New Yorkers Find Solace In Pet Death Industry

Unlike Long Island, where all you need is a backyard and a shovel, disposing of dead pets with dignity can prove a little more difficult for most NYC residents. There’s always cremation or cemeteries like Hartsdale, where Mariah Carey’s cat Clarence eternally rests in peace, but that could get costly. Read more »

Retirement Activities Now Include Bong Hits, Pill Popping

Freaking old people. In the past few years have you noticed how they’ve been increasingly co-opting elements of youth culture?: iPods, text messaging, Nintendo Wii, etc… But they may have finally crossed the line by adopting their drug habits as well. According to a new report on substance abuse, today’s baby boomers are mostly fond of weed and prescription pills, which is bad for their health, but probably great for family reunions. |CBS News|

The Latest Ridiculous New York Lifestyle ‘Trend’ Unearthed by the Times: Cavemen

Well you almost knew that, what with the trend toward vegan and vegetarian lifestyles and all, some sect of cool kids would gravitate toward the other extreme if only to stand out from their peers. So now we have a small group of New Yorkers embracing cavemanism and, naturally, they were somehow unearthed by the New York Times’ Style section for a feature piece in Sunday’s paper. Read more »

Facebook and Twitter Are For Broads, Says Study

According to date culled from Google, chicks use Twitter and Facebook considerably more than dudes do. Meanwhile, dudes continue to use Bang Bros. and Brazzers considerably more frequently than chicks (and don’t try to pretend that you aren’t familiar with those websites fellas!). |NY Observer|

Shutter Shades Make Cover of Muslim Tastemaker Mag

One of the more obnoxious fashion trends started by rapper, fan hater, and pisser off of hippies, Kanye West, (besides encouraging kids to dress like fruity jelly beans) has to be the shutter shades. They’ve reared their ugly heads all over, from the “greatest of all time to the craigslist cash waver” and beyond, the accessory has somehow managed to outpace even the detestable Ambervisions. But for Elan, the magazine that asks readers to ‘Rethink Muslim,’ the sunglasses are featured on the cover of their latest issue, worn by some sort of Silver Surfery, asexual being. With Islam not really regarded for its forward thinking fashion sense, it’s now safe to say that these glasses are on a jihad for relevancy.
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