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Naughty Nick

Written by Kari Milchman on December 26, 2006. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

Ahh, the power of cinema. New Yorker Glenn Chocky, 24, makes $350 an hour entertaining party-goers as a bad Santa, inspired by Billy Bob Thornton’s character in the 2003 film. In a Newsday.com article, Chocky explains that his job entails making raunchy jokes and even stripping down to whatever furry red briefs St. Nick sports
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Bizarre Car Wreck

Written by Kari Milchman on December 22, 2006. Posted in Eat & Drink, Posts

On my way back to the office, I saw a maroon SUV parked under scaffolding on 28th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Well it wasn’t exactly parked, more like it had crashed into the steel support columns and was in the process of trying to reverse back onto the street. Didn’t look like it
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Stocking Up On Rubbers Online

Written by Kari Milchman on December 22, 2006. Posted in Business, Posts

The New York Sun has printed an interesting article on the city’s condom distribution plan. That’s right, 1.5 million condoms are given away—as in for free—to various health clinics throughout New York City … And, oh yeah, local barber shops get some, too. Cool. Last month, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene got all
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Commuters Beware

Written by Kari Milchman on December 22, 2006. Posted in Education, Posts

Turns out, we might be safer if we never leave the city. Ever. Well sort of. A new study based on an analysis done by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey found that train tunnels under the Hudson River are more vulnerable to a bomb attack than previously thought. Apparently, it would
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Transgender Woman Wins Suit

Written by Kari Milchman on December 21, 2006. Posted in Education, Posts

According to the gay advocacy group Lambda Legal, 20-year-old transgender Alyssa Rodriguez was refused her prescriptive hormone medication while in juvy in New York. Her lawsuit was filed last January against the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), citing physical and emotional distress as a result of having to go off her meds. Even
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BeyoncÃ© Gives Away Free Stuff

Written by Kari Milchman on December 21, 2006. Posted in Music, Posts

This holiday season, New York’s good little boys and girls are in for a real treat. Beyoncé Knowles will be giving out gifts to underprivileged kids at their homes. So not only will young Billy get a shiny new Transformer, he’ll get tons of future fantasy fodder. Imagine having Beyoncé in your house! In your
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Iraq Casualties Might Surpass 9/11

Written by Kari Milchman on December 21, 2006. Posted in Education, Posts

It’s going to be a blue Christmas for those in Iraq. Three more U.S. servicemen have died, making the grand total of casualties since invasion in 2003 2,959—just 14 shy of the accepted number of deaths on 9/11. The current rate this month implies that we might hit that mark on or around Christmas day
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Justin’s Package Revives SNL

Written by Kari Milchman on December 21, 2006. Posted in Arts & Film, Posts

“Saturday Night Live” has sucked for a long time now, but this past episode is the best thing since Alec Baldwin came on to Canteen Boy. This just goes to show that whether Justin Timberlake is trying to be sultry or silly, he’s always funny. The NY Times reports that “Special Treat in a Box,”
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Crushin’ On Rummy

Written by Kari Milchman on December 21, 2006. Posted in Education, Posts

So Todd Gutnick of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and loyal reader of our brand new blog, has written to correct our impression that the League isn’t a huge fan of Donald Rumsfeld. In a previous post describing Joy Behar’s recent comparison of the politician and Adolf Hitler, we apparently misconstrued the sentiment behind a letter
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Patriotic Dyslexia

Written by Kari Milchman on December 21, 2006. Posted in Business, Posts

A patriotic attempt to spruce up the first steel column of the Freedom Tower to be raised failed. An American flag had to be removed Wednesday because it was backwards. Apparently The Associated Press and other media noticed that the stars were on the wrong side, prompting the Port Authority of New York and New
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