Today the New York Times reported on Freegans, a growing group of people who actively scorn consumerism and live off the detritis we normal people create.  No word yet on whether they espouse the ethos of free love, but don't be surprised if you see one of these guys scavenging around a dumpster near you.  But like most reactionaries, Freegans revolt against the very system that supports them, namely consumer waste.  We certainly applaud their move to go Green, but lets not completely go bonkers, we still need like our ipods and cell phones, etc.

Take for Example Adam Weissman, who states:

“If a person chooses to live an ethical lifestyle it’s not enough to be vegan, they need to absent themselves from capitalism,” said Adam Weissman, 29, who started freegan.info four years ago and is the movement’s de facto spokesman.

 Sorry Adam, but if we just up and did what you said, you'd have nothing to live off of.  Don't bite the hand that feeds!

Lastly, just because you find something free in a dumpster, doesn't mean its worth smiling about.  Wtf is this girl going to do with angel wings anyways? 

[Photo: New York Times]

Rupert Murdoch is one smart cookie. He purchased Myspace for 580 million dollars in 2004, and everybody threw their hands up and said he was crazy. Now he is in talks about trading Myspace to Yahoo! for a 25% stake in the company (a value of 11 billion dollars). Talk about a return on your investment, and a good exit strategy. See the thing is, Murdoch realizes that Myspace is just a bunch of Fred Durst pimps and Paris Hilton ho's, and even though he has millions of them, they have about as much utility and value as a used Limp Bizkit CD on Amazon.com. This normally wouldn't be too much of a problem, except for the fact that the Facebook.com is about to completely bulldoze the entire internet with their growth, quality of user-base, and new F8 platform, sending Myspace and its unsavory characters into the dustbin of internet history.

As a result, Murdoch is trying to inseminate Yahoo with his STD-laden internet property, and make out like a bandit. And Yahoo of course is eager to be on the receiving end because it hasn't gotten any action recently so to speak of.

It's hot and sticky in Manhattan today and we absolutely love it.  Not even the burnt pretzel smell that follows you from block to block, the irrate women rushing around in a bigger hurry than anyone else, though god knows they have nothing actually important to be doing except save for tea at Bergdorf's at 3:00; and even the tourists clogging up the sidewalk can't take away from the feeling of satisfaction we get when walking around the city on a Tuesday afternoon.

Outside the Apple Store 5th ave where we see that both sexes enjoy a good smoke in the sun:

Outside FAO Schwartz a little punk gets pisse-off with another little punk for being such a little punk and talking on the phone:

Vendor guy that had no business one minute and a ten minute line the very next:

New York's Finest on duty:

Outside Barney's New York:

So what have we learned?  New Yorker's like to smoke, the kids are spoiled hipsters, even if it's day old fruit that's been in hot sun, people will wait in line like cattle because a line means it's something good, the cops choose to be bald on purpose, and Barney's is an important stop on the hop-on, hop-off bus tour.

God we love this city.

The Associated Press is reporting today that Mayor Billionaire Bloomberg will be implementing a two-year experimental anti-poverty program in New York City that will reward the poor for good behavior, like $300 for doing well on school tests, $150 for holding a job and $200 for visiting a doctor, and $25 for attending parent-teacher conferences or for having your child maintain a 95% school attendance record.  

We are a little bit confused, isn't the point of holding a job the compensation rewards from that job itself? Isn't your health part of that motivating factor for getting a job in the first place? And don't even get us started on the issue of paying a parent to attend a parent-teacher conference...However, then we realized that this program will use private funds that Bloomberg himself has raised because he didn't want to spend government money on something this experimental. 

Now we are just thinking of ways that we could convince our mayor to reward US monetarily for OUR good behavior, such as the countless times we refrain from spraying poisonous gases at the "poor men" lining our block shouting obsenities and cat calls at us each day on our way to WORK....

While we were trying our best to act like kids again this weekend, there were many who were getting very, very naughty.

Skyy vodka helped host The Playboy party for Amanda Beard this Saturday at Stereo by the Shore in Southampton

Above is the Guest of honor with her annoyingly gay sidekick Sasha Brown and equally annoying friend Lizzie Grubman who hopefully arrived by chauffer...

Star Jones made her own apperance, being led in by her pretend husband Al Reynolds.

And, if you thought the Hamptons couldn't get any cheesier this weekend, take a look at what was going on across the island at both Star Lounge and Pink Elephant that very same night:

Yikes.

...Otherwise known as the Quarter Life Crisis, this is something that hits much closer to home for us.  Characteristics may include:

Reading through the above characteristics is like reading a textbook on our life.  So, since we're not quite ready to start a band in our non-existent garages (need to own a house first for that to happen), the only thing that has been working to cure this crisis we're in is to act like we are 5 again.  And that's precisely what we did this weekend:

Building sand castles at Long Beach:

Suck on this adulthood:

The Long Island Daily News is pretty fantastic at coming up with headlines like this one above use to describe the Hamas looting of Yasser Arafat's home this past weekend. Hamas also managed to steal his Nobel Peace Prize.

Our parents may never get it, but here is one of the many reasons we love living in this wonderful city.  The Wednesday Market at Union Square:

Despite contrary beliefs, there are children living (at least seemingly) wholesome lives in front of our very eyes in this metropolitan community.  What this photo unfortunately doesn't show is the seconds afterwards where the little orange-fleeced goober almost got mauled by the hipster skater up ahead.  We'll stick to the mantra that whatever doesn't kill 'em only makes 'em stronger.  Also, god we wish we were kids for the day on our scooters...

FYI: The Union Square Green Market happens almost daily this time of year but the best times to check it out are Wednesdays and Saturdays.  Great way to get through an overcast hump day.

Earlier we reported to you on who the players were in the on-going battle for the best Southampton party host. Well, one of the most important things we've confirmed over the last three weekends on the east end was that these days, it's all about the house parties. Those in charge took note early on, and not surprisingly the top players were also at the top of their game in their accomadations. Take for example this lovely modern house that gets the job done, provided by the players of Dune:

And then there is the house brought to you by the players at the Pink Elephant location, including TenJune owners Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum:

Known simply as "the estate", it includes seven bedrooms, eight and a half bathrooms, six fireplaces and a scene maker. It has over 10,000-square-feet of living and entertaining space for the most exclusive events, cocktail parties, private art exhibits, fashion shows and intimate concerts. Celebrity barbeques and VIP hotel-like services are all provided as well as a limousine service and nights out with some of the hottest models around...

Who better to put on the cover of Social Life Magazine, than Tinsley Mortimer, the Queen Bee of New York Socialites? Here she is basking in the glory of being a covergirl at the Stereo House in Southampton. We must say she does look a lot different in person than on the cover. Such are the wonders of good lighting and Photoshop.

Andreas Santo Domingo (far right), Fiance of NYC uber-socialite Lauren Davis, makes a stop at Pink Elephant (Southampton). Some other lovely model-esque guests below:

And last but not least, the highlight of the night, Miss Universe Riyo Mori.

Looks like Amanda Beard, cover girl of Playboy's July 2007 issue, forgot to put on her swimsuit for this nude photoshoot. A three time Olympian, she has medaled in the last three Olympics (Atlanta, Syndey, Athens), taking home Gold twice. Here appearance follows other notable photoshoots including a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and FHM. The issue hasn't yet hit stands (this cover was leaked), but we're guessing in the pictorial she may be doing some breast stroke.

Polo everywhere! This weekend had two competing venues, with Mercedes Benz Polo in Bridgehampton, and the Ivy Cup Polo match in Greenwich, CT. Lots of horses, drinks, and fields replete with socialites, Peter Brant and his wife Stephanie Seymour.

Train ride from Grand Central Station to Greenwich, CT. Note the nice wood paneling in the back of Metro North trains. It reminds us a lot of 80s wood-paneled station wagons, a la The Waltons, etc. It is no wonder that MTN still can't turn a profit.