The Transom in Print, August 27, 2008: The Almost-End of Another Summer in the Hamptons; Josh Lucas at the DNC

Transom correspondent Spencer Morgan is in Denver this week, talking his way into all sorts of political-slash-celebrity bashes. At the Creative Coalition event on Monday evening, he cornered Josh Lucas , Alan Cumming and the West Wing ’s Richard Schiff . Meanwhile, in the Hamptons, George Gurley sunned his buns and found Russell Simmons , Stephanie Wei and Liam McMullan …

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Anne Hathaway’s Trembling Feelings For Barack Obama [Gossip Roundup]

Anne Hathaway: “I was kind of afraid of [Barack] Obama the first time I saw him… I was afraid to trust him and I was afraid to have hope when I first kind of became aware of him. It was around the…

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Mackenzie Phillips arrested at LAX on suspicion of narcotics possession

Celebrity gossip, famous birthdays and other tidbits, compiled from Seattle Times news services.

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Hollywood Celebrity Buzz: Jodie Foster, Ricky Martin

Gossip so good it’s got to be gay! Jesus, this has been one gay ass week.

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Celebrity Secrets Exposed On Stage

The seedy underbelly of the A-List lifestyle and the dirty little secrets that dog the mighty celebrity are exposed when The Little Dog Laughed takes the spotlight in all its naked glory, at the Herald Theatre from October 24.

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Celebrity Concentration: Star Moms and Daughters

Being the daughter of a famous mom may have its perks. But being just as famous as Mommy is even better. You might have heard of the ultra-famous Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson duo, but who does Riley Keough call Mom? Test your knowledge and see if you can match these famous celebrity offspring to their mothers.

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School uniform maven, teens size up TV’s ‘Gossip Girl’ fashions

THE STRUGGLE is as old as the school uniform. Administrators lay down the dress code, and school girls find loopholes through which to assert their individual style: the hair piece, the hosiery, the rolled-over waistband for stealth alterations to skirt lengths.

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YA HEARD GOSSIP BLOG: What Do Shaquille O’Neal, Polow Da Don, Young Dro, Chingy and Yung Berg All Have In Common?

When Shaq made news last week over some woman in Atlanta who was claiming the gargantuan ball player was harassing and threatening her you just knew there had to be some type of back story to this and it seems that there is. Could Shaq just be victim of a jumpoff scorned?

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Books: Fall preview

New books, many by famous names, will satisfy readers of fiction, mystery, politics, biography, celebrity, and more.

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Entertainment News & Gossip

DJ Grand Theft, aka Aaron Waisglass, will be headlining at Paris Hilton’s birthday party.

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