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Ranking Rex Reed: A Top 10 List of Threats, Tortures and Hate Clicks Directed...
Rex Reed with Raquel Welch: Maybe if you were this cool in the 1970s, people would be demanding the death penalty 40+ years later. When Rex Reed published his now infamous review of Identity Thief,...
View ArticleNew York, San Francisco Mayors Team Up to Form Unholy Axis of Disruption
Today, after a day of bopping around Silicon Valley, with stops at Y Combinator and Yahoo, Mike Bloomberg headed to the Square HQ to meet with San Francisco mayor Ed Lee for an announcement: They’re...
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What a Drag: Major Landlord Tells All Smokers to Give Up or Get Out
(Getty) In a move that’s left smokers gasping, a major New York real-estate company has banned smoking on all of its properties, including on private terraces and balconies. Related Companies, which...
View ArticleJanet Napolitano Denies Existence of ‘Orwellian State’
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano weighed in on the NSA intelligence leaks on Friday, telling NY1 that fears over government surveillance were overblown. “I think people have gotten the idea...
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To Do Saturday: Art Pieces
Yellow by Nathan Sawaya. Not just another brick in the wall: the first major exhibition to use LEGO bricks as its sole art medium opens today at Discovery Times Square. Created by contemporary artist...
View ArticleWeiner Defends Huma’s Honor in Face of Iowa Senator’s Inquiry
Yesterday, Politico and other outlets reported that Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, the top-ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, was investigating whether Huma Abedin’s role in the U.S....
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Does a Homecoming Tour in Forest Hills
Anthony Weiner has traveled across the city’s five boroughs since he announced his mayoral campaign last month, but only today did he visit his old Queens neighborhood of Forest Hills that he fled in...
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To Do Sunday: Hang With ‘Doc’
Dwight "Doc" Gooden. Happy Father’s Day! Take dad to a special event with baseball legend Dwight Gooden where, for $35, you can have an item autographed, or for the $99 VIP ticket price, you score a...
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UES Nanny of Socialites Suffered From Encephalitis; Blurring Charges of Abuse
Malu Custer Edwards, Mickey Hurley (Patrick McMullan) The latest case of nanny-abuse, reported in The New York Post today, has some complicating factors that keep it from being the regular sob-story of...
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Luxury Condos Coming to Queens in Place of Coming to America‘s McDowell’s
Much like Eddie Murphy's run as a relevant comedian, all things must come to an end. A famed landmark from Mr. Murphy's 1988 classic Coming to America is being torn down to be replaced by a $105...
View ArticleThe Watergate Break-In: 41 Years Later
On June 17, 1972—41 years ago today—five men were arrested after breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel and Office Building at the Watergate Complex in...
View ArticleBeauty and the Leaks: Miss USA Contestants Respond (Sort Of) to NSA Snooping
Edward Snowden: hero or traitor? The fiery debate is burning everywhere from the U.S. Justice Department to—you guessed it—the 2013 Miss USA pageant. Besides smizing their eyes out and booty-tooching...
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Bloomberg Wants Your Tired, Your Poor and Your Compost
Yum! (Getty) With his mayoral term coming to a close, Mayor Bloomberg is rushing to put his “green” thumbprint on everything he possibly can. The latest in Bloomberg’s frenzied eco-friendly crusade?...
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Sugar Baby: Malia Obama Feeds Sweet Tooth at Legendary LES Candy Shop
(Getty Images) Even the President’s daughter sneaks a treat now and again. Malia Obama was spotted Friday stocking up on sweets at Economy Candy. "Apparently even the First Family needs candy. One of...
View ArticleChristine Quinn Goes Into Attack Mode as She Vows to Run City Like ‘The Boss’
Some candidates revere former mayors and presidents as their political inspiration. But for Christine Quinn, it’s all about Bruce Springsteen. The City Council speaker and mayoral candidate delivered a...
View ArticleLearn to Socialize by Talking to Your Computer
If there’s one thing that will make weird engineering students less awkward, it’s more time spent in front of a computer. That seems to be the idea behind MIT’s new My Automated Conversation Coach, or...
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Central Park Daddy-O Has Life Figured Out (Video)
Just enjoying his weekend. (YouTube) While you were busy writing out a list of neutral topics yesterday to discuss during your terse, obligatory five minute Father's Day phone call (verboten items, as...
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Megan McArdle Leaves Newsweek for Bloomberg View
Megan McArdle Megan McArdle is leaving Newsweek for Bloomberg View, where she will cover the economy, business, politics and national affairs as a columnist. “Megan is an extraordinary writer and...
View ArticleJohn Mayer’s New Music Video Inexplicably Stars the Prancercise Lady
Today in news that literally makes no sense, it appears that John Mayer’s latest music video stars the Prancercise lady—as in, the lady who developed an exercise regime based off the movement of...
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Dressler No More: Beloved Brooklyn Eatery Quickly Closes Its Doors
(Flickr) In a move that’s leaving many Brooklyn-based foodies with whiplash, Dressler, the beloved South Williamsburg eatery, announced today that it would be closing its doors immediately. Their...
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