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At Bush & Co., No Threat Of a Pink Slip

July 29, 2010

Maybe part of the thrill of hearing Donald Trump utter the words "You're fired" on "The Apprentice" has to do with the fact that in public life no one ever seems to get canned. What are the chances of seeing Paul Wolfowitz trundling his wheelie bag out of the Pentagon for being wrong about Ahmed Chalabi and WMD? Or John Ashcroft admitting manfully that after his failure to take terrorism seriously it was only right for him to get the boot?

Granddaddies of Rock-and-Roll

July 29, 2010

At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction gig at New York's Waldorf-Astoria on Monday night (to be televised Sunday), it was a frisson to see rickety heroes such as Keith Richards, who was disintegrating into his dinner seat in a rainbow bandanna and chewed-up sneakers -- cred incarnate. Thirty years down the road, the obsession is not how hot they look but how coolly they've aged.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Defendants

July 29, 2010

The Martha Stewart verdict sent another chill through the chastened world of post-Enron America.

Scared Boring: Hollywood's Timid Streak

July 29, 2010

Everyone has trashed the soporific Oscar show this year, but what can you expect from the new tippy-toe culture in which no one can risk being controversial? One false move and you might unleash a fiery "Eventoid" -- a media cataclysm that at any moment can streak down from the sky like a rogue asteroid to obliterate your reputation, your earning capacity, or both.

A Welcome Diversion for Democrats

July 29, 2010

Jon Bon Jovi's last big gig was in front of 70,000 people at Giants Stadium, but on Monday night in Manhattan he was playing a dining room.

Girls' Night Out: The True Joy of 'Sex'

July 29, 2010

As the HBO hit "Sex and the City" builds to its four-handkerchief finale Sunday after six estrogen-soaked seasons, I've gotten addicted all over again.

Meanie Martha Made a Mess

July 29, 2010

Among women I know in Manhattan, the stock on Martha Stewart's reputation has been trading downward again.

Stress Test: The Candidates With Staying Power

July 29, 2010

When Joe Lieberman got voted off the island Tuesday night, it was a relief to say goodbye to that mild, admonishing fist. There comes a point when humiliation is excruciating to watch. Or as Bob Dole commented to Larry King, time to remember that old W.C. Fields line -- if at first you don't succeed, try, try again and then give up.

First Lady Contenders Who Are Women First

July 29, 2010

The wives of the Democratic candidates have been something of a visual relief to those of us who have overdosed on fabulousness. Enough of the long, waxed legs of the Oscars and the silk-sheathed golden globes of the Golden Globes, enough of Paris, Nicole, J. Lo and Jennifer. Here come the worthy women of politics.

Not Putting Their Money Where His Mouth Is

July 29, 2010

The ebbing of Howard Dean was a palpable relief to most of New York's big Democratic donors. "We are alive!" one leading fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee exulted the morning after Iowa. "I've finally got a product I can work with," was the way John Kerry fundraiser Toni Goodale put it.

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