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Way More Lifelike Than the Actual Elizabeth
Little girl, pointing at Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe: Mommy, who's that lady?Mom: That's Elizabeth Taylor, honey.Little girl: Oh, hello, Elizabeth.--The Moderne Hotel, 55th & Broadway Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! …
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Dr. Obvious Seizes Any Chance to Demonstrate Her Expertise
Four-year-old cute tourist girl: Mommy, people are different in New York!Tourist mom: They're all fuckin' crazy.--Union SquareOverheard by: Natasha G Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-05-30
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Local News Anchor Accidently 'Outs' Maybe-Maybe-Not-Gay Weatherman [Clip]
What do you get when you have a local weather man whose last name is Quinn and is quite dashing, plus a local anchor who is perhaps overtired and has gay things on her mind? The answer is revealed in this snippet from tonight's 5:00 p.m. airing of CBS 2 News in New York. Watch the Freudian…
Maybe Magazine Subscription Flyers Can Also Find Osama Bin Laden|Lay Offs At Newsday|SATC: The Male Perspective|Stone is Out at Dior|Maybe, Possibly the Election Season is About to Start
Magazine Death Pool: "Uncontacted" Amazon tribe photographed after subscription blow-in air drop Newsday: Newsday lays off 32 in cost-cutting move HuffPo: Exes and the City NYT: Actress Stone and Dior Differ Over Apology Politico: Hillary's Timeline New Career Opportunities Daily:…
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Extra, Extra
Heartfelt, by Loldear at flickrToday on the Gothamist Newsmap: a water main break at Evergreen and Greene Aves. in Brooklyn, a shooting on Sterling and Nostrand Aves. in the Bronx, and medical waste on the beach on Plum Beach in Brooklyn. If a kid was eight years old, he would double dog…
Is Sex and the City Day and Official Holiday Yet?
Sex and the City. All the time. Everywhere. Can't get enough. (And seriously, if you really can't get enough you should check this out). In the meantime, in the midst of all this talk about print vs online we wondered: if Sex and the City were to take place in New York City 2008 where do…
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Is Sex and the City Day an Official Holiday Yet?
Sex and the City. All the time. Everywhere. Can't get enough. (And seriously, if you really can't get enough you should check this out). In the meantime, in the midst of all this talk about print vs online we wondered: if Sex and the City were to take place in New York City 2008 where do…
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So Beautiful, So Incomprehensible
Sober Londoner: Did you just have a civilized conversation?Very drunk Londoner: No, I was talking to some Australian girl.--Eight Mile CreekOverheard by: Adam Scholem Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · …
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Video of the Day: 7th Annual Great NYC Commuter Race
Streetfilms had five camera operators covering yesterday’s suspenseful rush hour race between a cyclist, driver and MTA commuter, and they’ve quickly edited together a video of the competition, which takes a bit of inspiration from Mike Figgis’s split-screen movie Time Code, sometimes…
EaterWire: Tom Valenti at Aix Space, Summer in the City, The Randolph, and Mad 46
UPPER WEST SIDE— We have some exciting rumormongering coming in from the tipline: "The spot on Broadway that used to house Aix is currently being renovated/remodeled. Tom Valenti (of Ouest) has been spotted inside on one occasion and just outside... UPPER WEST SIDE— We have some…
Weekend Movie Forecast: Sex, Savagery, Steroids
We knew it would one day come to this, it’s upon us at, there is no escape. Reviews for Sex and the City have been generally derisive, ranging from Rolling Stone: “Some dudes say they'd rather light their dicks on fire than endure this movie version of the ultimate in TV chickcoms. Snap…
Giants Get Their "Ten-Table" Super Bowl Rings
Almost three months of their stunning Super Bowl win, the New York Giants received their gleaming Super Bowl rings last night. The white gold ring with many diamonds--dubbed a "ten table" ring by defensive end Michael Strahan (so it could be seen ten tables away)-- was designed by Tiffany,…
Write-Offs: 05.30.08
$$$ Furry Fund [FINalternatives] $$$ Elitist for Same [Craigslist] $$$ The Khaki Letter [LoSC] $$$ Charges of Insider Trading for a Wall Street Luminary [New York Times]
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Despatches from New Smyrna Beach - West Siiiide
This is for you, AK-AK. It's the second-closest convenience store to my mom's, on the "west side" (literally the other side of the tracks, past the Dixie Hwy), where I've been told "it's not safe to jog." Really though, nowhere in Florida is safe to jog, because of all the enormous appetizers.
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The Weekend Escape: Might As Well Forget About It
We're sorry you are still in the office and not already plowing through your third mojito and sailing away for blackout island. We'd at least like to bring you the good news that the roads are still clear and you won't spend the first five hours after leaving the office stuck on the LIE inhaling…
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The New York Times: No Crystal Ball Necessary
While a lot of people are talking (ad nauseam) about the future of newspapers, the NYTimes is doing. Case is point: Their interactive homepage coverage of today's crane collapse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which visually walks the reader through tragedy. All this and they still…
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Tonight: Apes And Androids & Sigmund Droid
It's official... Apes And Androids are huge. Tonight they are making their headlining debut at Bowery Ballroom! Pretty fucking impressive. After that head over to Fontana's for the official after party with a live performance by Sigmund Droid. If David isn't too tired maybe he'll hop on guitar for…
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Angelo Mozilo's Body Count
-- Mortgage industry -- Epidermis (his own and all those employees forced to take meeting in the Suntan Chambers) -- Bear Stearns -- Bees -- Chihuahua Killer Bees and the Housing Crisis [USNews] Couple cites vacant home in fatal bee attack on dog [Tuscon Citizen]
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Juvenex :: The Jewel of New York Spas
Juvenex :: The Jewel of New York Spas
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The Week Some Movie Came Out [Week In Review]
Some nut and his nutty wife are trying to buy the New York Times. We revealed the nuttiness. Some people are gay, other people are not gay. But at the end of the day, everyone is gay. Also trannies. Liar! We met and witnessed the humiliation of Reggie Love. Also we all did drugs with President…
I'll Take That Shake Shack To Go, Please
Brooklynites may no longer have to haul across the bridge and wait in endless lines for burgers, dogs, and concretes at the Shake Shack. Or at least they won't have to cross the bridge -- the Daily News reports that Danny Meyer will be opening a Shack outpost in Brooklyn, and it's going…
Clockwork [Porfolio]
We hear that Portfolio senior editor Bob Roe (formerly of Sports Illustrated) was let go today! Editor Joanne Lipman didn't like him! But we're told Roe was "popular and highly skilled." Anyone?
Two is a Trend: Remember that hot dog cart with...
Remember that hot dog cart with the animated signage that Serious Eats spotted earlier today? Well it isn't the only game in town. The Division Street blog finds this beauty of a cart outfitted with an LCD screen showing a... Remember that hot dog cart with the animated signage that Serious…
Gothamist's Week in Rock: The Slowest News Week Ever Edition
Naked Sasquatch Stomp The Pacific Northwest's Memorial Day tradition continued once again with this season's Sasquatch Festival. The lineup was superb, featuring the Cure and R.E.M., amongst many many others across the multiple stages. While the gorgeous natural backdrop of the main stage at…
Summer In The City: Can Anyone Beat Credit Suisse's Shake Shack?
The Shake Shack in Madison Square Park is open for business, and we've already heard reports of summer interns at Credit Suisse standing on the long lines to get burgers and fries for lunch. This reminds us of the perennial question: who has the best lunch time eating options in finance? Credit…
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Closing Bell: Flea Me!
Last Sunday was by far the best weekend yet at the Brooklyn Flea, thanks in part to the weather and in part to the continued evolution of the vendor mix. This weekend look for more of the same, as the weather is looking good and everyone from the Red Hook food vendors to mainstays Olde Good Things…
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Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Gothamist. NYC Tourism, where you can get insider tips on New York City. Jazz and Roses, this Sunday at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where June is Rose month. The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where you can get inside the recent…
Could You Call Ahead to the Pro-Choicers on 6th?
Environmentalist giving out fliers: Excuse me sir, do you care about helping our environment?Man: Oh no thank you, I'm a Republican.--14th & 5thOverheard by: Dave Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · …
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Cheney Tells NY Republicans That McCain Will Win
Vice President Dick Cheney told Republicans gathered at the midtown Sheraton NewYork Hotel and Towers last night, "If we all put our shoulders to the wheel between now and November, I'm confident we'll see John McCain as the next president of the United States.'' Cheney was in town for the…
Board Wrap: Early Reports on Sheridan Square
· Death of Society: Asking the Internets What to Put in a Box [SE] · Plywooded Beer Haven in Brooklyn [Yelp] · Good Sommeliers Are Like Good Surgeons (re: Bedside Manner) [Zagat] · Early Review on Sheridan Square: "Soundly Conceived... · Death of Society: Asking the…
Friday Double Deathwatch: Beer Table & Burger Shoppe
We are just going to say right here and now that the next restaurant to come up with an outlandishly overpriced menu item as a way to "create buzz" and get coverage in the Daily News and Gothamist (serial... We are just going to say right here and now that the next restaurant to come up…
Curbed Network Advertisers Bring the Weekend
Presenting this week's Curbed Network advertisers: dd factor · Downtown LA Open House · The Four Seasons · The Hudson on Adams Hill ·Innis & Gunn Beer · Insurent · The Mercury · PG&E · The Powerhouse · The Rowan... Presenting this week's Curbed…
Good News/ Bad News Hundred Acres
Strangely enough, considering the story behind the place and the blogger and media heavy opening, there aren't too many reviews of Hundred Acres, the new restaurant in the old Provence space, yet. It's been open for all of eight days... Strangely enough, considering the story behind the place…
FYMTQ: Sara Zucker
Meet Tumblr Sara Zucker. It only takes two beers to get her wasted, like many of her generation she's afraid of capitalization and when I sincerely complimented a photo of her wearing a black beret by saying it made her look Orthodox, she replied, "christ, way to make a girl feel…
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Uncorrupted People []
A pornographer known as Max Hardcore is on trial for obscenity in Florida. The judge originally said that the jury should watch eight and a half hours of his porn tapes, so they could get a complete picture. But she had to reconsider, because the jurors got so squeamish after less than an hour…
Toxic Dirt Patch to House Fancy Building []
We'll be laughing at the fools sitting up in 8-story building soon to be built on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. The site of a former paint factory, it's supposed to be poisonous. Or was. This will also displace many people—well, just one person: Angel Hess, who lives there in his van,…
Icahn Gets Green Light For Yahoo Stock Purchase
Carl Icahn got the go ahead from the Federal Trade Commission to scoop up huge amounts of Yahoo stock. Icahn owns around 10 million Yahoo shares now, and has options to acquire another 49 million. He said he's seeking clearance from the FTC to buy up to $2.5 billion of the stock. In our…
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"A Wendy's, Over and Over Again" [The Commies]
As I spend this last day of being twenty-four staring down, with bleary eyes, the prospect of turning a quarter century old at midnight tonight, I'm finding solace in a few comforting things. Large, earthenware pots full of homemade wines, whole cigarette packs lit ablaze and smoked like pan…
Felix Dennis 100 Percent, Absolutely Did Not Kill Anyone
Back in April, Maxim publisher Felix Dennis told a reporter — after numerous bottles of wine — that he killed a man. As one might imagine, this news spread rapidly throughout the world and Dennis quickly retracted his statement, claiming it was an April Fools joke. But good murder…
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MONEY CREATES TASTE [Twitter Art]
Is this really conceptual artist Jenny Holzer's Twitter? She's famous for projecting her aphorisms like " A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS ARE CRACKPOTS" onto every available surface. Add to the list of people worth following on Twitter, plz! [via Young Manhattanite] The most awesome Twitter feed ever after…
Go With Me On This One
Here's a slightly unorthodox idea we've been tossing around, should you sense an impending foreclosure situation on your home. Why not burn the place down? The worst that happens is you get stuck with a pile of money from the insurance company. And what a pity that would be. If it's good…
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Sneak Peak: Williamsburg's The Rabbithole
From the ashes of the beloved Read Cafe in Williamsburg (that space is now occupied by the decidedly un-funky El Beit coffee shop) comes owner Laurence Elliott's new baby, The Rabbithole. Opening this Sunday, his latest venture is further south but still on Bedford, between South 4th and South…
Middle America Embraces Kimbo Slice [Media Darlings]
Well, ultimate fighting is now officially an acceptable sport for mainstream America. Tomorrow night, CBS is showing a live fight featuring none other than the Miami headcracker, Kimbo Slice. He's an ex-bouncer who's risen to fame, fortune, and respectability solely through brutal, bare-knuckle…