the only place inManhattan where you？ll find handwoven rugs from Iran andthose
so…delicious…smelling…you…want…to…eat…them Diptyque candles under one roof； is now offering a
special service to itsdevoted customers。 Stop by and ask for Sisi； she？ll help youpick out a
glorious feather bed （because those university…issue
mattresses are paper thin）； a charming Turkish kilim （the better to cover up the dreary
cinder…block walls）； a nice chandelier （go for vintage； one…of…a…kind ones to counteract
the？shudder？ dorm room fluorescents）； and all the little odds and ends that make a house （even a
teensy dorm room） into a home。 You know； it？s never too soon to start prepping for fall！
your e…mail
Q：
Dear GG；
I was picnicking on the Hudson last weekend and I swear Isaw a certain Hollywood stud
rollerblading shirtless by theriver。 I？d recognize that chiseled jaw and those even morechiseled abs
anywhere。 Could it really be？ Because here？sthe thing： he was wearing these teeny spandex shorts
thatshowed off his taut little butt and underneath his skatesI？m pretty sure I caught a glimpse of
some rainbow socks。 What gives？ Please don？t say what I think you？re going to say。
？ThadRulz
A：
Dear ThadRulz；
When did rollerblading bee so popular again？ Thatreally snuck up on me。 Anyway； all I？ll
say is this： straightboys are allowed to rollerblade too。 In fact； I can think ofone （definitely straight
arrow） who has recently discoveredhis love of the sport。 If you？re looking for evidence that
Tprefers the pany of gentlemen； some say he？s hadaffairs with everyone from a certain
director？s considerablyyounger wife to the director himself。 You can？t believeeverything you
read 。 。 。 unless you read it here！
？GG
Q：
Dear GG；
I？m in a rough spot。 I？ve got this totally adorable neighborwho I thought I really hit it off with。
All good； right？ Well； then her just…as…adorable roommate moved in； and I think I might have hit it
off even better with her。 What do you think？ Should I attempt the roommate s； or am I better
off dating outside my zip code？
？Indecision
A：
Dear Indecision；
You？re a brave fellow。 Just make sure the love affair lasts as long as the lease？otherwise you？re
in for some unfortable moments in the stairwell！ And hey； there？s nothing more fun than a
threesome！
？GG
sightings
N looking moony on a bench on Main Street in East Hampton。 Wonder what has him down？ D
and an unidentified girl at Jamba Juice in Columbus Circle； ？replenishing their fluids？ after a
tough workout。 Hey kids； you do know there are； like； four hotels nearby； don？t you？ B schlepping
some tightly packed garment bags to her mother？s place on Fifth Avenue。 Hasn？t she bought
enough this summer？ Or is keeping the leftovers just a fringe benefit of her new career in fashion？
T buying flowers at Chelsea Market？just a little token for his favorite leading lady？ V toting her
collected works to the Fifth Avenue mansion where she？s working now。 It seems that her new boss
is quite a film buff； or maybe she？s just trying to get fired again by showing her charges some
really twisted stuff。
Okay； that？s enough with the sightings。 I don？t have time for this； really； I？m on my way to that
amazing vintage boutique on Elizabeth Street。 I don？t usually go for old clothes？ they smell like
dead people？but I thought it might be fun to dress the old…school Hollywood part for the
old…school Hollywood party。 Oops； I？ve already said too much！
You know you love me。
gossip girl
a real hollywood ending
The rooftop bar at the Oceana Hotel was a madhouse。 It was crowded on any given summer night；
but throw a couple of movie stars into the mix （okay； one movie star and one soon…to…be movie
star） and it was chaos。 The open…air rooftop bar and pool was more a place to see and be seen
rather than a place to talk and be heard； so Serena was a little disappointed when Thaddeus
suggested it。 Now that the pressure of filming was off her shoulders； Serena wanted to really talk
to him； to get to know him as a person； not a costar。 She？d heard a rumor that he was going to be
leaving town after the wrap party； which was tomorrow； so that didn？t leave them with much time
together？and she hoped that something might finally happen between them； off…camera。
Apparently that was theonly rumor she？d heard about him。
？What are you drinking？？ Thaddeus shouted when their waitress approached to take their order。
They were seated in what was supposedly the VIP section； but there was nothing to distinguish it
from the rest of the narrow terrace； except for the fact that they had the best； most unobstructed
view of the Hudson。 At least they？d chosen the right night to drink by the river。 Fireworks were
going off all over； in celebration of something or other。 Gay Pride； maybe？ Or maybe there was a
marathon today。 Serena could never keep things like that straight。
？Caipirinha；？ she practically shouted into his ear。
Thaddeus repeated this to the starstruck waitress； who hurried off to fetch the drinks that would
probably be on the house。 Thaddeus never had to pay for anything； but then again； Serena had
never really had to pay for anything either： The notorious fashion designer Les Best had given her
a ton of clothes when she modeled for his perfume ad； and guys were always buying her drinks or
picking up dinner no matter where she went。
Guess stardom was in her stars。
Thaddeus idly drummed on the surface of the table in time with the Scissor Sisters tune that was
blaring out of the cleverly hidden speakers。 He stared out over the Hudson and smiled。
？It？s a great night；？ he observed。
？It is；？ Serena agreed。 She was squeezed in between Thaddeus and the protective railing that
snaked around the terrace。 ？I？m so glad we get to be out and not have to worry about going over
our lines or what Ken？s going to yell at us tomorrow。？
？Fucking tell me about it。？ Thaddeus lit a cigarette； took a quick drag； and then passed it off to
Serena。
Serena inhaled the slightly damp butt？she？d already made out with Thaddeus on camera； so a bit
of his spit didn？t bother her？as the waitress set down their drinks。 Thaddeus slid her cocktail
across the table to her。 ？A toast；？ he suggested； lifting his pink cosmo into the air。
Pink cosmo？
？Definitely。？ Serena clinked her glass to his。 ？To an incredible movie。？
？To an incredible costar；？ Thaddeus corrected； cocking his eyebrow。 ？And an incredible debut。？
He draped his arm over the back of the bench and pulled Serena a little closer； resting his left
hand on her left shoulder。 ？The fireworks are going to really get going soon； huh？？ He nodded
toward the river； where a small one had already exploded。
The DJ started playing a mellower tune； something by the Raves。
？I know this song！？ Serena cried。 It sounded familiar but she couldn？t place it。
？It？s the Raves；？Thaddeus explained。？I？m pretty tight with their drummer。？ He reached over and
took the burning cigarette from Serena； inhaling furtively。
？Really？ I know the girl singing。 Her nam