Public transportation: always an adventure! As can be expected from a universally accessible service, a ride on the bus or the subway often involves exciting interactions with deranged loners, unique new smells, and mystery puddles! All in all, it's the kind of thing that really makes you want to take your pants off. Check out NYC's no pants subway ride HERE and LA's version HERE.

Ten-piece Mariachi bands, that guy who yells "Jee-zus" over and over again to no one in particular, and 3,500 people without pants-these are just a few of the situations you encounter whilst riding the New York City subway.  This past Sunday, we experienced an influx of the latter.  Here is a scantily-clad recap. More»

"You gotta pardon Jay (and Kanye), for selling out the Garden in a day"

Last night, rap phenoms Jay-Z and Kanye West took the stage at Madison Square Garden for their much-buzzed about Watch the Throne tour.  There were sharks, tigers, carnival barkers, pyrotechnics, Givenchy blouses, screaming babies in Mozart wigs, Leonardo DiCaprio- okay, maybe not all of those things, but apparently it was a pretty sick show.  Here's a little recap of last night's sold-out spectacular.

"Take away love and our earth is a tomb."
- Robert Browning

The world is no longer a familiar place.  In what can only be described as an earth-shattering turn of events, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from that guy who plays on the Nets and sort of looks like Taylor Lautner, but 8 feet tall. And yeah, we get that she paid $2k on Mason's wing-tipped alligator pimp shoes alone- but 300 million doesn't quite roll off the tongue... More»

The noble crowd down in Zuccotti may be trying to end corporate greed, legalize gay marriage, fight for animal rights, human rights, muppet rights, reissue Crystal Pepsi, create jobs, bring back Arrested Development (ACCOMPLISHED), and reform taxes - but the real payoff from this movement is the memes. [Photo via]

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Checking back in on the 1%: The Battle Of The Brunches continues! This past Saturday, Day & Night stepped up to the plate with their 3rd Anniversary Brunch Bash at Ajna Bar showing no signs of stopping with scantily-clad dancers, magnums of Dom, and of course- more sparklers than a birthday cake.  Happy 3rd B-day Day & Night! More»

I'm going to be out of town this weekend, but that doesn't mean I don't mourn the death of Sunset Junction almost as much as those of you who were planning to be there. And I say that not because I believe community is important, or because I really want you guys to have a good time, or anything suspiciously selfless like that. I say it because street fairs and music festivals are a phenomenal source of weirdos and colorful characters. More»

I love Chicago. Most of my family is from there, so I get to go back every so often, and I always have a great time. It's big, fun, cheap, friendly, accessible and full of cool places and buildings. It might be, pound for pound, the best city in America. Or at least, it might have been the best city in America. Based on these Cobra Snake photos of a Crystal Castles show/pre-Lollapalooza costume party, I'm a little worried that Chi Town may have been built on an Indian Burial Ground or something. Is Lollapalooza always this scary? [all photos via]

Are celebrities like change? In other words, if the biggest stars in the world like George Clooney and Ron Jeremy are dollar bills, and bankable but slightly less worldwide stars like Ryan Gosling or Mila Kunis are quarters or 50-cent pieces (for the sake of this argument, those still exist), can you equal their presence with enough pennies and nickels? This, apparently, is the theory behind Tuesday night's Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch Party at The Beverly, which managed to assemble an impressive collection of "hey, it's that guy!" and "that chick from that one show." Let's dig deeper. More»

[Photo via] Playing on the same team as Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, must give you some kind of a little-brother complex, which different people naturally deal with in different ways. But if Scottie Pippen was like the little brother who wanted to follow his overachieving big bro to Harvard, Dennis Rodman was the little brother who rebelled, popped on some eyeliner, and applied early decision to Sarah Lawrence. And based on the photos taken last night at his 50th birthday party at Chateau nightclub inside the Las Vegas Paris hotel, The Worm hasn't exactly changed in his old age. More»