ART CRIME SCENE Eat your heart out Damien Hirst
Is there any greater muse for an artist than a woman’s beauty? How could you look at this duct-taped trash bag… READ ON

1:45 p.m.: No sight of Anna, but we did talk to self-proclaimed “runway coach” Dexter Ivy, who saw her earlier today. His assessment of her strut: “She gets nervous. She… READ ON

It has always been our contention that underneath the xenophobic, fear-mongering, anti-immigration rhetoric, CNN’s resident “populist” Lou Dobbs is probably a good person. After all, his wife, former CNN… READ ON

[In which Radar gains access!]
1:55 p.m.: Anna just walked into Bill Blass wearing a fur capelet with one bodyguard! No Vogue friendies in sight.
2:00 p.m.: Anna is whispering… READ ON

CRY IF YOU WANT TO Oscar
Vanity Fair and William Morris agent Ed Limato aren’t the only ones to cancel their annual Oscar-night extravaganzas. WWD brings word today that beleaguered… READ ON

Sure, we love socialites as much as the next fool, but in the heirarchy that is fashion week, they usually rank behind CW starlets and reality TV contestants. They might… READ ON

5:15 p.m.: Anna just left the Calvin Klein fashion show surrounded by body guards. She was the first to leave. Also, we found out her purple skirt is actually Prada.… READ ON

AT RISK Spears
• Death Watch!: After she was prematurely discharged from her stint in the psych ward, Britney “Miss American Dream” Spears‘ parents say they are “extremely disappointed”… READ ON

PRESTO CHANGE-O Ricky
Ricky is gone. The fact that Project Runway still has three episodes remaining is greatly cushioned by this fact. And though we can never get back the… READ ON

PLAYING COY Fleiss’ flirty mugshot
• Lady of the DUI: Wondering when our old pal and former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was finally going to open her brothel? Yeah,… READ ON

PEAS IN A POD An alien pod (Spears, Lutfi)
Tired of getting your Lutfi in tiny little nuggets? Here’s what we know about Britney‘s bad bud Sam—Osama to us.
Age:… READ ON

Since he left Def Jam last month, many have wondered just what Jay-Z would do next. Yesterday, it was rumored that he was in talks to start his own label… READ ON

MEDDLE MANAGEMENT Sands and No. 1 client Lutfi
Earlier this week, Michael Sands was a spokesman for Kevin Federline‘s divorce lawyer with a moderately rad, eagle-themed, Netscape 3.0-styled Web “… READ ON

UM … HOPE? Obama (Photo: Getty Images)
Buckle up Obamamaniacs: Your soaring hopes for a new kind of politics could soon be heading towards for some serious turbulence. ‘Cause it… READ ON