Socialites Purr at Wildlife Conservation Gala

At the Wildlife Conservation Society benefit at the Central Park Zoo last Wednesday, June 10, the main attraction was the Alison Maher Stern snow leopard exhibit, located between the koala bears and the otters. As the black tie event got under way Ms. Stern, who provided the three leopards with their  new habitats, was on Read More

Georgette Mosbacher’s Stiff Upper Lip

At the Harvey Weinstein/GQ party at the Public House on East 41 St., Georgette Mosbacher, another one of the hosts, was putting on a brave face. “As a Republican I plan to have fun in spite of it all. I’ll make the best of it,” said Ms. Mosbacher, who is the CEO of the Borghese Read More

Georgette Mosbacher’s Stiff Upper Lip

At the Harvey Weinstein/GQ party at the Public House on East 41 St., Georgette Mosbacher, another one of the hosts, was putting on a brave face. “As a Republican I plan to have fun in spite of it all. I’ll make the best of it,” said Ms. Mosbacher, who is the CEO of the Borghese Read More

Fifth Avenue Building Cracks Down on Mosbacher’s Parties

Last night at an The Atlantic Monthly’s 150th anniversary party, the Media Mob overheard socialite and Republican fundraiser Gerogette Mosbacher complaining to Christopher Buckley. During her rant, Ms. Mosbacher told him that her Fifth Avenue co-op board refused to let her throw bi-level Christmas and Hanukkah parties. There would be too many people, Read More

At Atlantic Party, Haves and Have-Nots

Last night at a party for The Atlantic Monthly‘s 150th anniversary, held on the stage of the NYU student center auditorium, the aging cable-access porn star Robin Byrd was looking around the room. She saw Robert DeNiro, and locked in.

"Hello!" she said, touching his right arm.

"Hi" he replied.

"Hi," she said, curling a Read More

Moist Eggs and Cherry Blossoms

It was another gorgeous day today in Washington. The White House Correspondents Association dinner weekend has been bathed in sunshine and warm but unoppressive weather. 

"I could use some whiskey," said Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming in the elevator up to television host John McLaughlin's annual brunch on the Hay-Adams Read More

Hillary Shows Up, Pledges Roll In

Not to be outdone by Al Gore’s rousing performance yesterday, Hillary Clinton appeared at her husband’s Clinton Global Initiative conference this morning for a “special session” on “Women and the Power of Economic Opportunity.”

The room on the second floor of the Sheraton was packed for the wonkish panel discussion, (micro-financing, trade opportunities, efficiency in Read More