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Dilemma! Who does one vote for in a Gwyneth Paltrow versus Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel deathmatch? The Daily News reports that Frankel, who is also a chef when she's not busy being a reality television puppet, doesn't want to see the Hollywood starlet-turned-lifestyle guru get her own cooking show; "I'd rather staple my eyelids shut than watch Gwyneth cook. [She] is afraid to [reveal] who she really is—she's so manhandled by publicists and managers. Her show would be way too boring to watch," she declared. As opposed to watching the Real Housewives of New York, which isn't boring or contrived and is just a delight for everyone watching. If you recall, Gwyneth recently roasted a chicken, which apparently put the fear into Frankel—there have been rumors that she left the Bravo show and is working on her own food series.

Gwyneth Paltrow was back in NYC this week, even though she hates it here, and People magazine spoke to her at the Hope Benefit Gala held on the TriBeca Rooftop Wednesday night. She said of her website venture, GOOP, "It started in such an organic way. It is really just a place to disseminate good information. People are so grateful that it’s free. It’s just nice to share what you have. And I have all this great information. It’s just a gift." Of all the people that hate Paltrow, Videogum does it best. They say of her latest statement: "But the benevolent Queen Paltrow has deigned to offer up her infinite wisdom for free? Gwunbelievable. The first guillotine was invented in 1286 and here we are, standing around like 'if only there was something we could do.'"

Has the world gone mad? Gwyneth Paltrow, who once loved NYC (but lately has soured on America), is calling Spain her second home. In a recent interview she said, "Here in the United States an old building is about 17 (years old), and over there it's from 500 B.C. It's incredible." Celebs do tend to be anti-development. She also noted that people enjoy life more there, as opposed to New Yorkers, who run around too much punching the keys on their BlackBerries. Meanwhile, Miss Manhattan herself, Sarah Jessica Parker might be moving to Brooklyn! Rumor has it that her and the family may have purchased Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany's double-wide, 9-bedroom townhouse at 17 Prospect Park West (pictured). Don't worry Manhattan, you'll still have Madonna and her chickens.

Last week word of Gwyneth Paltrow's future TriBeca gym came out, now the Daily News is suggesting the star learn a little bit about New York City (specifically how it's comprised of five boroughs, not just Uptown and Downtown) saying: "News flash, Gwyn: New York doesn't start at the Bowery and end at Barney Greengrass." This all stems from her latest GOOP newsletter, which focuses on her favorite NYC restaurants and hotels (don't worry which ones, only Oscar winners can get in and afford them). She prefaces the list saying: "I did most of my growing up in this glorious city and it is a part of who I am. I was an uptown kid and a downtown grownup and this duality helps define me. There will be more newsletters on this great city, with love letters to match...We will start with restaurants and hotels." Can't wait for a list of places to get five-day live-food fast ingredients!

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who recently started dipping her toes into the world wide web, is now opening a gym in Tribeca (she's a part-time resident of downtown New York). The Daily News reports that she's partnering with her trainer/friend Tracy Anderson (who is also responsible for scary Madonna arms), but that "no other details on the gym are available yet." It's doubtful you'll be sweating with the star anytime soon however, she told Oprah recently that her favorite gym is the one in her own home. Paltrow has been taking a big screen break and won't be seen in theaters again until 2010, and the paper warns that if she's looking to "push acting aside in favor of becoming an Oprah or Martha, she needs to tie things together."

Chris Martin will be (attempting to) steal the spotlight back from his wife Gwyneth Paltrow soon. She's been in the news for fainting from live-food fasts and being honored by Food Bank NYC, and you know he must be shivering there in her shadow. Well not for long; Martin and his band Coldplay have just announced a free show to help hype up their forthcoming album.

With all the alarming facts about catastrophic climate change at our fingertips, most of us know by now that every day needs to be Earth Day. And one of the easiest ways to start minimizing environmental impact is by considering what goes into our own mouths. Here in New York, Broadway East, a new “plant-based” (but not strictly vegetarian) restaurant, has made sustainability a top priority.

         

The Food Bank for New York City held their 5th Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner and fund raiser last night at Chelsea Piers. For the past 25 years, the Food Bank has worked to end hunger by giving low-income New Yorkers access to affordable and healthy food. Last night's dinner was hosted by classy actor Stanley Tucci and attended by celebrities like Michael Stipe, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mike D; musical performances were by Angela McCluskey, Jill Hennessey, Joseph Arthur and Mike Mills.

This past week things got stirred up at celebrity hotspot Socialista with a bit of a a Hepatitis A scare. Amongst the hundreds urged to get vaccinated were celebrities who attended actor Ashton Kutcher’s 30th birthday party at the bar; those on the Hepatitis A-list included Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Last we checked in on Gwyneth Paltrow she was being wheeled into Mount Sinai Hospital for what ended up being a "gastrointestinal situation." Bouncing back quickly, she was at a UNICEF event last week where she dropped the bomb about a new bambino:

“People who have a lot also often feel like they have a lot to give. I have a good friend who always says that if you’re a person of means at all, then you have to adopt because there are so many kids in the world who need homes.

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Us Magazine is reporting that Gwyneth Paltrow was admitted to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday afternoon. The reason for the hospitalization is not known, but could it have something to do with her history of crazy diets?

"She was slumped over in a wheelchair pushed by [husband] Chris Martin," an eyewitness tells Us. "She looked not well."

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Men, if you'd like to keep your delusions alive -- steer clear of this Observer article on Spanx. It appears that women of all shapes and sizes are stocking their drawers with the girdle-esque garment."She did what an increasing number of New York women are doing every night of the week: She wiggled into a pair of Spanx, the nylon and spandex undergarments that cinch a gal’s waist and thighs, eliminating underwear lines and shaving...

7:06PM First thoughts: Gael Garcia Bernal is so cute. Ryan Seacrest is an idiot, as are Joan and Melissa Rivers. But we want to know what Jennifer Lopez is wearing! (It turns out to be Marchesa.)

- Nicolette Sheridan does not look over-Botoxed with fish lips!

While finding a movie "beautiful" is not the same thing as finding it "hot," it can't be denied that it helps if the leads are of the sex one prefers, and if the setting is something more inspirational than, say, the Chambers Street subway station. Straight men (or anyone, for that matter) seeking to ban "Brokeback Mountain" may be accused of homophobia; the men who roll their eyes when their girlfriends or wives suggest the film are perfectly justified, their reputation as tolerant individuals intact. Am I heterophobic to prefer "Yossi and Jagger" to "Yossi and some really hot Israeli actress"? Perhaps, but you can't help what you like.

Bless you, Project Runway, for proving that as skilled as the fashion design contestants are, they are still dumb as bricks. For last night's challenge, Heidi and Tim tantalized the group with the promise of designing for an "American style icon" and saying they would meet her in her house... the designers start thinking along the lines of Gwyneth Paltrow, but it's clear when they start walking towards Toys'R'Us that it's going to be Barbie. Yet they still are thinking it might be Sarah Jessica Parker or a celebrity who on par with Nancy O'Dell, who had a dressed designed for her during last season. Anyway, they had to design a dress for My Scene Barbie (aka "Slutty Ho/Bratz-like Barbie") that would actually be produced in a limited edition for the dolls. Anyway, it seemed like a fun challenge, because who doesn't like seeing grown men and women tote around Barbies, and there were some really great dresses. Gothamist conitnues to love that smug bastard Santino and the cool Chloe, but we adored Nick for making fun of Marla and her "wickedy-wack trim." And there is excellent potential in Andrae completely cracking.

Beloved memoirist Augusten Burroughs will be giving a reading next Tuesday of his latest book, Magical Thinking, at Coliseum Books. And he's going to dish about the new film adaptation of Running with Scissors (Annette Bening will play his mom, Gabrielle Union his mother's girlfriend; Brian Cox is his mom's shrink and Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristin Chenoweth, and Evan Rachel Wood seem to be play his daughters). His last event, at Cooper Union, was totally packed in the steamy summer weather - so if you go, you might want to get there before 6:

Just what the world was waiting for! The NY Times reports that Arianna Huffington is starting a celebrity group blog with people like "Walter Cronkite, David Mamet, Nora Ephron, Warren Beatty, James Fallows, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Maggie Gyllenhaal, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Diane Keaton, Norman Mailer and Mortimer B. Zuckerman." Huh. Did Huffington read the Businessweek article about blogs changing business and decide, "It's on"? It'll be called Huffington Post, the NY Times article positions it as a competitor to The Drudge Report, but it seems less that than a celebrity vanity project like, oh, we don't know...maybe like an episode of The Love Boat with more street cred and an ability for readers to comments. Huffington says it's "an affirmation of [blogs'/the blogosphere's] success and will only enrich and strengthen its impact on the national conversation," but Sure, it'll be cool to read what Walter Cronkite thinks, but we fear he'll get bogged down with despamming the system. And don't get us started on wondering if certain celebrities are actually posting or making a minion post for them.

Loretta Buckley, Law Student

There have been smaller robots (Robosapiens) on street corners as well. However, this Sky Captain promotion pales in comparison to panda invasion of February.

Tamar Adler, Editor at Harper's

Some possible origins of why NYC is nicknamed the Big Apple. And the baby is a big Apple: She was 9 pounds, 11 ounces. Hello! Our favorite baby sites are daddytypes.com, which points the way to all the cool baby news and gear around, and The Trixie Update, because the poopy diaper update makes us glad we're only responsible for our fake ficus tree.

Zach and Wen Schieffelin, Vespa Soho

but Gothamist suspects Shirley is either blind or prone to hyperbole - Lenny Kravitz is hot.

The Daily News on the appeal of airline stewardesses - this time it's the sex appeal. Being a stewardess used to be glamorous, as air travel was just the hottest thing ever in the 60s, as "Catch Me If You Can" showed.

Anyway, one reason to watch The Tonight Show would have to be Jay's correspondents, who include director Kevin Smith and Fred Willard, but the correspondent I will watch the Tonight Show for is intern Ross Matthew, aka Ross the Intern. Incredibly gay and smarter than he is gay, his celebrity interviews are maybe the best in the business today - especially in this age of panderers on Entertainment Tonight, E! News Daily, and Access Hollywood. (When trying to get George Clooney's attention, he yelled "Jorge!") If you're stuck inside because of the weather, check out Ross's escapades. The video of him and Gwyneth Paltrow is killer. And yes, he really is an intern.