Oval Office HumorDid you hear the one about Ben Bernanke, Dick Cheney, President Bush, and the tan socks?
ByJessica Pressler
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President Bush Sums Up the Financial Crisis the Best Way He Knows How“Wall Street got drunk,” the president said, “and now it’s got a hangover.” Also, Donald Trump Jr. invests in India, ‘Esquire’ editors decide to flash people, and more, in our daily roundup of finance, real-estate, media, and law news.
David Lauren Not Invited to Jenna Bush’s WeddingLauren Bush’s family would like her to take boyfriend David Lauren back to the Boyfriend Store and exchange him for something a little less old and a little more Christian.
InfidelsFor another week, almost all politics was both local and sleazy.
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EPA Joins Mercury Craze; A ‘Seinfeld’–Inspired Food StudyThe Environmental Protection Agency is beginning to examine the mercury levels in the twenty most commonly eaten fish in the New York City region. [NYT]
Top Chef seductress/hostess Padma Lakshmi is moving into a full-floor loft in Alphabet City. [The Real Estate/NYO]
The holy triumvirate of burgers, fries, and milk shakes continues to dominate the nation’s culinary imagination. [NRN]