Times ran a front page ad in 1903 for a hair treatment, Burnett's Cocaine. Does wonders for the scalp! (0)
1/6/09
Producers of 24 say Washington DC is the most complicated city to shoot in. Location manager says, "There's one place I can think of where the sidewalk is divided into 3 different jurisdictions." (0)
1/6/09
Wonderful photo of drunk Rip Torn, aka GE CEO Don Geiss, arrested for DUI last month. "Police say the actor botched part of a field sobriety exam then refused to continue, insisting the ground wasn't level enough." (0)
1/6/09
iTunes' sleek and sexy one-price philosophy bites the dust. Moving to three somewhat less sexy price tiers (69, 99, 1.29). (0)
1/6/09
Case of bad timing: German billionaire who lost a bundle on VW stock last year killed himself yesterday. Today, VW stock shoots up 13% due to Porsche takeover. OH WAIT: he was short-selling. That explains it. [map] (0)
1/6/09
FDA says food companies have to list carmine or cochineal extract as ingredients. Which means bugs. (0)
1/5/09
Stanley Fish's 10 Best American Movies. Ever. Weird list-- he sure does like melodrama. And Groundhog Day. [via esskay] (0)
1/5/09
Florian quits Kraftwerk. Ralf dabs at his eyes with black tie. (0)
1/5/09
Suzanne Vega writes about her best NYE ever: 1989 with They Might Be Giants. It's cute. (0)
12/31/08
Kim's Video on St. Mark's closes tonight. Sad--that was often the only place to find movies that weren't released in the US. 55,000 title collection is being donated to a town in Sicily. [map] (0)
12/31/08
Amazon readers attack Ruth Madoff in comments on her kosher cookbook. "It took me a long time to find this book. You see, every cookbook I looked at just had food recipes, which I wasn't interested in -- I wanted to learn how to cook the books!" [via NY Post] (0)
12/31/08
Classic crimes making a comeback: 5 NYC banks got robbed yesterday. "Most of them occurred in heavily trafficked areas in broad daylight; one took place steps away from Lincoln Center in the middle of the afternoon." (0)
12/30/08
Germans like Valkyrie and Tom Cruise, surprisingly enough. The director of The Lives of Others wrote in his review, "Germany's hope is called Tom Cruise." (0)
12/30/08
Torture museum to open in Iraq. Sort of like if those Dungeon museums in Europe were the real thing. Bloody nooses, cages where Uday locked athletes training for the Olympics, Saddam's Mozart cassette from his hiding spot. [map] (0)
12/30/08
Daily News on funeral for Lark Previn-- Mia Farrow's daughter, Soon-Yi's sister, and Woody Allen's ex-step-daughter. Probably some awkward moments there. (0)
12/30/08
Mega-profile of Philip Seymour Hoffman in the Times magazine. This guy suffers for his art. Which probably explains why he's better at it than everybody else. (0)
12/22/08
Daily News catches up with real pro wrestling stars of the '80s. I used to love these guys. (0)
12/22/08
Three versions of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah are currently in the British Top 40. Thanks to TV talent shows. This should help with his financial problems. (0)
12/21/08
Pitchfork rates Fleet Foxes as best album of the year. Good pick. I got pretty behind in listening to new music this year, but I love this album. M83 and Portishead in the top 10. (0)
12/19/08
A.O. Scott essay on drinking scotch at Christmas sure makes me want to drink scotch with A.O. Scott this Christmas. (0)
12/19/08
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