OMG, Paper Magazine editor and publisher Kim Hastreiter at 2010 CFDA Awards

Kelly Bensimon's Top Ten Craziest Moments on Real Housewives of New York City

From New York Mag's Culture Vulture Blog:

1. When it literally appeared as though Kelly had Tourette's regarding whether Bethenny was a cook or a chef. Clearly one of her friends had made some joke to her about Bethenny being a pretend chef, and her childlike mind had seized upon the idea. But she didn't know what she was talking about, she just kept repeating the same dumb thing over and over. "Most chefs don't chop"? What? It was terrifying. And it was only the tip of the iceberg.

2. When she looked at the bag Bethenny got her like it was a bomb. And then it made her cry because she said "it was so impersonal," but really because she's supposed to be the Nice One and why didn't she think of this? Which is why, straightaway the next morning, she declared that as a gift to everyone, she wanted to take pictures of everyone in their bikinis on the beach, which is a more "personal" offering to Bethenny's present, sure, but also less thoughtful, because they have pictures of themselves on the beach — they are on television.

3. Also, during the crying scene we can see her vagina.

4. When Ramona sort of politely asks Kelly (who is having a conversation on speaker phone) to go into the other room to talk on the phone, Kelly says, "Honestly, this isn't about you." Even though this is Ramona's vacation, it's pretty clear she's becoming aware that Kelly's right.

5. When she was outraged at Bethenny for going on a relaxing vacation after her dad died.

6. When Bethenny did a Jack Nicholson impression, Kelly went, “Oh, my God, Al Sharpton! Al Sharpton!” (This was the point when the girls were starting to actually look scared for her.)

7. “What about when you attacked my friend Gwyneth?” she asked Bethenny. “Gwyneth who?” Bethenny asked. Kelly, appalled, replied: "Paltrow??"

8. When she repeatedly professed to having nightmares about Bethenny stabbing her. “There’s like knives on her tongue," she said to Jill. "I can’t even imagine Jason kissing her because she’s full of knives.”

9. When she told Alex she has a lot of anger inside, and said “I had nightmares Bethenny was trying to kill me because she’s tried to kill me so many times before."

10. "Satchels of gold."

Taylor Momsen teaches Yummicoco how to work it.

Despite the fact that Taylor Momsen doesn't care about Haiti, I do appreciate the fact that her very name is a prized keyword online— just the thing to propel my blog "to the top of Google rankings," as David Carr suggests in his column about Taylor Momsen's internet click appeal.

Here are Top 10 Reasons To Hate Taylor Momsen, copied and pasted from The Top Tens:

1) She tries to be a 20-year old ADULT
2) She smokes
3) She doesn't care about Haiti
4) She's never been a role model
5) She made Jenny Humphrey a complete (I mean, total) IDIOT
6) She's so self-absorbed
7) Come on, she's never been a Disney star
8) She'll never be as famous as Dakota Fanning or Miley Cyrus
9) She's 16 turning 46
10) Her sister Sloane is way better than her

10 Magazine Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with Ten Designer Covers

Thanks, fashionologie, this link is for you.


10 magazine wrangled ten "fashion gods" for ten separate covers — each photographed by the lensman of their choice. Helmut Lang sent in a passport photo, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana commissioned Terry Richardson, Vivienne Westwood had Juergen Teller capture her, Ralph Lauren was snapped by Bruce Weber, and Karl Lagerfeld submitted a self-portrait. Alber Elbaz, Azzedine Alaia, Donatella Versace, John Galliano, and Tom Ford round out the rest of the designers featured.

Brand Snob

Fashionista features Ten Brands Worth Investing In.

1. The Best Brand: Hermès
2. The Lifestyle Brand: Monocle
3. The Watch Brand: Linde Werdelin
4. The Women’s Brand: Lacroix
5. The Men’s Brand: Ozwald Boateng (support our Black men!)
6. The Perfume Brand: Guerlain
7. The Car Brand: Morgan Motor Company
8. The Wine Brand: Clos-Vougeot
9. The Cuisine Brand: Ferran Adrià
10. The Hedge Brand: Gilt Groupe

Do you agree?