Pan Am: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Men World

I can imagine last year at the Emmy's when Mad Men won for the third year in a row that all the networks execs were sitting around thinking, "We need to get us a Mad Men!" What came out of that thought is ABC's Pan Am, but their sweet '60s nostalgia lozenge isn't anywhere as easy to swallow as the original.
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, the Morning Joe gang thinks your favorite band is groovy, Christina Ricci fondly recalls punching SNL's Ana Gasteyer in the face, Will Arnett's suit, and Chelsea Handler gives the inside scoop on her experience hosting the VMAs.
Christina Ricci Fondly Remembers Punching Ana Gasteyer In the Face on SNL
Christina Ricci appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night to promote her upcoming stint on Broadway. Things took a twisted turn, though, when the two fondly reminisced on Christina punching Ana Gasteyer in the face.
Zooey Deschanel to Play Promiscuous Rock and Roll Lady
Zooey Deschanel sleeps with bands, stars react predictably to Oscar nominations, Hugh Jackman goes to 19th century China and Ben Silverman teams with a Murdoch. You'll catch cold out there! Come inside and have a hot glass of Trade Roundup.
The Second Night of Hanukkah Brings Us Lindsay Lohan's Bullshit Salvation of India's Child Laborers
BigLips Lohan's claim of rescuing Indian children? Notsomuch. A Christmas tree at Hotel Griffou takes one for the team. Kardashians: God hates you. Halle Berry's still hot. And #servicey! Patti Smith: hotness. Presenting your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup.
An Olympic Apartment For 'The Queen of Bling'
• Jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz has a new home at the Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue. The woman who's been called "the Queen of Bling" (and been namedropped in a Beyoncé song) paid $4.7 million for a 2,900-square-foot duplex on the building's 39th and 40th floors. [Cityfile]
• Steven Oesterle, a managing…
Angie & Brad's Love Will Never Die
• Despite what you may have read in the tabloids the past few weeks, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are not splitting up and remain truly, deeply, madly in love. So if you've spent sleepless nights worrying about that, hopefully Jolie's publicist's soothing words will finally put your mind at ease. [Us]
• Speaking of…
Toes to Toes Your Nose Is In It, Nose to Nose Your Toes Are In It
[Christina Ricci and her enormous fiance in Los Angeles yesterday; image via Bauer-Griffin]
Freddy Krueger To Kill Black CW Sitcoms In Their Sleep
The return of Freddy Krueger. The sad remaining of Chace Crawford. Christina Ricci books a porn movie, The Hangover goes out on the town again, and The Game hopes to keep playing.
Natasha Richardson's Family Gathers to Say Goodbye
• Following conflicting news reports, it now appears that Natasha Richardson was pronounced brain dead sometime yesterday following her skiing accident in Canada on Monday. She's now reported to be at Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side, where her family members have gathered to hold a vigil and say goodbye. [NYP, …
Happy Birthday
Pat Field turns 67 today. Director Darren Aronofsky is turning 40. Christina Ricci is 29. Josh Brolin is 41. Senator Arlen Specter is 79. Chef Andrew Carmellini is turning 38. Nutritionist Oz Garcia is 58. Ed Lover turns 46. Literary agent Nicole Aragi is 47. Writer Judy Blume is turning 71. Fonzworth Bentley is 35.…
Friend Asks Christina Ricci If She's Heard From Her Agent Recently
[Actress Ricci outside Saks Fifth Avenue in the dreaded West today; image via Splash]
Time For Some Completely Gratuitous Photos Of Hot Actresses Who Look Like Zombies
Inspired perhaps by this Call to the Bullpen of a particularly bloodless-looking Diablo Cody, and an accidentally stumbled upon image of the astonishingly well-stacked Mad Men star Christina Hendricks looking like she's about to crack open Peggy's skull and help herself to a handful of copywriter brains, we thought…
Mid-Week Party Report
♦ Last night Karl Lagerfeld was in town to celebrate the Chanel Mobile Art exhibition with a cocktail party in Central Park. Undeterred by the chilly weather and/or enticed by the chance to be photographed in Chanel: Kate Bosworth and James Rousseau, Glenda Bailey, Linda Wells, Agyness Deyn and Albert Hammond Jr., …
Summer Isn't Over Until Christina Ricci Says It's Over
While the Labor Day holiday traditionally spells the end of summertime, Christina Ricci believes otherwise. Ricci, along with her Speed Racer co-star/boyfriend Kick Gurry, took full advantage of the empty beaches of Malibu on Tuesday afternoon. In between tanning sessions and delightful romps through the surf, Ricci…
New York, I Actually Hate You
Oh yay, the trailer for New York, I Love You, the new movie about "Love in New York" (hah hah, actual monster sightings are more likely).* New York, I Love You features not only an ensemble cast — Ethan Hawke, Blake Lively, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson, Olivia Thirlby of Juno/The Wackness fame, Christina Ricci and so…
