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    hippichx sez PEACE PLEASE: i heart kelly cutrone. honesty is such a wonderful thing! more »
    Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: Also, I had no idea the level this "socialite" business has ascended to. Who lets these things happen? Arggggh more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I watched this last night. While I know all this is totally fake, I will continue watching it. I like Whitney. I will enjoy watching Olivia embarrass ... more »
    tscheese: Can someone please explain socialites to me? No, really. They seem to be people whose families have a great deal of money, so they can get fancy train... more »
    JinxyMcDeath: My bff from law school told me that his fraternity brother from college is dating Olivia Palermo. I was like "WHAT!? You joined one of those douchebag... more »
    bananaballs: I can't decide why watching this show was so laborious. I watch "The Hills." I was looking forward to "The City." Like, a lot. And then....somethi... more »
    R_Claw: I liked how they called Olivia an "uptown" girl and she lives in TriBeCa...yeah that's downtown MTV, just FYI. Okay, so I totes watched both episodes ... more »
    AthertonMerriweather: I want to know what the "downtown" girl does to be able to afford that HUGE one bedroom apartment. more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): The lesson I have learned is that clearly I need to drop out of my studies at The New School if I ever want to have a fan site. Or a $4,150 bacheloret... more »
    bluebears: Just reading that paragraph incensed me. and i like the hills! more »
    hortense: She's only 22? I feel like I've been hearing about her for 900 years. The recession is crappy and I hate it but if it means the end of socialite "br... more »
    begoniamama: Don't these women have mothers who will slap them? (Was going to add, "for sounding like morons, bragging, etc", but they just need to be slapped.) more »
    socktree: OK, I've changed my new year's resolution: I will end these people and all that they love. more »
    baitingthebalcony: olivia mentioned her deb ball at least three times. more »
    morninggloria: Urge to quit society and move to Rocky Mountains and grow a beard (I'd find a way) and become allied with a friendly family of Grizzly bears headed by... more »
  • #thecity

    How An Unemployed Socialite Became Whitney Port's "Work" Friend

    On last night's premiere of The City, America was introduced to former-Socialite Rank punching bag Olivia Palermo. Whitney's mentor Kelly Cutrone was shocked that she even has a fake job.