Jimmy McMillan Talks Stripping, Amnesia and Vietnam
Political firebrand, walking Internet meme and long-shot mayoral candidate Jimmy McMillan has a lot more on his mind than rising rents. Yesterday, the perennial “Rent is Too Damn High” candidate was...
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Governors Ball Hipster Dancing Leaves Randall’s Island With Long Recovery
Concertgoers cavort in the mud at the Governors Ball. (Getty) This year’s Governors Ball was a lot like Woodstock: good music, an excess of scantily-clad youngsters, and lots and lots of mud. So much...
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Rolling Stone Fired Publisher Matt Mastrangelo
Matt Mastrangelo. (Getty Images) Jann Wenner has fired Rolling Stone publisher Matt Mastrangelo, Ad Week reports. Mr. Mastrangelo had been in the position since 2010, when he was moved over from the...
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Paula Deen Axed From Food Network Over Racist Remarks, Makes YouTube Apology...
Bye bye Paula! Paula Deen, Food Network cash cow, will not be having her contract renewed next month due to an alleged video acquired by the National Enquirer, in which Ms. Deen apparently said some...
View ArticleRumor Roundup: Enthusiastic Tumblr Engineer Gets Yahoo/Tumblr Tattoo and Elon...
Fuck Yeah Tumblr Tats Tumblr engineer Jeremy Johnstone, whose love for Tumblr’s now-parent company Yahoo has been chronicled in these pages before, did something totally normal: he got a Yahoo/Tumblr...
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To Do Saturday: Sea and Be Seen
2012 King Neptune. If you haven’t been to the infamous annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, this is your chance. Over 1,500 crazy floats, marchers in over-the-top costumes and, yes, “mermaids”...
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Absent an Anchor’s Seat, Stone Phillips Finds a New Perch on Park Avenue
Stone Phillips and wife Debra. (Patrick McMullen) It looks like Stone Phillips may have finally found a place to settle down. The former Dateline anchor displayed some undeniable signs of restlessness...
View ArticleCharlie Rangel Discusses Race’s Role in National and Local Politics
Charlie Rangel was on quite a roll last night on NY1′s Road to City Hall. From again predicting the demise of the Republican Party to castigating “this small group of sick people” in Congress who...
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To Do Sunday: Pig and Pins
Lovers of bacon rejoice— there is an all-day fiesta with your greasy paw prints all over it. The Bacon Bash II at Bowlmor Lanes (bowling is extra) is serving up bacon-inspired cocktails and treats from...
View ArticleMarch of the Mermaids: Coney Bounces Back With Fabulously Fishy Parade
Earlier this year, the 30th annual Mermaid Parade was nearly sunk. Superstorm Sandy ravaged Coney Island, including the headquarters of Coney Island USA, the parade's organizers. The group needed to...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Seal Final Budget Deal With a Kiss
For one, it marked the end of an era, his last governing document over the finances of the city he’s run for the past 12 years. For the other, it marked the start of a new chapter, her chance to...
View ArticleBloomberg Administration Sounds the Alarm Over NYPD Reform Bills
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly threatened in their starkest terms to date today that two police reform bills headed for passage will compromise public safety–enabling...
View ArticleKanye West Ordains Himself ‘Creative Director’ of New Jetsons Film
New dad, next Steve Jobs, self-proclaimed God, cultural nucleus and startup non-starter Kanye West is adding yet another line to his resume: creative director of a movie version of The Jetsons. Mr....
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Must Love Dogs: Family Ties Creator and Canine Aficionado Gary David Goldberg...
Michael J. Fox and Gary David Goldberg (Getty Images) In the 70s, Brooklyn-born writer Gary David Goldberg once spent a year hitchhiking around the world with his future wife and his black Labrador...
View ArticleDesigner Vivienne Westwood Honors Bradley Manning With… a Menswear Collection?
Not sure whether to file this one under “slacktivism” or “radical chic.” The AP reports that Vivienne Westwood has dedicated her latest batch of menswear to Bradley Manning, who’s been in prison since...
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He Shoots, He Scores! New President of CBS Sports Buys Classic Six On UWS
The sellers, for reasons that remain unclear to us, renovated the foyer so that it would be extra large. David Berson is on quite the winning streak. Earlier this month, the former ESPN exec was...
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The Sweet Taste of Paula Deen’s Demise
Paula Deen is in the wilderness now. She’ll be back, but I can’t help but savor the television chef’s exile. Her sudden downfall started with the confirmation last week that she had used the word...
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Holler If Ya Hear Me: Tupac-inspired Musical Heads For Broadway
Tupac Shakur. (Getty) Tupac Shakur, the Elvis Presley of the rap world, is coming to Great White Way. Holla! A musical featuring the songs of the late rapper 2Pac, titled Holler If Ya Hear Me, is...
View ArticleGoing Up the Country: The Weekend at Bard, the Glass House, Storm King
“At Bard,” Tom Eccles announced to his dinner guests on Friday night, “you can think.” The executive director of the college’s Center for Curatorial Studies had preceded this by referring to the...
View ArticleFilmmakers Will Once Again Use the Magical Powers of Reverse Image Search to...
Think twice before you sext that dude you’re in love with on OkCupid; he might, you know, not actually exist. That’s the premise, at least, for MTV’s hit documentary series Catfish, which swims into...
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