You may notice less activity than usual this weekend outside your local GameStops, movie theaters, and Taco Bells. Don't be alarmed; this just means that our nation's nerds have once again assembled in San Diego for that most glorious of weekend geekfests, the San Diego Comic-Con. Though SDCC has always been popular amongst anyone who's ever rolled a die with more than 6 sides, the event has gotten huge in recent years, with comic book/sci-fi movie stars like Ryan Reynolds, Chris Evans, Will Ferrell, and Robert Pattinson all making appearances. More»

New York City's most famous purveyor of soup, made famous after he inspired Jerry Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi" character on the popular TV show, reopened his original Manhattan stall yesterday on West 56th near 8th Ave. But the original soup nazi, Al Yeganeh did not show up for the celebrations. More»

• Ice-T iced. By cops. For not wearing a seatbelt. He is not amused. [Twitter]
• Danielle Staub of Real Housewives of New Jersey has learned an important lesson about paying back drug deal dollars. [NYDN]
• The Soup Nazi didn't show up for his own grand reopening. [WSJ]
• Accused JFK plotter was only trying to look cool in front of the other kids. [NYT]
• Preen co-designers want to make your small child way cooler and prettier than your small child is now. [NYMag]

• 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]