Cross Rhodes

Gossip Girl: February is the shortest month, but the bitter chill makes it feel the longest. The smart ones, like me, escape to more tropical climates. While some of my Upper East Side friends use the time to hunker down and finish their work. Others snuggle up in bed with their agendas to keep them […]

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Rhodes to Perdition

Gossip Girl: On the Upper East Side, staying alive isn’t as easy as it appears. And after last week’s security breach leading to no new tips, it looks like I might be dancing by myself. Charlie (Kaylee DeFer): I’ve never seen so much lamé before. Grandma actually wore this? Lily: Yes. And looked fabulous riding […]

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The Kids Stay in the Picture

Reporter: The van der Woodsen family is no stranger to the tabloids, but this time it appears the mother of all scandals surrounds the mother. Sources say that Lily Humphrey could be facing up to ten years in prison for forgery and obstruction of justice. That means her big lavish lifestyle— Blair: Turn that off! […]

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The Sixteen Year Old Virgin

Gossip Girl: From the day he brings his newborn girl home, a father lives in fear that someday she’ll get hurt. That someday she’ll hate him. And worst of all, that someday she’ll grow up. Blair: Settlements are for the guilty. Celebrities that run people over. The Catholic Church. It’s not fair. Lily: How are […]

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The Treasure of Serena Madre

Gossip Girl: Thanksgiving began when Pilgrims and Indians came together to share the bountiful harvest. Eric: Our Thanksgivings tend to end with french fries at a diner and someone having been in a mental institution. Gossip Girl: On the Upper East Side, that tradition is upheld with a bountiful harvest of secrets, lies and scandals. […]

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The Valley Girls

Blair: Serena’s been in jail for over four hours. She’s already served more time than Nicole Ritchie and Lindsay Lohan combined. Chuck: She’s a socialite mistakenly accused of stealing a bracelet. I doubt they’re working her over with a phonebook. Blair: When I called Lily she said she was on her way. Where is she? […]

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O Brother, Where Bart Thou?

Gossip Girl: More towers than Trump, more bucks than Bloomberg. Bart Bass definitely made his mark on Manhattan. The passing of a public figure can shake a whole town. But the real story is always the one happening in private. Away from the headlines. At home. CeCe (Caroline Lagerfelt): Ah! Come. Eat. You need your […]

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Summer, Kind of Wonderful

The story continues… Gossip Girl: Unlike the rest of us, sex, lies and scandal never take a vacation. Instead, they take the Long Island Expressway and head east. To the Hamptons. Some would say summer is their busiest season. Think Park Avenue. But with tennis whites and ban de soleil. The players change, but the […]

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Hi, Society

Gossip Girl: Hey Upper East Siders, it’s that time of year again. When the mere act of descending a staircase means you’re a woman. That’s right: Debutante season. And from what we hear, there’s been some changes to the lineup. Blair: I’m actually glad I’m going with Prince Theodore instead of Nate. The further we […]

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