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    Out and About: Victoria Beckham

    Wed Feb 18

    She's taller in person! The former Posh Spice, spotted at tonight's Armani opening, midtown, 8pm.

    Watch Out: Top Chef goes "Bam!"

    Wed Feb 18

    Barbara Nitke/NBC TONIGHT: Top Chef (10pm on Bravo) Wait, what's on tonight? Let's let finalist Fabio remind us: "This is Top Chef, not Top Pussy." Also, "This is Top Chef, not Top Scallops!" Got it? Good. Italian stallion Fabio joins nutty Carla, bald badass Stefan and bald-and-not-so-badass Hosea in the first part of the fifth season finale. They hit up New Orleans, with old-school TV chef Emeril Lagasse making an appearance. Tune in to find out what else Top Chef isn't—surely Fabio will continue to enlighten us. Read Team Eat Out's Top Chef recaps here, then test your food-show IQ with our Eat Out quiz—see if you can beat Ted Allen, Gail Simmons and Anthony Bourdain (and learn what left Bourdain "gob-smacked with horror").

    What's Going On: Rabbits and rom-coms

    Wed Feb 18

    What we're doing tonight: ART "The Hugo Boss Prize 2008: Emily Jacir" The prizewinner's multimedia exhibition chronicles Palestinian life. MUSIC White Rabbits Local faves prove two drummers are better than one. COMEDY Sleepwalk with Me Refreshing (and funny) honesty from Mike Birbiglia. CLASSICAL L'isola disabitata The excellent Gotham Chamber Opera start a five-date run of Haydn's 18th-century rom-com. EAT OUT Kambi Ramen House A new addition to New York's ramen scene has a soothing soup for every palate. More events today >>

    Fashion Week Fall 2009: Awkward front rows

    Wed Feb 18

    And the award for most awkward front row goes to: Jill Stuart Kristen Bell, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jessica Stroup, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton and Amanda Bynes

    Makeout party: Photos from TONY's singles soiree at (Le) Poisson Rouge

    Tue Feb 17

    [node:] Last night we threw a singles party in celebration of our Singles issue. As the great Paris Hilton (or that chick who looks like Paris Hilton on Rock of Love) might say, "That's hot." [Photos by Michael Alexander, Katie Osgood, Marc Whalen and Lucy Quintanilla]