TV Buzz The bra/panty-clad Griffin got Anderson Cooper to admit she has “a rockin' body,” but, when she said “your turn,” the silver fox declined to partake in the underwear party. First letdown of 2012?
Augmented Reality is pretty wicked. Sure this is a glorified commercial, but if you don't at least smile at how these kids react, you might be dead inside.
Culture Buzz Is the poncho to protect the seat from her, or vice versa? This is Zoe West, a nude model who was being painted by artist Andy Golub. She could have evaded authorities had she only hid in front of a lava lamp.
Leave it to the denizens of Time Square to find the playful side of Hurricane Irene. (via animalnewyork.com)
Watch some guy twirl around for a Times Square live cam during the hurricane last night.
Tech Buzz Needs more blinding fluorescent lights. And tourists milling about as aimlessly as shamblers. Other than that, pretty spot on.
Culture Buzz DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MOST GRIPPING STORY OF #CAPSLOCKDAY MORNING - THE POLICE GOT THAT GUY OFF THE POLE IN TIMES SQUARE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS… (via twitter.com)
Culture Buzz This is kind of disturbing. Check out these pictures of kids celebrating Osama's death in Times Square last night.
http://guyism.com/lifestyle/video-guy-hacks-times-square-...
Perhaps some suspension of disbelief is required.
Some dude hacked into a few video screens in Times Square. YouTube commenters seem to think that this is faked. What do you think?
Culture Buzz Yesterday in Times Square, some enterprising strippers decided to accomplish what Mike Bloomberg could not: remove some damn snow. In his defense, Bloomberg can really work the pole. This was a publicity stunt for The Cheetah Club. It worked.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/midtown_buil...
It’s not the Camelot — it’s the Scam-a-lot! A plush residential building known as the Camelot just off Times Square is a favorite address for Internet con artists who rip off gullible vacationing Europeans for thousands of dollars.
Culture Buzz Times Square's Naked Cowboy is issuing a cease-and-desist letter to the Naked Cowgirl. It's really just a personal preference as to whether you prefer fishnets or tightie-whities.
A picture of empty Times Square, taken from the Viacom building at 1515 Broaday just a little bit ago. A suspicious cooler was found in front of the Marriott on Broadway and 45th street. Stay tuned for said pictures. =D [Update: The cooler reportedly contained “Twilight” books or water bottles or something. Run!]
This was taken last night. Desolation never looked so bright. But don't let it give you nightmares.
Pictured below is the recently announced Valentine's Day installation set to go up in Times Square, in front of the TKTS booth “Ice Heart” will be ten feet high, and made of 169 blocks of ice, each of them the size of masonry stones. Ice Heart will be installed in Times Square, at 46th and Broadway, on the morning of February 11th, and will last as long as it doesn't melt! (A Website will also give you realtime updates about its condition.)
Celebrity Buzz If you've been looking for Internet sensation Debra, she's been hanging out backstage at MTV, talking sh*t about Kim Kardashian and Kristin Cavallari. Meanwhile, outside MTV's Times Square studio, the dummy dum dums were in fine form, lending their opinion on Kim Kardashian's fashion faux pas. IMPORTANT!
Half-naked male models scarfing down Big Macs and shakes in public, in their underwear. We're not sure about you, but we'd suggest the dude in the middle order another milkshake or two. The visible rib cage went out of style with heroin chic and Auschwitz, bro-ham.
Two superheroes were entertaining tourists in Times Square this morning when they were approached by police asking for their licenses. Needless to say, the police messed with the wrong superheroes and the whole thing ended in a street brawl. (thanks john) Best quote in the whole article: “He freaked out and punched the girl cop in the face,” Batman said later.
The June 1st New Yorker cover was finger-painted by artist Jorge Colombo using the Brushes app on his iPhone. Overall it took him just an hour to draw the scene outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square, and for the process nuts, there's a corresponding video that shows every streak - from start to finish.