[Photos by Maryse Chevriere for AlwaysHungryNY]

July 4th marked the date of the annual Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. This year's event was certainly drama filled when former dog champion, Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi stormed the stage after Joey "Jaws" Chestnut took first place for his fourth consecutive year, and was arrested. More»

Our friends at MyItThings.com want to pass on a gift to our readers.  A chance to win two tickets to the "It" Designer Runway Show on October 15th, where they will see the selection of the winner of an online search for the next "It" fashion designer!  Fashion designers Malan Breton, Keith Lissner, and Kathlin Argiro, with industry experts Greg Littley, Hitha Prabhakar, Nathan Cooper, Sheryl Berk and My'It'Things Editor-in-Chief Yuli Ziv, narrowed down all the entries list to the top three finalists: Nora Del Busto (Chicago), Wakana Koike (NYC) and Adolfo Sanchez (Las Vegas). More»

Our favorite homeless Brooklyn band let us know about a contest they are part of for Fashion Week.  1 lucky winner will get a professional make-over at the M.A.C. Cosmetic VIP backstage lounge in the main tent at the Bryant Park 2008 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City (on September 12th 2008 from 4-7 PM ET). Semi Precious Weapons makeup artist Jenny Brown will work with lead singer of SPW Justin Tranter and a M.A.C. Cosmetic Make-Up Pro to create a vamp new garage glam look for you. More»