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Fuck you Jim Dolan, you litigious pig. (I’ll always be grateful to you for blocking the West...

Oct 1st

Belonsky on Polanski

“maybe pedophile” ummm.

Oct 1st

Harvey Weinstein, via josephweisenthal: Hollywood has the best moral compass, because it has...

Oct 1st

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“Positively 4th Street,” Bob Dylan. “You got a lotta nerve to say you are my...

Oct 1st

Yay, we have a winner! “Protect the Earth, serve the...

Sep 30th

GPOYW, Obama crashes Obliterati edition.

Sep 30th

Dude is sitting across the way and I can...

(via inothernews) His hearing will be gone in a day or two.

Sep 30th

I am not happy that Mamie Eisenhower’s cultural impact...

Sep 29th

Telling the Story of Process

Sep 29th

andrearosen: MAN: You’re probably one of those women who doesn’t like to give out her number. ...

Sep 29th

There's a primary election in NYC today

youngmanhattanite: Clay Shirky says Yassky is untrustworthy, go with Liu. Shirky’s mad...

Sep 29th

There's a primary election in NYC today

And as these things go, this is fairly low stakes, though since almost no one is voting, your vote...

Sep 29th

What meanings/connotations do NYC area codes...

Sep 29th

youngmanhattanite: Oh for chrissakes, Rio is gonna get it...

Sep 29th

inothernews: This is Matt Drudge’s front page, tonight. ...

Sep 29th

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First segment of my political panel on Fox & Friends this morning. Topic: Obama pushing Dave...

Sep 28th

The Public Option Lives On.

Sep 28th

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Gallagher brothers stage emergency Oasis reunion on behalf of jailed director, play “Helter...

Sep 28th

Jennifer Wright on brandchannel: Clorox wants to be loved...

Sep 28th

Elyashiv's rabbinical ban supports Crocs' new...

Sep 28th

“That’s a nice little brand you got there. Shame...

Sep 28th

brandchannel: Starbucks Offers iPhone App And...

Sep 28th

The real "inconvenient truth" is that it's...

Sep 28th

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Too hot for Ken Burns: material cut from his national parks documentary.

Sep 28th

DVR alert

I’ll be on Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel around 6:15 tomorrow morning EDT for their...

Sep 28th

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thehotcakes: The HOTcakes visit Cincinnati - “paint the town red”! Erin and the band play a music...

Sep 27th

Coincidence?

Giving Up On Cool, Crocs Tries For Happy, Stephanie Startz, brandchannel, 9/23/09: Accepting that...

Sep 27th

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The Beatles cover Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally” with Ringo on vocals.

Sep 27th

rachellehruska: You know you want to! [BUY! BUY! BUY!] and,...

Sep 24th

Stephanie Startz in brandchannel on Crocs repositioning: ...

Sep 24th

A piece on brandchannel by Jennifer Wright about the Megan...

Sep 24th

Which is the more annoying slangy-ism: “sick” or “fierce”?

Sep 24th

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Bruce Springsteen, “Growing Up” (live). Happy 60th Birthday!!!

Sep 23rd

inothernews: BIKE A REVOLUTION Cyclists held up their bikes...

Sep 23rd

ninety9: allthecoolkids: The problem with Gawker. Part whatever: Confused Justine Bateman...

Sep 23rd

nerdshares: minou: I confess, I once broke up with a therapist for not being acquainted with...

Sep 23rd

icanseenewyorkcityfrommyhouse: I’m running a marathon in less than a month and my...

Sep 23rd

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The Beatles, “I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party.” Don’t spoil the party, come...

Sep 23rd

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Sep 22nd

Brandchannel: Facebook And Nielsen Play To...

Sep 22nd

My birthday present to Foster was a big hit. Happy...

Sep 21st

“I’m sorry Dave, and I’mma let you finish...

Sep 21st

Brandchannel looks at Klondike’s weird “man...

Sep 21st

Just a wild guess.

Sep 20th

Nic Musolino, a.k.a. ninety9, has a smart piece on...

Sep 19th

Aesthetics of Joy: I didn’t realize the MTA was putting...

Sep 19th

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Peter, Paul and Mary, “Blowin’ In The Wind”

Sep 18th

Sacheen Littlefeather had one of the best awards show disruptions of all time.

Sep 18th

The Five People You Tweet In Heaven |...

Sep 18th

This week on brandchannel

Sep 18th

GPOYW, Team Obliterati edition. Obliterati comes a day early...

Sep 17th

neighborhoodr-eastvillage: Neither more, nor less :...

Sep 17th

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I saw Peter, Paul and Mary perform in San Francisco at the Earth Day rally in 1990. The audience was...

Sep 17th

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Peter, Paul and Mary, “Bob Dylan’s Dream.” (Mary’s harmony is almost as...

Sep 17th

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Peter, Paul & Mary, “No Other Name,” vocal by Mary Travers, 1936-2009

Sep 17th

youngmanhattanite: All of you are so fucking young. Guilty!

Sep 16th

OK, now how about Obama with light saber vs. Kanye with mic? Meme nirvana, right? “I’mma...

Sep 16th

Sometimes I remember that almost no one who reads my site...

Sep 16th

youngmanhattanite: I’ve seen Broadway productions less “staged” than that shit. Get real, people. ...

Sep 15th

Miley Cyrus fans should all be voting for Cyrus Vance for...

Sep 15th

NYC Democratic primary recommendations

Vote today! I am recommending: Manhattan District Attorney: Cy Vance, backed by the NY Times New...

Sep 15th

darklamb: ...

Sep 15th

City Seeks Ban on Smoking in Parks and...

Sep 14th

1. Choire Sicha, Leave Kanye Alone 2. Will Leitch, In Defense of Serena Williams What’s...

Sep 14th

Foster, you're going to take this from...

“Worst of all was Jay-Z, already so incredibly overrated, who performed abysmally. He was...

Sep 14th

What does this say about my musical taste, that three songs I completely can’t stand are...

Sep 14th

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shutupweirdo: soupsoup: dailyhuff: MTV VMAs Remix: Kanye West Interrupts Obama’s Speech (HD)...

Sep 14th

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Clash, “All The Young Punks”

Sep 14th

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Elvis Costello, “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” into “New...

Sep 14th

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Now I’m freaked out. You know the Summer of Death is for real when the person who wrote and...

Sep 14th

Next best thing to being there! randomnightout: PETER...

Sep 13th

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Paper Lace, “The Night Chicago Died”

Sep 13th

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WE HAD A BRUISING PRIMARY LAST GO-ROUND YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID.

Sep 13th

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Bob Dylan, “When I Paint My Masterpiece” — another one from Greatest Hits Vol. 2...

Sep 13th

ninety9: I asked my brother in law about the race — he’s a civil rights litigator who previously...

Sep 13th

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Bob Dylan, “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.” Unlike every other Dylan fan, I like...

Sep 13th

“…no Democrat ever shouted ‘liar’ at W....”
— Maureen Dowd

Sep 13th

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This is the Walter video you’ll see in cabs during Fashion Week featuring the HOTcakes song...

Sep 13th

Oh this is so sweet, I almost fell on the floor laughing....

Sep 12th

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Do you turn off the audio as soon as your cab ride starts? Well, this week, don’t do it! The...

Sep 12th

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Cheryl Wheeler, “I Know This Town.” Fuse ’70s-era folk-pop with a little bluegrass...

Sep 12th

Ever wish you were 50? Now I do!! I’ve been in...

Sep 12th

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feelingsaregross: Tomorrow I have to interview a band at 9:30 am on a Saturday morning. What band...

Sep 11th

Cy Vance for Manhattan DA needs volunteers

Sep 11th

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Phil Ochs, “Days Of Decision.” Of all ’60s anthems, this has one of the nicest and...

Sep 11th

50 Cent might change his name!

Sep 11th

“…when representatives of the recording companies asked...”
— Record companies sue ‘Ellen’...

Sep 11th

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“New York, New York,” Cat Power

Sep 11th

“I was dreamin’ when I wrote this, forgive me if it...”
— Prince, 1982

Sep 11th

To all the Fall Freaks eager for summer...

Today is your day. Enjoy! Plenty more where this comes from.

Sep 10th

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Karla DeVito, 1981, “Is This A Cool World Or What?”

Sep 9th

whatevs: This is becoming more and more fun. Andrew...

Sep 9th

GPOYW, Happy Birthday Nick McGlynn edition!

Sep 9th

Will Leitch has a new sports blog.

Sep 9th

ohhleary: brooklynmutt: Five out of Ten 18 to 34 year...

Sep 8th

Vampires? So 2009. What’s Next? BRAIIINNS! |...

Sep 8th

How did I miss this?

Jesse Oxfeld to the NY Observer… to write about theater… he co-replaces Heilpern.

Sep 8th

Layoffs

ohhleary: At my company. Again. Almost all people I know. And yet secretly, I wish I had been one...

Sep 8th

Shorter version

Sep 8th

Ultracorrect pronunciation in any language...

Sep 8th

(via dailydoseofdylan) “Don’t sit under the...

Sep 8th

sarazucker: i will make fall begin, regardless of what the thermometer says. I will make summer...

Sep 8th

Need to reduce your social clutter a little? Go to Facebook and defriend anyone who is signed up as...

Sep 8th

The real benefit of a three-day weekend comes when the work week starts — and it’s...

Sep 8th

Cheney almost ruined Britain's prosecution of...

Sep 8th

Next Senator from Massachusetts? I can dream…

Sep 8th

thisrecording: from here Looking back, Hillary now sees why...

Sep 8th

I agree in general. But bruschetta is a huge-ass exception. If someone works in an Italian...

Sep 8th

antikris: Sometimes….you just have to bite your tongue.  There are times when all of us can say...

Sep 8th

Peter Feld

wooliebear: “I ran an “English club” for mental patients in Israel.” Did I miss this story?...

Sep 7th

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“Mama Was A Working Man,” Becky Hobbs. “We didn’t call it...

Sep 7th

On Thursday, September 3, 2009

jgh: topherchris: Population, United States 304,059,724 (U.S. Census Bureau estimate from July...

Sep 7th

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Grateful Dead, “Big Boss Man,” Berkeley Community Theater, Aug. 14 1971

Sep 7th

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Bob Dylan, “Workingman’s Blues #2” There’s an evenin’ haze...

Sep 7th

byepolar: New McDonald’s Ad Yes, because sober people make...

Sep 7th

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“Casey Jones” — another early Pete Seeger labor song recorded with the Almanac...

Sep 7th

Israel OKs construction of more settlements -...

Sep 7th

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Natalie Merchant, “Which Side Are You On?” They say in Harlan County, there are no...

Sep 7th

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“Solidarity Forever,” the Almanac Singers. Early ’40s version featuring Pete...

Sep 7th

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“Union Maid.” You can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union. Happy Labor...

Sep 7th

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Johnny Cash, “Four Strong Winds”

Sep 7th

“He’s now the president of the United States, like Zeus in...”
— Rod Blagojevich

Sep 7th

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dailydoseofdylan: Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again- Bob Dylan This is the live...

Sep 7th

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“75 Septembers,” Cheryl Wheeler In the year of the yellow cab Shadow of the great...

Sep 7th

Billi Kid via Gawker Artists

Sep 7th

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“Old Kentucky Home,” Randy Newman.

Sep 7th

fuckyeahcupcakes: samsantos: Where The Wild Things Are...

Sep 6th

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“Eve of Destruction,” Barry McGuire. Ready for an update.

Sep 6th

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“Lollipop,” the Chordettes

Sep 6th

Steve Martin used to say that before every show he’d put a slice of baloney in each shoe, so...

Sep 6th

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ericmortensen: Lena Horne performs The Beatles’ “Rocky Raccoon” WTF? Was William Shatner not...

Sep 6th

Fucking HELL. Changing leaves, E. 9th St. between Aves. B...

Sep 6th

It was close but we have a winner.

Sep 6th

katiebakes: “Dear Jerry- Carmella and I were musing this morning about the time you and I...

Sep 6th

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Neil Young, “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”

Sep 6th

Things that are amazing: there is a public pool in Tompkins...

Sep 5th

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John Lennon, “Crippled Inside.” It’s amazing what you can find on the song list at...

Sep 5th

GQ editors were also told not to promote the...

Sep 4th

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Cheryl Wheeler, “Driving Home.” Slow down, what’s the hurry? There’s no...

Sep 4th

inothernews: I don’t think I’ve quite seen a candidate from...

Sep 4th

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Ashley Dupre, “What We Want”

Sep 4th

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Neil Young, “After The Gold Rush.”

Sep 4th

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youngmanhattanite: julieklausner: This is a campaign ad from Melinda Katz, who is running for...

Sep 3rd

Since everyone’s getting into the holiday spirit...

Sep 3rd

katiebakes: Let me know if anyone else will be around Flushing today! No but I saw Costello...

Sep 3rd

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pleasedontsqueezetheshaman: Please Don’t Go Topless, Mother - Troy Hess It was thoughtful of my...

Sep 3rd

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Paul McCartney, “Heart Of The Country” — from his brief post-Beatles, pre-Wings...

Sep 3rd

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The Beatles, “I’m A Loser” — one of the ones stuck in my head after the...

Sep 2nd

Hot breaking rumor: Procter and Gamble...

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Sep 2nd

youngmanhattanite: Q: What’s the difference in between Guest of a Guest and NonSociety? A: You...

Sep 2nd

My favorite corporate fail: people e-mailing me to set a meeting at a certain hour...

Sep 2nd

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Buck Owens, “Streets Of Bakersfield,” his original 1973 recording. (Though the...

Sep 2nd

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Bob Dylan ad for Cadillac Escalade. “What’s life without the occasional detour?”

Sep 2nd

Just in time for the total irrelevance of the nightly network newscast… inothernews: ...

Sep 2nd

Afghan Election Results: Clear Lie from the...

Sep 2nd

What’s next? How about bacon vs. cupcakes for a week?

Sep 2nd

maura: Are pumpkin spice lattes the bacon of September ‘09? Just trying to get a handle on...

Sep 2nd

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Beatles, “Yes It Is”

Sep 2nd

Bush's Third Term? You're Living It...

Sep 2nd

David Brooks's exercise in deceptive...

On the same day that Gabe Sherman has a nice piece on the romance between...

Sep 1st

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Doris Day, “Que Sera Sera,” whatever will be, will be. The future’s not ours to...

Sep 1st