Will Talking to the ‘Observer’ Make Analyst Tommy Kim Unemployable?

People who work in finance are always skittish about publicity — but not Tommy Kim, a.k.a. D.J. Twix.

Tabloids Will Reportedly Pay $12 Million for Pictures of Brangelina Twins

That's a whole $8 million more than the couple got for Shiloh! Is it because there's two of them or because of inflation? Plus: Citigroup's seven-point plan for saving itself, the Palazzo Chupi triplex goes on sale, and other things that make you go hmmm, in our daily roundup of media, finance, real-estate and law news.

Prepare Your Angry Introduction: Ahmadinejad Is Coming Back to New York

He's coming to attend the U.N. General Assembly, but it's not too late to invite him to speak elsewhere. He may even invite you back to Iran with him!

‘Martha Wanted to Wash and Blow-dry the Chickens’

Martha disrupts plans to make her seem like less of a perfectionist, Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne may face arrest (he'd better hide his stash!), and the FBI is slapping anyone who's ever said the word "mortgage" with criminal charges, in our daily roundup of media, finance, real-estate and law news.

Lloyd Blankfein Is More Self-Involved Than Liz Smith

The 'New Yorker' totally screws up an opportunity to have famous people humiliate themselves.

Weird Science! NYU Student Invents Virtual Girlfriend

Now men in Manhattan will desire real-life flesh-and-blood girlfriends even less!

NYU Is Officially a Terrible Place to Attend College

Oh, no! Our local overpriced, elitist institutes of higher education are in a parlous state, say the Princeton Review and the press!

Media Panel Stretches Blog Metaphors, Blows Kisses at Obama

At a NYU Media Talk last night focusing on "Publishing and the Election," Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter called Thomas Payne “the original blogger.” We bet he didn't have to deal with unending pajama jokes!

Thay It Ain't So! Merrill Chief Loses Part of Bonus

For Blythe Danner, New York Is Wistful, Energetic

Gucci Would Prefer a More Flattering Cut

‘House of Baldwins’ More Likely Than We'd Hoped

Columbia President Steals NYU President's Logic

Wherein We Try to Help the Little People