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Ray Kelly Won't Comment On Son, Won't Resign; Bonanno Crime-Family Members Arrested; Twitter Protested

More on the Kelly family's various travails this morning. First, NY1 reports that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Friday he does not have any plans to resign over his involvement in the anti-Muslim film The Third Jihad. "I don't think there was any ill intent here, but it should not have been sho ... More >>

Snow Hits The City; MTA Works on 7 Line; South Carolina Primary Today

It's snowing! Did you notice? Winter finally decided to grace us with its presence, and it brought with it a winter weather advisory that will be in effect until 4 p.m. today. The National Weather service predicts 4 to 5 inches of snow, but says the heaviest downfall will happen before noon. The MTA ... More >>

That STD Makes You Smell Bad, Too

​Here is a fact: You probably smell. Maybe you smell neurotic. Maybe you smell like a high school cafeteria. Maybe, if you are a man infected with gonorrhea (not recommended) you smell "putrid." In the latest of science's ongoing explorations with the sense of smell, scientists in Russia got a ... More >>

A Long Time Ago, We All Talked Like Yoda

​Today in news you can use (to amuse yourself while you learn something, too), there is evidence that early man (and woman) spoke like Yoda. Meaning: Not necessarily full of wisdom, but using a subject-object-verb (SOV) word order -- for example, "I you like" or "Me cookie want," as opposed to ... More >>

The Latest Global Epidemic is 'Text Neck'™

Remember Toasted Leg Syndrome? That was rough! Our thighs are still mottled! Or what about Blackberry Thumb, whatever that is? Our Blackberry thumb still hurts! Or even old-school problems like carpal tunnel and scurvy? Well, forget about all that. The global scourge on the rise is Text Neck (™!), ... More >>

Cage-Fighting Event for 8-Year-Olds Is O.K. With the Law, Say Police

It's hard to imagine that this would happen in the U.S., land of helicopter parenting, staunch litigiousness, and swiftly delivered Internet justice, but Europe is different. After 8-year-old kids were involved in a cage-fighting match (a sold-out event watched by 250 people, some of whom videotape ... More >>

Cops: At Least Eight Sex Attacks in Brooklyn Since March, By as Many as Three Different Men

Police sketches of the attacker(s)​Last night the NYPD held a precinct council meeting for the 72nd Precinct, which covers much of the area in Brooklyn affected by a serial sexual assailant(s) in recent months. It was open to the public. The police established a few key facts about the case:

Heat Wave May Have Caused 34 Deaths; Luckily, It's Leaving the East Coast

​It's still hot and gross out today, but you'll notice that it's not as oppressive as it was this past week. However, the heat wave that swept the U.S. and put 132 million people under a heat advisory may have claimed as many as 34 lives in the U.S.

91 Dead in Norway Massacre; Heat Wave Claims Lives in U.S.

viaAnders Behring Breivik, the suspected Norway killer. ​The death toll from yesterday's horrific violence in Norway is now reported to be 91, mostly from the youth camp shootings on Utoya island. At the camp, at least 84 people died, some as young as 16. The bombing in Oslo killed 7 and injured 9 ... More >>

"1 Tip For a Tiny Belly" Ad on Internet is a Scam, Obviously

Do not click​The advertisement to the right, which everyone who uses the internet ignores on a daily basis, leads those hapless enough to click on it into a large-scale web of bullshit diet products -- including "pills made from African mangoes" and "potions made from exotic acai berries" -- w ... More >>

Osama Bin Laden Death Photos Will Be Released to 'Some Senators'

​Reuters is reporting that the CIA will allow the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee to see the Osama Bin Laden death photos "if they wish." President Obama had ruled last week that the photos would not be provided to the public for viewing so ... More >>

Obama Ordered Bin Laden Raid On 50/50 Chance; Cairo Mobs Attack Churches

​National Security Adviser Tom Donilon told CNN that President Obama decided to go through with the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden based on "what was probably a 50-50 case that Osama bin Laden was there." In light of that info, it's interesting to read this alternate history of what would have h ... More >>

7-Foot Gator Breaks Into Florida Woman's House, Chills in Her Guest Bathroom [Video]

​It could always be worse. For instance, you could live in Florida. You could come home on Saturday afternoon after a night out to find that a 7-foot alligator has broken into your house and been hanging out in the guest bathroom all night long, leaving blood and a mess in its wake. It could h ... More >>

WikiLeaks Will Sell T-Shirts Online for Money

You leak it, you own it.​In the last few months we've seen Julian Assange -- the pale, brooding, mysterious possible really bad date and WikiLeaks founder -- become something of a brand of his own as he faces extradition to Sweden over potential rape charges. There's the Julian Assange condom, ... More >>

Egypt Called. They Want Their Obelisk Back.

via MSNBC, LiveScience/Dreamstime​More than a century ago, Egypt "gave" New York City a giant obelisk, you know, to cultivate trade and good faith and such. We called it Cleopatra's Needle, and we parked it in Central Park, where it's stood since 1881. But all of a sudden, Egypt is not happy ... More >>

Introducing the 100-Proof Turkey; 60-Year-Old Macallan Now World's Most Expensive Scotch

​The age-old Thanksgiving Day question is back: red or white. The answer? It doesn't matter -- just make sure you have lots of it and plastic cups for doling it out. [NY Times] Drinks International, a trade magazine, has named two Australian bars the best in the region. So, what's so great ab ... More >>

Was Keith Olbermann Only Suspended After He Refused to Apologize On-Air?

​Keith Olbermann was only suspended because he refused to apologize on-camera for making political donations without first seeking approval, according to Politico, specifically Mike Allen's anonymous network sources. MSNBC was prepared to let Olbermann keep hosting Countdown if he addressed th ... More >>

White America Has Lost Its Mind, The TV Show: Starring Toure and Dylan Ratigan (Video)

​We're still reading and hearing about Village Voice staff writer Steven Thrasher's cover story from two weeks ago, an essay entitled "White America Has Lost Its Mind." We've heard from Angry White People writing in, we've heard from Thrasher on the radio, and now? It's starring in an MSNBC se ... More >>

Press Clips: Does the New York Observer Have a Dealbreaker?

​The Village Voice's media column makes its triumphant return after a hiatus; contrary to non-popular belief, we have not been purchased by AOL or -- like every other media reporter in New York, apparently -- changed jobs. Press Clips, Day 10, Late Afternoon Edition, right here:

CNN Anchor's Hezbollah Hollaback via Twitter Costs Another Media Job

​Things People Say That Cost Them Their Media Jobs, CNN Edition: In the great and recent tradition of White House Press Correspondent Helen Thomas, and Washington Post blogger Dave Weigel, for the third time this summer, someone has said something that has more or less cost them their job once ... More >>

How to Follow the White House Press Correspondents Dinner on Twitter

Time editor Richard Stengel, Gayle King and MSNBC's Savannah Guthrie​Happy May Day! Or happy White House Press Correspondents Dinner Day, depending how famous you are, how closely you follow the high school side of politics or how much you wish you were famous. Or! How much you wish you were c ... More >>

Lil Wayne Saved By Bad Teeth

​ "Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail," reports the Associated Press: "for dental surgery." His lawyer apparently told the judge that Wayne needed to finish a string of procedures on/in his mouth prior to heading to Rikers. The rapper's new date with destiny is March ... More >>

BALLOON BOY IN GARAGE THE WHOLE TIME

​ OK, what's the over/under on what the Heene family should pay for the massive search effort for their kid? Turns out Falcon was hiding in a box in the family's garage while helicopters and first responders were all over hell and gone looking for him. More questions at the end of the post. B ... More >>

Upscale Restaurants Reinvent Themselves; Where to Eat in Ocean Hill

​Fine dining establishments must adapt to the new economic climate by offering "excellence and indulgence at a really low price." Those that are surviving the downturn have reinvented their menus and concepts. [NY Times] Meanwhile, other restaurants are recycling themselves completely, bringi ... More >>

Obama Health Care Town Hall Not So Noisy as Previous Versions

We came in late on the Obama Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but from the way MSNBC had the sound engineered -- Obama and questioners loud, background sound low -- we expect we didn't miss much of the now-traditional yelling, if it occurred -- though we're sure YouTube ... More >>

Leaked: Travelin' Governor Sanford's Press Conference Remarks

The Village Voice has obtained an advance copy of the remarks that recently-missing South Carolina governor Mark Sanford will make at today's 2 p.m. press conference. Good afternoon. Or, should I say, ¡buenas tardes! As you all know, there has been a bit of confusion about my whereabouts sin ... More >>

President Obama Loves A Good Burger; For the First Lady, Mexican Food Rules

Douglas Emlen, an entomologist at the University of Montana, has sparked some debate over his comments in an NPR broadcast about the dung beetle. During the segment, Emlen said that he avoids ground coffee because it's full of ground up cockroaches. [NPR] Robyn O'Brien, known as the Erin Brockovich ... More >>

Rachel Maddow

Federal Judge: Give Plan B to 17-Year-Olds

Good news, youngsters. A judge in Brooklyn has ruled that if a 17-year-old girl thinks she may be knocked up, she should have Plan B, the so-called morning after pill, without going through the hassle of obtaining a prescription. Federal Judge Edward Korman gave the FDA 30 days to revise its regs so ... More >>

Interview: Morning Joe's Willie Geist Talks Pat Buchanan's 'Thug Life' Tattoo

Way funnier than this photo would lead you to believe. Open-minded types that we are, we're finding ourselves increasingly entertained by MSNBC's Morning Joe, which we'll nominate as the best show to breakfast by--it has a kind of looseness that TV needs more of, plus it's actually aimed at adults ... More >>

Online City Payroll Search Site is Lazy Journalists' New BFF

When SeeThroughNY.net announced it had a new feature with which one could search New York City public servant payrolls, scribes got busy with it. "Wonder how many people work at the Landmarks Preservation Commission and how much they make?" asks MSNBC. "There are 60 full-time employees making from $ ... More >>

Kennedy's Tour Not Going So Well

MSNBC Picks My Fertile Brain--Twice!

IT'S YOUR CHOICE

A pupu platter of punditry

Letters

Olbermann Channels Tom Tomorrow Channeling Bill O'Reilly

The Pleasures and Dangers of Bondage

Ignoring Sincerity

Atlanta's Roy Owens Jr. just can't click-start

The Year in TV: Stinkers

Aussies Arrest American for Being Anti-Halliburton

Desperadoes

Going mad inside the debate bubble

The Day of the Jackals

Mythmaking at the Republican convention and getting punk'd on Kudlow and Cramer

Passionate Conservatism

Karl Rove's Republicans swerve right on the way to the middle

Shovin' It

Democrats and hardballing pundits, pleasantly embedded in the economic elite

Listings

NY Mirror

I Am, I Said

David Manning Speaks! Stunning!

The Refugees

When Your Sector Has 'Gone to Shit'

76:50 — The lifespan of the anti-Jim-Gray website