Red Hook Biodiesel Plant Gets City Funding

"Time to dust off the wisecracks about how Red Hook is going to smell like a deep fryer. The biodiesel plant that has been proposed for a site near the Red Hook Ball Fields has gotten city funding."

Blockbuster shuts down in Peru, piracy blamed

"The last movie rental outlet under the brandname of U.S. home entertainment giant Blockbuster has closed its doors in Peru, where it is often cheaper to buy a pirated DVD, than it is to legally rent one."

Robert Altman, a Remembrance

I found this really great post remembering a Vancouver moment in 1970 when Julie Christie, Robert Altman and Warren Beatty were here shooting "McCabe and Mrs Miller".  "I was a chauffeur for Julie Christie during the filming of McCabe and Mrs. Miller in Vancouver in...

The Georgia Straight Gets Into the Porn Business

The Georgia Straight has published an appalling sexist anti-mom article centering around the horrifying acronym "MILF". For those of you who have not had an expired URL hijacked by Hostway.com and sold to a hard core porn site, "MILF" stands for "Mom I'd Like to Fuck". This...

Living Room in Africa at Edge Theatre NYC

"UK transplants Edward and Marie relocate to a remote African village, intent on opening an art museum. Weeks after arriving, they are struck with the realization that they have settled in an area devastated by poverty and AIDS. In turn, questions about personal and political...

Mixtape: New Queer Dance Party at Galapagos

"Mixtape Put on your dancing shoes for Williamsburg's hottest new queer dance party. Featuring: DJ ingie Pop DJ Tikka Masala Cherry Bomb The Homophones"

American't Sain't Verse (Right Around the Turn of a Sparse Millennium)

 I love the Nuyorican THING! "American’t Sain’t Verse (Right Around the Turn of a Sparse Millennium) by Ouimette Martinez If exile is the only war beside death, not beyond. And, the fear of homelessness keeps up the terror and saves it for ourselves, so...

The World Famous Pontani Sisters to Open Astroland at Coney Island

"The Opening of Astroland & The Cyclone! - Coney Island Sunday, April 9, 2006 The Pontani Sisters are THRILLED to be part of opening day at Astroland in Coney Island! The Sisters will break the legendary Egg Cream bottle with the one and only Brooklyn Borough President...

McDonalds Owner Converts Cars to Run on Veggie Oil

"From the "we couldn't make this stuff up" file: A man in Mississippi, Robert Tomey, recently converted his two cars to run on vegetable oil. Using systems he bought from Greasecar, an online provider of veggie fuel systems, his Ford pickup and VW Beetle now emit a...

World Weary Detective: This is the End

World weary Detective, a police detective in London, has announced that he'll stop blogging as per instruction from the department. I'm really sad! I love World Weary Detective. "I have committed no crime. I have compromised no police operations. I have received no...

10 Things You Need To Know About Hedi Slimane

"(NEW YORK) Don’t tell Hedi Slimane what to do. In the style issue of The New Yorker—which hits newsstands today—the designer confesses to writer Nick Paumgarten, “It was a totally new idea to me, this story of ‘reporting’”[to a...

Adicolor Delux Box Set Re-Release

"Reminding us that shoe customization has been around for decades, adidas is re-releasing the adicolor LO (originally from 1983) in a kit that includes the original plain white shoes, paints, brushes and a wooden palette. The box will also include sealant to keep your painted...