Betsey Johnson Spring 2008

Lehmen Brothers looks like the latest victim in the mortgage crisis hit-and-run on Wall Street.  The venerable firm announced this morning it would be selling pieces of what’s left after an 80 percent share price drop this year (cough *$6.5B* cough) has gutted its liquidity.

It’s mid-week Fashion Week, kids! And, as always, there is some terrible, some awesome, some awesomely unwearable, and some terribly wearable.  (And I didn’t even have to look at the pictures to write that!)  The Project Runway finale (guest judge: J Lo!) will be taping on Friday, too…

Papelbon blows the lead in the 9th and the Rays maintain first place!  This is amazing.  It’s September, if anyone’s counting.  Also leading divisions: Chicago (Sox and Cubs, natch and by a nose), Los Angeles (Dodgers? Dodgers!  Angeles, obviously, still, awesome), and Da Mets.  This is a great year for baseball, even if it’s still touch-and-go if the NL West leader will end the season above 500.  Bets, anyone?

Since the word on everyone’s lips seems to be… lipstick, I thought I would remind you all of Leonard Lauder’s theory.  That’s right.  Lipstick sales ↑, market ↓.  So, um… could we talk about something more important, please?

Oh, right: there’s another hurricane bearing down on the Gulf, a 6.0 earthquake just hit Iran, there was a landslide in central China, and it’s hailing all over Europe. Keep your eyes on the earthquake news, though.  That looks bad.

So, instead, let’s talk about the new Coen Brothers movie! It comes out Friday, and you can check back here for my review then!