Monday Ad Watch

What a pity that Armani Exchange couldn't find some better-looking models for this campaign ...

Separated at Birth?

News reports say that one of RFK's grandsons, Joseph P. Kennedy III, is mulling a run for Congress. But from the looks of things, I think they may have him confused with Christine Mariononi, better known as Cynthia Nixon's fiance.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Peter Davis explains how to get into the Boom Boom Room, the 18th-floor nightclub at the Standard Hotel that some New Yorkers are saying is the new Studio 54. (Vogue)

iMags: Conde Nast is preparing iPad version of some of its top magazines, with Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Glamour said to be first. Whether this saves virtually everyone I know's job remains to be seen. But at least it's a start. (NYT)

Mommie Dearest: Talk about your typecasting: insiders are saying that Broadway's Idina Menzel is joining the cast of "Glee" as Lea Michele's character Rachel's long-lost biological mother. (Rush & Molloy)

The Party's Over: The media is up in arms about Sally Quinn's column defending her wedding faux pas. But I'm still asking myself, do even a half a percent of Americans even know who Sally Quinn is, much less care about her family drama? (The Media Equation)

No Shat, Shurlick: A survey conducted by the Columbia Journalism Review found that magazines’ Web sites reflect a trade-off of standards for online speed, namely in that no one bothers to copy edit content before it's posted. (NYT)

Who'd You Rather? "Brothers & Sisters" stars Dave Annable or Balthazar Getty. (They're both hot, but I'd have to say Bachelor No. 2.) (TMZ)

Star Power: More than a year after Clay Aiken officially came out of the closet, the former "American Idol" spoke up for gay rights -- and admitted that a lot of us probably felt it was "about damn time." Meredith Baxter was also at the HRC Carolinas dinner. (Pam's House Blend)

Plastic Oh-No Band: This photo gallery is called "Did they or didn't they?" But the real question about these celebrities is what exactly is it that they've done. Kylie Minogue cops up to trying Botox, but others say her botulism treatments are code for face lift. (NYDN)

Dan's Rad: Actor Daniel Radcliffe filmed a public service announcement on Friday for The Trevor Project, an organization focused on preventing suicide among LGBT youths. (Uinterview)

Words of Wisdom: Confucius say, "If you are in a book store and cannot find the book for which you search, you are obviously in the ... (see above).

Morning Wood: Josh Stamberg

The hunky actor is currently starring alongside Annette Bening in “The Female of the Species” at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.

The Shirt Off His Back

Novak Djokovic successfully defended his Dubai Championships title on Sunday, beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a rain-delayed final. I have to admit that I was bummed when I read that the Serb had signed a new clothing endorsement with Sergio Tacchini. I always thought his Adidas duds -- my choice of outfitter too, only instead of paying me to wear their clothes I get to pay them for the privilege -- looked great on him. But then I remembered he usually doesn't have his shirt on much anyway and I got over it ...

On the Rag, Vol. 77

A look at what's making news in New York and L.A.'s free gay rags:

Next finds out what the city's bartenders, go-go boys, DJs, promoters and drag queens do on their night off.

Frontiers gets a retro "old Hollywood" look for the Oscars this week starring cover man Reichen Lehmkuhl, a former winner of "The Amazing Race."