via guestofaguest.com: Happy Holi Day everyone! Today we take a look at the situation in Libya, the single most imp. document in the history of NYC, and a yearbook full of funny people. Plus,the moon had a big day this Saturday, and everyone has been having severe cases of FOMO lately. MORE>>
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…In fact, it’s been open to the public for two weeks now (at least in “preview” mode, note, no valet, etc.). In typical Sean MacPherson style, (See: The Jane Ballroom, The Crow’s Nest, etc.), the highly buzzed about opening of Il Covo, in the old Orso space on 3rd and Hamel happened with much less fanfare than many probably hoped for. Take a look inside… Read the full story
…In fact, it’s been open to the public for two weeks now (at least in “preview” mode, note, no valet, etc.). In typical Sean MacPherson style, (See: The Jane Ballroom, The Crow’s Nest, etc.), the highly buzzed about opening of Il Covo, in the old Orso space on 3rd and Hamel happened with much less fanfare than many probably hoped for. Take a look inside… Read the full story
via guestofaguest.com: SXSW is officially in full swing, kicking off its jam-packed 10-day run with friends of social media. See how Twitter-savvy guests lit up the Austin festival at the Ignite Social Media party over the weekend. MORE>>
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If you’ve been dying for a while to see the Steamroller and Dick Grasso battle each other for the job of running NYC but never told anyone about it because you felt silly, given that it will never happen, you’re not alone: reporter Charlie Gasparino, too, would love such a match-up and despite being told Ashley Alexandra Dupré vs Gary Busey would have a better chance of coming to fruition, can’t help himself. He’s decided to put it out there, today, Secret-style, in the hopes the universe will give it back to him.
Eliot Spitzer’s resurrection — from the disgraced gov ernor better known as Cli ent 9 to CNN talk-show host — has the political class buzzing about him running for mayor in 2013. Wilder still, one of his former targets is talking about running against him. Former New York Stock Exchange chief Dick Grasso — one of the highest-profile targets of Spitzer’s uneven assault on Wall Street — has quietly been telling friends that he’s leaning toward challenging Spitzer as a Republican (particularly if Police Commissioner Ray Kelly doesn’t seek the GOP nomination himself, as some speculate he will).
Sure, Grasso (a Jackson Heights native) has no political experience, unless you consider his long years as NYSE chief, before he was forced out in 2003 amid the controversy over his massive compensation package. But ever since he beat back Spitzer’s charges that he’d improperly collected tens of millions in salary as the head of the NYSE back in 2008, Grasso’s been dropping hints to reporters that he may run for public office, possibly mayor. And I’m told that Grasso’s enraged at Spitzer’s resurrection, as the liberal media and left-wing documentarians paint him as a force for pure good during his days as AG over the pure evil that were his Wall Street targets (Grasso included).
Yes, Chaz, concedes, there are “a few caveats,” such as the fact that Spitzer hooker banging past would present some issues and that Dick Grasso might just be fucking with him.
The Grasso-for-mayor notion is a longshot (Grasso, who didn’t return a phone call, is known for playing practical jokes), and the Spitzer-for-mayor scenario is far from a layup.
NEVERTHELESS. CG wants- no, needs this- in his life so please, everyone cross your fingers and toes it happens, even though it’s also unlikely because, Gasparino says, Spitzer is a pussy but still.
Here’s hoping that the absurd actually becomes reality, and Spitzer goes toe-to-toe with Grasso, who won’t be bashful about pointing all this out. I know Grasso is game, but somehow I think Spitzer will chicken out rather than face the possibility of a more balanced depiction of his record.
Spitzer vs Grasso [NYP]
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via guestofaguest.com: Rachelle’s been in L.A. for a few days and today her Reading List gets a little something extra courtesy of Hollywood (and CBS!) before she heads back to NYC. Continuing his media tour, Charlie Sheen drops in for a special guest commentary with his closing thoughts on all of today’s interesting news items. Enjoy, you gnarly gnarlingtons. MORE>>
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via guestofaguest.com: Today we look at the most stylish NYers and the most un-stylish crybaby world leader. We celebrate with Rahm Emanuel, and toast our friends at AnOther Magazine. We go inside the world’s most fun house and we do it all hyped up on doughnut sugar! MORE>>
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If you’ve been keeping up with your firearms news, you probably learned over the weekend that Morgan Stanley chairman John Mack counts himself among the 37,000-plus people licensed to own up to 25 handguns in New York. And not just in his home in Westchester where he might need protection from the Chappaqua riffraff– Mack has permission to bring his gun into the city. Naturally, this revelation brings up a couple of questions.
First off, does he bring a gun with him every time he comes into NYC, or just for meetings he thinks might get particularly heated? Did he have a gun with him the time he told Tim Geithner to go fuck himself and if yes, how close was he to whipping it out?
Second, and more importantly, what kind of heat do we think Mack is packing? A six-shooter? A sawed-off shotgun? A FN Five-SeveN? A lipstick gun? And how about if- and we’re not saying he does but if- he’s also got some unlicensed weapons, what’s included in that collection? A musket? A Red Ryder BB Gun? And does his hand count as a weapon, as it well should?
Among New York’s Famous, Licenses To Be Armed [NYT]
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via guestofaguest.com: In the last 24 hours, Britney debuted a new music video, Radiohead a new album, and Paris Hilton turned 30. Plus, Marky Mark Zuck met with POTUS, and Grand Central is going to be the spot of the world's largest Apple store. MORE>>[...]
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