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Today I find out what Gaddafi's last words were, I learn that cell phones don't actually cause cancer, and I catch up with the Hipster Cop. There's beard hats, R.Lee Ermey knitting, and Disney characters come to life. Today's list is the perfect one to finish out your Friday afternoon...

The MTA recently announced that they would host a contest for technological heads around the city to come up with the best apps that would ultimately serve the MTA and New Yorkers in general. They will offer $15,000 in prizes to creators of the most useful programs. Here's some ideas and issues that the upcoming apps need to address. More»

Just as everyone wants to escape the city heat, it's getting harder to do so. No one has the cash to pay for the LIRR to Southampton. The MTA is eliminating Metrocard options as it hikes prices for surviving ones. And whether or not you can afford a ticket, trains will muck up your schedule. More»

  • Must every bar be a theme bar in New York in 2010? [Grieve]
  • Heroin is back...in art galleries. [Stupefation]
  • But who will miss the V train really? [BoweryBoogie]
  • Sam Sifton's music references prove restaurant critics actually want to be rock critics. [Eater]
  • Cellphones are the new cigarettes, and can probably be had cheaper these days. [NYT]
  • Vincent Gallo is a terrorist, and not because he subjected us to Brown Bunny. [Vulture]
  • Tom Colicchio really wanted to be a singer, covers Paul Simon. [Eater]
  • Soup Nazi ready to make you feel like an idiot again. [NYT]
  • No one can believe people still go to Marquee, not even owner of Marquee. [Twitter]
  • Is Megan Fox over? Did she ever really begin? [MTV]
  • Nostalgists rejoice: the subways are filthy again. [WSJ]
  • It's the first day of summer. Here's New York's guide to it. [NYM]
  • Meryl Streep admits all actors are hookers. [NYT]

The MTA, forever broke, is auctioning off your lost valuables in a desperate attempt to line its pockets. Losing a Kindle on the subway is your fault alone. But what about things the subway has taken from you? We can think of a few items we are owed. More»

  • Kate Gosselin and Shannon Doherty among next season's Dancing with the Stars contestants. [JustJared]
  • Giant, blow up pig representing non-union workers visits Keith McNally's Pulinos. [Eater]
  • ABC threatens cable blackout, striking fear into the heart of every New Yorker. You think I'm kidding? It's Oscar weekend! [NYP]
  • OJ Simpson's court suit to be Smithsonian gift. What, the bloody glove wasn't available? [CNN]
  • NYC subway reality show put on hold. We live it, so why watch it on tv? [Intel]
  • How the Post poached Harold Ford Jr. story from the Times. [Mediaite]

Hours before it announced plans to fire over 1,000 employees, the perpetually doomed M.T.A. said it would spend $700 million restoring dilapidated subway stations across the city. Is it me, or is the timing of these announcements as screwed up as the G train's? More»

Cab or subway? It's the eternal question: convenience and efficiency versus affordability and a mosaic of local kooks. Now, winners of a Best NYC App competition make the decision for you. More»

  • Bungalow 8 renovations delayed, postponing Fashion Week opening. [Eater]
  • What you've all been waiting for: New Kids on the Block tour dates. [NKOTB]
  • Prince Harry shows off his dance moves. [People]
  • Chace Crawford is still free on Valentine's Day. So what he's saying is, there's a chance! [JustJared] More»

(UPDATE: Crap, my bad! This event is tomorrow, Sunday, and the forecast says it will be a balmy 30 degrees! Apologies for any confusion and solitary frostbite. Thanks to True/Slant's Michael Roston for pointing out the error...however, in our opinion, every day should be no pants on the subway day!

Flocks of Improv 101 geeks and assorted hangers-on will brave Saturday's 26 degree weather and disrobe within the screeching bowels of the subway system. It's all for the annual No Pants Subway Ride. We applaud the quickly shrinking balls of participants, but wonder if organized chaos can top the subway's spontaneous lunacy.

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