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Culture Buzz Is there a special on the go-go juice, too? Rich Juzwiak spotted this outside Sel de Mer, a seafood restaurant in Brooklyn. Oysters for a dollar?! Even the Coupon Queeeen would approve. (Context)
Politics Buzz The first Occupy keg party will be in Williamsburg, Brooklyn this weekend. The revolution will not be remembered the next day.
Celebrity Buzz Seriously, this is all Brooklyn has to offer. You'd really hate it. Please don't move here. (via thefrisky.com)
Celebrity Buzz The Soup has decided to check in on former rapper Vanilla Ice to see what he's been up to. He's decided to turn to the indie music industry because like him in that ironic '90's sort of way. Plus, disposable incomes!
Movie Buzz Girl Walk//All Day is a crazy amazing feature-length dance music video set to Girl Talk's latest album All Day. Put on your comfy pants and clear some space, because it is hard to sit still while watching these kids dance it out.
Celebrity Buzz From a Tumblr called Hey Girl, I Belong To The Park Slope Coop. Don't worry…you needn't intimately follow the sordid political machinations behind a specific food cooperative in Brooklyn to find this funny. Elitist alternative grocery stores are universally silly the world over.
Culture Buzz Spotted at a bar bathroom in Brooklyn. Don't want to get any Santorum in your beer.
Tech Buzz A new Made by Hand mini-doc about Brooklyn knifemaker Joel Bukiewicz. With so much love going into each handcrafted knife, you better not put one of these in the dishwasher. (via thisismadebyhand.com)
Steve Duncan’s amazing expedition into the undergrounds of New York from Manhattan to Brooklyn, this is a true adventure. (via dailymail.co.uk)
Unless they were colorless Chinese lanterns? I'm no UFO expert so you be the judge.
Principal photography has wrapped on Spike Lee's Brooklyn-based joint “Red Hook Summer.” The summer 2012-slated title will revive his “Do the Right Thing” character Mookie, but we don't know if any trash cans were thrown in the making of this film. More to come. (via.)
Break dancers, skaters, basketball players, a tattoo machine — all of the elements of Brooklyn street life, sans baby strollers and farmer's markets, are beautifully displayed in this American Apparel ad Vimeo short.
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Culture Buzz When I saw these reward posters plastered all over my Brooklyn neighborhood I thought it was just some hipster kid's idea of a COOL art project. I was so wrong… (via fuckedinparkslope.com)
Music Buzz When Athens, GA, band Reptar came to NYC to play a few shows this month, we knew they'd have a good time with the Buzzfeed Flipcam.
Movie Buzz If you don't know the character actor by name, you'll probably recognize Hollywood's go-to construction worker by his foul-mouthed Brooklyn accent and surly mug. Costanzo has played a blue collar in more than 200 films and TV shows for the last three decades, and it's time we celebrated the highlights of his incredibly unsung/random career. Our hard hats are off to you, sir.
Culture Buzz The lawyer for Levi Aron, the 35-year-old suspect who confessed to murdering and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, says Aron hears voices and is prone to hallucinations. Police say there is still no clear motive in this horrific crime.
Sit back and enjoy a trippy, animated tour of New York City hype. (via nymag.com)
Culture Buzz A fresh duo of posters from Brooklyn (where else) based Two Arms Inc. that showcase Brooklyn neighborhoods. (via buzzbrewery.com)
Culture Buzz From the National Archives, here's a collection of vintage photos taken by Danny Lyons during the summer of 1974. (via buzzbrewery.com)
“At forward, No. 9, he collects rare birds and has a pet dolphin…
