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By Drew Grant 5/10/12 2:23pm

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The Exclusive Debut of D'USSƒ

Did Jay-Z Admit He’s Still a Knicks Fan at the Boom Boom Room Last Night?

“The Boom Boom Room again?” We groaned as we checked our phone last night. “God, if we had a nickel for every time we had to drag ourselves to the top of The Standard to rub elbows with celebrities and taste-makers, we’d have enough money to actually afford a drink there.”

“That is, if we ever had to pay for drinks,” we added, looking around in the Standard’s trippy elevator to make sure everyone was sufficiently impressed by our glamorous lifestyle. Strangely, no one seemed to be paying us that much attention. Rude! But we’ll forgive them…after all, it was an exciting night. Jay-Z, the part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, was rumored to be attending the launch of D’USSE cognac that evening. Read More

By Benjamin-Émile Le Hay 5/04/12 12:29pm

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JULIAN BOND: A Human Rights Icon Gala Celebration

Robin Roberts Could Probably Pull Off Whoopi’s Weird Bond Gala Outfit, But She Shouldn’t Try

The Observer begrudgingly traipsed back to the Plaza Ballroom for the umpteenth Wednesday night for yet another gala. This time around it was to honor civil rights pioneer and former chairman of the NAACP Julian Bond. We knew that honorary chairman of the affair, Bill Clinton, was too busy saving the world to attend, but a list of enticing notables was expected. How often to you get to have a Tanqueray and tonic with Wanda Sykes? Read More

By Elise Knutsen 5/03/12 3:59pm

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Mia Farrow and Ronan Farrow

Greater Talent Network’s 30th Anniversary Party: QT with Carl Bernstein, Michael Moore, and Proud Mom Mia Farrow

As The Observer approached the United Nations building yesterday evening, guests were handed an official-looking purple credential with an institutional insignia emblazoned on the front. “This is in case you need to go to the bathroom,” revelers were told.

Bathroom pass in hand, we ambled toward the Greater Talent Network’s 30th Anniversary fete. It was a tented affair, and guests were met with delegate-worthy river views and pomegranate martinis as they entered the space. Inside, a wide array of notables toasted the talent agency. Read More

By Erica Martin 4/25/12 2:27pm

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Barnard Gala Nights. (Barnard College/Asiya Khaki ’09)

Obama Excitement and Gummy Worms at Barnard Gala Nights

After the grown-up gala upstairs, which raised $2.3 million for Barnard student scholarships, young Barnard alumnae in cocktail dresses and heels emerged from the Plaza’s second floor elevators.  Older alumnae put on their coats and wandered away as their younger counterparts entered a hall with gilded ceilings and paintings of cherubs. So began the inaugural Barnard Gala Nights, a chance for recent graduates to dance and mingle.

“I don’t know any of these people,” we overheard one blond girl say to another. Read More

By Drew Grant 4/24/12 11:03am

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Candice Bergen, Marshall Rose, & Annette de la Renta Celebrate Gerald Schoenfeld’s Memoir, ‘Mr. Broadway’

Reception for Gerald Schoenfeld’s Memoir, Mr. Broadway: Whoopi Likes Our Shoes!

Last night at the New York Public Library, the last scions of the Great White Way congregated to celebrate the release of Mr Broadway, a memoir penned by the late Shubert Organization’s chairman, Gerald Schoenfeld. Mr. Schoenfeld had passed away a month before the book was finished in 2008, but everyone in the Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Trustees Room seemed to know the story of the hot-tempered man who was widely credited for saving Broadway from collapse in the 70s. Read More

By Ted Gushue 4/20/12 4:27pm

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The Cinema Society & Men's Health host a screening of "The Lucky One"

We Almost Squeezed Zac Efron’s Butt Last Night; Tony Danza: Still Awesome

Has Zac Efron ever wondered if there was more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking? His resume doesn’t lend much insight: Men’s Health cover boy, professional chick-boner inducer, potential cyborg sent here to destroy us—the guy has it all. We found ourselves within point blank range of the Zef at last night’s Cinema Society screening for The Lucky One, a fact we relayed to a female friend later in the evening: Read More