September 22, 2013

Mandela may have lost awareness

Nelson Mandela health bulletins list weakness of his physical being. They cite greatness as South Africa’s first black president, anti-apartheid revolutionary, fighter for human rights, beloved figure. They mention the...

Weiner loses it over kid's pee

Anthony Weiner can’t even manage to play nice on the playground. The scandal-ridden mayoral primary loser — who reportedly flipped the finger after delivering his concession speech — was spotted...

Sluggish sales for Drake's tour

Rapper Drake’s North American tour is not getting off to a strong start. Sources tell us ticket sales are tepid for the 41-city tour, and the rapper announced Friday that...

Ex-girlfriend complains about Hendrix biopic

The Jimi Hendrix movie “All Is by My Side” had to be re-edited after the guitar god’s ex-girlfriend complained to the Irish Film Board, which subsidized the film. Kathy Etchingham...

Koch brothers in dispute with investors

This past Saturday’s Day & Night brunch party at Highline Ballroom was postponed after a dispute between Derek and Daniel Koch and investors Michael Wainstein and Andreas Huber that was...

King of Morocco shopping spree for son

UN General Assembly week is upon us, and New Yorkers can expect the usual mix of nightmare traffic, lack of restaurant reservations — and foreign dignitaries on outrageous shopping sprees....

Willie Nelson's son following in footsteps

Willie Nelson’s son Lukas, who has performed with him for years and has his own band Promise of the Real, is thankful to be in the family business. He told...

Ivana Trump pulls Cipriani power play

Ivana Trump’s marriage to The Donald ended in 1990, but she is still fiercely competitive with his wife, Melania. Ivana was lunching with a friend at Cipriani uptown at a...

Bono will party at new African museum

Some attendees of the UN General Assembly and Clinton Global Initiative will end their week of powwowing with music by Youssou N’Dour and Angelique Kidjo and the band from the...

George Soros ties the knot

Billionaire George Soros was married Saturday a lavish ceremony followed by a wedding party with guests including Bono and IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Soros, the 83-year-old investor and philanthropist, married...