Poor Matt Drudge. So angry, but still not sure how to best express it, the red-state, blue-dress blogger decide to post this photograph of Al Franken looking absolutely fab-u-lous to highlight the Democratic candidate’s Senate victory over disgrace Norm Coleman. After months of legal battles, the Minnesota Supreme Court finally brought closure and told the Republican to go away already.
It’s not just the Apollo that’s been turned into a memorial receptacle for Michael Jackson, fans of the pop singer have been inundating his childhood home in Gary, Indiana too.
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Gothamist talks with Chrissie Brodigan, the woman who was arrested earlier today for taking her sick dog out of it’s carrier on the L train. In addition to misogynistic comments, she says her arresting officer Joel Witriol “punched me in the back (there are bruises), he handcuffed me, and in the scuffle grabbed my breasts and pinched them.” She asks that witnesses file complaints with the 90th precinct because Witriol “shouldn’t be able to do this to women—to anyone.” |Gothamist|
The driver of a speeding NYPD car lost control on Avenue D and 6th Street this afternoon in the Lower East Side. The police car reportedly collided with an oncoming car before jumping the sidewalk and crashing into at least five, possibly eight, pedestrians including a baby. According to the EMS, “five of the injuries were serious.” |Streetsblog|
Have you ever wondered how to go from being a “struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million?” Bravo says they might be able to help you with their new artist-based reality competition to win a “gallery show, a cash prize and a sponsored national tour,” whatever that means.
Created by Sarah Jessica Parker’s Pretty Matches Productions with Magical Elves, the producers of “Project Runway” and “Top Chef,” The Untitled Art Project is looking for 13 “contemporary artists” who “believe in their art and want the world to know.” Casting begins next month in Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and New York at White Columns on July 18th and 19th. But first you have to fill out the 23-page application and contract which asks among other things: Read more »
Unlike Michael Jackson, Kanye West isn’t canceling his European tour and the rapper posted mock-ups of the highly ornate stage required to make his concerts watchable. Click above for images of the jagged dioramas that include micro-sized versions of the rapper and support crew. Be sure to check the real life “practice” photos of the massive prop in action too.
Apart from the ‘people with fetishes for human tragedy’ crowd, we’re not sure why anyone would want a 6-foot remote controlled replica of the fateful Titanic, but here’s one for $2500. Ship sinking mini-icebergs not included. |TWBE|
So there’s many reasons why Vibe died and this cover featuring The Dream and Christina Milian could be partly to blame. Unfortunately, its culturally shallow readers won’t get a chance to delve into this creative endeavor as it reportedly will never live to see the light of newsstands. But all is not lost, so don’t start pouring out your proverbial drinks just yet, the bastardized version still lives on!
NYPD officers arrested an L train rider over “a 15lb pug that [she] took out of his tote bag for throwing up and overheating, ” but not before threatening to put the dog down and telling the owner, “If you’re going to act like a woman I’m going to treat you like a woman.” |Free Williamsburg|
Today, the legendary Apollo theater is holding a memorial for Michael Jackson from 2-8PM with a moment of silence planned for 5:26PM when he was officially pronounced dead—TMZ posted their death notice at 5:20PM (2:20PM PCT). Anyway, the place is a madhouse littered with vendors, memorials, and the King of Pop obsessed. Man about town, Paolo Mastrangelo, shot this video last night, giving us a firsthand glimpse into Harlem World grieving for the “Gloved One.”
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