By Drew Grant 5/07 11:30am

Met Costume Gala

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Costume Institute Gala Benefit "PUNK: Chaos to Couture"

Last Night’s Met Costume Gala: A Disaster in Theme

Photos courtesy of Patrick McMullan

Last night’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit will probably be–in the long run–lost to the annals of time, indistinguishable from last years, or the years before, or any year since Anna Wintour took over, actually. But for us who were there on the sidelines, waving frantically at a very pregnant Kim Kardashian and an actively dismissive Kanye West, screaming for just a moment of Lena Dunham or Kate Beckinsale time while pressed up against the barriers of the press pen like poor animals on the way to the slaughterhouse, listening to the woman next to us ask every female celebrity the same questions–”Did you eat anything today? What did you eat? How long did it take you to get into the dress?”–the irony of the night’s theme was not lost on us. Read More

By Kim Velsey 4/26 7:45am

Manhattan Transfers

25 West Houston Street.

Gold Digger: Is Kanye West Looking To Cash Out Of His Soho Condo?

Most couples who are expecting their first child go in for nesting, but Kanye West and Kim Kardashian seem to be doing just the opposite. First, Ms. Kardashian sold her Beverly Hills home for $5 million, then Mr. West put his Hollywood Hills home on the market for $3.3 million and now, it appears, the recording artist/producer/fashion designer also wants to sell his condo at 25 West Houston Street.

Are Mr. West and Ms. Kardashian socking away cash for the baby’s college fund? Pooling their resources for the renovation of the $9 Bel Air estate that they just bought? Or is selling off all your bi-coastal luxury real estate the rich “it” couple equivalent of painting the nursery? Read More

By Drew Grant 12/26/12 2:45pm

MOVIE TRAILERS

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Kim Kardashian, 'acting' (Lionsgate)

Tyler Perry ‘Presents’ Kim Kardashian in Confessions of a Marriage Counselor [Video]

Future Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award winner Kim Kardashian has landed herself the role of a lifetime (or at least one that’s going to be paying higher residuals than her own wedding did). She’s “starring” in Tyler Perry’s latest film, Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. Although honestly, “starring” might be too strong of a word. She’s definitely in the film–check out the trailer below–and she gets her own credit (along with Vanessa Williams’s Indian accent), but all the clip reveals about her character is that she likes to wear tight dresses and works in a marriage counseling office.

At least one of these character traits will not be a big stretch, acting-wise. (Pun semi-intended, inasmuch as we just can’t really bring our brains to process much of anything after the holidays, and especially not this.) Read More

By Drew Grant 12/20/12 9:35am

2012 in review

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Biggest Over/Underachiever: James Franco

Celebrity Superlatives: Class of 2012

This has been a big year for the young Hollywood crowd! Channing Tatum made the cover of People‘s Sexiest Man Alive, Taylor Swift dated both a Kennedy and a New Direction, and Lena Dunham did everything else. But now that the year is coming to an end, it’s time we hand out the awards like “Best Smile” and “Most Likely to Become President” (both go to Ryan Gosling). Give a hand for your 2012 Class of Celebrity Superlatives! Read More

By Drew Grant 9/06/12 2:15pm

Fashion's Night Out 2012

Kim Kardashian expect at FNO (Getty Images)

Five Celebrities to Expect at Fashion’s Night Out 2012

It’s already time for Fashion Week again? How did that happen? And not just Fashion Week, but the one that includes New York’s annual Fashion’s Night Out event. This evening marks the third-most important night of the year for Anna Wintour (besides the Met gala and whenever the president is in town), and we’re looking forward to all the celebrity sightings that are sure to occur. Here are our five best guesses of A-list names to appear tonight. Read More

By Drew Grant 7/17/12 2:39pm

sports

Kris Humphries: Nothing but Nets (Getty Images)

Kris Humphries’ $24 Million Payday With Brooklyn Nets Causing Him to Self-Destruct

Beleaguered wax-man Kris Humphries has had a rough twelve months. The NBA lockouts had us fearing that he would forever be employed as Mr. Kardashian, until negotiations broke down on that front as well, leaving him booted from Team Kim shortly after their fairytale wedding. (“Fairytale” in the sense that it was entirely made up and in no way based on reality.)

His refusal to sign the divorce papers have lead to an ugly court case, with allegations of cheating, stalking, sex-tape set-ups, and a bunch of other sociopathic behavior on both sides. On occasion, he’s been booed off the court before he could even foul.

But now things are looking up for Mr. Humphries. The Brooklyn Nets (previously of New Jersey) have re-signed the power forward with a two year contract for $24 million. Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 6/08/12 7:45pm

Accolades

Kim Kardashian Hosts Rehab At The Hard Rock Hotel

Finally, Someone Dignifies Our Us Weekly Habit

What the media industry lacks in earning potential it makes up for in self-congratulation. A killer scoop might not make you rich, but it will put you in front of the judges of the National Magazine Awards, the Pulitzer nominating committee, and whoever’s curating Longreads these days. And if your Roger Ebert profile doesn’t win the Ellie for feature writing this year, well, that’s just fuel for the chase of the next perfect profile subject, the one that will render your byline immortal.

But what about the writers, reporters and editors who take on the thankless task of feeding our national addiction to celebrity news? US Weekly, Star, Life & Style, OK, People. Read More

By The Editors 5/29/12 7:17pm

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Thomas and Baldwin at Cannes.

Cannes It!

It’s finally time to break out the fans, air conditioning window units and anything else that helps cool off sweltering New Yorkers. Memorial Day weekend brought some wonderful weather, though not as nice as the view coming in from Cannes. Read More