Cocktails tonight? Brunch tomorrow? Perhaps you'll need a conversation starter or two. To paraphrase W.C. Fields, if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with a blind item. Below, our top talking points for the August 23rd weekend:   Did you hear about… ...The superstar CEO who's become a burgeoning TV star? More

John Gallagher Jr. knows a thing or two about drama. The actor, currently starring in HBO’s The Newsroom, has had his share of emotionally charged roles both onscreen and in the theater. For his latest film, Short Term 12, from writer and director Destin Daniel Cretton, Gallagher had to dig deep ... More

Forgive Mark Strong if he's experiencing a bit of déjà vu. With the premiere of his new AMC series, Low Winter Sun, premiering August 11, the actor—you probably recognize him from countless bad-guy roles—is reprising a role he last played in 2006. Well, sort of. In the new Low Winter ... More

Brian Dennehy might be best known for his work on TV and film, but the actor's no stranger to the stage. Indeed Dennehy's done plenty of time on Broadway as well as walking the planks in Chicago and other theater towns. This summer, the actor's putting his theatrical side on ... More

A first date can be a frightening thing. For actress Krysta Rodriguez, her new Broadway show First Date, now in previews, started similarly. “This project came across my desk, which I had honestly never heard of,” the actress, who played Ana Vargas in the second, final season of ... More

There's nothing particularly "Hollywood" about Newsroom star Thomas Sadoski, save for the slick Ray Ban aviators he removes once we're inside Victor's Delicatessen in the Hollywood Hills, his favorite low-key spot for grabbing a cup of matzo ball soup or what he calls a "New York quality" Pastrami sandwich. His ... More

Paul Liebrandt's Corton is easily one of Manhattan's toniest restaurants. The Tribeca eatery earned two Michelin stars for its $155-per-person tasting menu and is consistently spoken of as one of the hottest tickets in town. It is, needless to say, a very fancy place. So tongues have been ... More

There aren't many things that pawn shops, Stephen King and the White House have in common. But if you're paying attention to pop culture this month, you'll see that they do share one thing: the striking Canadian actress Rachelle Lefevre. In addition to her role in the just-released White House Down ... More

Royalty of the Hollywood variety has always needed cover for any litany of indiscretions. In Tinseltown's Golden Age, studio-appointed puppet masters like Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling were responsible for tending to movie stars' troubles, whether that meant covering up affairs—for, among others, Tarzan star Johnny Weissmuller—or managing a suspicious ... More

The pulsating beat of 1960s Miami is back in full swing as Magic City returns for its second season on STARZ this weekend. DuJour recently had a chance to talk to Danny Huston, 51, son of legendary film director John Huston and brother of actress Anjelica Huston, who ... More