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Mayor Bloomberg Wants a Plastic Bottle Deposit; Lauren Bush Thinks It's a Great Idea
Published December 4, 2008, 10:19 am, The New York Observer
At the UNICEF Snowflake Ball last night at Cipriani on 42nd Street, the Daily Transom encountered David Lauren (son of Ralph) and his girlfriend, Lauren Bush . (Ms. Bush's cousin Barbara Bush was also present, arriving with socialite Maggie Betts ; both refused to speak to the press; in the September issue of Vogue Ms. Betts said , "If the economy continues to slip, don't you think ...
Bucking Economy, ASmallWorld and Diamond Billionaire Lev Leviev to Host 'Diamonds & Champagne' Party for Socialites
Published December 3, 2008, 12:38 pm, The New York Observer
Yesterday afternoon, the Daily Transom received an emailed invite for a cocktail party taking place on Thurs., Dec. 5 to "celebrate the holidays" with Harvey Weinstein 's online community A Small World (a.k.a. Facebook for millionaires) and the luxury diamond brand Leviev at the brand's Madison Avenue boutique.The email's subject line was, "Socials Buck the Recession with Champagne & ...
Taylor Momsen: 'Blondie Changed My Life!'
Published December 3, 2008, 11:53 am, The New York Observer
Last night, at the opening of The Annex , a SoHo satellite of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Daily Transom found itself on the red carpet with Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen ; later that evening, Debbie Harry of Blondie and Dave Mason from Traffic were to perform. "Blondie like changed my life!" Ms. Momsen said, excitedly swaying back and forth at us. She was proudly wearing ...
Recession, Reshmession! The Party Must Go On, Says Barry Diller, Chocolate Fountains and All!
Published December 3, 2008, 8:08 am, The New York Observer
In November, the employees at Barry Diller ’s media conglomerate, IAC, were unsure whether the company would throw a holiday party. The season, after all, has not been kind to media employees used to a year-end bacchanal on the company dime. In October, the Hearst Corporation canceled its annual party at Tavern on the Green. Then the president of ABC News, David Westin, made a ...
The Shock of Proposition 8: Lance Bass Wonders, 'Are We Still in the 1940s?'
Published December 2, 2008, 10:39 am, The New York Observer
Last night at Citrine on West 21st Street, the former boy-band idol and Dancing With the Stars contestant Lance Bass (sporting a cargo jacket, gelled hair and faded loose-fit jeans), was surrounded by a small crowd of tan and buff partygoers who were there to toast him on the occasion of his third-place finish in the dancing competition. After courteously posing for photos with a gaggle ...
Tina Knowles 'Twisted Beyoncé's Arm' to Play Etta James
Published December 2, 2008, 8:54 am, The New York Observer
“Beyonce has the voice and she’s got the attitude ,” declared the rap artist Akon at the Monday night premiere of Cadillac Records , a film about the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists in which Beyonce Knowles plays the blues singer Etta James . Curiously, the venue selected for the premiere was the AMC Loews on East 19th Street, a relatively tiny theatre where ...
South Africa: Ocean Motoring Proves Plain Sailing
Published December 2, 2008, 1:53 am, AllAfrica.com
Johannesburg — CAPE Town-based Caudwell Marine has moved aggressively into the $7bn international market for petrol-driven small craft motors with a new technology that is the brainchild of entrepreneur Mike Beachy Head.
Bloomie Sees What You're Doing
Published December 1, 2008, 12:08 pm, NBC New York
Smoking bans are made to be broken. Inspectors are after spots from Beatrice Inn to the Rose Bar.
Mayor Bloomberg Knows You're Smoking Late at Night
Published December 1, 2008, 11:09 am, The New York Observer
Despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's 5-year-old ban on smoking in bars, patrons are still lighting up after hours. If you've ever been to the Beatrice Inn or Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel last at night, this isn't exactly news. But rarely is it pointed out—with 1,800 or so words devoted to the topic—as it is in this week's Page Six Magazine . A spokesperson for the Rose Bar told the ...
Fire safety lessons still matter today
Published November 30, 2008, 10:21 pm, Daily Herald
Talk to any veteran who fought at Omaha Beach, Khe Sanh or Fallujah and he'll tell you stories of the horrors of war. But he'll know that unless you were there you can't possibly understand what it was really like.
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