According to the Wall Street Journal, the construction of the Second Avenue Subway has sent an avalanche of rats into the streets, cars, and buildings of the Upper East Side. The infestation has left residents of the East 90s along Second Avenue with what they say is the worst rat problem in decades. Things get especially ugly at night, says …
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Giorgio Moroder Turns 70
A reader tipped me that today is three-time Oscar, three-time Grammy winner Giorgio Moroder’s 70th birthday. So in honor of my all-time favorite producer, here’s a bit of his early work from the mid-late 70s. The first clip is a cheesily announced promo clip from Casablanca Records, but it’s worth a look just to see how enormous the early synths …
Read More »Florida Man Accused Of Murdering Daughter’s Girlfriend
A Lakeland, Florida man has been arrested for murdering his daughter’s girlfriend. Friends of the victim say he was angry at her for “leading” his daughter into a lesbian relationship. Jerry Lee Seger, an enraged father who allegedly blamed 24-year-old Courtney Bright for leading his daughter down what he felt was the wrong path – including a three-year lesbian affair …
Read More »The Senate Armed Services Committee: Where They Stand On Repeal Of DADT
GetEQUAL sends us the above grid detailing the known (and unknown) DADT positions of Senators that serve on the Armed Services Committee. GetEQUAL: “These are very important targets to go after in the next 30 days with non-violent direct action and civil disobedience. It is of utmost importance that you contact ALL these Senators and express the importance of the …
Read More »Michele Bachmann On Culture
Comedian Sara Benincasa inhabits the mind of Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann to explain her comment that “all cultures are not equal.”
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Wal-Mart Close To Deal For NYC Store
After years of being blocked from a NYC location due to vigorous opposition by labor unions, Wal-Mart may have finally found a location in Brooklyn that the city cannot fight. The site, which is currently vacant, meets many of the parameters of what Walmart is looking for in a New York City location: an as-of-right location in an outer borough, …
Read More »San Francisco Board Of Supervisors To Consider Arizona Boycott
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting tomorrow to consider “emergency legislation” cutting the city’s ties with Arizona. Supervisor David Campos this morning confirmed that he will tomorrow introduce emergency legislation calling for a San Francisco boycott of Arizona in response to that state’s recently enacted, harsh immigration law. “I feel the city and county of San …
Read More »Mike Diamond Reports From Ali Forney Center’s Broadway Beauty Pageant
Manhattan nightlife bon vivant Mike Diamond turns in a typically hilarious report on the Ali Forney Center’s Broadway Beauty Pageant. Mike interviews the AFC’s executive director Carl Siciliano, Michael Musto, Tovah Feldshuh, and cavorts backstage with the contestant hotties. Possibly NSFW (skin, language.)
Read More »NYC’s Famed Empire Diner To Close
Chelsea’s iconic Empire Diner will close next month. “After more than thirty years of serving Chelsea residents, actors, police commissioners, athletes, gangsters, such luminaries as Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg, and anyone carrying a New York City Guide Book, the Empire Diner has lost its lease and is closing its doors May 15th, 2010.” I had breakfast at the Empire …
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