Thursday, August 28, 2008

Media-Whore D'Oevres



(image via baltimoresun)

"Michael Phelps' victory lap on NBC continues, with the swimmer booked to make his acting debut on the 34th season premiere of 'Saturday Night Live.' Phelps will host the sketch comedy series when it premieres Sept. 13, along with musical guest Lil Wayne (Phelps listened to the New Orleans rapper's 'I’m Me' on his iPod to get amped for races, you'll recall)." (TheLiveFeed)

"WAS Eliot Spitzer's downfall orchestrated by organized crime? 'I think it's the Gambinos,' private eye Bo Dietl tells Charles Gasparino in a new epilogue in the paperback of the CNBC journo's best seller, 'King of the Club.' Writes Gasparino: 'Spitzer's hooker girlfriend, Ashley Dupre, apparently had some friendship with someone alleged to be one of the family's associates.'" (PageSix)

"Meanwhile, possible love-child maker John Edwards's indiscretions have lent the Enquirer much credibility for breaking the story, but I was astounded to read that as the rag gains honor, its popularity keeps plummeting. I guess the readers feel: 'This shit is true? I'm not reading this garbage anymore!'" (Musto)

"Today went by fast and furious. In reverse chronological order, it ended with IMPACT FILM FESTIVAL throwing the rocking-est party of the Convention so far, packed and hopping, with Nelly performing .. other celebs at the party: Charlize Theron, Cyndi Lauper, Fran Drescher and that Korean Guy from Lost." (VegasPopular)

"I arrived in Denver on a plane with Cindy Lauper. Someone told me she was on the plane and asked where she was. I said I haven’t seen her since 1984, so how would I know what she looks like now? This afternoon I am planning on uploading some video highlights from the past two days, so check back here early tomorrow. Among the video interviews I plan to post are CNN’s Roland Martin weirdly explaining how his wife helped gay men come to Jesus by convincing them to abstain from sex, Bob Schieffer’s remarks about sexism in the media and Katie Couric’s non-responses to me, Joe Trippi on the John Edwards affair, and John Legend talking politics in his dressing room after performing at Harold Ford’s party last night." (MaxBlumenthal)

"Actor Chevy Chase poses for a photographer as he listens to Former President Bill Clinton speak at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday .." (FreedomEden)

"Sometime around 3am ET, the cable and broadcast networks will be making the move to Invesco Field, to set up for Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech. The move was described to us as a 'disaster,' by an insider today, but it has to be done. ABC News political director David Chalian said it will be like, 'covering two different Democratic Conventions.' NBC anchor Brian Williams tells TVNewser, although it will be a, 'logistical challenge,' it has been done before. 'Everyone has got to remember Kennedy did it in Los Angeles,' he said. 'But this will be something.'" (TVNewser)

"As part of the FXnetworks.com relaunch, FX will offer full episode streaming and later this fall, a redesigned community area. Previously, FX shows were streamed only on Hulu and Fancast and available for download at the iTunes store. There will be an eight-day window from when an episode airs to when it appears on FXnetworks.com, Hulu and iTunes." (Paidcontent via BroadcastingandCable)

"With Fashion Week (Fashion Month might be a better name) coming up, I was reminded of an article in the current Santa Barbara magazine about my friend Luis Estevez who held forth in the New York fashion world from the early 1950s through the late 1960s when he abandoned the Big Apple for the tempting life in the glamorous hills of Hollywood and Beverly. I had known Luis when he was a New Yorker, and so I contacted him when I moved to Los Angeles at the end of the 1970s. I knew only one other person out there besides Luis, when I made that move – the object of which was to become a professional writer." (NYSocialDiary)

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