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Culture Buzz Duo Duo's dad was reportedly trying to teach him to be strong and healthy during their family trip to New York City. The weather was eight degrees Fahrenheit when the boy was just crying for a hug.
Culture Buzz Take the L train sometime, and you might just catch these guys bringing theater to the masses with scenes from “Romeo and Juliet.” Kids love it, too.
TV Buzz XOXO, Gossip Mayor. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined the cast of “Gossip GIrl” on set today and presented them with a proclamation declaring it “Gossip Girl Day” in the Big Apple. He looked thrilled to be there! No, seriously. (via
Culture Buzz “I don’t do Brooklyn.” Yes, the “Shit People Say” video meme is past its prime. And yes, many of the more recent versions were lackluster. That said, this one—written by and starring Eliot Glazer along with his sister, Ilana—is pretty much pitch-perfect.
This isn't some simple scratch, but a full head-on collision into a crosswalk light. Manhattan is clearly free from snow and ice, so we're wondering what his excuse is. (via carbuzz.com)
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 Take a tour of actress and fashionista Chloe Sevigny's NYC closet in this video produced by the clothing line Opening Ceremony. Chloe has some quirky keepsakes in there from the “Gummo” wardrobe as well as a “nice ass” label on her mirror. (via doobybrain.com)
Business Buzz The Astor Suite at midtown Manhattan's Plaza Hotel has four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a library, and iPad that, like, turns on the fireplace or whatever. It rents for a whopping $165,000 a month. The current owner, who remains anonymous, bought the palace from Esprit founder Jurgen Friedisch for $30 million.
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Like looking down from the top of the world. A photo snapped this morning from the construction on the 84th floor of T1.
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Rabble, rabble, rabble…wait. It was originally reported that the NYPD and Department of Sanitation tossed the entire contents of the Occupy Wall Street library into some dumpsters.
Culture Buzz 1970 marked the first New York City Marathon, with only 55 participants. Yesterday, the marathon reached 47,000 people running on the streets of NYC. Here is a beautiful time-lapse of the now annual MTA video sponsoring the event.
Culture Buzz Marriage, in many ways, is like a marathon. Unless you're Kim Kardashian. Then it's a sprint. Mary and Raymond Donaldson, who met while running marathons, tied the knot yesterday as they ran through New York. Hopefully the groom's bloody nipples won't cost him the deposit on his tux.
New York resident Andrew Clay shot footage of what was going on around him and edited it to create this beautiful video. You can download the song for free here. Any places you recognize?
TV Buzz Worst. Delivery person. Ever. Between hanging up on customers, having coffee spilled on him by fans and getting lost, at least it's entertaining?
This stunning collection by photographer John Conn takes a bleak and unique look at New York life in the '80s.
Celebrity Buzz I saw this on my way to lunch. Thoughts?
This is disturbing. A cashier at a McDonald's in New York City has been charged with felony assault after beating two irate female customers with a metal rod. The customers at the Greenwich Village, Manhattan, location jumped the Mickey D's counter and threatened him. Both women were hospitalized, one with a fractured skull and broken arm. The other had a laceration.
Culture Buzz Here's a guide to New York City that's actually useful for once. Leave the boring old Empire State Building to the sad tourists who don't know where to find Spiderman's house. (HUGE thank you to all the awesome BuzzFeeders who contributed to this.*)
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