Angels and Others

Well the rumors were true and Mrs Ritchie turned it out for the children at ROXY on Saturday night. She did two songs from the new album and danced with some of the kids. Although only four people in attendance were sober enough to recall any details of the evening we have it on good authority that Mrs Thing was fab-ul-ous . Thank to Daman for the pix.

This requires noting: Rosa Parks died yesterday. We have little commentary on the fact, as, except inasmuch as Rosa Parks affected nearly every aspect of the world we live in today — and, of course, she did — she wasn’t a New Yorker and she wasn’t in media, and these are the things we write about. (Also, we’re white, Northern, and we sort of like sitting in the back of MTA buses — it’s where the door is.) But there’s this: She was — she is, she will always be — a woman who galvanized a movement that changed the country, and we remember always being amazed during Black History Month in elementary school that such a world-historical figure was actually breathing the same air we were. Attention, as Mrs. Loman says, must be paid. Even by us. Via Gawker.

The first in our Saturday series of vintage photos of military men.

This fall’s sweetest – and scariest – benefit song is DO THEY KNOW IT’S HALLOWEEN. This single features a "star-studded" ensemble (Beck, Sum 41, The Arcade Fire) known as the NORTH AMERICAN HALLOWEEN PREVENTION INITIATIVE. Both a trick and a treat, this song is a satire - as well as a charity-benefit song with all proceeds being donated to UNICEF. You can check out the song and the video here . A big thanks to our Miss C.for turning us on to these kids.

A few shots of the U.S. Navy Water Polo Team from of all places the U.S. Navy sports web site . Finally the defense budget put to good use.

With the ongoing battle over intelligent design being taught in schools, Radar wonders, why stop there?

Will innocent Kirsten Dunst head down the path of Lindsay Lohan? Allegedly the starlet has been spending a bit too much time with the Boone’s, thus reigniting our flame of hope that Jake Gyllenhaal will leave her drunk ass and find a nice sober boy instead.

The Today show featured Katie Couric on a leisurely horseback ride with child actress Dakota Fanning, who instead of playing with Barbie is forced to promote her new movie, Dreamer. Fanning is cute enough in her interview, but what truly made us sputter was the utterly absurd lead-in to the segment, in which Couric introduced Fanning’s reel by earnestly annoucing it as, “Dakota Fanning, the early years.” The early years? The child is ELEVEN. Her “early years” were 10 minutes ago. Via Gawker

It’s official: Mary-Kate Olsen, the tragically-rich Bolivian mascot of hard-partying twins everywhere, has left NYU. You know what they say: If you love an anorexic squirrel, set it free. Via Gawker

Just because you’re fabulous, you don’t have to be a snob. Queer Eye Carson Kressley , according to Page Six, was dining at West Hollywood gay bar the Abbey when he saw a man begging for money. Rather than ignore the man (as so many were doing), Kressley invited him to join their group. The Fab Fiver then bought the man dinner, gave him a box of desserts to take with him and on top of it all, Kressley gave the guy $100 before sending him on his way. Now, that’s a class act.

After matriculating in the late 80s, it seems Joan Rivers has finally graduated from the Jocelyn Wildenstein School of Damn Girlfriend ‘Sup With Your Face. Via Gawker .

UNICEF in an effort to raise awareness for the plight of children in war released the first of a three part series of cartoons depicting the destruction of the Smurf village by bombers. While we never really cared for the little guys all that much it was still a bit disturbing watching them die in a big blue holocaust. We guess the the UN though it would be helpful if they dealt with the boys in DC on their own intellectual level. We bet they still don't get it. Video is here .

What’s the only thing more secondhand-embarrassing than a disturbingly stylized W mag photo spread of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie playing house? Easy: A disturbingly stylized W mag photo spread of former Gucci dom Tom Ford lying naked in bed with women. Via Gawker

One of our favorite pieces from this years' FIAC in Paris.

The wit and wisdom of Anderson Cooper: “Going gray is like ejaculation. You know it can happen prematurely, but when it actually does, it’s a total shock.” If his $1 million book deal means we’ll read prose half as stunning as this, we’re sold.

After all our recent posts regarding hunky Frenchmen we thought it only fair to give a little time to some lads across the channel. So we proudly present the 2006 British university Boys Calendar . We can't wait to sit for orals.

Not even a week after Paris Hilton officially announced the break-off of her engagement to Paris Latsis, the heiress has been spotted skanking around with Stavros Niarchos, aka Mary-Kate Olsen’s boyfriend. If our little squirrel twin goes into an anorexic tailspin because of this, we will kill Hilton with our bare hands. Bitch. Thanks to Gawker .

Howdy Kids. After a long week-end in the land of our fathers we have returned to gotham. We expressed our joy by telling some woman on the cab line at the airport to fuck herself. God I love this place.