2- I’m all for equal access to fashion- you know, “fashion for the people”- but where is it going to end? First Told Oldham defected, giving rise to Isaac Mizrahi for Target, Karl Lagerfeld/Stella McCartney for H&M, and now…Fiorucci for Target!!! Yes, perennial Italian fashion powerhouse Fiorucci (as in ‘Sister Sledge’s “He’s the Greatest Dancer”---Halston…Gucci…Fiorucci!!!) has partnered with erstwhile up-and-coming fashion merchandiser Target to bring back- among other things- their signature “cherub” imprint and skinny jeans! Now, don’t get me wrong---its GREAT to see the cherubs again after all this time (and the fashion fag in me wants to cop the Fiorucci “hot lips” T-shirt
and pair it with some Evisu denim and rare Nike patent leather Uptowns), but all of this high/low-fashion collaboration begs the question---what’s next- Diane Von Furstenberg for Wal-Mart? Wrap dresses for EVERYONE!! (affecting my best Oprah imitation- “and YOU get a wrap dress, and YOU get a wrap dress, and YOU and YOU and YOU…!!!). Ironically, Von Furstenberg has already stepped outside of the apparel mart and (in cahoots with VOGUE) into the telecom business. Her new “couture-tech” line, which includes the DVF Mobile (a gussied-up Samsung SPH-A680 cameraphone)
and an accessory called the CityBand makes carrying the essentials (cellphone included) easier. Now if only Dirk Bikkenbergs would hook up with Century 21…but I digress…
3- Didn’t Charlize Theron adapt the Halle Berry School of Drama script hook, line, and sinker- by following up a fantastic Oscar win with a STUPID super(s)hero flop? Will Felicity Huffman do the same once she wins the Oscar for “TransAmerica”?
4- Now that they’ve finally ADMITTED that they have split (of course, The NY Post’s Cindi Adams scooped this MONTHS ago), can we finally admit that we never really cared about Nick and Jessica anyway?
5- With all of his drug struggles, his debilitating fight with Multiple Sclerosis AND his triple by-pass surgery, didn’t Richard Pryor’s death come as more of a relief than a tragedy? He was THE King of Comedy, hands down… 
6- After all of this time and given all of the controversy surrounding Darwin (whom the American Museum of Natural History has just recently bestowed a rather extensive exhibit), isn’t it time for people to just pick what side of the fence they’re on (creationism versus evolution), stop arguing and just leave it at that?
7- Along the same "Get over it" lines... With all of this back and forth over whether to bid your fellow man "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays"- in the spirit of political correctness, why don't we just wish everyone a "Happy and Merry ChristmaHanuKwanzaakah" and call it a day?
8- Would Anthony Hamilton (whose new CD "Ain't Nobody Worryin", drops December 13th) be getting the props he deserves if he were, shall we say, more conventionally attractive?
9- With Cillian Murphy (“Breakfast on Pluto”), Felicity Huffman (“TransAmerica”), Eric McCormack (“Will and Grace”), Heath Ledger/ Jake Gyllenhaal (“Brokeback Mountain”), riding really high right now, how are Hollywood actors WHO ARE ACTUALLY GAY putting food on the table?
10- Even with the campaign to convince the producers otherwise, wasn’t Jennifer Hudson ALWAYS the best choice to play Effie in the film adaptation of
???
11- With a drug overdose inside and with over 2,000 people clamoring to get in the already crowded 3,000 person capacity space ON ITS OPENING NIGHT, is new uber-club PACHA (Ricardo Urgell’s first North-American addition to his 25 nightclub empire) poised to become the new Studio 54? Underage celebrities in various states of consciousness and sobriety, dancers gyrating in glass-enclosed showers overlooking the dance floor and cocktail waitresses sporting nothing but body paint…Sounds like a SCENE!! Now all the crazies from Suede (which is closing in January) and transplants from Aer will have someplace else to go… Get some at http://www.pachanyc.com/
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