December 2010
“Thanks to one persistent listener, NPR published a correction admitting that it...”
– NPR Apologizes for WikiLeaks Mistake; Nina Totenberg and Teena Marie : NPR Ombudsman : NPR (via rubenfeld)
SPOILER ALERT: What Does It Feel Like To Have...
That’s what I wanted to know after seeing The Metropolis Case, the debut novel from Washington Heights homeowner and writer Matthew Gallaway, glowingly reviewed in The New York Times. Reached via email, Gallaway told NYC The Blog:
“The short answer is that it’s a dream come true. I’ve been working on the novel for the better part of a decade, and while it’s always a...
I once had coffee with Matthew Gallaway in a Washington Heights diner.
Top 10 Years of the Year
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2009
1778
1954
1986
2007
1994
1981
1969
1987
1992
OH in the office: You’re like the office beat reporter
OH in the office: “I believe in people, not paper.”
Watch92y:
“I would love to hear from you why you posted [Assange’s] bail?” —Rachel Maddow’s very first question to Micheal Moore, broadcast live last night at 92nd Street Y.
Michael Moore joined Rachel Maddow last night live at 92Y for “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Discussion centered around Moore’s support for Wikileaks and discussion of the sexual assault charges against Wikileaks founder Julian...
The New York Times’s Room for Debate: How To Make Bike Lanes Work: Patience, Patience.
Hammered-head shark dies
“Stevic swam to shore and is currently in the hospital recovering from alcohol poisoning.”
Julian Assange’s Petard
One of the things one won’t find the New York Sun doing is sneering at the tabloids. Our print edition may have been, when it was issued, solidly broadsheet, but if there is a newspaper that more thoroughly enjoys the tabloids and their competition, we haven’t read it.
Julian Assange’s Petard [New York Sun]
Berliner (format)
Berliner, or “midi”, is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 470 × 315 mm (18.5 × 12.4 in). The Berliner format is slightly taller and marginally wider than the tabloid/compact format; and is both narrower and shorter than the broadsheet format.
The Berliner format is used by many European newspapers…
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The New York Times…still refers to...
“gawker is the fox news of internet blogs.”
Watch92y:
Behavior performs at Robert Goff Gallery in Chelsea on January 19, 2010. They are playing with Fancy Colors and Sky White Tiger tomorrow night at 92YTribeca in a Brooklyn-based fashion/music/art extravaganza that includes short films by Bushwick Film Fest, fashion shows, The Self Portrait Project and more. Tickets are only $10. Get them here.
Thirteen New York Public Media is on Tumblr
Actress Thora Birch Fired From ‘Dracula’
Mr. Birch and Ms. Birch said that he had been her manager for years. Mr. Birch and Ms. Birch’s mother, Carol Connors, were adult film stars in the 1970s. Ms. Connors is best known for the film “Deep Throat.”
Actress Thora Birch Fired From ‘Dracula’ [The New York Times]
The Real Lessons Of Gawker’s Security Mess
…analysis of the file released by the crackers themselves indicates that the breach extends to employees of Gawker, includes credentials for internal systems (Google applications, collaboration tools) used at the company, includes a leak of Gawker’s custom source code, includes credentials of Gawker employees for other web sites, includes FTP credentials for other web sites Gawker has...
Fun with Google search and @Wikileaks’ State Department Cables: For example: Murdoch: http://bit.ly/eTMIAX, Pfizer: http://bit.ly/fMbI9o.
What did you find? Reblog with your answer!
No need to download the Pirate Bay file →
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The internet hate machine has been working overtime.
I would like to read more posts by “Management of Gawker Media.” Unfortunately there is no feed. I guess we’ll have to settle for the hastag used, #important.
Brooklyn's Williamsburg becomes new front line of...
Navilus:
You’re kidding, right? You say THIS is gentrification? All the arty yuppies and Smith/ Amherst graduates who elbowed out the local working class people of the neighborhood in the 90’s are the real criminals, joking about ” street people ” and giggling about how cheap property was ” over the river “, buying lofts and raising prices so the authentic...
“I secretly want to be a writer for Gawker.”
New York State Division of Housing and Community...
Fact Sheet #15 - Heat and Hot Water
The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is authorized to reduce the rent of any rent regulated apartment in New York City when required heat and hot water services are not maintained.
During the heating season, October 1 through May 31, by law, building owners must provide heat that registers at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit when ...
I love researching products on Amazon and then walking to a local store nearby to purchase it
Dining At Choire Sicha's New French-American...
Last night, had a dream that me and Andrew Krucoff went to Choire Sicha’s new, cute, small, eclectically decorated restaurant. It seemed to be French-American. Sheila McClear was the only other employee; her and Choire had recently started dating (yah, I know). Sheila kept moderately busy readying the place for what seemed like the first day of business. It appeared to be the quintessential...
