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Cats

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Assemblymember Micah Kellner on The Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act (UPDATE)

    Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) isn't the only assemblymember sponsoring an animal shelter bill in Albany. Micah Kellner (D-Manhattan) is pushing a rival piece of legislation, which he says would do a better job of protecting stray cats and dogs. Kellner's Companion Animal Access and Rescue Act would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Who's Your Favorite My Strange Addiction Star?

    The TLC show highlights people with highly unusual obsessions and habits. Here are the four most fascinating I just caught getting their prime-time break: (1) Nathaniel He's in love with his car, a male vehicle that he calls Chase. He dates it, buys it gifts, and is "intimate" with it. They have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Things We Learned at the Third Annual 'Meet the Breeds'

    On Sunday, Rosie and I headed over to the Javits Center to check out the much-anticipated Meet the Breeds, the "world's largest gathering of dogs and cats," hosted by the American Kennel Club and The International Cat Association. We were promised 200 different breeds, animal agility competitions, l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    The AKC Names Brooklyn the 'Dachshund' of Neighborhoods

    Brooklyn plus bun.​As they gear up for their big Meet the Breeds event on November 19th and 20th at the Javits Center, the American Kennel Club and the International Cat Association have been doing some thinking about what breeds "match" which of New York City's neighborhoods. Jessica Rice of ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 28, 2011

    Ducktails

    Brooklyn plus bun.​As they gear up for their big Meet the Breeds event on November 19th and 20th at the Javits Center, the American Kennel Club and the International Cat Association have been doing some thinking about what breeds "match" which of New York City's neighborhoods. Jessica Rice of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    'Barely Feral' Is a Porn Site for Cats

    Barely Feral via Josh Kitchen​There are two things in this wide world that are without a doubt, indisputable to anyone who has a even a portion of a brain, Internet gold. Those things are cats and porn. Why not combine them? That is exactly what Anne-Taylor Adams, the brain behind Barely Feral ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 24, 2011

    Ducktails

    Barely Feral via Josh Kitchen​There are two things in this wide world that are without a doubt, indisputable to anyone who has a even a portion of a brain, Internet gold. Those things are cats and porn. Why not combine them? That is exactly what Anne-Taylor Adams, the brain behind Barely Feral ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    In New York, Your Cat Will Help You Find Love

    ​Imagine our surprise when, last night, we were just poking around in Craigslist Missed Connections -- not for ourselves, mind you, for a friend -- and we discovered not one, not two, but a veritable plethora of possible connections related to cats. Cat fashions, cat food buying, cat litter bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Somalia Food Crisis Now Officially a Famine; Lavish Indian Weddings Cause Food Waste

    ​McDonald's is continuing to see profit growth thanks to items like frozen strawberry lemonade counteracting the rising costs of hamburgers. [Bloomberg] The U.N. has officially declared Somalia's food crisis a famine in several parts of the country, as millions of people are on the brink of s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    1 in 10 Pets Have a Social Media Presence; 1 in 10 Pet Owners Are Nuts

    a "life-blogging device for cats"​How many dogs are you friends with on Facebook? How many cats do you follow on Twitter? How many adorable animal videos do you watch regularly (don't answer that)? There are many to choose from, since, it turns out, one in ten of all UK pets have their very ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Here Is the Saddest, Cutest Thing You Will See Today

    Why is this kitten sad? Was he a Newt Gingrich supporter? Does he feel bad about Anthony Weiner? Does he find his captors and their silly games not amusing in the slightest? Does it even matter? Cute, sad kittens will get us through this heat. They will. We're counting on it.

  • Voice Choices

    May 18, 2011

    REALITY BITES

    It ain't easy being 27

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Carla Hall Wants to Sell You Cat Food

    Fancy Feast Elegant Medley - last seen 'round these parts pushing "Florentine-style" cat food on Our Man Sietsema - has enlisted Carla Hall to do its bidding.

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Crazy Cat Ladies Are Making Crazy Cat Hairball Jewelry

    ​Consider our minds officially blown by this Daily News story on cat hairball jewelry. Let's say it again! Cat. Hairball. Jewelry. Kate Benjamin, an enterprising cat lady in Phoenix, decided she didn't want to waste the cat fur that she brushed from her cat regularly. So...enlisting the help o ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 30, 2011

    LOL GONE VIRAL

    Comics celebrate Videogum’s birthday

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Assange Allegedly Abused Cat

    ​Julian Assange, the founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, is something of a James Bond villain, running around the world trying to bring down governments, sometimes looking dapper, sometimes smelling bad, and maybe sexually abusing women. (It's complicated.) But his creep factor is only g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Cats: Less Graceful Than You'd Think

    Lunch break! Here's a great slow-motion video of a kitten being surprisingly awkward (and unsurprisingly cute) in pursuit of a cat-toy. Next time your cat looks all aloof and whatever you can remind him or her that he/she is not all that. Of course, your cat won't actually care what you have to say. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino Is The Savviest Crazy Cat Lady Of All Time, And We've Got The Stats To Prove It

    Bethany Cosentino and her alleged muse​You can summarize Best Coast's roughly 1,040,000 Google-search results in just seven words: "boy," "love," "summer," "weed," "cat," "cat," and "cat." This is remarkable because a) frontwoman Bethany Cosentino has been anointed indie-rock's first ever "cra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Minnie, the McSorley's Cat, Dishes About Her Sex Life, Beer Preferences, and How She Feels About Bowery Gentrification (EXCLUSIVE!)

    Courtesy Minnie McSorley, from her Facebook page​Yesterday we mentioned that Minnie, the McSorley's cat facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims she was "seriously injured" by the mid-sized feline, has a Facebook page. Curious to hear Minnie's perspective on her legal drama, we got in touch, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    For Every 100 Single Women, There Are 88 Single Men, and Other Invigorating Findings From the U.S. Census Bureau

    Here is a typical single lady, enjoying her cosmo-tini and thinking about being single, and her next Botox appointment (via CNN)​Hey, single ladies! (And single men, too, but mostly ladies, because there are just more of you looking off longingly into the distance and thinking about your once- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Shoplifters at Williamsburg Grocery Store Face Public Shaming

    Shoplifting pics at Khim's. (via Brooklyn Paper)​Lots of people don't think twice about stealing a drink or a pack of gum from the local deli. Not so for customers of Khim's Millennium Market, who face the prospect of having their image marked thief and posted on the front of the store. Sounds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Looming Disaster: Ali Koehler, Best Coast's New Drummer, Is Allergic To Cats

    ​Here's, courtesy the Guardian, is a wildly amusing as-told-to chat with Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, who remains somewhat of an obsession for us these days, in large part due to her obsessions: namely, her cats. Lots of choice lines here, from "I'd sooner talk about my cats than my music" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Successful Publicity Stunts 101: Kitten Shills Ice Cream By Eating a Tiny Ice Cream Cone

    Mammoth advertising firms and aspiring food entrepreneurs, take note: You do not need fancy special effects, pretty people, or even vaguely memorable tag lines to promote your product. You simply need a tiny kitten wearing a tiny hat. The above video is an advertisement for L.A.'s Lake Street Crea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    The Catio (Cat Patio) is a Must for Modern Cat Ladies and Gents

    via The New York Times​The catio trend, introduced in The New York Times, is sure to explode in New York because we're all suckers for a good neologism. The same people who live in Nolita, Soho, or Tribeca, wear jeggings, and request Pomtinis at bars will not be able to resist a properly enclo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Elaine Stritch Is Up To Her Old Tricks

    ​Thank God! She's being her fabulous self in rehearsals for Broadway's A Little Night Music, according to a souse, I mean a source.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Sue Me, Guys, But The Most Alluring Thing About Best Coast's Video For "When I'm With You" Is The Bag Of In-N-Out Burger

    All you West Coast types know what I'm talking about. Here's an infectiously cheerful clip from everyone's favorite lonely surf-rock heroine, traipsing around with Ronald McDonald but still giving her heart to the far superior fast-food outlet. There's also a cameo from who I thought was her cat, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Video: The iPad's iCat Revolution

    ​Big News! Jen and I just managed to hornswoggle our overlord into letting us expense an iPad. We have big plans for it.

  • Voice Choices

    March 16, 2010

    Kittie+God Forbid

    ​Big News! Jen and I just managed to hornswoggle our overlord into letting us expense an iPad. We have big plans for it.

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Hey Purina: Push My Buttons, Then Push My Cat's Buttons

    ​ Mmmm! Yellowfin Tuna Florentine! We've seen how the food industry takes terms like "Tuscan," stomps all over them, and then presents them back to us as their own newfangled flavor.

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    ASPCA Seizes 37 Cats from 1-Bedroom Apartment in Brooklyn

    Here's a pretty good New York Cat Lady: the ASPCA has found a woman living in a 1BR in an unspecified Brooklyn neighborhood (alas for our prejudices! We'd like to think it's Park Slope) with 37 cats. She is being allowed to keep two of her cats, while the rest are being examined for diseases and w ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    January 5, 2010

    HAPPY FEET

    Real men dance spasmodically to electro

  • Voice Choices

    January 5, 2010

    'Road Recovery'

    Real men dance spasmodically to electro

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2009

    TASSEL TIME

    Burlesquers descend on Gotham

  • Voice Choices

    July 8, 2009

    The Woman in Blue

    Burlesquers descend on Gotham

  • Voice Choices

    December 10, 2008

    SEX KITTEN

    Meow Meow purrs her way through Christmas

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Priceless: This Cat-Hair Coated Bean Bag is Yours - Free!

    Meow Meow purrs her way through Christmas

  • News

    May 15, 2007

    Feline Woozy

    Your fat, young, docile cat needs to donate some blood

  • News

    April 24, 2007

    The Conquering Hoard

    Sniffing Out Animal Lovers Who Care Too Much

  • NYC Life

    June 27, 2006

    Doggie Divas

    Harlem gets its first luxury pet shop; Liza celebrates gay pet pride

  • NYC Life

    May 9, 2006

    The Last Days of a Porn Palace

    Harlem gets its first luxury pet shop; Liza celebrates gay pet pride

  • NYC Life

    January 11, 2005

    Heavy Petting

    In a city where dogs are treated like test babies, there's no love for the lowly goldfish

  • Music

    September 14, 2004

    Feline Metal Band Delivers Metal Album, Like Many Metal Bands Before Them

    In a city where dogs are treated like test babies, there's no love for the lowly goldfish

  • NYC Life

    December 30, 2003

    Pet Adoption

    Rescue Me-ow

  • Film

    January 14, 2003

    Film

    Rescue Me-ow

  • Music

    January 14, 2003

    Whiskers in the Dark

    Mama's Got a Litterbox, Daddy Never Sleeps at Night

  • Film

    October 15, 2002

    The Good Girls

    Mama's Got a Litterbox, Daddy Never Sleeps at Night

  • Music

    May 16, 2000

    Music

    Mama's Got a Litterbox, Daddy Never Sleeps at Night

  • Film

    December 14, 1999

    Setting a Trap

    Mama's Got a Litterbox, Daddy Never Sleeps at Night

  • Theater

    April 20, 1999

    Annie Sprinkle Fire

    Mama's Got a Litterbox, Daddy Never Sleeps at Night

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