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Actor Richard Dreyfuss gave a keynote address during the Dedication Day Program at the Soldiers National Cemetery Thursday morning in Gettysburg. (Photo: YDR)

"New Moon" is officially here. (We survived the premiere...barely.)

It's true. Oprah's ending her show in 2011. (Where will celebs go to grovel?)

Find out who won "Project Runway." (*Spoiler alert*)

Local chef creates confectionary art. (Warning: Don't watch on an empty stomach.)

Last night's challenge on "Project Runway" was to create a wearable look out of newspaper.
In our opinion, that idea was sooo three years ago, but we were still pretty stocked to see the designers take a page out of our own Project Newspaper Contest. (especially with this dress)
There's still plenty of time to enter this year's contest, just go here and click on the "Project Newspaper" album.

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
1. Rang in season six of "Project Runway." (Tune into a "P.Run" podcast this Friday.)
2. Caught some of the Little League World Series. (A tradition since my brother's All-Star days.)
3. Received my September issues of Vogue and InStyle. (Neither 500-plus-page mag fit in my mailbox. Gotta love fall fashion.)
4. Threw a "Great Gatsby" party (complete with mint juleps, citrus, costumes and jazz.)
5. Recovered from the party just in time to catch and comprehend "Mad Men." ( I smell another party theme.) (Photo: Amazon)

Share your passion for fashion by designing your own garment out of newspaper for the 2009 Daily Record/Sunday News Project Newspaper Contest.

You can use a needle and thread, string, glue, tape or wire to aid in the construction, but the majority of the project must be newspaper. As "Project Runway" host Tim Gunn would say: "Make it work!" Snap a picture of your finished creation and upload it to the contest page at www.inyork.com/gallery.

In addition, e-mail your name, age and the municipality in which you live and a contact number to emccracken@ydr.com with the subject line "Project Newspaper Contest." Those who don't follow instructions risk disqualification. Deadline is Oct. 22.

York Daily Record/Sunday News judges have final say on whether each entry is fad or drab when we pick first-place, second-place and third-place winners. Stay tuned for what the prizes are and find out what's happening on the sixth season of "Project Runway" with the "P. Runway" recap every Friday. (Photo: YDR File)

It's been almost a year since my last "Project Runway" recap. So much has changed. Barack Obama is president. Michael Jackson is dead and buried. And "Project Runway," the show Bravo built, was exiled to Lifetime. (Shall we call it television for women and trannies now?) My fingers trembled as I clicked the remote. My eyes watered during the opening credits. I told myself everything would be OK when I saw Tim Gunn. But the similar color scheme, sponsors and music didn't ease my fears that the network that's made too many bad made-for-TV movies would tarnish my precious "P. Runway."

Meeting the new cast didn't stop my quiet weeping. It was the typical parade of semi-coherent metrosexual/hipster arteests who may or may not already own boutiques or have names that make it through spell check. (Ra'mon-Lawrence, Qristyl, Gordana, Malvin= Fail). Everyone seems to be 23 and over dramatic, except Epperson. (Who I'm naturally rooting for.) There are also (how to be tactful?) interesting personal style choices. (Malvin's mohawk on 'roids, Ari's M.I.A. onesies and Louise's Kenley-esque timewarp) Where do they find these people? Urban Outfitters, Ikea, some "vintage" shop, Jupiter? It only took about 10 minutes for me to spot tears. At least I wasn't the only one clutching Kleenex. Read more on the jump.

I'm thankful that two award-winning shows are starting up again soon. (If for no other reason than I need something to watch besides trashy reality shows.)

"Mad Men" starts Sunday. Watch annoyingly vague cast interviews about season three to the left. (Click here to watch a sexier promo. Looks like there's more alcohol, affairs and A-line skirts in the show's future.)

I have my fingers crossed that "Project Runway" can bring classy back to Lifetime. The series starts Aug. 20. Click here to watch a preview. (Are contestants required to have strange names?)

I've just finished the complete series of the "The West Wing" on DVD. I should try to get back into a current series. I don't get HBO, so that eliminates the buzzed about "Tru Blood" and "Entourage" (at least until I visit the 'rents and their On Demand). "Mad Men" doesn't start up until August and I'm over "Project Runway" on Lifetime.
So what's left?

I recently saw an ad for a new NBC series "The Philanthropist." It actually looked OK. The eight-part drama follows billionaire playboy-turned-vigilante philanthropist Teddy Rist,(James Purefoy) as he travels across the globe. Neve Campbell, Lindy Booth and Michael Kenneth Williams also star. It airs 10 p.m. Wednesdays.

I found other options here. But I'm also desperate for open to suggestions!

The fierce (see attached video) legal battle between NBC Universal and Weinstein Co. surrounding "Project Runway" finally ended Wednesday. Weinstein will pay NBC an undisclosed sum a ridiculous amount of money to move the reality fashion design competition to Lifetime.

The new season will air this summer. My life will have meaning again. Let's hope "P.Run" 2.0 is worth the hot mess of the last few months. (My homeboy Tim Gunn better get a fat paycheck, too.)

The color may be cliché, but it sure is classy as celebs took to the runway in red today. Big names included Katie Couric, Patricia Arquette, Hilary Duff, Lynda Carter, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling. The ladies kicked off Fashion Week in New York City during the Heart Truth fashion show, which raised awareness about heart disease and paid tribute to Valentine's Day.

What else can you expect this week?

Sew sisters
Girls don't just want to have fun; they want to make clothes, too. Wednesday night's "Project Runway" season five finale was the first all-female runway show in the series' history.

Warm fuzzies
My favorite "P. Runway" moments are watching Tim Gunn interact with the designers outside the work room. It's always a hoot to see him bonding with the "family and friends." I wish Tim Gunn would come by and ring my bell one day.

I was impressed with the designers' looks. After a sub-par season, it seems that they finally pulled out all the stops. The fact that the Parsons posse had to create a bridal look was icing on the cake.

The Parsons posse was feeling the pressure on Wednesday's episode of "Project Runway."

Kenley was officially not talking to Leanne (lucky girl) and spent most of the episode brooding in a corner by herself. Jerelle confirmed that he's a few stitches short of a seam by talking to himself and Aunt Jemima.

Music to my eyes
Pop some crazy pills and strap in for another wild "Project Runway" ride.
The Parsons posse had to design outfits for (pause for effect) each other. Oh. Snap.
And then they were each assigned a random musical genre to interpret with their looks. Holy. Crap.
Yes, the fabric definitely hit the fan Wednesday night. The runway looked like the United Nations -- MTV TRL (R.I.P.) style. All musical cliques were represented -- the probably insecure pop stars, the glam goths, the ghetto gangstas, the country bumpkins and the heroine-chic rockers.

Presenting the new "Project Runway" podcast! YDR staffers Cathy Hirko, Susan Haller, Angie Mason and Erin McCracken sit down and discuss Wednesday's episode.