May 2010
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“What has always bothered me about SATC is the writing. It’s abysmal. Take every...”
– Drew Magary shares his thoughts on “Sex and The City 2.”
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“When President Obama recently said that [the BP oil spill] is the first thing he...”
– Newt Gingrich told a crowd at the 92nd St Y on Thursday evening. Gingrich was at the Y to talk shop with reporting veteran Jeff Greenfield for the pundit’s popular “In The News” interview series.
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“It was actually even worse in real life, far worse that you saw on screen…...”
– Joe Mazzello from HBO’s “The Pacific” told PopcornBiz when asked if there was exaggeration in the gruesome battle scenes.
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Who's Hotter: The Stanley Cup Edition →
For everyone who loves a man in (hockey) uniform - our Philly and Chicago affiliates pulled together this gallery asking for you to vote on the hottest members of the Blackhawks and Flyers.
Categories range from ‘Hottest Goalie’ to ‘Hottest Gum Smile.’
Patrick Sharp has won the key to my heart.
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Manhattan Investment Guru to the Stars Busted in... →
A Manhattan investment advisor to celebrities, politicians and business tycoons was arrested by federal authorities this morning for allegedly perpetrating a $30 million fraud and Ponzi scheme, law enforcement officials said.
Ken Starr, who boasts a client list that includes Annie Leibovitz, Uma Thurman, Martin Scorsese, Wesley Snipes, Henry Kissinger, Caroline Kennedy and Robert Ziff among...
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A New York Super Bowl Would Break Up the NFL's... →
Josh Alper argues for a NYC Super Bowl:
Most people consume the game from someone’s house where it will be warm and dry even if the field is covered by a few inches of snow and lashed by howling winds. Those games are awfully fun to watch on television and there’s just not much reason to think it is going to result in a poorly played game or a disadvantage for either side.
Take the...
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WatchChicagoan Ben Stone heard about the first-ever robot wedding taking place in Japan this week and wanted to set the record straight.
“This is not true,” Stone, a Chicago artist, said. “I, a native Chicagoan, built a robot to conduct my wedding in 2004.”
If words aren’t enough, here is the video to prove it.
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WatchWatch the demolition of the Giant/Jets stadium.
The $10 million-plus demolition project will take about four months when all is said and done, with the seats and sod being sold as memorabilia. Much of the concrete is being used to fill a 14-foot hole where the field is currently located.
The Jets and Giants are set to move into a yet to be named new stadium next door later this fall. The new...
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George Washington's long overdue library book... →
The New York Society Library accepted a copy of “The Law of Nations” from the staff of Mount Vernon. Our founding father checked out the book back on Oct. 5, 1789. That would make it 221 years overdue.
Perhaps he lost it; perhaps he forgot about it; perhaps he just loved that book so much that he couldn’t stand to part with it. Whatever the case, he never returned it.
In fact, that...
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Ricky Gervais Could Land on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" →
From PopcornBiz:
Larry David is always pretty close-mouthed about his upcoming episodes, but heading into season 8 for “Curb Your Enthusiasm” we know at least one star he wants to bring on board — comedian Ricky Gervais.
“I’d love to have him on,” David said in a “Curb” conference call. “And I’m going to see if there’s anything...
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Who Doesn't Like Pot? Elderly, Women, Latinos →
From our new California politics blog “Prop Zero”:
A new non-partisan public poll, from the Public Policy Institute of California, shows that November’s California ballot initiative to legalize and tax marijuana is likely to be a close vote (49 percent favor, 48 percent oppose).
To win, the pro-legalization side will have to convince the old (support for the initiative is...
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Nadya Suleman lends octo-fame to PETA campaign in... →
From NBC Los Angeles:
Nadya “Octomom” Suleman is taking a “do as I say and not as I do” approach to pets.
Outside of her La Habra home on Wednesday, the mother of 14 told a crowd of reporters and paparazzi that dogs and cats should be spayed or neutered.
“All my children have a loving home but the sad fact is … there are not nearly enough good home for the 8...
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New Stones Doc Means This Is Officially A Revival →
We went through a Beatles revival last summer with the whole Rock Band Beatles game and remastered back catalog. Well, now it’s time for the Rolling Stones to have their turn. It’s a Stones revival this year (they’re not actually dead, or even retired, but let’s ignore that for now).
The band just released a deluxe reissue of “Exile On Main St.” which is one of the greatest albums of all time...
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WatchEver wonder what side projects the U.S. owners of Manolo Blahnik enjoy? If you guessed “cows,” you’re right. Take a look inside the Litchfield, CT dairy farm.
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“We’re obviously facing a very difficult budget situation… So the question...”
– a question posed by President and CEO of the New York Public Library, Paul LeClerc.
The answer? Call Improv Everywhere and put together an excellent Ghostbusters sketch.
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“It’s an accident and we’re going to have to clean it up. If you want...”
– Texas oilman and energy entrpreneur T. Boone Pickens on the BP oil spill
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“In “Curb,” Larry runs a comic balance between being an angry (and...”
– Jere Hester argueing that “Curb”s move to New York will be a natural fit for Larry David and the rest of the cast.
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"Killers" Puts Heigl in the Crosshairs of the... →
With her career already on shaky ground, Katherine Heigl has teamed up with Ashton Kutcher for Killers, an action-romcom hybrid about a woman who unwittingly marries a spy with a license to kill. Is it possible Heigl is unaware of the fate that befalls Kutcher’s blonde female co-stars?
A starring role alongside Ashton Kutcher is where the careers of blond actresses go to die.
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PopcornBiz interviews "ShitMyDadSays" creator... →
“We have no idea what the show is called,” Halpern tells us. “We have been workshopping a bunch of names. But we know we cannot use (expletive) in the title.”
It was widely reported that CBS executives were using the television friendlier “Stuff My Dad Says” variation of the title to refer to the show. But Halpern says this would NOT be the final name for the...
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“Over the last 20 years, Law & Order became a New York City institution. It...”
– Mayor Bloomberg’s statement on the end of Law & Order
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It's Official: "Law & Order" Ends It's Historic... →
Dun. Dun. So the bell tolls for the original “Law & Order.”
The last crime solved on the iconic New York City drama will be this month, NBC officials confirmed. But even though the last episode will be May 24, but die-hard fans may see the blow lessened a bit as NBC said it will launch new a “Law & Order” franchise in Los Angeles and will continue “Law...
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WatchThe “Nowhere Boy” trailer, about a young John Lennon, is here.
Aaron Johnson (“Kick-Ass”) stars as the teenager who would go on to found the Beatles in this biopic that chronicles the birth of his love for music.
Just seeing this now for the first time, and it looks great.
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Listen Up New Yorkers: Free Häagen-Dazs →
The New York-founded ice cream brand celebrates its 50th Anniversary on May 18 by giving away free scoops between 4 and 8 p.m., but Brooklyn Heights blog notices that a new location in the neighborhood celebrates its grand opening by running the special tomorrow from noon to 10 p.m. Try to get to both. [Häagen-Dazs Shops/Facebook, Brooklyn Heights Blog]
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“Facebook data science manager—yes, that job exists—Cameron Marlow tells the San...”
– Facebook Knows What Makes Women Miserable - Facebook - Gawker (via peterwknox)
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Watch712 New Yorkers gathered at the 69th Armory in New York City to play the world’s biggest dodgeball game on Wednesday night.
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WatchMayor Bloomberg makes a bit of a mistake, referring to freelancers as “freeloaders” while touting the city’s efforts to help freelance workers in the area.
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“Comedy has always been second banana in Hollywood. Comedies never win Oscars....”
– From Drew Magary’s latest piece - “3D: The Future Of Movies, The Death Of Comedy”
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American University becomes largest East Coast... →
American University has purchased enough credits to match their annual electricity usage of 53 million kilowatt hours. In the D.C. area, Catholic University of America is the only other unversity to buy green power credits.
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