted bash were midget maven of mating Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Naomi Campbell, actor Chazz Palminteri, Damon Dash, Fran Drescher and catwalking heiress Lydia Hearst.

Post Tags: Gotham Magazine, Rudy Guiliani, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Naomi Campbell, Chazz Palminteri, Damon Dash, Fran Drescher, Lydia Hearst, New York Post, February 2006

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