Archive for March, 2008

Lamppost Junction: For All Your Juggling Needs

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Walking through the streets of the East Village you see all sorts of strange advertisements. Not the latest million dollar Pepsi campaign or the poster for the new Judd Apatow flick but the 8½ x 11 sheet of […]

Kathy Griffin Marries NYC Couple, Still Not Funny

Photo courtesy of feastoffools.
Kathy Griffin has fans? Imagine that! Fans so passionate about her work that they would seek her out to officiate their wedding? Yeah, I didn’t buy it either, but apparently she does. Meet Mr. Brian Anstey and Ms. Elka Shapiro of Queens.
Anstey, 31, is a fifth-grade teacher; Shapiro, 29, […]

This Week in Dodgeball: Championship Edition

Last night the top sixteen teams took to the court in a battle for the title of ultimate dodgeball champion. Balls were thrown, balls were dodged and egos were crushed over the course of the evening.
Round 1 - Pepe’s Cheese Bitches vs Cojones Grandes
Pepe’s Cheese Bitches came into the night ranked fourth in […]

Have Mustache — Will Travel… to the Bar

El Dia Del Mustache, viva la revolución! Conceived of by a band of mustachioed pioneers back in 2004, EDDM is a celebration of manliness and of course, the mustache.
In the first two hours of an El Dia Del Mustache event, The Board nominates party attendees for the various competitive categories. During the voting, nominees […]

The Condé Nasties Are Watching You: I in the Sky

My office is in Times Square. If you don’t live in New York, you probably imagine that working in the heart of the city would be exhilarating, and it was the first few days on the job. Those of you who frequent the area know better. The thought of navigating the throngs of […]

Timber! Beware of Falling Steel Trees in Madison Square Park

Madison Square Park is quite possibly one of the best parks in Manhattan. For starters it has the Shake Shack, where I had a delectable burger today for lunch.
Beyond Danny Meyer’s ode to fast food, Madison Square Park has the most amazing public art installations. Last year the park was home to one […]

The Empire State Building, Brought to You by Color Me Badd

If you’re anything like me, you have little to no idea why the Empire State Building is lit in a particular hue on a particular day, outside of your major holidays (or on the occasion the Mets win a subway series). The purple and yellow lights on February 11th and 12th weren’t in celebration […]

The Real Reason the Mets Traded Kaz Matsui, ‘Rhoid Rage

It’s nearly spring, which means baseball season is right around the corner. As such, fantasy baseball aficionados across the country are gearing up for twenty-five weeks of team management that will occupy every free minute of their day.
As one of these fantasy baseball managers, I have returned to the daily habit of checking […]