After getting a first glimpse of Agent Provocateurs Soiree line at the start of the month, the infamous house of lingerie brings us yet another captivating video from the collection, though this time it’s a little more nightmare than fantasy. Read more »
In what has to be some of the more remarkable OWS-related news to come out in recent days, both local police and state troopers defied an order from Albany mayor Gerald Jennings—at the urgings of Governor Cuomo—to move in and arrest protesters en masse for violating a curfew order. Read more »
Cheryl Dunn’s 36-min doc film Everbody Street was so well received, she’s working on expanding it into a feature. Docs are hard. Why not Kickstart this baby into a full-length, featuring Bruce Davidson, Martha Cooper, Boogie and more NYC camera-wielding heroes? Read more »
“Is your dog a REAL NEW YORKER?” asks NYC’s Department of Health in this new ad campaign. It reminds residents that their canines must be properly licensed or face ridicule as out-of-towners. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork)
A tipster pointed us to this video that purportedly shows two men arguing with a NYPD officer over a ticket for “an expired parking meter,” one of whom who then proceeds to cut down said meter. Read more »
That incredible Craigslist casting call for a reality TV of Occupy Wall Street was real, as confirmed by the New York Times’ Brian Stelter. MTV’s True Life: I’m Occupying Wall Street premieres November 5th. Read more »
The Statue of Liberty is closing down at the end of the month for renovations, but tourists will still be able to surveil its patriotic glory via some webcams. They go live on Friday, October 28th, the statue’s 125th anniversary. The cameras will be on 24/7 and offer unique views from the torch and above the crown, including a view of One World Trade Center as it’s being built. (Photo: Jim Halligan/flickr)
FEMEN’s dreams are coming true. The infamous Ukrainian topless protest crew is heading to Europe to protest the Pope, Silvio Berlusconi and Dominique Strauss-Kahn… and can it be? A joint conference with Ilona “la Cicciolina” Staller? Read more »
Construction plans for Guggenheim’s new fancy digs in the United Arab Emirates have been “temporarily” shelved, as the state-run Tourism Development and Investment Co. is “reviewing its strategy for handing out jobs to contractors.” Lest we forget, 130+ artists boycotted Gugg Abu Dhabi for allegedly swindling migrant construction workers into indentured servitude. Read more »
One of those horses that are cruelly forced to trot tourists around Central Park in a carriage died in Midtown on Sunday morning. It’s unclear what the cause of death was, but a necropsy will be done. Elizabeth Forel, of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages, suggested that the animal was likely mistreated: “A healthy horse doesn’t just die on the street.” That’s true, the horses usually have to be spooked before they take off and fatally crash into something.
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