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Keith Olbermann's Rupert Murdoch Imitation Involves Gawker, Pirates [Feuds]
Looking for a decent excuse to advance his long-simmering feud with Rupert Murdoch and to do a weird Australian/pirate accent, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann seized upon the words of a former News Corp. insider, who claimed in one of our posts this morning that Murdoch fired Jane Friedman from…
Fortune Assistant Managing Editor, Staff Writer Out
FishbowlNY has learned that Fortune assistant managing editor Cait Murphy and staff writer Matthew Boyle have been let go. Murphy has been at the magazine since 1998. Before that, she served as social policy correspondent and environment and energy corespondent at The Economist and editorial…
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You'll Swallow Scientology, but Not That?
Chubby Asian #1: I'm making a headcheese.Chubby Asian #2: What's that?Chubby Asian #1: Like a meat, with parts of other meats.Chubby Asian #2: ...So it's not a cheese?Chubby Asian #1: No.Chubby Asian #2: Wow, gross.--L Train Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email …
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McCain's Maternal Side [John McCain]
Surely when John McCain said the one line in this six-second video from his June 3 speech, he meant to say we should be able to deliver sterilized boiled water to dehydrated babies, as an example of the relief efforts the American government should provide in disaster situations. But instead he…
More NY: RFK bridge, Met steps, Roosevelt Island tram
By Amy Langfield/NewYorkology Sitting on the front steps of the Met Museum now prohibited (NY Times) We’re asking visitors, temporarily, not to sit on the front steps to allow access into the building during the construction period. But, as...
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But I Don't Think That Was the Reason for My Low SAT Score
Girl #1: Were you wearing any underpants?Girl #2: Well yes, I was wearing underpants!--Javits Center, New York International Gift FairOverheard by: Amy Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-06-05
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Upstate NY Road Trip Notes, etc
Only in barns I got back on Tuesday night from upstate New York. We got as far as Lake George. My two cents are: It’s a beautiful place, however, it wasn’t all salt water taffy and shelling peanuts. No, no, no. My car Fyyffer, while not pouring out much white smoke anymore or leaking…
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Johnny Damon Not Feeling Joba Chamberlain as a Starting Pitcher
Johnny Damon Not Feeling Joba Chamberlain as a Starting Pitcher Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East You would have been hard-pressed to notice it on Tuesday night when Joba Chamberlain’s first start was treated like the return of a conquering hero to his kingdom but not everyone is sold…
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On the 5th morning New York trading the euro against the dollar further higher
www.cnfol.com 2008ĺš´06ćœˆ06ć—Ľ01:05 Exchange Star With the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet, the end of his speech, on the 5th morning New York trading the euro against the dollar a new intraday high. With the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet…
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PostSecret Without The Work [Great Ideas]
There's a new blog to send your secret worries about the world to. It's called i am neurotic., obeying the second rule of starting a blog just to get a book deal: Explain the entire blog in the title, as with "Stuff White People Like" and "Postcards From Yo Momma." But "i am neurotic." has an…
Environmental Activist Scales New York Times Building in Times Square
Environmental Activist Scales New York Times Building in Times Square June 5, 2008 Alain Robert, nicknamed the French Spiderman, scaled all 52 stories of the New York Times’ spanking new building on Eighth Avenue in Times Square this morning. He climbed in observance of World Environment Day.…
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Chiffon, Much?
After the recent opening night premiere of "American Teen" at the Sundance Institute at BAM, there was a prom-themed after-party. Which got me thinking, if the girls of Gen Art had to experience that proverbial rite of passage all over again, which designer would we all be dying to wear?…
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“They cuffed him and started hitting him.”
If there is a real investigation of this, what do you think will be the outcome for these fine uniformed thugs? Prison? Mall security? Or nothing at all? From WABC-TV, New York: Mistaken identity police brutality? [...] Minter’s video captures police in plain clothes milling around and a…
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Bump and Grind
Since when is a fist-bump foreplay? From New York Magazine’s blog: “But by far, our favorite headlines topped the flurry of earnest reports about the “fist bump heard round the world.” Not only does the intimate gesture between Michelle and Barack Obama, exchanged on Tuesday night…
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8-cent OCHO LOCO this Sunday + This week’s Top 8 Deals
Free order of burgers with the purchase a drink - Pop Burger (Midtown) 88-cent Lebanese baklava - Snacklicious Falafel (East Village) 25% off + free eyebrow threading - Tropical Salon (LES) $45 tickets! - FUERZABRUTA | From the creators of De La Guarda (Union Square) Free 12oz coffee -…
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Hit-And-Run Horror: Hartford Man Mowed Down
An elderly man was plowed into by a reckless driver last Friday. What's worse, the driver just kept on going. The horrifying incident, as well as the shocking reaction from onlookers, was caught on video. Now his family wants answers.
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New York Times Crosswords
New York Times Crosswords Binding: Video Game ASIN: B000NDFFF4 Manufacturer: Majesco Sales Inc. Release Date: 2007-05-22 Average Customer Review: (From 50 total reviews) List Price: $19.99 Amazon Price: $9.98 (19 new 6 used available) You save: $10.01 (50.08%) Availability: Usually ships in…
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Will Leitch, Proud Member of the Mainstream Media
Word came down this afternoon, directly from the source, that Will Leitch will be leaving his post as editor of Deadspin effective June 27th. He has accepted the position of contributing editor at New York Magazine. Many thoughts entered my head when I first heard the news. The first was,…
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America Goes Casual: Slobs and Big Mouths
" Sometime in the early 1980s, when David Patrick Columbia was working as a writer in Hollywood, actor Bill Cosby started an alarming trend that defied the industry's longstanding culture of formality. Despite torn pants, cell phone rage and lack of manners, there is hope,... read more
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Extra, Extra
Times Building employees watch climber, by Carol Quillen at flickr Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: an amputation at Bathgate and 3rd Aves. in the Bronx, a bus accident on 73rd St. in Queens, and a traffic alert on the lower level of the George Washington Bridge. In an odd road rage incident…
Posada needs surgery
Unfortunately, New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is going to need surgery on his right labrum. There is good news thou. If his shoulder can hold up, that surgery will not take place till after the season. Posada made his first start today since visiting the disabled list, going 1-3 with a…
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While the bankers and the lawyers drive our country to the wall.
There are two important takeaways from the Waco Brothers show at the Highline Ballroom this week: one, Tracey Dear can sell a holocaust joke better than David Cross [Or David Duke -Dana]. And two, it turns out I'm not racist after all: I'm just an idiot. [Not even! Just a drunk. -Dana]The run up:…
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Cheyenne Jackson and Xanadu Boys Get Naked for Nathan Lane
AFTER THE JUMP (you'll be glad you did)... "A terrycloth bathrobe could die of loneliness in this theater!" And check out Boys' Night if you have the chance. (via afterelton)
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Attorney Carol L. Schlitt Wins $300,000 in Manhattan Construction Accident
Beak Carol L. Schlitt has announced that she negotiated a $300,000 compromise with Felix Associates, a major New York illumination firm, for damages in a elucidation setback caused by an unsecured roadway plate that crushed a man's foot. Ms. Schlitt said, "New York City laws require contractors…
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WildWire: June 5-June 11
What a weekend and week ahead New York City’s natural world and its stewards offers you! We have a barrel of FREE events, and a couple of cheap ones (as you know, paid events are the great exception on WildWire) that support green allies and cover basic costs. Highlights include…
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More of the Big Apple.
I took 300 photos in NYC. Not bad for a 4-day trip. I’m getting better at editing with my eye what would make a good photo…besides I’ve been to NY 4 times now so I didn’t feel the need to take a photo of every single landmark even though I probably did just not as many. Let’s see I…
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Propaganda is not news
There are many bad decisions being made in Russia. And, by the way, the list of bad decisions in the US is horrendously long. It makes no more sense at all for the New York Times to by writing about Russia as if it were America's enemy. This week's anti-Russian piece in the Times, Putin Opponents…
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2nd climber scales New York Times skyscraper
For the second time today, a protestor has climbed up the outside of the new New York Times building, according to the footage on NY1. The slats on the outside of the Renzo Piano-designed building apparently make an easy...
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Jay Gard: DoubleGard
Half Gallery (208 Forsyth St, New York, New York, 10002) will feature DoubleGard from June 10th - July 10th. It’s the first solo show for German sculptor Jay Gard, a former assistant to Tom Sachs. The chain of command, the grandeur of artifice and the empowerment struggle: all are themes…
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The return of Dykstra
For those who want to feel a little older, consider this: Lenny Dykstra's son has just been selected with the 54th overall pick of the Major League Baseball amateur draft. Young Dykstra -- Lenny calls him "Cutter" -- was selected...
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Encore: NY Times Buildings Being Climbed AGAIN
Photographs of the second climber by wubbahed on Flickr Currently, there's another climber scaling the side of the New York Times Building on Eighth Avenue at 41st Street, and as one commenter said earlier, "Wait a minute, they put up a building that looks like a giant ladder, and somebody…
New York Street Fair by Alex ItinReally like this short —...
New York Street Fair by Alex Itin Really like this short — in a very NY reminiscent kind of way.
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New York Commercial BankThe NYCB Family (Hicksville New York) of Banks
New York Commercial Bank The NYCB Family of Banks : New York Commercial Bank : Atlantic Bank. New York Commercial Bank is the commercial bank subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, one of the leading Event Venues in Hicksville, New York (NY) Find venues in Hicksville, New York (NY) at…
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Debate over Erie Canal echoes its early history
It was an engineering marvel that brought tremendous wealth to New York and opened up the North American interior, helping turn the United States into an international commercial powerhouse in the 19th Century. Today, managers of the storied Erie Canal are pouring tens of millions of dollars of…
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History in the Making
FINIALLY. An image/sign that change is in the air. I feel privledged to have seen the first black candidate for President. I hope that I will have the further privledge of our first black president. Now that would be awesome. Of course, what would be better than a black president.. would be a…
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Ambit Energy - The BUZZ - New Rates for New Customers!
New Rates For New Customers! LONE STAR SELECT NOW AS LOW AS 13.5 cents/kWh! New rate effective Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:01 a.m. “When raising rates, we will be a slow follower. We have made good on our promise. With the announcement of our new rates effective tomorrow, we are the last…
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How to Spend 36 Hours in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The New York Times posts an excellent suggestion on how to spend 36 hours in Chiang Mai, Thailand. “BLESSED with a cooler climate than Bangkok and buffered by lush mountains, Chiang Mai has long served as a backpacker’s gateway to Thailand’s northern reaches. But an influx of Thai artists…
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3 Ways To Save Money On Your Auto Premiums
3 Ways To Save Money On Your Auto Premiums We’re all looking for ways to reduce the cost of those ever rising car insurance premiums. But have you ever wondered if it is ever possible and do your efforts really work? ¶ Posted 06 June 2008 † Laura Buckley § Insurance ‡ Comments (0) °…
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The Baseball Draft is Boring 2.0
I can really only think of one response to the previous post…. ShareThis
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2nd Person Climbs To Top Of NY Times Building
For the second time Thursday, a man climbed the 52-story wall of the New York Times building. The stunt drew the attention of thousands of onlookers, along with Chopper 2 HD's camera, which captured the drama in real-time. The climber, who was taken into custody as he reached the top of the…
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Second Person Climbing N.Y. Times Building Detained
A second person who was free-climbing the outside of the N.Y. Times building in Midtown Thursday has been detained by police. He appeared to be more than 30 stories off the ground.
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60 Million and 63 Percent
Pretty big numbers. Pretty huge victories. We are becoming part of “We the people.” As Massachusetts celebrates four years of marriage equality, 60 million Americans now live in three states where gay marriages are recognized. California’s high court and New York’s governor made it…
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City Moves to Increase Construction Safety (Again)
Yesterday, the city announced a number of measures to crack down on unsafe contractors and prevent any more horrific accidents. So far this year, fifteen construction workers have died on the job--twelve died in all of 2007. The measures, which you can read here, include having a concrete…
Define “obese”
Define “obese” June 5, 2008 by gemfit According to the NY Times, I was obese 6 months ago. I weighed 138lbs on my 5″3 body with 33.6% body fat. I wore a size 8-10. That, according to this NY Times article, is obese. If this is obese, than I worry about what the rest of the world can be…
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dailynewsjokes for June 5, 2008
New York Senator Hillary Clinton plans to drop out of the presidential race on Friday and cede the Democratic nomination to Illinois Senator Barack Obama.>> On Friday……the first Friday in November. In Japan, a homeless woman sneaked into a man’s house and lived there undetected for a year.…
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Spiderman Really Letting Himself Go
No details, save for what's here, but today a guy climbed Renzo's New York Times HQ tower. This was snapped by a coworker's friend who works there. No word on whether or not the guy is a disgruntled Hillary supporter, but that's what he is in my head until I hear otherwise. This guy is the Tom…
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