Christopher Buckley

Fifth Avenue Building Cracks Down on Mosbacher's Parties

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Last night at an The Atlantic Monthly’s 150th anniversary party, the Media Mob overheard socialite and Republican fundraiser Gerogette Mosbacher complaining to Christopher Buckley. During her rant, Ms. Mosbacher told him that her Fifth Avenue co-op board refused to let her throw bi-level Christmas and Hanukkah parties. There would be too many people, they allegedly told her.

She recalled telling the board that “they should go get a god-damn, fucking life.”

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At Atlantic Party, Haves and Have-Nots

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Last night at a party for The Atlantic Monthly's 150th anniversary, held on the stage of the NYU student center auditorium, the aging cable-access porn star Robin Byrd was looking around the room. She saw Robert DeNiro, and locked in.

"Hello!" she said, touching his right arm.

"Hi" he replied.

"Hi," she said, curling a smile.

"Hi, hi," he replied, holding his look for an extra second and turned away.

"I guess he recognized me and doesn't wanna talk," Ms. Byrd concluded. "Look at him! He's got a clavicle problem, you know. A clavicle problem."

Mr. DeNiro's left arm and shoulder were in a sling.

"Because his arm is not in a cast, just a sling! He has a clavicle problem, poor guy."

"I don't really know what The Atlantic is," she continued. "Is it something political?"  read more »

Buckley’s Modest Proposal

Christopher Buckley (b. 1952) has written a half-dozen satirical novels, including <i>The White House Mess&lt;/i&gt; (1986) and &lt;i&gt;No Way to Treat a First Lady</i> (2002).
Christopher Buckley (b. 1952) has written a half-dozen satirical novels, including The White House Mess (1986) and No Way to Treat a First Lady (2002).

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Thank You, Mr. Reitman! Gives Smoking Colbert-Style Wit

Jason Reitman’s Thank You for Smoking, from his screenplay, based on the novel by Christopher Buck  read more »

Off the Record

"I'm looking forward to being surprised," New York Times editorial-page editor Gail Collins said.  read more »

The Unquiet Americans

"It's a topic of conversation over every meal," said Betsy McCaughey Ross, the former lieutenant gov  read more »