the buzz log

Friday evening in New York City's Bryant Park, the place to be is a box. Literally. An arts organization called art.party.theater.company is setting up a temporary installation that magician David Blaine could love. An 8 by 8 foot mylar container. Contents: One secret star.

Paparazzi (or at least actors playing the role of tabloid photogs), red carpet and velvet rope included. All that's missing is you: People are invited to stop by and peek in. Who will be inside? That stays a secret. And once you know, you're not allowed to say. Anyone who wants to meet the mystery guest must first sign a non-disclosure agreement.

So the unnamed VIP hiding in the no-window, no frills shiny box could be an A-lister. Or someone on the D-list. Kathy Griffin always seems to be available.

The organization's artistic director, who says the project is about hope and hype, promises, "It's someone probably everybody knows and someone that probably everyone likes." Well that narrows the options. We're guessing Mel Gibson was not invited.

The Daily Beast has its money on the odd-ball James Franco, before he starts his PhD program at Yale. The New York Daily News guesses pop stars Beyonce or Justin Bieber. But to find out, you actually have to show up.

The so-called "starbox" will be coming to the park's fountain terrace for two hours every Friday evening through August 13. The boxed-in celeb will receive bottled water and a fan (the cooling kind) while submitting to be surveyed. Think of it as the lion cage for humans. One very famous human.

This just goes to show: Stars are definitely not like us. Nobody besides the famous or sort-of famous would ever agree to such a deal.