Made in the Bronx, Exiled From Manhattan and Queens, Statue Will Head to Brooklyn - NYTimes.com

"Civic Virtue" is by far the best sculpture in the neighborhood; it's a shame it's being taken away.

Made in the Bronx, Exiled From Manhattan and Queens, Statue Will Head to Brooklyn - NYTimes.com: The statue, known rudely as “Fat Boy” or “Rough Boy,” is about to become the best traveled public monument in city history, moving from the Bronx (where it was carved) to Manhattan (1922 to 1941) to Queens (1941 until the present) to Brooklyn, where it is to settle indefinitely in Green-Wood Cemetery.

Outcry Scuttles Plan to Put Horse on Menu at M. Wells Dinette - NYTimes.com

Loved loved loved M. Wells. Glad it's open. Hate that he had to bow to anti-freedom zealots.

Outcry Scuttles Plan to Put Horse on Menu at M. Wells Dinette - NYTimes.com: M. Wells Dinette, the highly anticipated reincarnation inside MoMA PS1 of a celebrated Queens restaurant, has been open for only five days, but its chef and owners have already removed a controversial item planned for the menu.

Oldest Living Princeton Undergraduate Dies | Mudd Manuscript Library Blog

I saw him at Reunions many times...

Oldest Living Princeton Undergraduate Dies | Mudd Manuscript Library Blog: Malcolm Warnock, the oldest known living Princeton undergraduate alumnus of all time, has passed away at the age of 107. Malcolm Roe Warnock was a part of the Class of 1925.

Former SAS soldier who took buttocks from Saddam Hussein statue has charges against him dropped | Mail Online

They saved Saddam's ass!

Former SAS soldier who took buttocks from Saddam Hussein statue has charges against him dropped | Mail Online: Officers arrested Nigel Ely after Iraqi officials claimed he had 'illegally removed cultural property'.

The Big War Over Cuties, the Small Fruit - WSJ.com

I was wondering why clementines seemed to be everywhere this past winter...

The Big War Over Cuties, the Small Fruit - WSJ.com

Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer - Businessweek

"Contemporary Vodka Bear" is a lousy name for a group, but it's a great phrase.

Ukraine Tries to Sober Up Its Bears for Euro Soccer - Businessweek: The provenance of the contemporary vodka bear is, in fact, unclear.

Rock Climber Alex Honnold Tackles Yosemite’s Biggest Rock Faces - NYTimes.com

My biggest accomplishment for the day was remembering most of the lyrics to "Come On Eileen".

Rock Climber Alex Honnold Tackles Yosemite’s Biggest Rock Faces - NYTimes.com: Honnold was attempting something no one had done before: climb the three biggest rock faces in the California park in succession, alone, and in less than 24 hours. Dubbed the triple, the task would mean scaling the sheer walls of Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome for a total of about 7,000 vertical feet of rock.

Woman Posted Fake Obituary To Get Time Off Work - CBS Denver

Well, at least she was smart enough to not post her own obituary...

Woman Posted Fake Obituary To Get Time Off Work - CBS Denver: A Greeley man was alive and well when he found out he was listed in the obituaries in the Greeley Tribune.

North Dakota Voters Consider Ending Property Tax - NYTimes.com

Property tax has always struck me as much less fair than income or sales taxes. I'd be all in favor of abolishing it completely, even if it means raising income and sales taxes to make up the revenue.

North Dakota Voters Consider Ending Property Tax - NYTimes.com: They argue that the tax is unpredictable, inconsistent, counter to the concept of property ownership and needless in a state that, thanks in part to wildly successful oil drilling, finds itself in the rare circumstance of carrying budget reserves.

California Chefs Mount a Repeal of Foie Gras Ban Set for July 1 - NYTimes.com

Further down the slippery slope...

California Chefs Mount a Repeal of Foie Gras Ban Set for July 1 - NYTimes.com: With less than a month until California’s first-in-the nation ban on foie gras takes effect, fans of the fattened duck and goose liver are buying out stocks of the delicacy, searching for legal loopholes and sating themselves at a series of foie-heavy goodbyes.

Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks - NYTimes.com

I don't normally use strong language, but fuck you, Mayor Bloomberg. Seriously, you and all your liberty-hating goons please just fuck off and leave us the hell alone.

Bloomberg Plans a Ban on Large Sugared Drinks - NYTimes.com: New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.

Upfronts 2012: 'Community' Showrunner Dan Harmon's Status Still In Flux - The Hollywood Reporter

"Community" without Dan Harmon? That's so not streets ahead.

Upfronts 2012: 'Community' Showrunner Dan Harmon's Status Still In Flux - The Hollywood Reporter: NBC has picked up Community – the Joel McHale comedy that has a small but devoted following – for a 13-episode fourth season. And while it’s moving to Fridays next season, where it will be paired with freshman laugher Whitney, it’s unclear if Community creator Dan Harmon will be back as showrunner.

Man completes triathlon while juggling

If you're wondering how someone juggles while swimming and bicycling, there's video...

Man completes triathlon while juggling: A US man completed a triathlon in less than two hours - while juggling three balls the entire time. Joe Salter, 31, from Pensacola, Florida, swam a quarter of a mile, biked 16.2 miles and ran four miles.

Maria Menounos wears Giants bikini in Times Square after Patriots loss | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

The Giants winning the Super Bowl is the gift that keeps giving...

Maria Menounos wears Giants bikini in Times Square after Patriots loss | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports: "Extra" correspondent Maria Menounos was back in New York on Monday, standing in the middle of Times Square donning a red and blue bikini.

Livery Cabs Get New Hue for Pickups - WSJ.com

It's not nearly enough for what's needed. And the yellow-cab people fighting this can bite my ass.

Livery Cabs Get New Hue for Pickups - WSJ.com: The iconic yellow New York City cab is getting a new twist, with officials Sunday unveiling the green "Boro Taxi"— a class of livery cab that will be sanctioned to pick up passengers off the streets in the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan.

Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg for leaving work at 5:30 - CNN.com

This shouldn't be news...

Bravo to Sheryl Sandberg for leaving work at 5:30 - CNN.com: NEWS FLASH: Working mom leaves office at 5:30 to spend time with kids.

French Court Fines Google $660,000 for Offering Free Maps | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Thank goodness the French government is here to protect us from the scourge of free mapping services!

French Court Fines Google $660,000 for Offering Free Maps | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: A French Court this week ordered Google to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to a French mapping company for stifling competition by offering its Google Maps service for free.

New Hampshire bill proposes warnings at Massachusetts border - Yahoo! News

New Hampshire bill proposes warnings at Massachusetts border - Yahoo! News: Under the proposal, which would not apply to roads to Vermont or Maine, the state's other two neighbors, the New Hampshire Transportation Department would post signs reading "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet."

Who's the country's biggest brewer?- MSN Money

Let's all raise a black-and-tan!

Who's the country's biggest brewer?- MSN Money: A new beer maker has surged ahead to become the largest in America -- and it probably isn't the one you think.

After Beyonce Gives Birth, Patients Protest Celebrity Security at Lenox Hill Hospital - NYTimes.com

After Beyonce Gives Birth, Patients Protest Celebrity Security at Lenox Hill Hospital - NYTimes.com: The couple were visiting their twin daughters in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on Friday night, as they have done daily since the babies’ premature birth on Dec. 28. But when they tried to leave the sixth-floor unit to go home to Brooklyn at about 11 p.m., the new mother, Rozz Nash-Coulon, recalled, a burly security guard suddenly blocked their way.