VH1 Television Network

Tonight, VH1 will present the latest installment of its decades-spanning, nostalgia clip 'n' quip series I Love the New Millennium. All your favorite stars—Michael Ian Black! Scott Ian of Anthrax! Um... Michael Ian Black!—will share their insights into the wackiest, most hilarious decade that's nearly 8/10ths over.

In addition to the obligatory Britney Spears and Friendster references, here are a couple of things we hope they find time crack wise about:

2000: George W. Bush, et al., Petitioners v. Albert Gore, Jr., et al.. What the heck!

2001: 9/11. Who can forget that?

2002: Mount Nyiragongo erupts in Congo destroying 14 villages.  read more »

Michael Hirschorn, the lowbrow celebreality guru and highbrow Atlantic Monthly columnist, is on the verge of signing a new deal to serve a much different role at Vh1, where he has served as Executive Vice President of Original Programming since January of 2006, according to sources familiar with the situation. Details of Mr. Hirschorn’s new relationship with MTV Networks were still unclear. Mr. Hirschorn did not return phone calls seeking comment.

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Wearing a dark pinstripe suit, open white shirt, mirror sunglasses and braided pony tail, Ice-T walked into the Blue Room for his City Hall press conference. "We were here lobbyin for movie stuff and we got it," he boasted to a gaggle of political reporters. When the Mayor arrived, welcoming everyone to City Hall "or my crib as I like to call it," Ice-T moved behind him, puffing out his chest and clenching his fists by his hips in a tough guy pose. Def Jam founder and Bloomberg campaigner Russell Simmons, ("my man Russell," as the Mayor called him) stood next to Ice-T and rubbed worry beads while Bloomberg said the words "Wu-Tang Clan." The trio had come together to announce that VH1's annual hip-hop honors show would be staying in New York, beating out competition from Los Angeles. (Honorees include Afrika Bambaataa, Eazy-E, MC Lyte.) The reelected Mayor has apparently loosened up since declaring that "'defacing subway cars is hardly a joke,'" when he attempted, unsuccessfully, to legally block the spray painting of mock subway cars at a Marc Ecko event honoring graffiti writers. Now Bloomberg is embracing hip-hop culture, expanding the award into "hip-hop honors week" and telling Ice-T to "step to the mic." In the corner of the room, press officer Angela Banks-Lowe, aka rapper Madame Star, looked on approvingly as she chatted with radio DJ Fab Five Freddy. "My people said Bloomberg's cool man," said Ice-T.

"We'll take another subject, if you want," the Mayor said.

—Jason Horowitz

Attention Ray Kelly: There is a horde of bicyclists in hooded sweatshirts, circling around Union Square. One even has a megaphone! No, it’s not Critical Mass, but instead a VH1 promotion for I Love The 80’s. (Get down there now for your 3-D goggles).

The Real Estate is accustomed to seeing a heavy police presence when the anarchist bike crowd congregates in the park. So we’re left to conclude that if Critical Mass can somehow enlist funnyman Michael Ian Black into the anti-car struggle, the man might leave them alone.  read more »

-Michael Calderone

This weekend, one-hundred or so fans of Kimora Lee Simmons converged on the after-party at Guest House on 27th Street a bit before midnight.

"I don't know what you people are doing here," said B.J. the doorman, "But you are not getting in without an invitation."

"This is not a block party! This is for Kimora's friends and family only," he said. "You can't just come in and hang out. It's not like that."

Some people try to get in using the Katrina donation card as an invitation. "Using these Katrina cards won't work! They won't get you in!"

He said, "I've never seen you people before in my life! Kimora has never seen you people before in her life!"

Then he divided the line into people with invitations and people on the guest list. He then turned to the guest list line and said, "There is no guest list."

That bald stylist who always wears the sunglasses on his head and is always on VH1 was rejected at the door.

An older woman—in her 50's, in a pink shirt and jacket which rode up to expose her huge belly—said, "I used to work with special needs children, and he is definitely a special needs child."  read more »

Ms. Simmons arrived at five past midnight in her bright yellow dress. "Thank you," said B.J., "Good night everyone, it's over!"

— Raegan Johnson

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Wednesday, Nov. 7Those yuksters at The Daily Show are too cool for school!  read more »

Wednesday, Jan. 17Ernie Anastos is a TV news anchor. This is hard to miss.  read more »

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