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May 17, 2012
Don't Worry, New Jersey -- That Green Water's Totally Safe To Drink (According to Water Company, Anyway)
New Jersey has a bit of a reputation as being a filthy industrial wasteland that's probably not suitable for human habitation -- and the fact that parts of the state have green drinking water is not helping.Water, as you know, is supposed to be clear. In certain parts of Jersey, however, the water h ... More >>
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March 17, 2012
Woman Testifies Against Officer Accused Of Raping Her While Off-Duty; Dharun Ravi Found Guilty; St. Patty's Day Hits New York
The woman who was allegedly raped by Michael Pena, who was an NYPD officer off-duty, in August testified against him yesterday. The 25-year-old teacher explained that Pena asked how to get to the 1 train. After she did so, he still showed her he gun, brought her to an alleyway, forced her to perfor ... More >>
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February 4, 2012
Uproar Over Bronx Teen's Death By Police Officer; Bloomberg Supports Komen's Reversal; Occupy D.C. Raided
Bronx residents rallied last night to protest the death of Ramarley Graham, an unarmed 18-year-old that was shot and killed by a police officer Thursday in the bathroom of his own apartment. According to the New York Times, the officer that killed Graham has been "stripped of his gun and badg ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
New York's New Traffic Safety Haikus Get the Haiku for the Single Girl Treatment
Have you seen the Department of Transportation's latest effort to keep people safe on our streets? It involves little signs with little safety messages placed in "high-crash locations" where...perhaps...people should not be stopping to read? According to NBC NY, "Half of the signs will be hung in pa ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2011
For 'Luxury Night Out,' Occupy Wall Street Marches in Front of Cameras, Michael Moore
Ari LipsitzProtesters march in the Financial District.The media was the big story last night at Occupy Wall Street. As the protest entered its second work week, renewed media interest coupled with a surprise appearance by filmmaker Michael Moore allowed the protesters some assurance that ther ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Alvin Moore Becomes Second Idiot to Overestimate David Letterman's Power
For the second time this week, someone looking for attention chose to vandalize the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of the Late Show With David Letterman. Alvin Moore, the latest aggressor, was drunk and mad because he sent Letterman "several demo tapes," NBC NY reports, but had not heard back. Pol ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2011
Someone Left Four Pairs of Sneakers, Five Pounds of Cocaine at JFK Airport
FreshNearly five pounds of cocaine were found hidden in the soles of sneakers in a suitcase at John F. Kennedy Airport last week, Customs and Border Protection Officers announced on Monday. No one ever picked up the luggage, which came from the Dominican Republic, perhaps because they thought ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Aelita Andre, Artist Now Showing at a Chelsea Gallery, Is Four Years Old
A little girl from Australia has become the youngest kid ever to show her art at the Agora Gallery in Chelsea. Aelita Andre started painting when she was nine months old, when she just crawled onto a canvas and got going. (Her parents are artists, too.) Now, at the lofty age of four, she has ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
"Dump Trump!" Urges Noted Historian
Historian Douglas Brinkley said on CNN that NBC should take a dump on Trump--I mean dump Donald Trump. According to the linked writeup: "Brinkley pinned the blame for the reemergence of birtherism on NBC Entertainment for giving real estate mogul Donald Trump a primetime platform. "Brinkl ... More >>
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April 23, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to Jail; New York to Allow Conjugal Visits for Gay Inmates
Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 100 days in jail yesterday for violating her drunk driving probation. She was held in custody for five hours before being sprung out of jail on a $75,000 bail (no indication of any Dog the Bounty Hunter involvement). LiLo is free for now while her lawyer appeals the ... More >>
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April 12, 2011
Big French Plane Hits Small American Plane at JFK
On Monday night an Air France Airbus A380, the biggest passenger plane in use, knocked into a much smaller Comair CRJ 700 Regional Jet at John F. Kennedy International Airport, spinning the tiny thing almost 90-degrees, but injuring no one, NBC New York reports. A minor event when all was said and d ... More >>
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April 4, 2011
Rep. Peter King Was Mailed a Bloody Pig's Foot
Long Island Republican Peter King, the congressman behind the disgraceful hearings on the threat of Islamic "radicalization" and a one-time passionate supporter of the I.R.A., was sent a bloody pig's foot in the mail, according to a "Capitol Hill source," NBC is reporting this evening. The pa ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
The Most Interesting Man in the World Just Got More Interesting; Lagers Go Dark
Dos Equis is the first beer brand to reach the coveted milestone of 1 million 'Likes' on Facebook, thanks largely to the awesome Most Interesting Man in the World ads. [BusinessWeek] This Super Bowl Sunday, will you be drinking ale or lager, craft beer or Coors? Beer industry insiders weigh ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Alec Baldwin Is Not Replacing Keith Olbermann
Jack Donaghy is a fictional NBC executive on the show 30 Rock; Alec Baldwin is the actor who plays him. Neither is going to replace Keith Olbermann as the host of Countdown or any other show in the 8 p.m. slot on MSNBC because that would be ridiculous, despite a report from Popeater's Rob Shu ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
Bradley Manning Not Tied to Julian Assange
Bradley Manning, the army private being held on suspicion of leaking secret documents to WikiLeaks, cannot be linked to the organization's embattled editor-in-chief Julian Assange, U.S. Army officials admitted to NBC News last night. This complicates the Department of Justice's path to prosec ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
iPads Gain Popularity as POS; United Serves Healthiest Airline Food
The iPad is an increasingly popular tool restaurants employ as as part of their point-of-sale systems. [Nation's Restaurant News] Kroger has recalled several brands of pet food in 19 states, because of possible aflatoxin contamination, which can cause sluggishness and diarrhea. [Bloomberg] ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Our Alien Moon Base, Gerald Ford's Pedophilia, and 20 other unlikely claims from The Untold History of America
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. The Untold History of America: 1492 - 1963 Author: Ray Bilger Date: 1996 Publisher ... More >>
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August 24, 2010
NYC Is the Most Bedbug-Ridden Place in the USA!
As Rosie mentioned last week, maybe it's time to accept the bedbugs as our overlords. Personal anecdote: This very blogger walked down 2nd Street on Sunday and saw no less than 6 mattresses waiting in the rain for garbage collectors. Since it's neither the last nor the very first of the month ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
Emmy Nominations Announced; HBO Maintains Primetime Stranglehold
We will never own one of these. Whee, the 62nd Annual (Primetime!) Emmys have been announced. There aren't that many surprises: As usual, HBO rocks, as does Mad Men, True Blood, 30 Rock, Glee, Neil Patrick Harris, and Tina Fey. Losties may get another chance to see the objects of their affect ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Southwest Airlines Employee Finds Box of Human Heads on Plane; Is Probably Going to Need Some Therapy
No, we are not kidding: A box reportedly filled with 40 to 60 human heads was discovered by an unwitting (and surely now nightmare-plagued) Southwest Airlines employee in Little Rock, Arkansas, last week. The problem with this is actually not with allowing human heads to fly -- presuming they ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
How Should Law & Order End?
NBCLaw & Order is going out on May 24 with a sure-to-be-classic episode that's a stinging condemnation of the old "Rubber Room" situation where teachers awaiting disciplinary action sat on their asses and collected their paychecks.
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January 25, 2010
Obligatory Weekend Awkward Collabo Video Roundup: Conan O'Brien and Friends Say Farewell to the Tonight Show with "Freebird"; Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Bono Do Damage During the 'Hope For Haiti' Telethon
It took braver men than us to sit through the entirety of the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon--our taste for artist self-martyrdom/self-aggrandizement is minimal, and since we have no desire to talk to George Clooney or Stevie Wonder personally on the telephone by way of giving money to a desperatel ... More >>
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January 12, 2010
Conan O'Brien Won't Move; Change of Career Imminent?
In an alternately funny and maudlin statement, Conan O'Brien announces he will not accept the pushed-back time slot into which NBC wants to shove him to accommodate the new 11 p.m. Jay Leno show. "I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next," says O'Brien, but desp ... More >>
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November 24, 2009
PETA's Thanksgiving Message: Get Stuffed
The PETA pranksters have taken a holiday, so to speak, from objectifying women to turn their attentions to Thanksgiving. In this ad, which NBC will -- surprise! -- not be running during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an angelic little girl says grace over the Thanksgiving meal, thanking the l ... More >>
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October 26, 2009
Hear the New Ted Leo Song: "One Polaroid a Day"
Ted Leo's been doing some version of the same live set for nigh on three and a half years now; his last full length record, Living with the Living, was released on the now-departed Touch & Go back in March of 2007. His shows are never less than stellar but on the eve of a new record--promised on M ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 1, 2009
Deer Tick
Ted Leo's been doing some version of the same live set for nigh on three and a half years now; his last full length record, Living with the Living, was released on the now-departed Touch & Go back in March of 2007. His shows are never less than stellar but on the eve of a new record--promised on M ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Tavern on the Green Under New Management -- For First Time in 33 Years
Notorious Central Park tourist trap Tavern on the Green will for the first time in 33 years be run by somebody other than the LeRoy family, who have been responsible for its mothy elegance since the 70s: Dean Poll, who runs the Central Park Boathouse, described by Eater as "another disappoint ... More >>
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July 20, 2009
Padma Lakshmi to Leave 'Top Chef'
BravoOut of the frying pan, into the fire: Variety is reporting that Padma Lakshmi will be leaving Top Chef after its sixth season for her own sitcom on NBC. The show will reportedly "star Lakshmi as a woman working in the culinary world," and is tentatively titled--lord have mercy--Single Serving.D ... More >>
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April 15, 2009
TLC Wants Cab Ideas -- Here's Ours
The Taxi and Limousine Commission is asking for your suggestions on how to make cabs better. No, really: they've put out an RFI for "ways to enhance the technology systems in each taxicab for the benefit of passengers, drivers and owners alike," and You the Public are encouraged to respond by email ... More >>
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March 17, 2009
Hacked Traffic Signs Proliferate; State Taking Action
The hacked electronic traffic signs noticed by Gothamist persist! NBC says the stunt, which tells drivers in the East Village "Party at Julie's," "New York is Dying," and "Shit Bird Orl," has been pulled in other cities, such as Austin, where motorists were warned of zombies. The hacking instruction ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2009
Disappointed Giants Fans Destroy Car
"Local fans disheartened by favorite team's loss," said the Poughkeepsie Journal. They didn't know the half of it. Sunday's playoff defeat at the hands of the Eagles left some Giants supporters sufficiently disheartened, and drunk, that they sought solace in smashing up a Porsche in the Meadowlan ... More >>
Blogs
October 31, 2008
Halloween Media Criticism from the Today Show
"Local fans disheartened by favorite team's loss," said the Poughkeepsie Journal. They didn't know the half of it. Sunday's playoff defeat at the hands of the Eagles left some Giants supporters sufficiently disheartened, and drunk, that they sought solace in smashing up a Porsche in the Meadowlan ... More >>
Blogs
October 2, 2008
First Reax Palin-Biden (Still Drunk!)
"Local fans disheartened by favorite team's loss," said the Poughkeepsie Journal. They didn't know the half of it. Sunday's playoff defeat at the hands of the Eagles left some Giants supporters sufficiently disheartened, and drunk, that they sought solace in smashing up a Porsche in the Meadowlan ... More >>
Blogs
August 5, 2008
America's Got Drag Queen
"Local fans disheartened by favorite team's loss," said the Poughkeepsie Journal. They didn't know the half of it. Sunday's playoff defeat at the hands of the Eagles left some Giants supporters sufficiently disheartened, and drunk, that they sought solace in smashing up a Porsche in the Meadowlan ... More >>
Blogs
July 9, 2007
NBC's Live Earth Special: A Running Diary
"Local fans disheartened by favorite team's loss," said the Poughkeepsie Journal. They didn't know the half of it. Sunday's playoff defeat at the hands of the Eagles left some Giants supporters sufficiently disheartened, and drunk, that they sought solace in smashing up a Porsche in the Meadowlan ... More >>
Film
December 13, 2005
Trauma Drama: More 9-11 Movies
"Local fans disheartened by favorite team's loss," said the Poughkeepsie Journal. They didn't know the half of it. Sunday's playoff defeat at the hands of the Eagles left some Giants supporters sufficiently disheartened, and drunk, that they sought solace in smashing up a Porsche in the Meadowlan ... More >>
Columns
August 31, 2004
Olympic Sex
Athletes in the flesh raise ire of press and temperature of fetishists
News
August 17, 2004
Jingo Bells
Prime-time pride, manly girls vs. girly girls and fear of a black dream team
Blogs
July 29, 2004
The Elephant in the Democrats' Living Room
Prime-time pride, manly girls vs. girly girls and fear of a black dream team
News
July 27, 2004
Shovin' It
Democrats and hardballing pundits, pleasantly embedded in the economic elite
News
June 22, 2004
Mauling Michael Moore
The attack on Fahrenheit 9/11: Fox lays back while ABC and NBC pile on
News
April 20, 2004
Machine Age
The attack on Fahrenheit 9/11: Fox lays back while ABC and NBC pile on
Columns
September 2, 2003
NY Mirror
The attack on Fahrenheit 9/11: Fox lays back while ABC and NBC pile on
NYC Life
April 29, 2003
Listings
The attack on Fahrenheit 9/11: Fox lays back while ABC and NBC pile on
News
March 4, 2003
Press Corps
War Journalists Go to Boot Camp, Get Hazed
News
March 12, 2002
The Matthew Shepard Icon
Sometimes the Image of a Martyr Fits the Victim of a Crime
News
February 8, 2000
Business and Edit: A Perfect Fit
In Which 'Brill's Content' Loses Its Virginity
News
December 21, 1999
Sue the Messenger, Part One
Rash of Lawsuits Shows No One Trusts the Media
Art
October 6, 1998
Equinox
Rash of Lawsuits Shows No One Trusts the Media
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