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**** THE US WEEKLY ROUNDUP **** Robert Pattinson Reese Witherspoon Where in the world is Robert Pattinson? The unexpected answer, as revealed in the cover story of the new Us Weekly, is Reese Witherspoon's vacation house. The Twilight star has gone AWOL ever since he discovered that his longtime love Kristen Stewart cheated on him with director Rupert Sanders on July 17 (with Us Weekly first revealing the shocking pics July 24). False online reports claimed a U-Haul truck was spotted outside the L.A.-area home he shared with Stewart and that Pattinson had retreated to his native London to party with pals. The real story though? When the devastated Brit needed to get away from it all, his Water for Elephants costar Witherspoon offered up her tranquil, $7 million ranch in Ojai, Calif. As Pattinson attempts to relax chez Witherspoon, he is, according to another source, "a total mess . . . He's questioning everything." An "inconsolable" ...

**** BITCHING WITH JAMES EDSTROM ****   James Edstrom We are working day and night to improve our site. There have been a lot of changes and more are coming. As most of you can see, we added extra pages on restaurants, books and travel. And if you are submitting a interesting story, please read our submission guidelines . When you follow them, we can move real quick on just about any story. We have had a lot of problems with several PR people who insist on sending stories their way and we have told them to take us off their list. Our guidelines if followed, saves all of us time and this includes you. I do not want to have to e-mail you back and forth and I am sure you do not want to have me nagging you. I have decided to just delete any stories that do not follow our guidelines. It has just become too much. There are several PR firms that insist on doing things their way, because they do not want to do the work involved for which they are being pai...

**** WE DO NOT APPRECIATE CHICK-FIL-A **** Bigot Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee is just another of those Fox News bigots. Huckabee announced recently that Aug.1st will be "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," a day on which he is encouraging people to patronize the fast food chain. Huckabee joins most of the other Fox News bigots,including Sean Hannity in promoting discrimination. They believe they deserve rights and they are the only ones entitled to Marriage. Why are these people in New York City anyway? New York is the birth place of Gay Rights and Huckabee should go back to Arkansas and eat his Chick-fil-A there. HERE IS BIGOT MIKE HUCKABEE'S STATEMENT I have been incensed at the vitriolic assaults on the Chick fil-A company because the CEO, Dan Cathy, made comments recently in which he affirmed his view that the Biblical view of marriage should be upheld. The Cathy family, led by Chick fil-A founder Truett Cathy, are a wonderful Chri...

 Jules Brave On August 6th, Jules Brave will be featured on WFMU-FM’s "Minor Music" lineup showcasing her debut single, "Flip Your Hair," a girl’s anthem that urges girls not to worry what others think! At only 13 years old, singer/songwriter Jules Brave has already performed widely throughout the tri-state area, including performances with the notorious School of Rock atMaxwell’s, The Blender NYC, The Highline Ballroom NYC, and Mexicali Blues in Teaneck, NJ. Jules Brave will be the first in the Summer/Fall lineup of WMFU’s "Minor Music," which features music from up and coming stars under the age of 18. Rolling Stone Magazine, The Village Voice, CMJ and the New York Press have all at one time or another called WFMU "the best radio station in the country" and the station has also been the subject of feature stories in The New York Times and on the BBC.

 Maria Menounos Maria Menounos helps celebrate the 10th anniversary of America's most beloved clog with cupcakes and Crocs in New York's Times Square Extra Host and former "Dancing with the Stars" sweetheart Maria Menounos, along with the dynamic duo of Georgetown Cupcake Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne from TLC's "DC Cupcakes," helped Crocs' executives and founders ring in their 10th anniversary. The celebration started off inside NASDAQ headquarters, in Times Square, with a six-foot giant pink Croc and the traditional ringing of the NASDAQ bell. Menounos, dressed in a black asymmetrical dress, wore Crocs' signature giraffe print Adrina flats to the event. While chatting with executives and founders, she expressed how Crocs saved her feet after her strenuous practices during "Dancing with the Stars." "I love Crocs because they helped support my feet while also allowing me to be stylish i...

Hugh Jackman The world’s largest solo theatre festival, established in 2010 at Theatre ROW on 42nd Street in Manhattan, has grown to more than twice its original size. One hundred solo productions will be presented between October 11 and November 18, 2012, among them fifteen shows by artists who successfully performed at the United Solo Festival in the past. During the six-week run, productions returning by popular demand, as well as those that received United Solo awards, will be presented in a special ENCORE category. Fifty‑two one‑woman shows and forty‑eight one‑man shows are coming from four continents, fourteen countries and nineteen U. S. states. Categories include: drama, storytelling, live music, stand-up, poetry, multimedia and interactive shows, among others. Slash Coleman will open the Festival with “Neon Man and Me,” an award-winning, nationally televised PBS Special that illustrates how men can talk openly about their feelings related to bereavement, loss an...

**** Christopher Fischer Greenwich 103 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, Connecticut Tel: 203-861-7400 **** Fall 2012 Goldie V Neck Top The fashionable shops lining Greenwich Avenue in the heart of Greenwich, Connecticut make the avenue one of the leading shopping streets in America. Visitors can casually stroll between a number of high-end boutiques and stores, including Christopher Fischer, which is a world based on a luxe cashmere lifestyle of clothing and accessories. Designer Christopher Fischer’s boutique is full of fashion-forward pieces for men, women and baby, as well as pet accessories, travel and home must-haves. Currently, the Greenwich boutique is presenting its Summer and Transition 2012 Collection which includes lightweight knits and cotton pieces, perfect for hitting a few rounds at the Greenwich Country Club in style, lounging at Tod’s Point, exploring The Bush-Holley House, or just looking good while soaking in everything Greenwich has to offer...

**** Hollywood Looks to the Stars! Celebrities Seeking Psychic Advice **** Dionne Warwick Oranum Hollywood is seen as the arbiter of trends in fashion, music, movies and all things celebrity, but now everyone in Tinsletown is buzzing about a new type of celebrity therapists, psychic advisors. Although it may seem like celebrities have it all, even they need advice from time to time; some known to seek psychic advice include the “Real Housewives of New York,” Heidi Montag, Brad Pitt, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cameron Diaz, Chelsea Handler, Tori Spelling, George Clooney, Britney Spears, Denise Richards, Alec Baldwin, Montel Williams, Hilary Duff, Jennifer Lopez, Couretney Cox, Lauren Conrad, Cheryl Cole, Brett Butler and Dionne Warwick among others. Now there’s a place for celebs to go whenever they seek guidance, Oranum.com is the hottest, new web portal which can assist users in defining their destiny, just like the stars. Whether it’s a break-up, make-up, o...