Monday Funny
Tourist: I want to go home. New York is so unchristian. Look at this, they even have a place called “Satan Island”! New Yorker: Oh yeah, we New Yorkers are the worst. We even sold our souls to the devil so we could all read. –6 train
...read moreThe Architecture of Fear
Well, it’s that time of year again — time to start up the “Remembering 9/11″ stories. And it being the fifth anniversary of the attacks, we can expect a whole lot of remembering. Salon has a good piece today (though, to my dismay, they also have a special logo for their anniversary coverage) on how [...]
...read moreA Corpse Flower Grows in Brooklyn
Fans of stench, rejoice! The corpse flower at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens is about to bloom! “People will say, ‘Do you have a dead animal in here?’ ” said Patrick J. Cullina, vice president of horticulture and facilities at the botanic garden, who has worked with similar plants of different species. The literature posted beside [...]
...read moreUnusual Weather We’re Havin’, Ain’t It?
Tell me why global warming is “controversial,” again? Manatee turns up in the Hudson River.
...read moreA Real Hot Fundraiser
Jessica Valenti from Feministing invites everyone to a party/fundraiserto honor the REAL Hot 100, which list includes our own real hot little Jill Filipovic. Here’s the info: The REAL hot 100 is celebrating 2006′s hottest women with a big old party in New York City. It’s going to be an amazing event, so get your [...]
...read moreThe Making of a Proper Victim
What happened to Jennifer Moore, a young New Jersey woman who drove into Manhattan with a girlfriend two days ago for some partying and wound up dead in a trash bin, is tragic. She and her friend became separated at some point after they discovered the friend’s car had been impounded, and Jennifer was abducted, [...]
...read moreThe Vulnerability of the Aged
There’s a weird story developing here in New York involving charges that Brooke Astor’s son is robbing her blind while failing to provide her with proper care. Mrs. Astor is very, very old — 104 — and was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years ago. She’s also quite wealthy (though less so, her grandson alleges, [...]
...read moreThe Mommy Diaries
What happens when New York City women go online and create their own mommy-centered community? A lot of rage, frustration and class warfare. My feelings echo Rebecca Traister’s: There is so much to say about Emily Nussbaum’s New York magazine story about the message boards at Urban Baby. So much, in fact, that I can’t [...]
...read moreDidja Know Feminism is to Blame?
For what, you ask? Oh, just about everything, usually, but today we’re blaming feminism for ruining marriage. And not just for straights — feminists ruin gays’ chances of getting married, too! Oh, and feminism causes divorce, which causes explosions.
...read moreGood Lord.
Sick puppy Dr. Bartha apparently sent around a lengthy email to various luminaries, including Arnold Schwarzenegger. Here are some lowlights. My brother died because his wife was able to divorce him with lies and help from N.Y.S., with help of the legal Aid Society, woman’s shelters et cetera. Now my brother is dead and his [...]
...read moreLove and Real Estate
Nope, terrorists didn’t have anything to do with yesterday’s explosion on E. 62nd Street. (And, from what Purplegirl tells me, the explosion didn’t have anything to do with my delayed commute — that was due to a body on the tracks. I love New York!) The story is much, much stranger than that. Seems that [...]
...read moreI can remember when a building would blow up and nobody asked if it was terrorism. Now get offa my lawn.
The MTA never tells you anything, so I was left to stew on the platform at Union Square, wondering why in the fuck the trains were so slow during rush hour. Turns out a building on E. 62nd blew up this morning. But here’s the part where I say to Al Qaeda, “Fuck you, you [...]
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