Chevy Chase Hits a Line Drive in East Hampton

Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel: Summering

Learn what an eruv is! It's the controversial talk of (possibly anti-Semitic!) Westhampton right now. Then welcome an Iraqi refugee and an Ohio maid to the East End! And peep the mad antics of Agassi, Graff, Zabar and Chase (Chevy!) in our Hamptons weekend round-up.

Tags: alec baldwin, amagansett, andre agassi, candice bergen, chevy chase, courteney cox, david arquette, david paterson, dick cavett, east hampton, eli zabar, hamptons, jamie foxx, jim carrey, ross school, sean lennon, southampton, steffi graff, tamsin londale, water mill, westhampton

Robin Williams Bounces Back Quickly

Posted 04/02/08 in Daily Intel: Gossipmonger

Who is Robin Williams new girlfriend? Which socialite is shipping out of town? And which actress-singer's voice "doesn't match her face" according to a Grammy-winning artist? Find out in our daily rundown of the juiciest bits from New York's gossip columns.

Tags: alex rodriguez, amanda hearst, andy dick, avril lavigne, barack obama, chevy chase, clive davis, david spade, drew barrymore, eric eisner, gerry cardinale, gq, harvey weinstein, jane fonda, janice min, john legend, karl rove, leona lewis, leonid rozhetskin, mary carey, michael lohan, robin williams, sarah jessica parker, tom waits

Moving an Upper East Side Wine Institution

Posted 08/27/07 in Daily Intel: Intel

Think moving is a pain? Try doing it with 60,000 bottles of wine. That’s what the venerable Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits shop did this weekend when they left their famous Madison Avenue space for new digs on Park Avenue and 59th Street (it'll open tomorrow). Just before the big day, we chatted with owner Michael Aaron about the store's history in hooch. "Andy Warhol used to come by all the time," Aaron said. "When he designed the Mouton-Rothschild label for the 1975 vintage, we put the bottles on display. I called Andy and said, 'Please stop by, because the bottles are so fantastic-looking.'"

Tags: andy warhol, chevy chase

Diddy-Diddling Denial

Posted 08/08/07 in Daily Intel: Gossipmonger

Kim Porter is in denial that Diddy is diddling Sienna Miller. (Also, his famous White Party is slated for September 2). Britney Spears was in a fender bender, after which she announced, "I'm a braniac!" On-again, off-again couple Marc Jacobs and Jason Preston are back on. Jeffrey Chodorow is keeping China Grill closed for a few extra days to get a new fridge and get rid of some insects. Phoenix Sun point guard Steve Nash got into a pickup soccer game at Central Park and scored two goals. The Freakanomics guys are moving their blog to the New York Times. Mort Zuckerman gets Harry Evan to help him write his weekly column in U.S. News. Chevy Chase found a $20 bill at a Hillary Clinton fund-raiser in the Hamptons. George Pataki is being considered for an ambassadorship.

Tags: barron hilton, blogs, britney spears, chevy chase, cynthia rowley, freakanomics, george pataki, hamptons, harry evans, hillary clinton, jason preston, jeffrey chodorow, jt leroy, kim kardashian, kim porter, marc jacobs, mena suvari, mort zuckerman, p. diddy, philip seymour hoffman, sienna miller, steve nash, williams lauder

At ‘Queen Mary’ Party, the Ship Is the Star

Posted 05/25/07 in Daily Intel: Party Lines

Must-see TV might be gone for the summer, but last night's Britannia Ball aboard the Queen Mary 2 was 20,000 leagues headier and more surreal than any Scrubs rerun. A New York City Opera–BAM benefit on the world's biggest, most magnificent cruise ship, the gala was attended by stars — okay, admittedly sort of B-list stars — like Chevy Chase, Cynthia Nixon, Jill Hennessy, Carson Kressley, Lost's Michael Emerson, and Patti LuPone, who performed torch songs in between cocktails and dinner in the ship's Off Broadway–size theater. But the biggest star was the ship: almost incomprehensibly tall, long, and fancy, with dozens of restaurants and bar, six pools, a Canyon Ranch Spa, a planetarium (a planetarium!), and a mini-mall of luxe stores like Hermès, Chopard, and H. Stern. "I think I could shop my way through QM2," Carson Kressley said over a cocktail.

Tags: benefits, carson kressley, chevy chase, parties, patti lupone, queen mary 2

Rich Little, Not So Funny! Who Knew?

Posted 04/23/07 in Daily Intel: Gossipmonger

Karl Rove got into a fight with Sheryl Crow and Laurie David at the White House Correspondents Association dinner Saturday night. Also at the dinner: Eliot Spitzer got Sanjaya Malakar's autograph, and host Richard Little bombed. And Antonin Scalia chatted up blogger Ana Marie Cox at Christopher Hitchens's after-party. James Carville owns several guns. Chevy Chase was mentally and physically abused as a child, according to an upcoming biography. Keith McNally is still at his street campaign against the giant Hotel Gansevoort billboard. Cynthia Nixon is still holding out hope for a Sex and the City movie. The widow of Dr. Robert Atkins is trying to remove trustees of his estate because they sued her for back pay.

Tags: ana marie cox, antonin scalia, brad pitt, chevy chase, christopher hitchens, cynthia nixon, danny devito, eliot spitzer, elizabeth edwards, garrison keillor, hotel gansevoort, james carville, jamie pressley, karl rove, keith mcnally, laurie david, meatpacking district, phil spector, queen elizabeth ii, robert atkins, sanjaya malakar, sex and the city, sheryl crow, tommy lee, white house correspondents dinner