· The O.C.'s Mischa Barton (AKA Mischa Barfin) may be headed for emaciated singlehood. [NYP]
· Does Queen Esther exploit her dancing queens? [NYDN]
· He shipped a bazillion copies, but nobody's reading the damn endless Bill Clinton book. [NY Metro]
· GQ, unwilling to be left behind in the magazine pile-on against George Bush, goes ape with a faux-Bush biography. [NYP]
· Jules Asner and Kimora Lee Simmons to hostess super-trashy chat-fest on the WB. [NYP]
· Plans for Maxim publisher's Felix Dennis Poetry Slam Stadium Tour 2004 escalate. [NYDN]