Does anyone else find this funny? The latest "scandal" on the beauty pageant circuit is that the new Miss Brooklyn isn't even from Brooklyn. She lives in Manhattan. And she's actually a Virginian. Which I guess is kind of a slap in the face not only to those beautiful Brooklynites competing in the just-reinstated pageant which hasn't been around since 1991 (and the last winner was not a Brooklynite either, but a Long Islander), but is also an insult to everyone in the borough—at least the ones that aren't so super-excited the pageant is back that they actually CARE the winner doesn't represent their corner of the city. More»

A Rutgers University study just released in the journal, Sex Roles, shows that feminists and their lucky men experience more romance and better sex.  Whew!  Just when I was beginning to think that my strong will and independent mind would render me a serial single …

[Burp Castle, Photo via NY Mag]

Kan ik de kamer zien? Nee...Yesterday, DBTH informed us that Belgium Room's underage brew crew is currently in need of a new dive in which to guzzle those Delirium Tremens. Tragedy? Nous pensons que non. While we're certainly in favor of lax doors, and like our bière et frites as much as the next semi Flemish/Francophile, we prefer cette expérience sans an NYU frat-tinged soundtrack. We suggest those displaced FIJI's head over to Burp Castle. They have potent suds and spuds aplenty (from the très authentiquely greasy Pomme Frites) plus the mash-up of Gregorian chants and gratuitous innuendo --shall we call it The Greg Album?, could be the next grand chose. Dangermouse, watch yo'back.

[Photo from itsmejulia.com]

Anybody else catch Leven Rambin in last night's Lipstick Jungle? I taped it and, though a little out of it while watching late last night, will have to say that #1 the show isn't entirely shit (I had never seen an episode before) and #2 Leven wasn't a horrible actress, (this being the first time I've seen her on screen as well). It really is too bad that popular Julia Allison's Bday fell on the very same day that Leven made her debut on primetime TV....for it meant that her very own sister couldn't even watch it as she had best friend commitments at Julia's party. Thank god for DVR huh? Anyway, from the picture above, it's apparent that Julia got to celebrate her day with all things PINK. Really, whoever the PR team is for this vodka line should get some props...those cups have been showing up all over the place lately.

[Happy Birthday Julia Allison!]
[What Do Moe Bags, Leven Rambin, And Julia Allison Have In Common?]
[Drop.io Launch Party]

Teacher to student: Do ur homework. Remember the kid that used to text message his or her friends under the desk in flagrant disregard of cell phone bans at school? Remember how that kid was a little bit bad-ass, with a dash of devil-may-care attitude? Now, I regret to inform you, that kid might be a straight-A student.

Our fair city is test-driving a new experiment to try to motivate student achievement that was dreamed up by Harvard economist and the city's chief quality officer Roland G. Fryer. For the bargain price of $2 million dollars raised from private donors, School Chancellor Joe I. Klein had to cut the original target sample group from 10,000 to 15,000 students to just 2,500 lucky Brooklyn middle schoolers. More»

In case you were unaware, it's Julia Allison's Birthday today! 27th to be exact which makes her approximately 2 years and 8 days older than me. Another Pisces....I have always felt that I have a stronger connection to other Pisces like myself. Maybe this is why, seeing Julia's pictures of her in her traditional and original "pink birthday dresses" on her tumblr the last few days has made me regret not having done something similar to memorialize my passing of time, instead of leaving a clogged up feeling of vomit in my throat, which I'm sure it does in some...those that find it utterly repulsive to own anything in that much pink, let alone original full on dresses. (Note: pink not the color I would have chosen, but whatever, it's your birthday which means it's an unarguable "do what you want day"). I really hope Gawker leaves Julia alone today, it's her birthday guys, and Pisces are known for their sensitivity... More»

Thus begins the greatest interview of the year. Steve Lewis grilling Wass Stevens. God Steve your blog is good so far! "What did I do today to deserve this?!" Was the thought going through my head while reading the conversation that played out between these two. I could almost HEAR them saying this shit. You have to obviously go to Steve's blog and read it in it's entirety. The BEST doormen in the WORLD discussing their craft, and a dying one at that. Here are some of the highlights:

Steve stated early on: "As I talk to Wass, he’s dressed impeccably":

Obviously.

However, it was this comment about Wass' style that really made my day:

"While we are doing this interview, Wass is working the door. He’s wearing three hats."

Awesome.

Then there was this from Steve:

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Guess what everybody? SHOCKINGLY today’s high school students seem less informed in American history and literature than their predecessors years before. And, equally shocking, all 2,000 surveyed said they’d prefer to hang out with “the Mac guy.” Ok. I made that last part up.

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Stuff White People Like is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. In the words of Larry David, it is "pretty, pretty, pretty" hilarious...mainly because white people make it so easy to make fun of them (Note: I am a Caucasian from the middle of America). Here are some of my favorite things that white people like: "Public radio" (where all of their opinions are developed from), "expensive sandwiches", "kitchen gadgets", "Asian fusion food", "studying abroad", "microbreweries", "marathons", "yoga", "80s night", "Barack Obama" (for fear of being racist), "being the only white person around", "renovations", "sushi", "Sunday Times", "bottles of water", "making you feel bad about not going outside", "not having a tv" (the only reason they don't have a tv is so that they can inform people that they don't have a tv and to tell us how much they love public radio), "mos def" (the ultimate white man's rapper), and "assists" (because "In basketball, it’s kind of a must so that white guys can carve out a niche and guarantee acceptance on a team.")

I can think of about 100 other things to add, Pellegrino water anyone? But for now, this list is at least a start as a pretty good online time waster, yet another thing white people (including this one) are known to do.

[Mos Def and Old White Rolling Stone Man]

[Photo via NY Times]
City Room reported last night that 32 storefronts with counterfeit goods have been shut down in Chinatown today! Mayor Bloomberg has obtained a restraining order to shut down illegal business in "Counterfeit Triangle," that treasure trove of fake designer goodies from "Coach" bags to "Fendi" sunglasses. Worth more than one million dollars in street value, the mayor has decreed that storefronts must be replaced by legitimate businesses. Or else. More»

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Most of us avoid Times Square like the final bill at a 20 person birthday dinner. But occasionally we all have to subject ourselves to the stew of tourists while dodging fanny packs full of Olive Garden doggie bags. The one constant in the tumult is the Naked Cowboy. Yes, there are plenty of mentally deranged, tighty-whitey-clad men wandering our fair city. But this one’s got a guitar so he’s got some artistic integrity. His name is Robert Burck and he’s been adding to New York’s shame mystique for over a decade. But recently, there’s been a wrinkle. Burck is now suing M&M Mars for copyright infringement over their commercial featuring an M&M in a remarkably similar getup frolicking around Times Square. Even more remarkably, Burck had actually registered his schtick as an officially trademarked piece of performance art. The amount up for grabs is about $6 million, which will buy him a Victoria’s Secret set for his naked cowgirl and enough change left over for bus fare back to Jersey.

Puzzled by the Academy's choice of Jessica Alba as the Sci/Tech award presenter? So were we, initially. Could it be for her convincing turn as a scuba diver in Into the Blue? Or perhaps her highly praised work as the genetically-enhanced Max Guevara, on Dark Angel? But no, a glance at the past decade's presenters dispelled that theory:

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2006 -Maggie Gyllenhaal
2005 -Rachel McAdams
2004- Scarlet Johansson
2003 -Jennifer Garner
2002 -Kate Hudson
2001 -Charlize Theron
2000 -Renee Zellweger
1999 -Salma Hayak
1998 -Anne Heche

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