“It’s not the best time in the world to be a White House correspondent,” said Bill Plante on the sultry afternoon of Saturday, April 26. This was at Tammy Haddad’s annual pre-White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner lawn party. The blooming wisteria was strangling the woods that surround her house.

These nearly-over final four years of George W. Bush are Mr. Plante’s third second-term presidency in his years as CBS White House correspondent. “I guess he could still drop a bomb somewhere—there are people who think he means to do it,” Mr. Plante said.  read more »

Leave it to the nostalgic brass at Condé Nast Media Group to nudge Hollywood, if only for a night, back to its Golden-Age heyday. On Thursday evening, to celebrate the publishing powerhouse’s “Movies Rock” TV special, clothing label Guess hosted a party at St. Vibiana’s Cathedral in L.A. For the event, models were adorned in red and black boas and six outfits from the brand’s Marciano line, reports WWD. To entertain the evening’s guests, which included actress Olivia Wilde and Paul and Maurice Marciano, was 19-year-old pop sensation Kat DeLuna. Referring to her satin hot pants and sparkly bomber jacket, both by Marciano, Ms. DeLuna remarked, “My outfit is the most important thing, besides the vocals. "Movies Rock" will air this Friday at 9 p.m. EST on CBS.  read more »