· Authors Robert Creeley, Michael Chabon, Richard Ford, and Charles Johnson are all part of the State Department's new Charlotte Beers-designed rah-rah-America campaign. [Page Six]
· Tina Brown invites both Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky to her send-off for Bill Bratton. [Page Six]
· Creepy "magician" David Blaine is working out at the Duomo gym on East 26th and taping the sessions for later use in a documentary. [Page Six]
· Cardinal Egan tells Mary Higgins Clark that 2002 has been "the worst year of [his] life." [Page Six]
· Celeb overseas ad sites (i.e., Leo DiCaprio hawking Suzuki's Wagon-R: "Go, Wagon-R! Don't give up, my little friend!") threatened with lawsuits; mobbed-up New York ex-club kingpin Chris Paciello's life will be chronicled in a movie directed by Kimberly Peirce; and Pamela Anderson is teaching Sunday School. [NY Daily News

The woman of the moment appears to be Demi Moore. We don't want to condone or encourage stalking, but Clintonspotting tips are especially appreciated.
Demi "dating" Bill Clinton [news.com.au]

· George Clooney says paying him $20 million to do a film is "dumb." (No argument there.) [Page Six]
· Patrons of Jimmy's Uptown chant "Free Martha!" when Stewart walks in. [Page Six]
· Clinton tells Democrats to be nice to Gore. [Page Six]
· Miramax needs Gangs of New York to gross $200 million before greenlighting Howard Hughes movie. [Cindy Adams]
· Dr. Robert Atkins insists that heart attack wasn't the result of his diet. [Liz Smith]
· Spike Lee plans to co-produce a movie with infamous night club owner Peter Gatienabout Peter Gatien; Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch take the subway in support of successful transit strike negotiations; and Court TV CEO offers to help Dominick Dunne fight Gary Condit's lawsuit. [NY Daily News]