Made as a gift for Flickr user theindigobunting's 3 year old nephew who loves New York subway maps. The custom map has all the toddler's favorite spots.

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MUSIC BUZZ: SPOTTED: Taylor Momsen aka Gossip Girl 's Little J having her debut performance as the lead singer of The Pretty Reckless last night — and all of the blogeratti GG diehard fans were in attendance! The multi-talented teen (read: 15-years old ) got rave reviews and joins her fellow GG co-stars who also have fledgling singing careers.

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The Best Links:

1. More pictures of Little J by Rachel Sklar
2. Taylor talking about her band.
3. A few videos of the performance
4. Taylor Momsen Is Pretty Reckless At The Annex
5. Move Over, Lissy Trullie, Jenny Humphrey’s Here
6. Leighton Meester Singing
7. Chuck Bass’ Band [VIDEO]
8. Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen Debuts Band — And It Rocks!

Improv Everywhere strikes again with a feel-good “prank”. This time, an agent gives out free high-fives to passengers on a loooooonggggggg escalator. Rob Wants … To Give You … A High Five! … Get Ready! … ROB!

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1. Improv Everywhere’s Mp3 Experiment is Back!
2. Improv Everywhere Take JFK Airport
3. High Five Escalator at Improv Everywhere

FOOD BUZZ: The source of NYC's mysterious maple syrup smell has been found! Not just New Jersey, but a company called Frutarom — who produce a product using Fenugreek, which release the sweet scent that has been enveloping NYC. Come ON, I don't buy it. This is definitely some guerrilla advertising stunt for Aunt Jemima.

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The Best Links:

1. Bloomberg Blames North Bergen Frutarom Facility for Mystery Smell
2. Maple Syrup Smell: NY Officials Reveal Source
3. Frutarom

Using old books, an artist armed with only a razor blade created pop-up paper models, and set them in sexy poses, like this one! You can check out all 44 photos below, or visit his show at at the Foley Gallery in NYC.

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The Best Links:

1. Models Made Out of Books
2. Look At All The Pretty Pictures
3. Dioramas Out of Old Paperback Covers
4. Models Made Out of Books

BUSINESS BUZZ: Parties where pretty fashionable girls can go to meet the i-banker of their dreams. Let’s face it: if you work in fashion, you probably make next to nothing, and certainly not enough to afford all that nice clothes you’re around all the time. Boyfriend in a band or new Louis Vuitton bag? It’s your choice.

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The Best Links:

1. Willing Commenter of Dealbreaker Agrees to Go to Party, Report Back
2. Fashion Meets Finance Official Site - Apply Here!
3. Gawker Gold-Digs for Info on Prescott Hahn
4. NY Post Reports on the NYC Mixer that Pairs Money Guys with Fashion Gals
5. “Fashion, Finance Douche-Dating Event: For People Who Deserve Each Other”
6. Mysteries: Identity of Mysterious Hedgie Remains Unknown
7. Is Hedge Fund Dater a Phony?
8. Radar Recaps the Fashion Meets Finance Party
9. Dealbreaker Would Like to Know More about the FABULOUS People Featured in the Photo Gallery
10. My Friend Asked Me If I Wanted to Go To This

CULTURE BUZZ: A Flickr photoset juxtaposing screens from GTA IV’s Liberty city with shots of New York City includes many accurate and crazy details. For more ways in which GTA IV resembles real life, be sure to read this article about dating advice according to Grand Theft Auto .

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The Best Links:

1. Check Out the Flickr Photoset Here
2. Proof of Just How Detailed GTA IV Is
3. Manhattan Bridge vs Algonquin Bridge
4. Statue of Liberty vs Happiness
5. Times Square vs Star Junction
6. Grand Theft Auto Takes On New York
7. Digg Users Are Digging the Photo Tour

MUSIC BUZZ: A NYC cable-access show featuring well-curated music videos picks up where MTV left off. Online episodes are now available. If you live in New York, you’ll find comfort in knowing that your precious tax dollars are going towards educating the masses about important life topics like indie rock bands and rediscovering irony. Anyone still unwilling to throw out those tattered VHS tapes of old episodes of 120 Minutes will surely appreciate this show.

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The Best Links:

1. Watch New York Noise Online (or On TV)
2. An Interview with Shirley Braha, Producer of New York Noise
3. Watch Episodes Online here
4. I Just Discovered My New Favorite Band (Yeasayer) on New York Noise
5. Show Gives Unknown Artists a Chance to Be Heard
6. I Discovered Basia Bulat

MOVIE BUZZ: The rubber room in the NYC public school district is where they send teachers who get in trouble, but not enough to fire them. It’s also the subject of a new documentary that looks pretty interesting and is currently trying to amass funding. It’s like purgatory for teachers. Kind of like how high school is hell for teenagers.

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The Best Links:

1. The Official Movie Site
2. Listen to a Story about NYC Rubber Rooms on NPR’s “This American Life”
3. NY Post Wants to Know: “Why is the city paying 757 people to do nothing?”
4. Rubber Rooms for Teachers and Retirement Homes for Chimps
5. This Is Quite the Taxpayer Expense…
6. The Trailer Looks Interesting