By Chloe Malle 6/30/10 4:19pm

By George, He Bought It! Stephanopoulos Spends $6.5 M. on UES

In a 1994 Friends episode, Monica, Rachel and Phoebe, in their realistically rent-controlled, balconied Village apartment, receive G. Stephanopoulos‘ pizza order—mushroom, green pepper and onion—instead of their own low-fat crust, lots of cheese. Monica eagerly asks the frightened delivery boy if the mistaken orderer from across the street is a “small Mediterranean guy with curiously Read More

By Reid Pillifant 2/17/10 2:09pm

Watching George in the Jungle

On the cover of this morning’s Observer, Felix Gillette writes about George Stephanopoulous’s uneasy transition to morning television–including this particularly awkward interview with pop royalty Cyndia Lauper and Lady Gaga last week.

The awkwardness starts around the six-minute mark when Lady Gaga starts talking about condoms, and Mr. Stephanopoulos starts looking for Robin Roberts Read More

By Felix Gillette 2/17/10 12:40am

Curious George’s ABC Adventure

On the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 10, George Stephanopoulos was sitting in the Good Morning America studio, overlooking Times Square, crossing his legs. Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper sat a few feet away. Outside a blizzard was swirling. Viewers were snowed in.

Mr. Stephanopoulos sized up his guests. Ms. Lauper was wearing a black Read More

By Reid Pillifant 2/01/10 6:33pm

But For the Grace of God Goes Hank Paulson

On Good Morning America this morning, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson defended himself against the charge that he unduly gave a golden egg to his former company, Goldman Sachs, when the government paid the company 100 cents on the dollar for its AIG debt.

“In every situation–and particularly with regard to AIG–I cared Read More