Leslie From The Block

I used to read Us and Star as a guilty pleasure on airplanes, but it always led to an intellectual hangover: that empty, wasted feeling of having moved my eyes back and forth for an hour without actually processing any information.

A couple of days ago, I saw all of the magazines lined up in the drugstore, each headline screaming, "Brad and Jen: What Happened?" and "Anatomy of a Break-Up!". I glanced over but no further curiousity held sway; they are probably the two least compelling people in the world, as far as I'm concerned.

Yesterday, however, on my way home, I happened to turn my head just as I passed Sotheby's, where antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno were engaged in an animated conversation out front. I was totally, totally starstruck!

That would have to be my favorite neighborhood celebrity sighting ever, except for maybe Anne Slater, wearing her trademark blue glasses, of course (she is so beyond!), walking into Cafe Sabarsky when I was there one afternoon.