Archive for February, 2007

A Star-Quality Pal for the Ex-Prez

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

More insight into the surprising friendship between George H.W. Bush and Teri Hatcher: She baked oatmeal cookies for the Bush family during a Kennebunkport, Maine, visit! He taught her daughter how to ride a Segway! They’ve gone fishing and golfing together!

Love Etc.: What, Do You Need a Diagram?

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

One of the running gags on “The L Word” — Showtime’s hip drama about a group of lesbians and bisexuals in L.A. — is the Chart, a diagram of the characters and their convoluted love lives. Now series creator Ilene Chaiken and Hilary Rosen have taken the idea and launched a real-life version, “OurChart,” which they’re touting as the first online meeting site for lesbians, their friends and families.

The Reliable Source

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Terry McAuliffe’s Hearty Party

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Everything’s great! The glass is always half full! Hillary’s going to be the next president!

Fashion Review : The Good, the Bad, the Amusing

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

A show within the show: puffed hair, masked faces and even a light sculpture.

Miss America, With Poise to Spare in Wonkland Central

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Okay, Chris Matthews, we take it back. Once you meet Lauren Nelson, you kind of get why she’s Miss America.

And for Best Performance at a Lectern . . .

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

Forget movies! Two-time Academy Award nominee Will Smith should win an Oscar for his masterly performance at yesterday’s symposium hosted by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Courage Cup Organizers Cross Polo Mallets

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Forget the country club rep: Polo is a very rough game. And now for the organizers of the three-year-old Courage Cup charity match, the sod-flinging has moved off the Virginia fields and onto the blogs.

A Pastry Chef’s Sweet Memories (and Some Crusty Ones, Too)

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

Bill Yosses, the new executive pastry chef at the White House, might want to thumb through “All the Presidents’ Pastries: Twenty-Five Years in the White House,” the new behind-the-scenes memoir by Roland Mesnier, who served five presidents before retiring in 2004. Mesnier loved Chelsea and the Bushes; Nancy Reagan, not so much. A few favorite tidbits:

From Creative Coalition, a Hollywood Boost

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

Does the Creative Coalition seem just a little more glittery now that the Democrats are back? The group of stalwart Hollywood activists co-hosted a party with Capitol File at B. Smith’s restaurant Wednesday and produced some new names who, if not full-on A-list, at least gave off some Us Weekly-type heat.