I know that I may bend in the direction of the naysayer on this blog sometimes. As in, the city only gets it wrong, we’re dirty, we build too many buildings, New Yorkers are assholes, etc. But, every once in a while I find something that is so great and positive and triumphant that it [...]
I managed somehow to miss this story a few days ago: it seems that Dunkin’ Donuts was urged or made the preemptive decision to pull a new series of commercials staring Food Network roller pig Rachel Ray because she was wearing the controversial (controversial in New York City at least) keffiyeh [scarf] in the commercials [...]
I firmly believe, that as human beings, we should share the planet with the animals. Even though we have pretty much covered all of the United States with the built environment we need to remember that we weren’t the first ones here. With out exception, where you sit reading this, there was once the wild [...]
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So, when I’m not writing glorious www.mediumhappiness.com posts or writing trail-blazing pharma advertisements I write for the fashion site, www.FadMashion.com. Needless to say, I get spread thinly sometimes. I have decided that I need a kind of intern figure to help me out with my fashion writing and to keep me apprised of what’s [...]
I was just reading an article in the New York Times about San Francisco’s great accomplishment of officially recycling 70% of their waste. Who the fuck knows what New York’s number is? I would guess 10%. Anyhow, I think it’s pretty cool how dedicated to being clean and environmentally responsible San Francisco is.
Then we have [...]
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I can’t say that I don’t like articles about the inane problems that super rich people deal with because without their ridiculous complaints I wouldn’t have any fodder for posts like this one. You may recall that this winter the occupants of the Plaza Hotel turned luxury apartment building were feeling lonely because the other [...]
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
2 Free Yankees/red Sox Tickets ( Female Only) 4/17 – $1 (Brooklyn)
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Date: 2008-04-16, 3:06PM EDT2 New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Tickets. Seats are great! Lower Level MVP by the 1st base side (Yanks side). If you’re a female and want the tickets give me a call at 201-344-9968. Sorry [...]
This is an exercise in futility if ever I’ve seen one. Seriously, what’s the point?
Via Gothamist
Sorry to beat this ad nauseum, but the local, loud-mouth New York City politicians, even on the day the congestion pricing plan passed, are still squawking about how the plan will hurt the middle class and poor from the outer boroughs. What’s missing? As usual, the congestion pricing put downers have not provided any qualitative [...]