Totally Jealous

June 19th, 2008

One of my spies in the Hamptons has spotted Serena on the beach every single day of the summer so far. And every day she is wearing a different bathing suit! She has not repeated a swimsuit once! Can you believe that?? Plus Serena’s hair has gotten even lighter and her skin even darker. She looks better than ever. We’re hoping she’s breaking some hearts out there. Girl deserves a fun summer.

Serena’s Favorite Spots

April 4th, 2008

Sant Ambroeus
This Upper East Side staple is where Serena van der Woodsen goes for her caffeine fix. She also loves coming here for gab sessions with her bestie, Blair Waldorf.
Bethesda Terrace
Located in Central Park, this is one of the most beautiful landmarks in New York City. Serena comes here whenever she is feeling down.
Chelsea Piers
Since New York City gets pretty cold during the winter, Serena loves coming to this indoors sports complex. She enjoys everything from bowling to rockclimbing to rollerblading. This place has it all!
Barney’s
Wonder where Serena gets all of her amazing clothes? Barney’s is her absolute favorite store in New York and she can be found here a lot.
Paul LaBrecque
Whenever Serena needs a haircut she heads to her favorite Upper East Side salon for a fabulous cut and blow dry. Her hair is to die for!
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
There’s so much beyond the Steps! Serena can spend hours looking at all the amazing art at this NYC institution.

A Peek at Serena Van Der Woodsen

February 8th, 2008

Current song playing on iPod: “Anyone Else But You” by Michael Cera & Ellen Page
Current Book on the nightstand: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Ideal Vacation Destination: Capri, Italy
Childhood Crush: Prince Harry
Favorite Afterschool Activity: Community Outreach
Favorite School Subject: World History
Favorite Website: Jezebel
Favorite Food: Grilled Cheese
Favorite Video Game: Guitar Hero
Favorite Magazine: Harper’s Bazaar
Favorite Reality Show: America’s Next Top Model
Phone of Choice: Blue LG Chocolate
Dream Job: Can’t decide yet! There’s so much I want to try out!

Gossip Girl In depth profile on Serena van der Woodsen

October 8th, 2007

Lives with: mom, Lily van der Woodsen and little brother, Eric at the Palace Hotel

Likes: Sunday mornings at Blair’s with coffee, croissants, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, night swimming, offbeat guys, Paris, grilled cheese with truffle oil, High tea at the Pierre, jetsetting

Dislikes: Rumors, people being mad at her, room service (she’s sick of it), blizzards, fake people, uniforms, dentists offices

Best Friend: Blair Waldorf. For now.

Current Crush: Dan Humphrey. For now.

Favorite fashion accessory: Tights. With anything.

Favorite places in New York: Bethesda Terrace Arcade at Central Park, Sant Ambroeus, Barney’s, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Botanical Gardens, Serendipity 3

Favorite Music: Feist, The Bravery, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mika, Air, Phoenix, Arcade Fire, Joanna Newsom, Blonde Redhead

Favorite Authors: Ernest Hemingway, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Shell Silverstein, Henry James, Marisha Pessl

Favorite Movies: Bonnie and Clyde, Annie Hall, Marie-Antoinette, Rear Window, The Anniversary Party, Amelie, Breathless, When Harry Met Sally, Home Alone

Favorite designers: Tory Burch, Lanvin, Michel Perry, Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen

Favorite TV Shows: Project Runway, 30 Rock, My So-Called Life, America’s Next Top Model, Arrested Development, American Idol

Heroes: Little brother Eric

Motto: “There’s nothing wrong with keeping a secret if the truth will hurt someone.”

Um, I don’t know anything/could care less about lacrosse…

March 25th, 2008

Um, I don’t know anything/could care less about lacrosse so this doesn’t really interest me but maybe others are into it. This was an article from the St. Jude’s Journal. Seems like St. Jude’s has a pretty good team this year (and a hot one, might I add – okay, I lied maybe I do care about lacrosse but only about the hot players). Kevin Forsyth is way cute and it’s so depressing that he’s graduating in June. I’m sure going to miss him (and his killer smile). Also, I’m totally jealous of the opposing player who committed the “unnecessary roughness” against Nate Archibald. Maybe Gossip Girl should start playing lacrosse. If it means playing dirty with some of the hottest boys on the Upper East Side then sign me up!

Gossip Girl’s in depth profile of Nate Archibald

March 6th, 2008

Lives with: his dad, Howie aka The Captain and mom, Anne in a townhouse
Likes: Sailing, lacrosse, mac n cheese, taxis, California, fly fishing, his Juke phone, Snickers, Frisbee in Central Park, maps, Cliffs Notes
Dislikes: Confrontation, lying, geometry, schedules, grape flavored Jolly Ranchers, being bored, blemishes
Best Friend: Chuck Bass
Girlfriend: it’s complicated with Blair Waldorf
Favorite fashion trend: cashmere sweaters
Favorite places in New York: Sheep Meadow, John’s Pizza, Maritime Center at Chelsea Piers, Chinatown, Butter, Loeb Boathouse, Grand Central
Favorite Music: Kanye West, Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Timbaland, Pigeon John, Outkast, Common, Mos Def, TI
Favorite Authors: Jack Kerouac, Jon Krakauer, Jack London, Tom Perrotta, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thompson
Favorite Movies: The Godfather I & II, Dead Poets Society, The Shawshank Redemption, Batman Begins, Wedding Crashers, The Graduate, Match Point, Shaun of the Dead
Favorite designers: Brooks Brothers, J Crew, Paul Stewart, Trovata
Favorite TV Shows: Weeds, Seinfeld, Entourage, The Simpsons, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Beauty and the Geek, The West Wing, 24, The Fishing Line
Heroes: Christopher McCandless…he died but still…
Motto: “I’m just trying to do what’s right.”

Gossip Girl’s In depth profile on Lily van der Woodsen

March 7th, 2008

Lives with: children Serena and Eric at The Palace Hotel
Likes: Philanthropy and volunteering, photography, horseback riding, room service, weddings, Murakami, expensive art and furniture, shopping
Dislikes: Tacky decorating, 99 cent stores, being bored, Brooklyn, her past, dirty tour buses, tap water
Best Friend: College roommate from Brown University
Current Crush: Bart Bass
Favorite fashion accessory: Oversized sweaters
Favorite places in New York: Bergdorf Goodman, Nobu, Tavern on the Green, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Carlyle
Favorite Music: Nine Inch Nails, Lincoln Hawk, Lucinda Williams, Cheap Trick, L7, Davie Bowie, The Pretenders, REM, Peter Gabriel
Favorite Authors: Gabriel García Márquez, Barbara Kingsolver, Wally Lamb, Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Franzen, Carson McCullers
Favorite Movies: When Harry Met Sally, Working Girl, Hannah and her Sisters, Grease, The Sound of Music, Sabrina, Gone With The Wind, Hairspray
Favorite designers: Chanel, Burberry, Dolce and Gabbana, Ferragamo, Fendi, Hermes
Favorite TV Shows: CSI, Brothers and Sisters, Dynasty, Oprah, House Hunters, Murphy Brown, Once And Again, Golden Girls, Notes From the Underbelly
Heroes: Linda McCartney
Motto: “That was then and this is now. No need to rehash decades past.”

Gossip Girl’s in depth profile of Jenny Humphrey

January 22nd, 2008

Lives with: dad, Rufus, and older brother, Dan, in Brooklyn. Her mom, Alison, lives upstate in Hudson.
Likes: High Society, making her own clothes, her a capella group Noteworthy, parties, drawing and painting, Harry Potter, sleepovers, dressing up, reading Vogue
Dislikes: Being left out, zits, runs in tights, platform flip flops, clumsiness, hand me downs, flared jeans, Jell-O Best Friend: her brother, Dan
Boyfriend: Single
Favorite fashion trend: Long coats
Favorite places in New York: the Costume Institute at the Met, Henri Bendel’s, Mood Fabrics, Chelsea Piers, Brooklyn Bridge, Bronx Zoo, Belvedere Castle
Favorite Music: Lincoln Hawk, Lily Allen, The Donnas, Plain White T’s, Vanessa, Carlton, NSYNC, Rihanna, Gwen Stefani, Feist, Sara Bareilles
Favorite Authors: Jane Austen, JK Rowling, Judy Blume, John Irving, Sophie Kinsella, Jeffrey Eugenides, William Shakespeare
Favorite Movies: Mean Girls, Pretty In Pink, The Devil Wears Prada, Clueless, Pride and Prejudice (the BBC version), Superbad, Almost Famous, Sleepless in Seattle, Monsters, Inc., Everyone Says I Love You
Favorite designers: Marc Jacobs, Kenzie, Development, Goldenbleu, Converse, Splendid, Joe’s Jeans
Favorite TV Shows: Project Runway, Sex and the City, The Hills, The OC, A Model’s Life, Gilmore Girls, Daria, Freaks and Geeks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Heroes: her dad, Rufus
Motto: “To thine own self be true”

Dan’s Summer Gig

June 25th, 2008

Word has it Dan Humphrey nabbed a pretty good summer job. Instead of serving up lattes at Starbucks or folding shirts at J. Crew, Dan will be assisting famed Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist Jeremiah Harris. I’m sure Dan’s piece in The New Yorker helped with that (I mean, how else did a boy from Brooklyn snag such a stellar gig?). Even though most of his duties will include walking a dog and making sure there’s Splenda and not Equal in Jeremiah’s coffee, we’re pretty certain Dan will learn a thing or two from such a famed writer. And maybe it can even help him with his own writing. Surely Dan must have a lot on his mind that would make for a good story…

Dan’s Favorite Places

April 18th, 2008

Angelika Film Center
There’s nothing Dan loves more than the latest and greatest independent and foreign films. In the past you could usually find Dan here alone on Friday and Saturday nights, but that’s not the case any longer now that he is dating Serena van der Woodsen.
Veselka
Dan and Vanessa love this Ukrainian restaurant where they serve NYC’s finest pierogies.
Gray’s Papaya
This famous NYC haunt is open 24 hours a day and serves the best hot dogs in the city. Dan loves coming here late night. Make sure you get sauerkraut on your dog!
New York Public Library
Books upon books upon books. It’s like a dream come true for our aspiring writer Dan. He loves to come here and sit and read for hours (but he’s not a dork, really).
H&H Bagels
New York City’s most famous bagel place. These are a favorite among the entire Humphrey family.
teany
Dan loves this vegan tea house owned by Moby. Teany has a wide array of teas and is located in one of Dan’s favorite NYC neighborhoods: the Lower East Side.

A Peek at Dan Humphrey

February 26th, 2008

Current song playing on iPod: “Don’t Kiss Me Goodbye” by Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
Current Book on the nightstand: Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
Ideal Vacation Destination: Prague, Czech Republic
Childhood Crush: Vanessa Abrams
Favorite Afterschool Activity: Poetry Club
Favorite School Subject: AP Literature and Composition
Favorite Website: The Huffington Post
Favorite Food: Falafel
Favorite Video Game: Call of Duty
Favorite Magazine: The New Yorker
Favorite Reality Show: Little People Big World
Phone of Choice: Motorola KRZR
Dream Job: Novelist, poet, essayist, blogger, any kind of working writer

A Peek at Nate Archibald

February 22nd, 2008

Current song playing on iPod: “Flashing Lights” by Kanye West
Current Book on the nightstand: Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die by Chris Santella
Ideal Vacation Destination: Greek Islands
Childhood Crush: Blair Waldorf
Favorite Afterschool Activity: Lacrosse
Favorite School Subject: Geography
Favorite Website: Travelocity
Favorite Food: Burritos
Favorite Video Game: Madden NFL
Favorite Magazine: Maxim
Favorite Reality Show: Man Vs. Wild
Phone of Choice: Verizon Juke
Dream Job: Not a lawyer. Still trying to figure it all out.

Gossip Girl’s In depth profile on Dan Humphrey

November 19th, 2007

Lives with: dad, Rufus, and little sister, Jenny, in a loft in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Dan’s mother, Alison, moved to Hudson, NY over the summer
Likes: Adventurous blondes, The New Yorker, the L train, NPR, Netflix, reading, writing, coffee, Dartmouth, good values, saving the day, politics
Dislikes: Pretentious people, the ice capades, rumors and drama, college legacies, alarm clocks, mean girls, dancing (he’s not very good at it)
Best Friend: Vanessa Abrams
Current Crush: Serena van der Woodsen
Favorite fashion accessory: T-shirts
Favorite places in New York: the Angelika, Gray’s Papaya, the Tea Lounge (great place to see live music in Brooklyn), New York Public Library, Communitea, the Whitney
Favorite Music: Lincoln Hawk, Beastie Boys, Kooks, Wilco, Rogue Wave, Beck, Of Montreal, Band of Horses, Arcade Fire, Jose Gonzalez, Eliott Smith, Hot Hot Heat
Favorite Authors: JL Hall, William Faulkner, David Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, JD Salinger
Favorite Movies: Harold and Maude, Rushmore, City of God, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, ET, History of the World: Part I, The Kid, The Bicycle Thief, Play It Again, Sam
Favorite designers: Um…he just wears whatever looks and feels best
Favorite TV Shows: The Daily Show, anything on PBS, Arrested Development, The Office (both versions), Law and Order: SVU, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Battlestar Galactica
Heroes: His dad, Rufus
Motto: “What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.”

A Peek at Chuck Bass

February 28th, 2008

Current song playing on iPod: “Guilt By Association” by Louis XIV
Current Book on the nightstand: Rules of the Game by Neil Strauss
Ideal Vacation Destination: Turks and Caico
Childhood Crush: Catherine Deneuve
Favorite Afterschool Activity: Drinking at The Palace
Favorite School Subject: French (the language of love)
Favorite Website: New York Times
Favorite Food: Foie Gras
Favorite Video Game: Assassin’s Creed
Favorite Magazine: GQ
Favorite Reality Show: The Girls Next Door
Phone of Choice: Motorola Q
Dream Job: Future CEO of Bass Industries. Don’t you just love nepotism?

Gossip Girl’s in-depth profile of Chuck Bass

January 14th, 2008

Lives with: dad, Bart, a NYC real estate tycoon and fellow womanizer
Likes: Scotch, limos, hotel suites, the Knicks, sushi, parties, jetsetting, silk pajamas, New York Philharmonic, bottle service, fedoras
Dislikes: Subway/public transportation, bubble gum, cheap wine, paper plates and plastic utensils, any borough but Manhattan
Best Friend: Nate Archibald
Girlfriend: prefers not to be tied down
Favorite fashion accessory: his signature scarf
Favorite places in New York: Madison Square Garden, The Palace Hotel, Beatrice Inn, the Frick Collection, Cornelia Day Resort, the Carousel in Central Park
Favorite Music: T. Rex, The Stooges, Mark Ronson, Sex Pistols, M.I.A., The Velvet Underground, Tokyo Police Club, Louis XIV, Interpol
Favorite Authors: Marquis de Sade, Christopher Marlowe, Anthony Burgess, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Neil Strauss, Oscar Wilde
Favorite Movies: Crimes and Misdemeanors, Battle Royale, Boogie Nights, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Requiem for a Dream, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Cries and Whispers
Favorite designers: Paul Smith, Comme de Garcon, THECAST, Marc Jacobs, Ted Baker
Favorite TV Shows: The Wire, Dexter, South Park, Little Britain, MTV Cribs, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Mad Men, Nip/Tuck, The Tudors
Heroes: the greatest businessman of all time, Hugh Hefner
Motto: “I am Chuck Bass”