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		<title>Tower Heist: Téa Leoni Picks Up $5.1 M. Riverside Drive Bachelorette Pad</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:00:02 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://observer.com/2013/04/tower-heist-tea-leoni-picks-up-5-1-m-riverside-drive-bachelorette-pad/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_296970" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tealeoni.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-296970" alt="asdf" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tealeoni.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Téa Leoni picked up the Riverside Drive pad for $5.12 million—not exactly a tower heist.</p></div></p>
<p>Actor and actress couple David Duchovny and <strong>Téa Leoni</strong> haven't offloaded their old New York City triplex yet (though they've reportedly been broken up for almost two years), but Ms. Leoni has already moved on: the <em>Deep Impact</em> star just picked up a three-bedroom combo spread at <strong>190 Riverside Drive</strong>.<b><br />
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<p>The eighth-floor corner unit is decked out in a thoroughly traditional (dare we say geriatric?) style, with "exquisite detailed moldings, stained glass doors, original fireplace mantels, bay windows and coffered ceilings"—fancifully-coffered ceilings beyond the standard square patterns, by the looks of it—according the listing description. <!--more--></p>
<p><div id="attachment_296974" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://observer.com/2013/04/leoni/" rel="attachment wp-att-296974"><img class="size-medium wp-image-296974" alt="Ms. Leoni." src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/leoni.jpg?w=200" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ms. Leoni.</p></div></p>
<p>Corcoran brokers <strong>Deanna Kory</strong> and <strong>Carlin Wright </strong>had the listing and, we're guessing, their fill of the hard candies that the sellers almost certainly kept in a little dish on the coffee table.</p>
<p>The unit only has two true bedrooms—that is, rooms with en-suite bathrooms and walk-in closets—but if Ms. Leoni's kids or guests are willing to slum it and walk through the hallway to reach the bathroom, the home can accommodate up to four  bedrooms.</p>
<p>Though the décor in Ms. Leoni's new apartment is sure to be cleared out before the actress takes up residence, we can see why she was drawn to the apartment. It's very much in line with Ms. Leoni and Mr. Duchovny's Upper East Side co-op maisonette, replete with overstuffed leather chairs, wooden cabinetry and kitchen chairs that look straight out of a 1950s diner. They are asking $9.25 million for their old first-floor triplex—a true maisonette, in that it has a separate street entrance.</p>
<p>For her new Upper West Side digs, though, Ms. Leoni paid <strong>$5.12 million</strong>, a bit below the $5.25 million asking price, to sellers <strong>Nathan Berry</strong> and <strong>Ceara Donnelley</strong>. Ms. Leoni may be a movie star, after all, but much like a mere mortal, her post-breakup pad is more modest than the married spread. Stars, they're just like us!</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_296970" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tealeoni.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-296970" alt="asdf" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tealeoni.jpg?w=300" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Téa Leoni picked up the Riverside Drive pad for $5.12 million—not exactly a tower heist.</p></div></p>
<p>Actor and actress couple David Duchovny and <strong>Téa Leoni</strong> haven't offloaded their old New York City triplex yet (though they've reportedly been broken up for almost two years), but Ms. Leoni has already moved on: the <em>Deep Impact</em> star just picked up a three-bedroom combo spread at <strong>190 Riverside Drive</strong>.<b><br />
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<p>The eighth-floor corner unit is decked out in a thoroughly traditional (dare we say geriatric?) style, with "exquisite detailed moldings, stained glass doors, original fireplace mantels, bay windows and coffered ceilings"—fancifully-coffered ceilings beyond the standard square patterns, by the looks of it—according the listing description. <!--more--></p>
<p><div id="attachment_296974" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://observer.com/2013/04/leoni/" rel="attachment wp-att-296974"><img class="size-medium wp-image-296974" alt="Ms. Leoni." src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/leoni.jpg?w=200" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ms. Leoni.</p></div></p>
<p>Corcoran brokers <strong>Deanna Kory</strong> and <strong>Carlin Wright </strong>had the listing and, we're guessing, their fill of the hard candies that the sellers almost certainly kept in a little dish on the coffee table.</p>
<p>The unit only has two true bedrooms—that is, rooms with en-suite bathrooms and walk-in closets—but if Ms. Leoni's kids or guests are willing to slum it and walk through the hallway to reach the bathroom, the home can accommodate up to four  bedrooms.</p>
<p>Though the décor in Ms. Leoni's new apartment is sure to be cleared out before the actress takes up residence, we can see why she was drawn to the apartment. It's very much in line with Ms. Leoni and Mr. Duchovny's Upper East Side co-op maisonette, replete with overstuffed leather chairs, wooden cabinetry and kitchen chairs that look straight out of a 1950s diner. They are asking $9.25 million for their old first-floor triplex—a true maisonette, in that it has a separate street entrance.</p>
<p>For her new Upper West Side digs, though, Ms. Leoni paid <strong>$5.12 million</strong>, a bit below the $5.25 million asking price, to sellers <strong>Nathan Berry</strong> and <strong>Ceara Donnelley</strong>. Ms. Leoni may be a movie star, after all, but much like a mere mortal, her post-breakup pad is more modest than the married spread. Stars, they're just like us!</p>
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		<title>Bleat and Bland: Goats Is a Drug-Induced Trip with a Whole Lotta Hoopla Yet Such a Disappointing High</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:15:43 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Rex Reed</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_256456" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://observer.com/2012/08/rex-reed-goats-david-duchovny-christopher-neil/gpa_2603-nef/" rel="attachment wp-att-256456"><img class="size-medium wp-image-256456" title="GPA_2603.NEF" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/goats-movie-image-david-duchovny-graham-phillips.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Phillips and Duchovny in <em>Goats</em>.</p></div></p>
<p>Ellis, the precocious 15-year-old product of a broken marriage, played by appealing newcomer Graham Phillips, is the hero of <em>Goats, </em>an offbeat but nonetheless pedestrian ensemble piece directed by Christopher Neil from a screenplay by Mark Jude Poirier based on his own coming-of-age novel of the same title. Ellis lives in Tucson with his bohemian mother Wendy (the excellent Vera Farmiga), her Speedo-wearing bisexual boyfriend Bennet (Justin Kirk), and a bearded, pot-growing, goat-breeding hippie and part-time botanist named Goat Man (a laughably miscast David Duchovny, looking like a Jesus freak on acid) who feeds Ellis with a mind-blowing supply of drugs and roams the cacti with his two pet goats, Lance and Frieda. Then, in a mind-blowing change of culture and climate, Ellis gets shipped off to a New England prep school where he is strong-armed into joining the track team, and falls in love with a dining-hall waitress named Minnie (Dakota Johnson) who services the entire student body sexually for extra income. He is also carted off to Washington, D.C. for a reunion visit with his rich preppie father (Ty Burrell) and his new wife (Keri Russell), both of whom turn out to be nicer than his stoned mother led him to believe. Shuttled back and forth between the Arizona deserts and the East Coast snowfalls, Ellis has an unconventional upbringing, exposed to the foibles of crazy adult influences. It’s not always as interesting as it sounds.<!--more--></p>
<p>His mom lives a life of spiritual searching, Hopi Indian seminars, tofu turkey and shaman rituals, financed by her ex-husband’s trust fund—all cover-ups for escapism and misery. His dad is self-absorbed, with a young wife and a new baby. Goat Man, who is really an Irish pothead named Stephen, exposes the kid to drug smuggling. At school, Ellis gets mugged, robbed and kicked in the testicles. The movie shows Ellis inching his way from adolescence into young adulthood with a structure of too many events and nothing happening of any consequence. By the time Duchovny shaves off enough hair to revitalize an entire baldness clinic, you wonder what it’s all about anyway. Ms. Farmiga is the only one who seems to be having any fun, as an aging flower child stuck in an earlier decade and addicted to healing vortex workshops and primal screams. Mellow, but very much a work in progress, <em>Goats </em>has a bland but overcrowded menu that could benefit from a little feta.</p>
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<p>GOATS</p>
<p>Running Time 92 minutes</p>
<p>Written by Mark Jude Poirier</p>
<p>Directed by Christopher Neil</p>
<p>Starring Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny and Keri Russell</p>
<p>2/4</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_256456" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://observer.com/2012/08/rex-reed-goats-david-duchovny-christopher-neil/gpa_2603-nef/" rel="attachment wp-att-256456"><img class="size-medium wp-image-256456" title="GPA_2603.NEF" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/goats-movie-image-david-duchovny-graham-phillips.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Phillips and Duchovny in <em>Goats</em>.</p></div></p>
<p>Ellis, the precocious 15-year-old product of a broken marriage, played by appealing newcomer Graham Phillips, is the hero of <em>Goats, </em>an offbeat but nonetheless pedestrian ensemble piece directed by Christopher Neil from a screenplay by Mark Jude Poirier based on his own coming-of-age novel of the same title. Ellis lives in Tucson with his bohemian mother Wendy (the excellent Vera Farmiga), her Speedo-wearing bisexual boyfriend Bennet (Justin Kirk), and a bearded, pot-growing, goat-breeding hippie and part-time botanist named Goat Man (a laughably miscast David Duchovny, looking like a Jesus freak on acid) who feeds Ellis with a mind-blowing supply of drugs and roams the cacti with his two pet goats, Lance and Frieda. Then, in a mind-blowing change of culture and climate, Ellis gets shipped off to a New England prep school where he is strong-armed into joining the track team, and falls in love with a dining-hall waitress named Minnie (Dakota Johnson) who services the entire student body sexually for extra income. He is also carted off to Washington, D.C. for a reunion visit with his rich preppie father (Ty Burrell) and his new wife (Keri Russell), both of whom turn out to be nicer than his stoned mother led him to believe. Shuttled back and forth between the Arizona deserts and the East Coast snowfalls, Ellis has an unconventional upbringing, exposed to the foibles of crazy adult influences. It’s not always as interesting as it sounds.<!--more--></p>
<p>His mom lives a life of spiritual searching, Hopi Indian seminars, tofu turkey and shaman rituals, financed by her ex-husband’s trust fund—all cover-ups for escapism and misery. His dad is self-absorbed, with a young wife and a new baby. Goat Man, who is really an Irish pothead named Stephen, exposes the kid to drug smuggling. At school, Ellis gets mugged, robbed and kicked in the testicles. The movie shows Ellis inching his way from adolescence into young adulthood with a structure of too many events and nothing happening of any consequence. By the time Duchovny shaves off enough hair to revitalize an entire baldness clinic, you wonder what it’s all about anyway. Ms. Farmiga is the only one who seems to be having any fun, as an aging flower child stuck in an earlier decade and addicted to healing vortex workshops and primal screams. Mellow, but very much a work in progress, <em>Goats </em>has a bland but overcrowded menu that could benefit from a little feta.</p>
<p align="right"><em>rreed@observer.com</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>GOATS</p>
<p>Running Time 92 minutes</p>
<p>Written by Mark Jude Poirier</p>
<p>Directed by Christopher Neil</p>
<p>Starring Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny and Keri Russell</p>
<p>2/4</p>
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		<title>Morning Memo: Barack Obama Confers With Oprah; Justin Long Downgrades; Lindsay Lohan Gets Out the Vote</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:33:22 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Caroline Bankoff</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/oprah-witha-fan.jpg?w=200&h=300" /><strong>Barack Obama</strong> did some last minute strategizing in a Monday morning conference call that included <strong>Oprah</strong> <strong>Winfrey</strong> and <strong>Sean &quot;Diddy&quot; Combs</strong> (also <strong>Donna Brazile</strong>, House Majority Whip <strong>Jim Clyburn</strong>, and <strong>Rev. Joseph Lowery</strong>). [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/04/2008-11-04_oprah_working_overtime_for_obama.html" title="NYDN">R&amp;M</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Lindsay Lohan</strong> is once again harnessing the power of Myspace to remind fans to vote. [<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237689,00.html" title="People">People</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Justin Long</strong>, who previously dated <strong>Kirsten Dunst</strong> and <strong>Drew Barrymore</strong>, was spotted making out with, uh, <strong>Tila Tequila</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11042008/gossip/pagesix/hween_treat_136763.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Charlize Theron</strong> settled her $20 million lawsuit with watchmaker Raymond Weil. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/03/2008-11-03_charlize_theron_finds_time_to_settle_wat-1.html" title="NYDN">NYDN</a>] </p>
<p>The supposedly separated <strong>Tea Leoni</strong> and <strong>David Duchovny</strong> held hands as they took their kids trick-or-treating on the Upper East Side Friday night. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11042008/gossip/pagesix/not_quite_split_136754.htm" title="P6">P6</a>] </p>
<p>A modest <strong>Angelina Jolie </strong>claims she is &quot;just a punk kid with tattoos.&quot; [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/angelina-jolie-i-am-still-just-a-punk-kid-with-tattoos" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>] </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/oprah-witha-fan.jpg?w=200&h=300" /><strong>Barack Obama</strong> did some last minute strategizing in a Monday morning conference call that included <strong>Oprah</strong> <strong>Winfrey</strong> and <strong>Sean &quot;Diddy&quot; Combs</strong> (also <strong>Donna Brazile</strong>, House Majority Whip <strong>Jim Clyburn</strong>, and <strong>Rev. Joseph Lowery</strong>). [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/04/2008-11-04_oprah_working_overtime_for_obama.html" title="NYDN">R&amp;M</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Lindsay Lohan</strong> is once again harnessing the power of Myspace to remind fans to vote. [<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20237689,00.html" title="People">People</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Justin Long</strong>, who previously dated <strong>Kirsten Dunst</strong> and <strong>Drew Barrymore</strong>, was spotted making out with, uh, <strong>Tila Tequila</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11042008/gossip/pagesix/hween_treat_136763.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Charlize Theron</strong> settled her $20 million lawsuit with watchmaker Raymond Weil. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/11/03/2008-11-03_charlize_theron_finds_time_to_settle_wat-1.html" title="NYDN">NYDN</a>] </p>
<p>The supposedly separated <strong>Tea Leoni</strong> and <strong>David Duchovny</strong> held hands as they took their kids trick-or-treating on the Upper East Side Friday night. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/11042008/gossip/pagesix/not_quite_split_136754.htm" title="P6">P6</a>] </p>
<p>A modest <strong>Angelina Jolie </strong>claims she is &quot;just a punk kid with tattoos.&quot; [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/angelina-jolie-i-am-still-just-a-punk-kid-with-tattoos" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>] </p>
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		<title>Morning Memo: Peter Cook Sex Tape Confirmed; Madonna and Guy Ritchie Had No Pre-nup; Prince&#8217;s Secret Show</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:22:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Caroline Bankoff</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/prince_0.jpg?w=220&h=300" />The <strong>Christie Brinkley</strong>-<strong>Peter Cook</strong> scandal circus continues: Page Six is claiming to have seen graphic stills of a sex tape Mr. Cook produced with his then-18-year-old mistress, <strong>Diana Bianchi</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10162008/gossip/pagesix/cooks_sex_with_teen_on_tape_133769.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Madonna</strong> and <strong>Guy Ritchie</strong> did not have a pre-nup, and the director is now reportedly looking for &quot;a nice piece of the pie.&quot; [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/15/2008-10-15_guy_ritchie_goes_for_madonnas_millions__-1.html" title="NYDN">NYDN</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Prince</strong> deigned to visit the exclusive Eldridge only after he'd sent in an &quot;advance man&quot; to scope the place out. After arriving with five bodyguards, he stayed for about an hour before departing for Butter, where he installed his personal DJ. (This is all acceptable because he is Prince.) [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10162008/gossip/pagesix/royal_treatment_133779.htm" title="P6">P6</a>] </p>
<p>Hermès heir <strong>Mathias Guerrand-Hermès</strong> assaulted the pilot of his Air France flight earlier this week. Apparently, he tried to &quot;grab the pilot's crotch and punch him,&quot; a move that resulted in his being shackled to a first class seat for the remainder of the trip. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/nyregion/16hermes.html">NYT</a> via <a href="http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/2464" title="Cityfile">Cityfile</a>]</p>
<p>Declining hot spot Bungalow 8 is now issuing invitations via Facebook. [<a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2008/10/15/bungalow-20.html" title="Down By The Hipster">Down By The Hipster</a>] <strong><a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2008/10/15/bungalow-20.html" title="Down By The Hipster"><br /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>David Duchovny</strong>'s recent trip to rehab for sex addiction wasn't enough to save his marriage to <strong>Téa Leoni</strong>. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/david-duchovny-and-tea-leoni-confirm-split" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Dennis Rodman</strong> stole a half-finished bottle of Champagne and two glasses from Bounce Uptown, then left without paying. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/16/2008-10-16_side_dish_rodman_bounces_the_bubbly.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>] </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/prince_0.jpg?w=220&h=300" />The <strong>Christie Brinkley</strong>-<strong>Peter Cook</strong> scandal circus continues: Page Six is claiming to have seen graphic stills of a sex tape Mr. Cook produced with his then-18-year-old mistress, <strong>Diana Bianchi</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10162008/gossip/pagesix/cooks_sex_with_teen_on_tape_133769.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Madonna</strong> and <strong>Guy Ritchie</strong> did not have a pre-nup, and the director is now reportedly looking for &quot;a nice piece of the pie.&quot; [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/15/2008-10-15_guy_ritchie_goes_for_madonnas_millions__-1.html" title="NYDN">NYDN</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Prince</strong> deigned to visit the exclusive Eldridge only after he'd sent in an &quot;advance man&quot; to scope the place out. After arriving with five bodyguards, he stayed for about an hour before departing for Butter, where he installed his personal DJ. (This is all acceptable because he is Prince.) [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10162008/gossip/pagesix/royal_treatment_133779.htm" title="P6">P6</a>] </p>
<p>Hermès heir <strong>Mathias Guerrand-Hermès</strong> assaulted the pilot of his Air France flight earlier this week. Apparently, he tried to &quot;grab the pilot's crotch and punch him,&quot; a move that resulted in his being shackled to a first class seat for the remainder of the trip. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/nyregion/16hermes.html">NYT</a> via <a href="http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/2464" title="Cityfile">Cityfile</a>]</p>
<p>Declining hot spot Bungalow 8 is now issuing invitations via Facebook. [<a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2008/10/15/bungalow-20.html" title="Down By The Hipster">Down By The Hipster</a>] <strong><a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2008/10/15/bungalow-20.html" title="Down By The Hipster"><br /></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>David Duchovny</strong>'s recent trip to rehab for sex addiction wasn't enough to save his marriage to <strong>Téa Leoni</strong>. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/david-duchovny-and-tea-leoni-confirm-split" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Dennis Rodman</strong> stole a half-finished bottle of Champagne and two glasses from Bounce Uptown, then left without paying. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/16/2008-10-16_side_dish_rodman_bounces_the_bubbly.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>] </p>
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		<title>Morning Memo: Richard Fuld Gets Hit; Amy Winehouse Maybe Sort Of Okay?; Clint Eastwood&#8217;s Palin Proclivities</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:24:11 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fuld1.jpg?w=216&h=300" />Someone knocked Lehman Brothers CEO <strong>Richard Fuld</strong> &quot;out cold&quot; after the company's bankrupcy was announced. Seriously. [<a href="http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/confirmed-lehman-bros-ceo-punched-in-face.php" title="Radar">Radar</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Ashley Dupre</strong> now travels with three bodyguards (does <strong>Eliot Spitzer</strong> even still have a security detail?). [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/07/2008-10-07_celebrity_side_dish-2.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>] </p>
<p>Iranian actress <strong>Golshifteh Farahani</strong>, who co-stars with<strong> Leonardo DiCaprio </strong>in the <a href="/2008/style/body-lies-premiere">upcoming <em>Body of Lies</em></a>, may be barred from re-entering Iran because of her participation in the film. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/rush_molloy/index.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>]  </p>
<p>One piece of good news on the<strong> Amy Winehouse</strong> front: She is <em>not </em>on an official suicide watch. [<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231473,00.html" title="People">People</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Clint Eastwood</strong> horrified the crowd at the New Yorker Festival by implying that he thought <strong>Sarah Palin</strong> beat <strong>Joe Biden</strong> in last week's Vice Presidential debate. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10072008/gossip/pagesix/clint_almost_in_sarahs_corner_132434.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]   </p>
<p>In a recent interview, <strong>Nicole Kidman</strong> told <em>Elle</em> that her love for current husband <strong>Keith Urban </strong>is &quot;more deep and profound&quot; than what she felt for <strong>Tom Cruise,</strong> adding: &quot; I <em>know</em> he has the same thing with <strong>Katie</strong> [<strong>Holmes</strong>]. You move into a stage where you're able to be a more fuller person in your relationship...Really, for our kids -- they were amidst a lot of love. It wasn't bad. And now we're amidst a more evolved love.&quot; Meanwhile, Ms. Kidman's former <em>Dogville</em> costar, <strong>Lauren Bacall</strong> said &quot;Tom Cruise is a maniac. I can't understand the way he conducts his life.&quot; [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/nicole-kidman-tom-has-a-more-profound-love-with-katie-holmes" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>David Duchovny</strong> has completed his two month stay in rehab for sex addiction. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/david-duchovny-out-of-rehab-after-two-months" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>]  </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fuld1.jpg?w=216&h=300" />Someone knocked Lehman Brothers CEO <strong>Richard Fuld</strong> &quot;out cold&quot; after the company's bankrupcy was announced. Seriously. [<a href="http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/confirmed-lehman-bros-ceo-punched-in-face.php" title="Radar">Radar</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Ashley Dupre</strong> now travels with three bodyguards (does <strong>Eliot Spitzer</strong> even still have a security detail?). [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/07/2008-10-07_celebrity_side_dish-2.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>] </p>
<p>Iranian actress <strong>Golshifteh Farahani</strong>, who co-stars with<strong> Leonardo DiCaprio </strong>in the <a href="/2008/style/body-lies-premiere">upcoming <em>Body of Lies</em></a>, may be barred from re-entering Iran because of her participation in the film. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/rush_molloy/index.html" title="R&amp;M">R&amp;M</a>]  </p>
<p>One piece of good news on the<strong> Amy Winehouse</strong> front: She is <em>not </em>on an official suicide watch. [<a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231473,00.html" title="People">People</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Clint Eastwood</strong> horrified the crowd at the New Yorker Festival by implying that he thought <strong>Sarah Palin</strong> beat <strong>Joe Biden</strong> in last week's Vice Presidential debate. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/10072008/gossip/pagesix/clint_almost_in_sarahs_corner_132434.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]   </p>
<p>In a recent interview, <strong>Nicole Kidman</strong> told <em>Elle</em> that her love for current husband <strong>Keith Urban </strong>is &quot;more deep and profound&quot; than what she felt for <strong>Tom Cruise,</strong> adding: &quot; I <em>know</em> he has the same thing with <strong>Katie</strong> [<strong>Holmes</strong>]. You move into a stage where you're able to be a more fuller person in your relationship...Really, for our kids -- they were amidst a lot of love. It wasn't bad. And now we're amidst a more evolved love.&quot; Meanwhile, Ms. Kidman's former <em>Dogville</em> costar, <strong>Lauren Bacall</strong> said &quot;Tom Cruise is a maniac. I can't understand the way he conducts his life.&quot; [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/nicole-kidman-tom-has-a-more-profound-love-with-katie-holmes" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>David Duchovny</strong> has completed his two month stay in rehab for sex addiction. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/david-duchovny-out-of-rehab-after-two-months" title="US Weekly">US Weekly</a>]  </p>
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		<title>Portrait of the Onanist as a Young Man</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:24:13 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Irina Aleksander</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/nicktosches.jpg?w=197&h=300" /><strong>Nick Tosches</strong>, a former Florida snake hunter who started out as a journalist at <em>Creem</em> and <em>Fusion</em>, is a contributing editor at <em>Vanity Fair</em>. He is also the author of novels <em>Cut Numbers </em>and <em>In The Hand of Dante</em>, and biographies of <strong>Dean Martin </strong>and <strong>Jerry Lee Lewis</strong> among many others.
<p>When <a href="http://www.salon.com/people/lunch/1999/11/12/tosches/" target="_blank"><em>Salon</em></a> published a profile of Mr. Tosches in 1999, it described the writer's penchant for leopard-printed loafers, smoking two brands of cigarettes at all times, and dining at Da Silvano on a daily basis. In the piece, Mr. Tosches also talks about not caring about what goes on in Hollywood, despite it being the place where many of his works were planned on being adapted. (<em>Dino</em>, for example, was supposed to be directed by <strong>Martin Scorsese</strong>, but ultimately fell through.) </p>
<p>This week, the Daily Transom discovered a little item that Mr. Tosches wrote for <a href="http://www.playboy.com/sex/features/nick-tosches/nick-tosches-p2.html" target="_blank"><em>Playboy</em></a> (in the shape of a phallus) on the topic of sex addiction, responding to the recent revelation that Hollywood actor <strong>David Duchovny</strong> was one of the afflicted. </p>
<p>Mr. Tosches recounts the time when he was 12 years old and first dealing with what some might describe as sex addiction: </p>
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<p>“Bless me, father, for I have sinned.” My voice must have been trembling like a lamb on the altar. I’ve always loved the title of Herbert Huncke’s little book <em>Guilty of Everything</em>. That was me, that was all of us, or so we felt. “I’ve committed self-abuse.”</p>
<p>The unseen priest on the other side of the screen asked me how often. “About five times.” My confessor’s voice was consoling. He knew I was about 12. “You are young,” he said. 'But if you have committed self-abuse five times already in your life—.' I needed to set this guy straight. I didn’t want to get swag absolution. I did not want to fuck with this heaven-or-hell shit. “Not five times in my life. Five times a day.”</p>
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<p>That day Mr. Tosches received a lengthy prescription of prayer and swore never to tell the truth, apparently until now. In the piece he describes his fascination with various online porn sites and writes off sex addiction as another invented disease like vasomotor rhinitis (a.k.a. runny nose) or obesity. </p>
<p>Mr. Tosches writes: </p>
<div class="oldbq">The first time I ever heard the phrase “sex addict” was at an A.A. meeting at which some sniveling—excuse me: non-alergic-vasomotor-rhintic—little sly-grinning faggot introduced himself with the words, “Hi, my name is blah-blah-blah, and I’m an alcoholic and a sex addict.” God, did he love saying that.
<p>I thought of him when I heard not long ago that David Duchovny, who’s supposed to be some kind of actor or something, was undergoing treatment for addiction to internet pornography. Man, if that ain’t Hollywood, what is? And if this whole damned gone-dead culture ain’t Hollywood, it ain’t nothing at all. </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/nicktosches.jpg?w=197&h=300" /><strong>Nick Tosches</strong>, a former Florida snake hunter who started out as a journalist at <em>Creem</em> and <em>Fusion</em>, is a contributing editor at <em>Vanity Fair</em>. He is also the author of novels <em>Cut Numbers </em>and <em>In The Hand of Dante</em>, and biographies of <strong>Dean Martin </strong>and <strong>Jerry Lee Lewis</strong> among many others.
<p>When <a href="http://www.salon.com/people/lunch/1999/11/12/tosches/" target="_blank"><em>Salon</em></a> published a profile of Mr. Tosches in 1999, it described the writer's penchant for leopard-printed loafers, smoking two brands of cigarettes at all times, and dining at Da Silvano on a daily basis. In the piece, Mr. Tosches also talks about not caring about what goes on in Hollywood, despite it being the place where many of his works were planned on being adapted. (<em>Dino</em>, for example, was supposed to be directed by <strong>Martin Scorsese</strong>, but ultimately fell through.) </p>
<p>This week, the Daily Transom discovered a little item that Mr. Tosches wrote for <a href="http://www.playboy.com/sex/features/nick-tosches/nick-tosches-p2.html" target="_blank"><em>Playboy</em></a> (in the shape of a phallus) on the topic of sex addiction, responding to the recent revelation that Hollywood actor <strong>David Duchovny</strong> was one of the afflicted. </p>
<p>Mr. Tosches recounts the time when he was 12 years old and first dealing with what some might describe as sex addiction: </p>
<div class="oldbq">
<p>“Bless me, father, for I have sinned.” My voice must have been trembling like a lamb on the altar. I’ve always loved the title of Herbert Huncke’s little book <em>Guilty of Everything</em>. That was me, that was all of us, or so we felt. “I’ve committed self-abuse.”</p>
<p>The unseen priest on the other side of the screen asked me how often. “About five times.” My confessor’s voice was consoling. He knew I was about 12. “You are young,” he said. 'But if you have committed self-abuse five times already in your life—.' I needed to set this guy straight. I didn’t want to get swag absolution. I did not want to fuck with this heaven-or-hell shit. “Not five times in my life. Five times a day.”</p>
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<p>That day Mr. Tosches received a lengthy prescription of prayer and swore never to tell the truth, apparently until now. In the piece he describes his fascination with various online porn sites and writes off sex addiction as another invented disease like vasomotor rhinitis (a.k.a. runny nose) or obesity. </p>
<p>Mr. Tosches writes: </p>
<div class="oldbq">The first time I ever heard the phrase “sex addict” was at an A.A. meeting at which some sniveling—excuse me: non-alergic-vasomotor-rhintic—little sly-grinning faggot introduced himself with the words, “Hi, my name is blah-blah-blah, and I’m an alcoholic and a sex addict.” God, did he love saying that.
<p>I thought of him when I heard not long ago that David Duchovny, who’s supposed to be some kind of actor or something, was undergoing treatment for addiction to internet pornography. Man, if that ain’t Hollywood, what is? And if this whole damned gone-dead culture ain’t Hollywood, it ain’t nothing at all. </p>
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		<title>Details Discovers Masturbation</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:31:01 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Matt Haber</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/duchovny090408.jpg?w=199&h=300" />Add another trend piece to the ever-growing 'Internet Porn Addiction Ruins Relationships' canon. This month, <em>Details</em>' Em &amp; Lo offer <a href="http://men.style.com/details/blogs/details/2008/09/jerking-off-is.html#more">Jerking Off Is the New Infidelity</a> (subhed: &quot;Is your secret habit causing your marriage to slip through your fingers?&quot;), in which we learn that, &quot;While some guys store everyday images and encounters to fuel their imaginations, many go straight for the porn.&quot;</p>
<p> Sadly, the article was released too prematurely (tee-hee) to include this month's poster boy for self-love, <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/david-duchovny-enters-rehab-for-sex-addiction?page=2&amp;live=1">David Duchovny</a>.  </p>
<p>But you probably already know about the perils of using internet porn if you read David Amsden's October 13, 2003 <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/n_9349/">story</a> in <em>New York</em> Magazine. Or Naomi Wolf's <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/n_9437/">essay</a> accompanying that piece. Or Amy Sohn's <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/nightlife/sex/columns/mating/12044/">column</a> from the same magazine from May 21, 2005. Or Pamela Paul's 2005 <a href="http://pamelapaul.com/pornified.html">book</a>, <em>Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families</em>. Or Ms. Sohn's September 11, 2005 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/books/review/11sohn.html?ex=1284177600&amp;en=da49bb24c535a9a1&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland&amp;emc=rss">review</a> of Ms. Paul's book, in which she <a href="/node/32667">dismissed</a> its thesis despite having written about it a few months before. </p>
<p>Not a reader? Maybe you saw Rita Cosby's MSNBC <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11640411/">report</a> from March 3, 2006. Or CBS News' 'Eye on Technology' <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/01/eveningnews/eyeontech/main2749788.shtml">segment</a> from May 1, 2007. Or <em>Good Morning America</em>'s <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3240340">Pornography Threatens a Marriage</a> from June 5, 2007. Or Fox News' <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364749,00.html">8 Signs Your Partner is Addicted to Porn</a> from June 9, 2008. </p>
<p>Of course, that's not to mention the classics from <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/108/01/38.html">The Holy Bible</a> to <a href="http://www.philosophicalmisadventures.com/?p=23">Jean-Jacques Rousseau</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/AsBoysGr1957">Medical Arts Productions</a> to <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=oYQ_AAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Portnoy's+Complaint&amp;dq=Portnoy's+Complaint&amp;pgis=1">Philip Roth</a>, <a href="http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheContest.htm">Jerry Seinfeld</a> to <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0129387/"><em>There's Something About Mary</em></a> to <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/"><em>American Pie</em></a>, and <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=4IWK81G8-uUC&amp;dq=David+Denby+American+sucker">David Denby</a>, and countless others who have known for centuries that  men sometimes masturbate. </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/duchovny090408.jpg?w=199&h=300" />Add another trend piece to the ever-growing 'Internet Porn Addiction Ruins Relationships' canon. This month, <em>Details</em>' Em &amp; Lo offer <a href="http://men.style.com/details/blogs/details/2008/09/jerking-off-is.html#more">Jerking Off Is the New Infidelity</a> (subhed: &quot;Is your secret habit causing your marriage to slip through your fingers?&quot;), in which we learn that, &quot;While some guys store everyday images and encounters to fuel their imaginations, many go straight for the porn.&quot;</p>
<p> Sadly, the article was released too prematurely (tee-hee) to include this month's poster boy for self-love, <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/david-duchovny-enters-rehab-for-sex-addiction?page=2&amp;live=1">David Duchovny</a>.  </p>
<p>But you probably already know about the perils of using internet porn if you read David Amsden's October 13, 2003 <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/n_9349/">story</a> in <em>New York</em> Magazine. Or Naomi Wolf's <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/trends/n_9437/">essay</a> accompanying that piece. Or Amy Sohn's <a href="http://nymag.com/nymetro/nightlife/sex/columns/mating/12044/">column</a> from the same magazine from May 21, 2005. Or Pamela Paul's 2005 <a href="http://pamelapaul.com/pornified.html">book</a>, <em>Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families</em>. Or Ms. Sohn's September 11, 2005 <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/books/review/11sohn.html?ex=1284177600&amp;en=da49bb24c535a9a1&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland&amp;emc=rss">review</a> of Ms. Paul's book, in which she <a href="/node/32667">dismissed</a> its thesis despite having written about it a few months before. </p>
<p>Not a reader? Maybe you saw Rita Cosby's MSNBC <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11640411/">report</a> from March 3, 2006. Or CBS News' 'Eye on Technology' <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/01/eveningnews/eyeontech/main2749788.shtml">segment</a> from May 1, 2007. Or <em>Good Morning America</em>'s <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3240340">Pornography Threatens a Marriage</a> from June 5, 2007. Or Fox News' <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364749,00.html">8 Signs Your Partner is Addicted to Porn</a> from June 9, 2008. </p>
<p>Of course, that's not to mention the classics from <a href="http://www.bartleby.com/108/01/38.html">The Holy Bible</a> to <a href="http://www.philosophicalmisadventures.com/?p=23">Jean-Jacques Rousseau</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/AsBoysGr1957">Medical Arts Productions</a> to <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=oYQ_AAAAMAAJ&amp;q=Portnoy's+Complaint&amp;dq=Portnoy's+Complaint&amp;pgis=1">Philip Roth</a>, <a href="http://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheContest.htm">Jerry Seinfeld</a> to <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0129387/"><em>There's Something About Mary</em></a> to <a href="http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0163651/"><em>American Pie</em></a>, and <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=4IWK81G8-uUC&amp;dq=David+Denby+American+sucker">David Denby</a>, and countless others who have known for centuries that  men sometimes masturbate. </p>
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		<title>Morning Memo: Jessica Alba&#8217;s DNC Musings; Harsh, Anne Hathaway!; G Spa Closes</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rsz_82591747.jpg?w=203&h=300" /><strong>Jessica Alba</strong> did not approve of all the stars-and-stripes themed outfits at the Democratic National Convention, but still felt &quot;fortunate&quot; to be there. [<a href="http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.blog" title="Myspace">Celebrity Myspace</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Bristol Palin</strong> and putative fiance <strong>Levi Johnston</strong> were sporting tattoos of each other's names at the Republican National Convention last night.[<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity_news">US Weekly</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Paris Hilton </strong>has canceled two screenings of <strong>Adrian Petty's</strong> film &quot;Paris, Not France&quot; at the Toronto International Film Festival &quot;in an attempt to gain more publicity for [the] new documentary about herself.&quot; [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/gossip/pagesix/paris_hiltons_canadian_caper_127357.htm">P6</a>]</p>
<p>Actress <strong>Anne Hathaway</strong> reportedly dumped conman boyfriend <strong>Raffaello Follieri</strong> over the phone six hours before he was arrested. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/anne-hathaway-told-Raffaello-Follieri-you-were-the-love-of-my-life">US Weekly</a>]  </p>
<p>Not shockingly , the symptoms of actor <strong>David Duchovny</strong>'s sex addiction included cheating on wife <strong>Tea Leoni</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/rush_molloy/index.html">NYDN</a>] </p>
<p>Donald Trump's sister-in-law <strong>Blaine Trump</strong> is divorcing his brother <strong>Robert</strong>, who has apparently been living on Long Island with another woman. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/gossip/pagesix/blaine_trump_battle_heats_up_127363.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]</p>
<p>Meatpacking District staple <strong>G Spa</strong> is closing. [<a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2008/9/4/goodbye-g-spa.html" title="Down By The Hipster">Down By The Hipster</a>]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/rsz_82591747.jpg?w=203&h=300" /><strong>Jessica Alba</strong> did not approve of all the stars-and-stripes themed outfits at the Democratic National Convention, but still felt &quot;fortunate&quot; to be there. [<a href="http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.blog" title="Myspace">Celebrity Myspace</a>]</p>
<p><strong>Bristol Palin</strong> and putative fiance <strong>Levi Johnston</strong> were sporting tattoos of each other's names at the Republican National Convention last night.[<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity_news">US Weekly</a>] </p>
<p><strong>Paris Hilton </strong>has canceled two screenings of <strong>Adrian Petty's</strong> film &quot;Paris, Not France&quot; at the Toronto International Film Festival &quot;in an attempt to gain more publicity for [the] new documentary about herself.&quot; [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/gossip/pagesix/paris_hiltons_canadian_caper_127357.htm">P6</a>]</p>
<p>Actress <strong>Anne Hathaway</strong> reportedly dumped conman boyfriend <strong>Raffaello Follieri</strong> over the phone six hours before he was arrested. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/anne-hathaway-told-Raffaello-Follieri-you-were-the-love-of-my-life">US Weekly</a>]  </p>
<p>Not shockingly , the symptoms of actor <strong>David Duchovny</strong>'s sex addiction included cheating on wife <strong>Tea Leoni</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/rush_molloy/index.html">NYDN</a>] </p>
<p>Donald Trump's sister-in-law <strong>Blaine Trump</strong> is divorcing his brother <strong>Robert</strong>, who has apparently been living on Long Island with another woman. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042008/gossip/pagesix/blaine_trump_battle_heats_up_127363.htm" title="P6">P6</a>]</p>
<p>Meatpacking District staple <strong>G Spa</strong> is closing. [<a href="http://www.downbythehipster.com/blog/2008/9/4/goodbye-g-spa.html" title="Down By The Hipster">Down By The Hipster</a>]</p>
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		<title>Dear David Duchovny, Did It Have to Be Sex Addiction?</title>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:59:12 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/dd.jpg" />Oh David Duchovny. We’re so sad to hear the news that <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20222358,00.html">you have checked yourself into rehab for sex addiction</a>. Sex addiction sounds like a totally exhausting thing to have to keep up with, and we can’t even begin to imagine how out-of-control things must have gotten to give a quote to the public about it. We know you’ve asked for respect and privacy for your wife and children (we totally love you too, Téa!), and we totally feel you on that, but here’s the thing we keep wondering. Would it or would it not be less embarrassing (and career damaging) for you and your family if you said the rehab was for some sort of drug or alcohol addiction? Something prescription (of course) and easily mended….or that old standby of ‘exhaustion’ we hear so many celebrities suffer? It just seems like such an intimate thing to admit to – and while we appreciate the honesty, it seems like it will be harder for everyone (particularly your wife) to have to answer to when you get out. Regardless, we hope you get well soon. </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/dd.jpg" />Oh David Duchovny. We’re so sad to hear the news that <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20222358,00.html">you have checked yourself into rehab for sex addiction</a>. Sex addiction sounds like a totally exhausting thing to have to keep up with, and we can’t even begin to imagine how out-of-control things must have gotten to give a quote to the public about it. We know you’ve asked for respect and privacy for your wife and children (we totally love you too, Téa!), and we totally feel you on that, but here’s the thing we keep wondering. Would it or would it not be less embarrassing (and career damaging) for you and your family if you said the rehab was for some sort of drug or alcohol addiction? Something prescription (of course) and easily mended….or that old standby of ‘exhaustion’ we hear so many celebrities suffer? It just seems like such an intimate thing to admit to – and while we appreciate the honesty, it seems like it will be harder for everyone (particularly your wife) to have to answer to when you get out. Regardless, we hope you get well soon. </p>
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		<title>Morning Memo: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson Respond to Papa Lohan; David Duchovny&#8217;s in Rehab (But It&#8217;s Not What You Think)</title>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:06:39 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/lindsay-with-a-hat.jpg?w=198&h=300" /><strong>Lindsay Lohan</strong> and <strong>Samantha Ronson</strong> have responded to <strong>Michael Lohan's</strong> <a href="/2008/style/morning-memo-8-28-08" target="_blank">public comments</a> about Ms. Ronson's supposed tell-all book via their MySpace celebrity blog. [<a href="http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.blog&amp;id=1" target="_blank">MySpace</a> via <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/08/lesbohan_responds_to_book_rumo.html" target="_blank">Daily Intel</a>] </p>
<p>A <em>Gossip Girl </em>script for the upcoming season has leaked! Click through at your own risk. [<a href="http://gawker.com/5043163/leaked-gossip-girl-script--sad-young-literary-men" target="_blank">Gawker</a>]</p>
<p>At the DNC, <strong>Rep. Hilda Solis</strong> (D-Calif.) asked staff to introduce her to <strong>Jennifer Lopez</strong>. Meanwhile, <strong>Jessica Alba</strong> is over there drinking something called a &quot;Dirty Delegate&quot; martini. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/08/29/2008-08-29_celebrity_side_dish.html" target="_blank">NY Daily News</a>]      </p>
<p>Despite calling for <strong>Ralph Nader</strong> to appear in upcoming debates, <strong>Sean Penn</strong> says that he will &quot;reluctantly&quot; vote for <strong>Barack Obama</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08292008/gossip/pagesix/knotty_stance_126555.htm" target="_blank">P6</a>] </p>
<p><strong>David Duchovny</strong>, who is married to <strong>Tea Leoni</strong>, has entered rehab for sex addiction. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/08/28/2008-08-28_duchovny_in_rehab_for_sex_addiction.html" target="_blank">NY Daily News</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Michael Phelps</strong> will make an appearance on <em>Entourage</em>. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michael-phelps-to-make-cameo-on-entourage" target="_blank">Us Weekly</a>]  </p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/lindsay-with-a-hat.jpg?w=198&h=300" /><strong>Lindsay Lohan</strong> and <strong>Samantha Ronson</strong> have responded to <strong>Michael Lohan's</strong> <a href="/2008/style/morning-memo-8-28-08" target="_blank">public comments</a> about Ms. Ronson's supposed tell-all book via their MySpace celebrity blog. [<a href="http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.blog&amp;id=1" target="_blank">MySpace</a> via <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/08/lesbohan_responds_to_book_rumo.html" target="_blank">Daily Intel</a>] </p>
<p>A <em>Gossip Girl </em>script for the upcoming season has leaked! Click through at your own risk. [<a href="http://gawker.com/5043163/leaked-gossip-girl-script--sad-young-literary-men" target="_blank">Gawker</a>]</p>
<p>At the DNC, <strong>Rep. Hilda Solis</strong> (D-Calif.) asked staff to introduce her to <strong>Jennifer Lopez</strong>. Meanwhile, <strong>Jessica Alba</strong> is over there drinking something called a &quot;Dirty Delegate&quot; martini. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/08/29/2008-08-29_celebrity_side_dish.html" target="_blank">NY Daily News</a>]      </p>
<p>Despite calling for <strong>Ralph Nader</strong> to appear in upcoming debates, <strong>Sean Penn</strong> says that he will &quot;reluctantly&quot; vote for <strong>Barack Obama</strong>. [<a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08292008/gossip/pagesix/knotty_stance_126555.htm" target="_blank">P6</a>] </p>
<p><strong>David Duchovny</strong>, who is married to <strong>Tea Leoni</strong>, has entered rehab for sex addiction. [<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/08/28/2008-08-28_duchovny_in_rehab_for_sex_addiction.html" target="_blank">NY Daily News</a>]  </p>
<p><strong>Michael Phelps</strong> will make an appearance on <em>Entourage</em>. [<a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/news/michael-phelps-to-make-cameo-on-entourage" target="_blank">Us Weekly</a>]  </p>
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