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The Tribeca Film Festival begins tomorrow night and runs through next week, and along with all of the screenings of anticipated new films as well as old favorites, the festival will be honoring plenty of filmmakers with prizes. One such award is the newly created Nora Ephron Prize, which celebrates the legacy of the prolific writer and filmmaker by honoring one female writer or director with a $25,000 cash prize. Supported by Vogue, the Nora Ephron Prize will be awarded at the Women’s Filmmaker Brunch on April 25 by Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal and Sally Singer, creative digital director of Vogue.

Last month, Marc Jacobs succeeded Jean Paul Gautier as the creative director for Diet Coke, and the designer unveiled a trio of designs for the soda's thirtieth anniversary. And he also appeared shirtless in a Diet Coke commercial, which also included three gawking women fanning themselves in the presence of his hotness. I guess that women can think Marc Jacobs is sexy, but, I dunno, none of the women I hang around with get lady-boners for gay dudes. Anyway, Jacobs spoke to Vogue about how he's totally cool with flaunting his muscles for Diet Coke.

Don't scare us like this, Page Six: the gossip rag reports that Andre Leon Talley, longtime flamboyant old kook at Vogue, is parting ways over his TV ambitions.  

Beyoncé, in my opinion, is perfect. That is until she gives interviews, because it's becoming increasingly clear that Beyoncé is quite crazy. Take, for example, her Vogue cover story, in which she calls her daughter Blue Ivy "my homey, my best friend." I repeat: Beyoncé's best friend is a one-year-old. Sorry, Kelly! (I'd apologize to Michelle, but she already knew she wasn't even in the top ten.) But this should really come to no surprise considering that Beyoncé is also BFFs with Gwyneth Paltrow. Delusions of grandeur and having deep, interpersonal connections with infants is, apparently, contagious. 

Queen Of All Pop Culture Beyoncé reigns all the land, including the March 2013 issue of Vogue. But if I am not mistaken, didn't Vogue take some liberties with the spelling of Beyoncé's nickname? It's Queen Bey, as in the Bey Hive, not Queen B. 

When the news broke that Kim Kardashian is expecting Kanye West’s baby, I’m sure I’m not the only one who assumed that a birthing special would find its way on E! at some point. That is where we are as a society: it makes perfect sense that we’d have the opportunity to watch a human come out of Kim Kardashian. (Hell, a lot of us have seen a human go into Kim Kardashian.) But, thankfully, the mom-to-be has announced that the birth will be private, and she’s looking forward to not working for a while. Think about that as you click through the internet, desperate to leave your office and not work for a few hours before returning tomorrow morning! [Jezebel]

Patricia Field is not happy with Madonna. The legendary stylist and costume designer behind Sex and the City's covetable wardrobe furiously Tumbl'd about the $35 VOGUE hats that are part of the pop star's 2012 MDNA tour merchandise. Blogs the brand: "Our own Patricia Field stylist, Hiraku, designed the snap back and we sell it as a t-shirt, headband and a beanie as well [...] Madonna is a thief! Do you really need an extra few thousand dollars? Shame, shame for stealing from those that inspire you!" But is Madge really a thief?

Kate Upton, who sometimes wears clothes that are broken, is on the cover of Vogue UK. She is surprisingly clothed in a sweater, but don't worry—she delivers a pretty aggressive side boob. (Side Boob: The Kate Upton Promise.) You see, she has curves and she's not afraid to show them off, and why shouldn't she be? She looks like a normal human. I mean, not like anyone I know, but, ya know, she doesn't terrify me in the way that most models do. (I'm cautious around sharp edges.)

Nothing has made me feel more ancient than the news this morning that some kids on the internet are mad at Azealia Banks and Rihanna. What did they do? Well, they both performed in front of green screen-projections of sea imagery (in the video for "Atlantis" and on SNL, respectively). Apparently, there's a whole world of people who are into that sort of thing. Naturally, they live in their underwater cave fantasy worlds, but mostly on Tumblr, where 90% of terrible things exist under the guise that it is "art" (or porn, I guess). 

Lana Del Rey, weirdo indie chanteuse, has burned out after one album, which is not too surprising since her presence in the music world brought at first outrage, then confusion, then apathy, then more confusion. Rather than follow up Born to Die with another album, Del Rey plans to continue modeling and move into the movie business.