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The Five Internet Jokes That Will Make Obama Win [Barack Obama]
The Internet can change elections! Just not through Meetup and Friendster like some people thought. Okay, these five pictorial jokes about Barack Obama and John McCain won't be entirely responsible for Obama's imminent November victory. They're just mobilizing the base! Because Influential Thought…
NewsFlash: Ruby Slipper Asskicking in Bryant Park!
Tourist lady #1: Look Sherry, there's the tree. Tourist lady #2: Wow, great! I'm soooo excited. (sees it) That's it? Looks bigger on TV! Tourist lady #1: Everything looks bigger on TV. Oprah isn't really that fat. Passerby: This ain't Rockefeller center ladies, go back to Kansas.--Bryant Park…
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How Come Roasting Nuts Aren't Gross When Nat King Cole Sings About Them?
Male suit: Ugh! What is that smell?Female suit: It's from the nut guy.Male suit: Who?Female suit: The nut guy. He's over there selling warm, roasted nuts. He's nuts for nuts!Male suit: Oh. Man, it's freezing out here! I wish someone would roast my nuts!Female suit: Don't be gross! There's kids…
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Friday Bonus: Mario, Mario, Mario!
&set=72157605593435172">?o=0'>?o=0' style='font-size: 9px; text-align: center;'>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Since so many of you submitted Mario lookalikes that we've decided to end this fine week with a little Molto. Have a favorite? Let us know in... Click the image…
Hangover Observations from Aspen: Jean-Georges is King
We've been on the ground in Aspen at the 2008 Food & Wine Classic for 24 hours now. Wylie reminded us on a ride into town from the airport that he is not and was not the fake Wylie... We've been on the ground in Aspen at the 2008 Food & Wine Classic for 24 hours now. Wylie reminded…
Extra, Extra
Clown Graffiti, by d.billy at flickrToday on the Gothamist Newsmap: a pedestrian was struck on 23rd Ave. and 28th St. in Queens, a water rescue in the East River in the area of the Manhattan heliport, and an all hands brush fire in the Rodman's Neck area of the Bronx. A New Jersey man was…
Suspected Fake Gynecologist Arrested
A married businessman was arrested for pretending to be a gynecologist and giving exams to young women at a Park Avenue building. Sources tell the Daily News that Zalman Silber of Rockland County was charged with "third-degree sexual abuse and unauthorized practice and professions for…
Then Come Back and Tell Me What You Learned
Drunk #1: I'm so fucking wasted!Drunk #2 (to laughing group passing by): What the fuck are you laughing at? You repressed, reactionary douchebags!Drunk #1: You repressed fucks!Drunk #2: Go to Busch Gardens!--7th & Ave A Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email …
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Matsugen Mania: JGV's Soba House Opens In One Hour
&set=72157605592273640">?o=0'>?o=0' style='font-size: 9px; text-align: center;'>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Team Eater headed down to Matsugen this afternoon to see if we could get a peek at the new setup in the old 66 space. Sadly, the... Click the image above to view…
Board Wrap: Cafe Grey's Third Closing Date
· Cafe Grey to Close on June 21 (not the 16th or the 29th) [eG] · Esashi Shuttered; Chowhounders Sad [CH] · Again with the Pizza Pebbles (and Everything Else) at wd~50 [CH] · Nightlife Novice Strangely Desperate for New... · Cafe Grey to Close on June 21 (not the 16th…
EaterWire: New York Food Film Fest, Tasting Room Last Supper, and Frankies 457's New Waiting Area
LONG ISLAND CITY— Tomorrow the Second Annual New York Food Film Festival kicks off at Water Taxi Beach. It goes until the 20th, doors open and food will be served starting at 7 p.m., and the movies starts at 8:30... LONG ISLAND CITY— Tomorrow the Second Annual New York Food Film…
Trouble at Robuchon: Lunch Service, Chef Suga Doneski?
According to a worker at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, trouble is afoot at the famed chef's New York counter. He passes along some pretty unsettling rumors, some of which, if substantiated, would put the restaurant into Deathwatch territory. He alleges... According to a worker at L'Atelier de…
OTB May Escape Glue Factory
According to various sources, Governor Paterson has reached a deal to take over Off Track Betting (OTB) parlors from New York City, in order to prevent its total shutdown Despite handling more than $1 billion in wagers annually, the company lost $13 million last year. When asked if about the…
The Week We Refused to Loosen Our Viselike Death-grip on the Internet [Week In Review]
This week everyone went INSANE.The comments, the editors, other bloggers, noted literary geniuses, everyone. It was that heat wave! Anyway. There were lists and frivolity. Sexy anchors and racist anchors. Fox News said terrible things about Barack Obama and his wife. We said terrible things…
Weekend Movie Forecast: The Hulk, The Happening, the End of the World
Hoping to reverse the curse of Ang Lee’s The Hulk, director Louis Leterrier and Edward Norton have teamed up to unleash The Incredible Hulk upon the masses. Their take on the franchise keeps the origin story brief and cuts to the chase, as the Army tries to neutralize their experiment run…
Red Hook IKEA Opens Wednesday, Line Forms Monday
Starting Monday morning at 9 a.m., excited consumers will begin camping out in the parking lot under the Red Hook IKEA in anticipation of the new store’s ribbon cutting – or rather, log cutting, which is how Swedes open something according to Curbed. Now why would anyone be crazy enough…
BREAKING: NBC News' Tim Russert is Dead from Heart Attack
Reports say that NBC News Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press Tim Russert has died. It's believed he had a heart attack. A source told the NY Post he collapsed in the Washington Bureau. NBC News now confirms Russert's death and says he was recording voiceovers for Sunday's…
Special Sightings: Man Sans Cash Fan [Craigslist Cash-Waver]
A tipster sends in a sighting of the now-famous Craigslist Cash-Waver outside a Broadway building: "The red, white, and blue sunglasses were in the same slanted sunglass style as the photos, and his matching shoes were those big plastic-y looking sneakers. Shirt and jeans were nondescript, but the…
The Underminer, Live In Person [Friday Fun]
Remember our much-loved columnist the Underminer, the friend who casually destroys your life? Underminer author Mike Albo plays one version of him—a little too convincingly—in a video. After the jump: the Underminer goes to Total Foods.
Russert Update [Update]
We've updated our obituary of political journalism giant Tim Russert with a brief video montage of some of his notable and memorable TV moments. Feel free to link to stuff we left out in the comments.
Peggy Noonan or Jack Handey? [Pop Quiz]
"You disappear and then come back and people say, 'Hey, look at that guy.'" "His staff should build a podium for him, one that fits, and take it wherever he goes." "You know that on some level, at some moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower looked at John F. Kennedy and thought: Punk." "Old America:…
Bad Luck For Some of You [Executions]
From our official Commenter Executioner, Jack Ketch: See the title? Get it? Because it's Friday the 13th and now you are dead! I was going to start this post with a history of Friday the 13th, why it's considered unlucky, and what a typical English Friday the 13th consisted of in my time. But then…
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. Coldplay, who's new album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends comes out on Tuesday. Washington DC Tourism, where you can stay for as little as $99…
I Think There's a Small Child Trapped in My Back-Flab
Ghetto chick #1: Yo, how come people keep leaving but we're still fucking crushed in?Ghetto chick #2: It's 'cause we're fat, bitch.--Rockefeller Center Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted 2008-06-13
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Tim Russert Dead After Heart Attack
Our brother blog TVNewser reports that NBC's Tim Russert passed away this afternoon after suffering a heart attack in the company's Washington D.C. bureau. Russert, the longest serving moderator of Meet the Press, was 58 years old. We'll have more details as they become available. New…
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'Snowman' Rapper Unsurprisingly Implicated In Cocaine Ring [Young Jeezy]
Might as well go for a music star crime news two-fer this afternoon: Atlanta rap star Young Jeezy has been implicated in a major cocaine-dealing trial. A witness testifying in a case against members of Black Mafia Family—a massive Atlanta drug gang that moved hundreds of millions of dollars'…
Here's A Tip-Off You Maybe Shouldn't Give This Fund Your Money: AOL Address
We spoke with the U.S. Marshall's office earlier and, sadly, at this time, they've yet to put a bounty on Samuel Israel III's head, but at least one enterprising vulture stands to make some dosh off of the hedge fund industry's biggest M*A*S*H fan. An unidentified seller from Islip, New York…
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Tim Russert, 1950-2008 [Obit]
newVideoPlayer("Tim_Russert_Highlights.flv", 506, 423,""); In what may or may not be an irony of some kind, but should probably not actually be noted, because it's sort of ghoulish and in poor taste, political journalism superstar Tim Russert went out today with a Friday newsdump, that hallowed…
Gothamist's Week in Rock: Lucky 13 Edition
Gnarls Barkley Play the Internet, in Person Gnarls Barkley is perhaps the most notable one-hit wonder of the internet era, so it's fitting that they played a couple free geek showcases at the tail end of NYC's poorly defined "internet week." On Sunday they were at the Fillmore/Irving to play…
Mean Commenters Are Running Bloggers Out of Town [The Internets]
"Fuck this, I'm out of here," declares Chelsea Alvarez-Bell, blogging for Seattle's Stranger, at the end of what has obviously been a long guest-blogging stint. "I have no desire to contribute here any longer. I am taking my ball and going home. I was warned beforehand that some of the commenters…
Channel 11 Marks 60 Years On the Air
On June 15, 1948, WPIX signed on as the second independent television station in the city from studios in the Daily News Building on 42nd Street. (The first, WATV signed on a month earlier and eventually became WNET in 1961.) Like stations in many other cities, it was owned by a newspaper, in…
Eater Contest Poll: Who has the Best Chef Lookalike
&set=72157605598005077">?o=0'>?o=0' style='font-size: 9px; text-align: center;'>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. To help us decide who should win our New York Wine & Food Festival ticket giveaway, we've put together some of our favorite submissions. Vote on which... …
Curbed Network Advertisers Are Mostly Sunny
Please give it up for this week's Curbed Network advertisers: 111 Central Park North · The Absolute · dd factor · Design Within Reach · Downtown LA Open House · The Hudson on Adams Hill · Innis & Gunn Beer... Please give it up for this week's Curbed Network…
Dispatch from Aspen: How Bobby Flay Became Bobby Flay
&set=72157605589664686">?o=0'>?o=0' style='font-size: 9px; text-align: center;'>Click the image above to view the full photogallery. We're underway at the 2008 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, where our first stop was a panel discussion at the Amex Trade Program featuring Bobby Flay,... Click…
Killer Tomatoes: Be careful what your order New...
Be careful what your order New Yorkers, the salmonella tainted tomatoes have finally hit New York and could be found at a restaurant or deli near you: There are now 228 cases in 23 states. [NYT]... Be careful what your order New Yorkers, the salmonella tainted tomatoes have finally hit New…
Racist Anti-Obama Slogan Appears on $5 Bill
Image of defaced bill courtesy Staten Island Advance. With Barack Obama finally clinching the Democratic nomination for president, we’re now off to the racists. Last week a Staten Island woman noticed that a 5 dollar bill in her wallet was stamped with the above message: “LETS [sic] KEEP…
Updated The Layout
Hey, check out the new layout. I tried to keep it similar to the old one but I updated to the new template format for Blogger to make life easier. There are a few things that bother me, like the header - which I'll be changing. I'm also kinda pissed that the sidebar doesn't extend down to the…
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R. Kelly Acquitted: Jury Says It Wasn't Him In Sex Video [Trials]
R&B singer R. Kelly has been acquitted of everything. Specifically, the 14 counts of child pornography that he's been on trial for in Chicago for the last month, stemming from a video allegedly showing him having sex with a 13-year-old girl. The jury repeatedly viewed the video during their…
Are Randolph's Days (Hours?) Numbered?
Two and a half weeks ago, Willie Randolph appeared to be on the precipice of being fired. The Mets, especially general manager Omar Minaya stood by him, and Randolph lived another day. Now, another poor stretch of play has prompted perhaps the strongest rumors yet. If SI.com's Jon Heyman is…
Angelo Mozilo Ups Used Car Salesman Ante At Countrywide
Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd, North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, and former U.N. ambassador and assistant Secretary of State Richard Holbrooke were part of…
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Crime at Pratt on the Rise
Williamsburg isn't the only Brooklyn nabe with a rash of violent assaults; Brownstoner reports that last Friday Pratt Institute students and faculty received a warning about an increase of violent activity near the Clinton Hill campus, as reported by the 88th Precinct. The email stated that…
But Not As Much As Its Bastard Cousin, The Foreseeable Future
Mother pleading with squirmy four-year-old son in tight jacket: Just keep it on for the time being.Son: I hate the time being.--Christmas Mass, St Patrick's Alsome | Thumbs up | Thumbs down | Link · Email · Quote this! · Del.icio.us · Posted…
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Search is Still on for Missing Hedge Fund Scammer
After released a "Wanted" poster and questioning someone who may have been involved with an escape, law enforcement officials doubt that hedge fund founder Samuel Israel killed himself. Israel, who was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for swindling $450 million out of…
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Job Jumping InStyle for Elle Refugees
Hachette Filipacchi Media's Time Inc.'s InStyle is raiding the Time Inc. Hachette Filipacchi Media stables for its two newest hires. The mag tapped Megan Deem, Elle's senior editor, beauty and fitness, to be its new fashion features editor, while Joe Berean will take over as fashion director at…
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