Tag: New York
Media military analysts on Pentagon payroll, but ...
This is yet another reason why a free and open internet utilized by citizen journalists and active bloggers is so important to the flow of information. When the press refuses to spread stories like this one then it is up to us to do so."Since The New York Timesreported on...
Measles outbreak at 84 confirmed cases & rising i...
Measles (Rubeola) has reemerged with 84 confirmed cases in ten states this year, alone. In five states with on going cases, Arizona, New York, Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin. While California, Hawaii, Illinois,...
Uma Thurman Sues Lancome for $15 Million
If Uma was actually concerned about her image and reputation, perhaps she should consider making better movie choices. "Actress Uma Thurman sued Lancome on Friday, seeking $15 million from the French cosmetics...
Israeli PM denies taking bribes
Facing charges of bribery Israeli PM has refused to resign form his post and defeneded his action of helping an American Businessman. He addressed a press conference on this subject today. " Israeli Prime...
Dove's 'Real Beauty' Pics Could Be Big Phonies
Beauty, it turns out, is more than skin deep..."BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Dove's "real beauties" may not be so real after all, at least by the account of a renowned airbrush artist. In a May 12 profile in The New Yorker posted online, Pascal Dangin of New York's Box...
Foxy Brown Pleads Guilty to BlackBerry Assault
They don't call it a CrackBerry for nothin', now do they?"Just weeks after being released from prison, Foxy Brown avoided a trip back to Rikers Island on Thursday when she pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of...
Congressman Comes Clean on Love Child
" A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago.Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has...
Al Sharpton and 216 others arrested in Sean Bell ...
UPDATE: 12:16 PM EST - May 8Al Sharpton and 216 others were arrested yesterday in the largest public protest against the acquittal of three detectives in the shooting death of Sean Bell. Carefully orchestrated...
Jury in New York City convicts fan of stalking Um...
A man has been convicted in New York of stalking Uma Thurman, but he won't face much time behind bars."A former mental patient obsessed with Uma Thurman faces up to a year in jail after a jury convicted him Tuesday...
‘Help fight food crisis; scrap subsidies, lower...
Too many numbers cause me migraine. But I think I got the idea of this article... ...WTO is bad for your health."Rich countries can help solve the ongoing world food crisis by removing their own agriculture subsidies and lowering tariffs, Senator...
New Photos From Hiroshima: An Unfriendly Reminder
"Hillary Clinton recently revealed what a Clinton Presidency would consider in response to a scenario in which Iran attacks Israel: "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran...In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider...
Gay New York Bloggers Take Activist Tones
Excerpt from EDGE NEW YORK STORY..."I am energized by politics and often have to blowmy top," Lady Bunny said as she noted her blog is often the place whereshe eventually has to find the lid on her wig. "Americans...
Disney reports higher profit on parks, studio
Walt Disney Co is reporting a higher quarterly profit, with high numbers at their theme parks and studios. So it seems like not all areas of the American economy are going downhill." Net income in the fiscal...
Oops, my bad: thanks for returning my $4M violin
What's with people leaving expensive violins on public transit lately? At first I thought this story had to do with the 17th-century violin lost on a train a few a weeks ago, but apparently that was a different...
The Police Announce Last Show Ever
This is your last chance folks, The Police reunion tour is coming to close later this summer.Thankfully, not will their final gig be a benefit show for arts programming on public television -- the band will also be...
