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more about #newyork more comments → phantom lady: Why is this "offense" an arrestable one? This seems a bit extreme for the situation. more » CurtCole: You gotta fight, for your right to.... affordable prescription drugs? more » Triana Orpheus: Does anyone have any pictures of Tea Partiers being arrested? more » curiousgeorgiana: Churchill said in his memoirs that he marked that day as the beginning of victory. I think his words speak for themselves. No American will think it... more » Ruby_de_la_Booby: What a contrast to that previous photo y'all posted of those ladies going crazy over cheap shit from China. more » vitajex: I beg your pardon, but I'm pretty sure Eleanor Roosevelt was a character in a Edith Wharton novel... #statuesofwomeninnewyorkcity more » hfree: There are many non-allegorical statues of women around town that used well-known models as the basis. Could those count? #statuesofwomeninnewyorkcity more » rodmanstreet: What about memorials that aren't statues? The sapling from the tree outside Anne Frank's house comes to mind. #statuesofwomeninnewyorkcity more » Mary McCarthyite: I would love to see statues of, say, Emma Goldman or Victoria Woodhull (or BOTH , holding hands!). My vote is cast. Now cast the statues, New York! #... more » cate3710: But will they still post flyers on the signposts near the shoot? That's all I care about. I need the name of the show/movie so I can head to IMDB and ... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I've heard of the paparazzi getting in the way of shooting before-- for example, there's a scene in the Guru where you can see a paparazzo taking pict... more » PilgrimSoul: But Smurfette had blonde hair. #paparazzi more » Katxyz: This picture is definitive evidence that if you want to see the full spectrum of human experiences in a day, go to Venice Beach. #newyork more » BetteD: I swear on my life that when I saw that thumbnail, I thought to myself: "Why are K-Fed, Foxy Brown, and Erykah Badu hanging out?! Please tell me this ... more » futuremouse: Now you're in New York, These streets will make you feel brand new, Pink Pants will inspire you, Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York. #newyork more » -
#coldhardfacts
Statue Of Limitations
In New York City there are only five statues of real women: Joan of Arc, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gertrude Stein, Golda Mier, and Harriet Tubman. Many depict fictional females, but aren't there other real women that deserve to be honored? [Gothamist] -
#filmschooled
Mayor Bloomberg Makes Paparazzi's Job Harder
There's a new rule about seeing NYC film permits; the paperwork is still public but you'll have to write a request letter first. As this paper puts it: "The guy with the flash thinks this policy's trash." [NY Daily News] -
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#justdance
Let Your Body Move To The Music
Voguing existed way before Madonna discovered it (see: Paris Is Burning), and voguing balls are making a comeback. The key, according to Jose Xtravaganza, is "to come done." [BlackBook] -
#truegrift
Jailhouse Interview: "Hipster Grifter" Still Living In Own Bizarro-World
"Hipster grifter" Kari Ferrell has given a jailhouse interview to ABC News, in which she says the reason her story has received so much media attention is "because I am pretty, intelligent and very well spoken." More » -
#playingthepercentages
Like Online Daters, Online Dating Sites Make Specious Claims
New York is reportedly the best city for online dating, but beware — dating sites may be inflating their claims. EHarmony says 2% of people who married last year met through them, but their surveys may be biased. [Reuters, WSJ] -
#notablequotable
Candace Bushnell Explains The Secret Of Her Success
"I think the reason why the TV series has continued, and has continued as a movie, is that they have never lost the authenticity of the column." — Candace Bushnell, on Sex and the City [CNN] -
#deptofwhoa
Amazing Cat Survives 26-Story Fall
A cat aptly named Lucky fell 26 stories from a Manhattan highrise window, was captured on film by window washers, and survived with only minor injuries. Let the nine-lives and always-fall-on-their-feet jokes commence. [Gothamist, ABC] -
#amysedaris
New York, New York
Amy Sedaris: "The first thing I saw when I came to New York was a man leaning up against a wall, shitting. Perfect!" [New York Magazine] -
#helenlevitt
R.I.P. Helen Levitt
Helen Levitt, an accomplished photographer whose keen eye captured an enduring, poetic but unsentimental portrait of 20th century New York, has died at 95. [Obit] -
#roadwarriors
Lamar Van Dyke And The Radical Lesbian Road Trip
In the 70s, radical lesbians traveled the country in vans, looking for a lesbian paradise. Ariel Levy has a long and fascinating piece in this week's New Yorker on these "Van Dykes" and their history. More » -
#joeades
R.I.P. Joe Ades, The Peeler Man
A moment of silence, please, for a great urban character: Joe Ades, champagne-swilling, Park Avenue-dwelling, bespoke suit-sporting, British-accented, motor-mouthed vegetable- peeler-hawker extraordinaire and New York institution, has died at 75. [NYT, Vanity Fair] -
#eudorawelty
Northern Gothic
Before becoming a canonical voice of Southern literature, young Eudora Welty was an aspiring photographer. “Eudora Welty in New York: Photographs of the Early 1930s” shows her eye was as keen as her voice. [NY Times]
