Last things first. Dateline, NYC

OK, so we're here for a nice, long, very cold week for a combo of biz/fam. Besides all the amazing art, food and music we've seen, there have been two fun star sightings. At Barney's Annual Warehouse blow-out sale in Chelsea, there was Julia Stiles, rifling through the sale stilletos. I couldn't place her, and thinking she was one of my daughter's friends, I said hello. Her response? She crunched up her face in disdain. Bad PR, Julia. Don't forget, bloggers are everywhere! The other was yesterday while I was waiting to talk to the concierge, a man with a familiar voice instructed her: "These are my Academy Award nominations. Please xerox this, Fed Ex the original, and I'll pick it up from you when I get back." I asked what he recommeded, but in respect for his privacy, I won't tell you his response. Today when I asked the concierge who he was, she told me: George Carlin.