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Sean Penn Smokes On Late Show With Stephen Colbert PEOPLE -- Sean Penn made a memorable late-night appearance on Monday night. The actor smoked not one, but two cigarettes during his Late Show with Stephen Colbert interview, and admitted to host Stephen Colbert that he took a sedative before. “I’m doing well. You’ve inherited a little of the Ambien I had to take to get to sleep after a red-eye last night,” Penn said at the start of his sit-down.

Michael Strahan Michael Strahan’s rise to NFL greatness was improbable, and his second coming as a television star is even more remarkable. After 15 years with the New York Giants, the 6 foot 5 former football superstar now juggles three TV jobs and has even more ventures to keep him occupied. But despite his physical size and drive to defy categorization, this gentle giant also has an admitted shy side off the small screen. The November cover story in Cigar Aficionado hits newsstands October 28th. A selection of quotations include: On knowing no limits: “I don’t limit myself and I tell my kids not to let anyone limit you. That’s one of the great things I learned from my dad. He never said, ‘If…’ It wasn’t ‘If you’re drafted by the pros.’ It was always ‘When.’ When you’re drafted by the pros. He made things seem like they were supposed to happen.” On his football field strategy: “I always looked at football as psychological. It was like chess, where y...

**** THIS AND THAT   Bitching By: James Edstrom **** Smoking James Edstrom In The Hampton's It's been a hot and wild week here in NYC. The heat was a killer and the work never stops. How I crave a few days out at Dune Point Fire Island to bask in the sun and to hangout with my friends. The air here is just horrible. I don't understand why all the tourists want to be here during the summer. Spring and Fall is so much better and even around Christmas time when it's colder is great. The only downfall for Christmas is we have these gridlocks where the city just can not move. I don't understand why everyone has to bring their cars. Mass Transit is so much better. You don't have to look for parking or better yet, not pay for parking which is outrageous. You can stroll the street, explore and shop. Coming into the city can take hours and leaving can take hours. The bridges and tunnels are always backed up, so why waste so much time travel...