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Village Voice Lays Off Michael Musto And Robert Sietsema
The bloodletting at New York's most famous alt-weekly continues today with news that the Village Voice is laying off gossip columnist Michael Musto and longtime dining critic Robert Sietsema. (Theater critic Michael Feingold is alsoShow More Summary
Is This Gross Video What's In Store For Us When The Cicadas Wake Up?
For 17 years, the Brood II cicadas have been dormant underground, patiently biding their time while Daft Punk took over the world. Now that the humans have become distracted with their bike sharing and their pregnant Beyoncés, it is finally time for billions of them to emerge and become our entrees. Show More Summary
Amy's Baking Company Plans To Reopen, Hires Publicist To Tell Their Side Of Epic Meltdown
If you thought restaurant owners Samy and Amy Bouzaglo were going to pack it up after being humiliated on Gordon Ramsay's TV show "Kitchen Nightmares" and, well, the internet, clearly you haven't been paying attention. The Bouzaglos do not seem to be the types who admit they've lost control or exercise any kind of restraint. [ more › ]
Jimmy Carter: 'We must do everything we can to discourage marijuana use'
"I do not favor legalization. We must do everything we can to discourage marijuana use, as we do now with tobacco and excessive drinking.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Court Backs NYPD Decision To Fire Circumcised Cop Over Uncircumcised Flashing Or Something
Last year, a former NYPD officer sued the department for firing him, claiming that he was canned because a woman claimed he had flashed her. Owen Hopper argued that he could not have exposed himself to her, because she claimed her flasher was uncircumcised, but Hopper himself is circumcised. Now, a NY appeals court has upheld Hopper's dismissal. [ more › ]
Viral world: what caught fire on the internet this week
Kanye West's bad week, a new Space Oddity and celebrities reading out mean tweets
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LAST UPDATED AT 15:00 ON Fri 17 May 2013
OUR weekly round-up of the crème de le crème of the web – from memes to videos to blogs. Readers with...Show More Summary
McDonald’s Staffer Catches Thief Cruising Drive-Thru in Her Stolen Car
An ill-fated joyride.
When Virginia Maiden woke up on Tuesday, she realized that someone had stolen her 1995 Toyota 4-Runner. Shit. Maiden found a ride to her job at the McDonald’s in Kennewick, Washington, and while staffing the drive-thru, she noticed that a customer was cruising by in what looked exactly like her car. Show More Summary
Atlanta to install free WiFi in Piedmont and Grant Parks, possibly expand Internet coverage to some neighborhoods
Free Internet access will soon be available throughout Piedmont and Grant Parks - and possibly some rec centers, the Atlanta Beltline, and neighborhoods - sometime in the coming year. Originally, Mayor Kasim Reed wanted a WiFi network to cover the entire city.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Friday Morning Constitutional: The Warriors' Losing Battle
In Friday's morning roundup: an end to the Warriors' season, moving the battle to the waterfront arena, Tosca renovations begin, two DUIs in a day, "Grandma's Tiger," and a really annoying piece of clothing. [ more › ]
‘Medic unit roulette’
Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe is back in front of a D.C. Council committee today to answer questions about his department’s “readiness and dependability.” So it’s an opportune time for the latest report on the department’s increasingly dire paramedic shortage from WTTG-TV’s Paul … Continue reading ?
National Zoo Sea Lion Very Concerned for Little Girl's Safety
Well, this is delightful. Little girl slips and falls, sea lion halts out of worry. [ more › ]
First Slice 5/17/13: Whistleblower sues mayor for alleged conflict of interest
1. Former city manager Joe Reynolds has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against mayor Kasim Reed and Reed's ex-girlfriend after, he says, he was fired for exposing a possible conflict of interest.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Protestors who abused Farage in Edinburgh are a 'disgrace'
UKIP leader calls mob 'fascist scum' but supporters say he won't stop engaging with those who hate him
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LAST UPDATED AT 13:10 ON Fri 17 May 2013
THE mob of angry protestors who forced Nigel Farage to flee a press conference...Show More Summary
Propaganda: A Very Persuasive Show At The British Library
How many of your “five a day” have you had so far today? Did you avoid running for your train in the rain last night, knowing the station floor might be slippery? Or maybe you felt a twinge of nationalism handing over the Queen’s smiley face on a fiver for your morning coffee? Propaganda, it seems, is everywhere. Show More Summary
‘Crouching Tiger,’ Unveiled Sequel
Martial-arts fans, wait no more. Michelle Yeoh is returning to star in the sequel to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” joined by kung-fu star Donnie Yen.
Business leaders set out case to keep Britain in Europe
Branson, Sorrell and others claim Eurosceptics are putting 'politics before economics'
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LAST UPDATED AT 09:03 ON Mon 20 May 2013
BRITISH business leaders including Richard Branson and Martin Sorrell have set out the case...Show More Summary
Suicide Bomber Kills 14 at Afghan Province Council
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said. Baghlan provincial council leader Mohammad...Show More Summary
Booshkabaash Music Festival 2013
The Booshkabaash festival is back again in the 5th year this week - about time to dissect the event schedule! Booshkabaash is all about club music events from indie, electro, hip-hop, soul to rock music, all happening at different venues in town. It's no outdoors affair, so no need to take your umbrella to protect you from Shanghai acid rain or UV ratiation. [ more › ]
Arsenal win Champions League spot but Tottenham fall short
Gareth Bale's 30-yard wonder-goal is not enough to give Spurs the fourth place they'd dreamed of
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LAST UPDATED AT 08:44 ON Mon 20 May 2013
IT'S ARSENAL! For the 16th consecutive season the Gunners have qualified for the Champions...Show More Summary
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